michael jordan in my opinion,cause if you look at the talent around him nobody could have won six rings with that bunch,magic a close second but he had worthy,kareeem,cooper and scott,and still lost to Jordan in the finals,bird had mchale and parrish,johnson and ainge and jordan still scored sixty three against them,and jordan did win defensive player of the year once,and was always on the all defensive team,wilt played against inferior competition and still only won 2 championships,russel played with the best teamates of his generation and was a defensive force but the game was so much less athletic back then and you cant tell me Jordan would not have dunked on him and teams today would not have ran him ragged with a small lineup and centers shooting from the outside !And less not forget 72 wins and 69 wins in back 2 back seasons ! and one season Jordan was forced 2 play point guard he had 14 straight triple doubles!But I realy think defense, drive and titles separates him from the rest!and by the way if anybody mentions allen iverson in the same sentence as michael jordan they should banned from answering anymore questions permanently!and Dr. j never led a team 2 a championship and never led the league in scoring and was never all defense and had a less than average outside shot,and bird used 2 crush him so much he swung on him! but he could fly!
2007-03-04 09:42:40
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answered by maurice t 1
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I got to say Michael Jordan is the best.
Bill Rusell was maybe a little more dominant, but that is because he was a big talanted guy and back then the talent level wasn't that great. Jordan had a good team and more competition. Plus basketball was a tougher sport back in Jordan's day. Today basketball isn't very physical, no more hand-checking and more complicated illegal defense rules.
So I would say Jordan # 1.
Then Bill Rusell 2nd place. Then a bunch of guys tied for 3rd:
Wilt Chamerlin, Kareem Abdul Jaabar, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Shaq, and a few others.
2007-03-04 09:23:09
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answered by timmytude 4
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Any average American woul say that Michael "MJ" Jordan was the greatest NBA player of all time. But when comparing records of statistics, it shows that Julius "Dr. J" Erving topped Michael Jordan tremendously. Although Jordan is one of the best NBA players ever, he is not the Greatest. Right below Julius Erving, is Allen "AI" or "The Answer" Iverson. Though he has only been playin for 12 years, he too has topped Michael Jordan. Finally, ranked #3 is Michael Jordan. Despite hall the attention that was directed at him, he is still not the best.
2007-03-04 09:25:18
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answered by Janice M 1
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Rajon Rondo: at first i admire him because of the fact he regarded cool and had a funky call, yet when I observed the Bulls/Celtics sequence interior the 2009 playoffs, I despised him. That replaced into while he fairly threw Kirk Hinrich into the stands. Derrick Rose: Now, i be responsive to that i used to be between the only Bulls followers that did no longer like Rose. I comprehend that we could no longer are turning out to be so a good distance as we've interior the previous few years without him, yet I nevertheless have blended emotions approximately him. Technically, he should not be interior the NBA because of the fact he cheated on his SAT's, yet i think of there are a number of gamers interior the league who basically have not confessed. nevertheless, i admire him now. BQ: i'm gonna bypass out on a limb and say warmth, 102-ninety 3.
2016-09-30 04:58:51
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answered by ? 4
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Man, I think Kobe Bryant is the best NBA player of all time. In ten years, he has accomplished to score 19,000 points and he has finally learned how to become a better teammate by passing the ball. If he is not the best right now, then he will be in a few years.
2007-03-04 09:19:12
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answered by yankee man 21325910 1
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I would say MJ was the best individual player to ever play the game
another contestent would be Wilt the Stilt
you just can't ignore 100 points or 55 rebounds pretty amazing feats
2007-03-04 09:19:07
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answered by Anonymous
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Magic Johnson! no question. if you needed him to score 30 a game he could do it. he played PG but if you needed him to play C he could one game when kareem went out with an injury he stepped up and shut down moses malone, prolly the second best C of the time. Bill russell (11rings) is a close second then jordan
2007-03-04 09:19:56
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answered by myname 1
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You'll get a lot of different answers. Be ready for the posts of stats. Some will say Russell based on his championships. I believe it was Jordan.
2007-03-04 09:16:54
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answered by The Big Shot 6
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Jordan. He won six rings and dominated the league for a period of time. Bill Russel is a close second on my list.
2007-03-04 09:20:02
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answered by jeremaayy 1
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Michael Jordan...hands down.
2007-03-04 09:18:05
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answered by Anonymous
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