CV's Top 10 NBA players of All-Time

1-10. Brian Scalabrine

@TheRedRobin: you mean michael rapaport?

@Night Thrasher: They look so alike!

@Night Thrasher said:

@TheRedRobin: you mean michael rapaport?

We accept both real names and stage names here, mate. :p

@ssejllenrad: @TheRedRobin: I remember Scalbrine killed the NBA Celebrity All Star game.

1. Michael Jordan
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Magic Johnson
4. Bill Russel
5. Wilt Chamberlain
6. Larry Bird
7. Hakeem Olajuwon
8. Tim Duncan
9. Oscar Robertson
10. Jerry West

@dreadmaster: Good list. Only thing is...I think Duncan is a little early. I kinda like my all time greats to already be retired so I can gauge the final numbers.

My Dream Team:

Center: Shaq (in his prime)

Power Forward: Tim Duncan

Small Forward: Larry Bird

Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan

Point Guard: Magic Johnson

Bench and Back-Ups:

Center: Kareem

Power Forward: Hakeem O.

Small Forward: Karl Malone

Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant

Point Guard: John Stockton

With everone in their prime, they'll be pretty hard to beat. Just saying....

Bump cool thread :)

1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar

4. LeBron James

5. Wilt Chamberlain/Bill Russell

6. Tim Duncan/Hakeem "The Dream"

7. David Robinson/Kobe

8. Larry Bird

9. Steve Nash/Clyde Drexler

10. Shaq/Dirk Nowitzki (this guy's totally underrated)

11. Allen Iverson

12. Walt Frazier/"Big O"

13. Scottie Pippen

14. Moses Malone

15. Reggie Miller

My list looks a lot different from most xD

1. Michael Jordan
2. Lebron James
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Magic Johnson
5. Kareem Abdul Jabar
6. Larry Bird
7. Doctor J
8. Wilt Chamberlain
9. Oscar Robertson
10. Jerry West

1) LeBron James

2) Michael Jordan

3) Kareem Abdul Jabar

4) Magic Johnson

5-8) Wilt Chamberlain/Bill Russel/Tim Duncan/Shaq [gotta iron out exactly where to rank these 4, lmao]

9) Kobe Bryant [my personal fave]

10) Larry Bird

@dadivineking: I,m sorry but i gotta ask...Why do you have Lebron above MJ?

@jumpstart55:

Bigger, stronger, faster - better at carrying lesser teams and making them more than, more versatile defender [given he can guard all positions for a possession or two], better rebounder, better playmaker/passer, more efficient scorer, so on and so forth.

Jordan is more skilled, most likely the better one-on-one defender, and better shooter, but LeBron is more talented and even his "limited" scoring range doesn't vitiate his efficacy in putting the ball in the hoop.

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Planning on making a blog to expand on this in the future, though.

1a. Russell(gotta respect those rings plus winning two as player/coach)

1b. MJ

3. Kareem

4. LeBron

5. Bird

6. Magic

7. Shaq

8. Duncan

9. Wilt

10. Hakeem

11. Oscar

12. Jerry

13. Robinson

14. Kobe

15. Dr. J

16. Bob Pettit

17. Moses

18. Dirk

19. Barkley

20. Karl Malone

• Fair enough.
• The only things i dont agree with is the faster part..Id say Jordan was way way more agile, An infinitely better ball handler(Which i guess covers what you said about skill) and alot quicker on his feet in terms of finesse and ball stepping, Lebron travels way too much..lmao..And On the fast break id say they were close in speed...Not to mention the fact that Jordan had a much higher vertical...Lebron only really advantage over Jordan physically is his Strength and power and height advantage, guarding Lebron would be like trying to guard Shaq when he played for The magic...That combination of Speed and Raw power is just too much.

1) MJ

2) Magic

3) Isaiah Thomas

4) Bill Russell

5) Wilt Chamberlain

6) Abdul Jabbar

7) Others members of the 1992 dream team except Laettner

8) Shaq/Kobe/LeBron

9) Duncan

10) Pierce/KG (yes, small bias here)

I don't think people give Lebron credit for what he's done in the NBA, and it's obvious when they him among the greatest ever. There's MJ and LeBron and then there's everyone else. I'd give LeBron the nod for being the GOAT after last year's finals performance, which was the greatest in NBA history.

how was it a MUCH tougher period. the ONLY reason people beleive this is because Magic era 80's 90' had SO MANY hall famers. this is crap the the reason is solely that basketball was truly global and at it's peak (whether Jordan is the driving force and was a brand or not). basketball was at it's most poplar during this period NOT better, hell today's athletes are better than Jordan if you go by pure athletic ability. better shooters, higher jumpers, faster players, better handles is the game Better or worse? you an only be as good as your opposition is.

GSW proved what a team of smalls can do. and outside shooting on another level

kobe showed he could win with shaq and without him (jordan would never have won as many without pippen)

Lebron shows an ability on a complete other level and can play all 5 positions AND DOMINATE.

no we are moving towards super teams (GSW, CAVs) which is moving away from

Many would argue 70's and 80's games were MUCH more physical (pistons key was a no go zone)

hell Dirk single highhandedly took the heat on and won WITH wade, le bron and bosch

magic johnson and larry bird were next level for there era

impossible to do. best in each generation is easier:

50's / 60's Bill Russell. Oscar Robertson. Wilt Chamberlain.

70's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Julius Erving. bob mcadoo

80's Magic johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone

90's Micheal jordan, hakeem Olajuwon ,Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley

00's Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Le bron James, Shaq O'neil, Allen Iverson, Dirk Newinski, Dwayne Wade.

10's Le bron James, Steph Curry, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Carmello Anthony

there are many that have been missed and are great players in rubbish teams or great players that had their carrer shortened but were destined for greatnes

The silent assassin is slowly creeping up there.

1. Mike

2. Kareem

3. LeBron

4. Magic

5. Kobe

6. Duncan

7. Bird

8. Wilt Chamberlain

9. Shaq

10. Hakeem Olajuwaun

Players I believe may crack the top 10 at the end of their careers: Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Giannis.

A Lot Has Changed In 11 Years...

1. Michael Jordan

2. Lebron James

3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar

4. Bill Russell

5. Larry Bird

6. Magic Johnson

7. Wilt Chamberlain

8. Kobe Bryant

9. Tim Duncan

10. Hakeem Olajuwon

Who is the best? Michael Jordan? LeBron James? Kobe Bryant?

1. Larry Bird

2. Larry Legend

3. The Hick from French Lick

4. The Great White Hope

5. Kodak

I am thinking about Stephen Curry in My Top 10 NBA Players now because of the 4 NBA Titles and latest NBA Finals MVP. If Curry wins another Championship he is for sure Top 10 and maybe we start talking about him as Top 5 ?

1- Michael Jordan

2- Wilt Chamberlin

3- Kareem

4- Bill Russell

5- Larry Bird

6- Magic Johnson

7- Kobe

8- Shaq

9- Lebron

10- Curry

all in that respective order

But strongest is Wilt

Fastest speed and with execution going with Kobe

Vision of the field Bird

Most accurate with large range shots going with Curry

Most all around deadly going with Jordan

Most successful wins and best defense player obviously Bill Russell

I honestly don’t know what makes LBJ and Magic unique compared to others here unless we are talking accolades like mvps or impact as LBJ has bigger impact than Magic, and Curry for sure.

1. MJ

2. Russell

3. Kareem

4. Wilt

5. Bird

6. Magic

7. Kobe

8. Duncan

9. Hakeem

10. LeBron

1) Russell

2) MJ

3) Kareem

4) Wilt

5) Bird

6) LeBron

7) Magic

8) Hakeem

9) Duncan

10) Kobe