Who are your top 10 basketball players in history?

Answer 1

1) Michael Jordan
2) Oscar Robertson
3) Earvin "Magic" Johnson
4) Julius "Dr. J" Erving
5) Kareem Abdul Jabbar
6) Larry Bird
7) Shaquille O'Neal
8) Elgin Baylor
9) Wilt Chamberlain
10) Jerry West

Answer 2

how can some of these people put Dwayne Wade on their lists hes a superstar right NOW, but theres no way hes a top 10 player of ALL TIME. heres my list:
1.Michael Jordan:Being from Chicago i had the privalge of watching this athlete play in almost all of his games, and the way he guided the Bulls to 6 championships w/o a dominant big man is amazing.
2. Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points one game, averaged 50 + boards a few seasons, nuff said
3. Magic Johnson: The best point guard EVER
4. Larry Bird: Outside of Jordan, the guy i most
want the ball in the hands of in a close game
5. Bill Russel: The most dominant defensive player in the history of the game, if he were playing today he'd still be as dominant
6. Pete Maravich: one of the orginal playmakers of the NBA, this guy could drop 50 on any given night or 20 assists on any given night, he was that good
7. Shaq: The most dominant big man of the modern era, he stacks up nicely against some of the all time great Centers
8. Oscar Robertson: AVERAGED a triple double in a season, numbers like that dont lie
9. Karl Malone: Might shock you that hes on this list, but he put together a great career for the Utah Jazz, watching him play against Jordan and the Bulls in two straight finals, i can attest to that
10. Isiah Thomas: crappy coach, one hell of a player in the 80s

Answer 3

1. Michael Jordan - Easily the greatest player to play the game.
2. Wilt Chamberlain - The most dominate player of his generation.
3. Magic Johnson - The most exciting point guard to play the game.
4. Bill Russell - Another dominate center of his era, nearly unstoppable.
5. Oscar Robertson - Mr. Everything, broke out a triple double nearly on demand.
6. Bob Cousy - One of the best pure point guards and clutch players to play the game.
7. John Stockton - THE best pure point guard in league history, all-time leader is Assists and Steals.
8. Larry Bird - Arguably the best shooting big man of all-time.
9. Shaquille O'Neal - The most dominate big man from the early 1990's till the mid 2000's.
10. Karl Malone - The NBA's all-time leading scorer. One half of the all-time greatest duo with John Stockton.

Hard to leave out: Hakeen Olajuwan, Charles Barkley, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit, David Robinson, Isiah Thomas, Julius Erving, Clyde Drexler, Jerry West, and James Worthy.

I tried to avoid using current players, especially young ones but I'm sure someday the likes of Tim Duncan, Kobe Byrant, Kevin Garnett, and LeBron James will at least get one of those spots.

Answer 4

Earl Manigault, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Jabbar, Bill Russel, Bob Cousy, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Walt Frazier, Tim Duncan, Oscar Robertson

Answer 5

1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Michael Jordan
3. Bill Russell
4. Magic Johnson
5. Oscar Robertson
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
7. Larry Bird
8. George Mikan
9. Elgin Baylor
10. Kobe Bryant

Answer 6

1. Jordan
2. Bird
3. Magic
4. Kareem
5. Dr. J
6. Wilt
7. Isiah Thomas
8. Bob Cousy
9. Bill Russell
10. Jerry West

Answer 7

Jordan, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlein, Magic Johnson, Pistol Pete Maravich, Karl Malone, Shaq, Docta J Julius Erving, Larry Bird, and Bill Russell.

Answer 8

1) Jordan
2) Wilt Chamberlain
3) Bill Russell
4) Magic
5) Bird
6) The Big O
7) Shaq
8) Hakeem
9) John Havelcik
10) Cousy

Answer 9

1. Charles Barkley consistently out-muscled bigger men for points and rebounds, winning the hearts of fans with his hard-nosed play and ready wit. Now that he's retired, Sir Charles works in television as a halftime analyst.

2. Larry Bird may have lacked the pure athleticism of his peers, but he excelled because he understood the game. Bird's passing and shooting skills--combined with his legendary rivalry with Magic Johnson--were key to the NBA's revival. When his playing days were over Bird joined the coaching ranks, taking the Indiana Pacers to the 2000 NBA Finals.

3. Patrick Ewing* has been one of the league's top centers from the first day he stepped onto the court at Madison Square Garden. Ewing's play in the paint resurrected the New York Knicks, one of the NBA's proudest franchises.

4. Magic Johnson broke the mold. A big man who played point guard, Magic could knife through traffic, wow the crowd with a no-look pass, and score from any position on the floor. With his playing days behind him, Johnson has become a successful businessman and a spokesman for AIDS awareness. His winning smile can still light up an NBA arena.

5. Michael Jordan is considered by many to be the best basketball player in history. An unstoppable scorer, stingy defender, and all-around team leader, Jordan electrified the league with his acrobatic play and popularized the NBA around the world. After his second retirement, Jordan became president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards, and in 2001 made a comeback as a player in a Wizards uniform. He retired for a third time at the end of the 2002-2003 season with the highest scoring average (30.1 points per game) in NBA history.

6. Karl Malone* is the definition of consistency. Year in, year out, the Mailman has delivered. Malone is a man mountain who plays inside and out, and in December 2000 Malone passed Wilt Chamberlain to become the second leading scorer in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. By the end of the 2000-01 season Malone had amassed more than 32,000 points.

7. Hakeem Olajuwon's "dream shake" footwork and seemingly limitless variety of offensive moves have made him one of the most exciting centers in league history. In the 1990s Olajuwon's Houston Rockets won back-to-back NBA titles.

8. Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan built the Chicago Bulls into one of the NBA's all-time dynasties. Now playing for the Portland Trailblazers, Pippen does whatever it takes to help his team win--defend, rebound, pass, or score.

9. Isiah Thomas was a rare talent--a (relatively) small man (6 ft 1 in) who could dominate an NBA game. Popular and charismatic, Thomas's bright smile belied his intensely competitive spirit. In the 2000-01 season Thomas took the reins of the Indiana Pacers, replacing fellow legend Larry Bird, who had retired as head coach.

10. John Stockton is one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. The NBA's all-time assists leader, Stockton and teammate Karl Malone are among the greatest tandems in league history.

Answer 10

1. M.Jordan 8.Magic
2. O.Robertson 9. K. Jabbar
3. W.Chamberlain 10. C.Barkley
4. Shaq
5.L.Bird
6. D.Wilkins
7. B. Russell