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The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, also referred to as NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the third anniversary team in the league. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major ...
NBA champion as a player with the 76ers in 1967. NBA champion as a coach with the Bucks in 1971. Six-time NBA All-Star. [84] 2022: Delmer "Del" Harris: Coach or assistant coach at the collegiate, professional and international levels from 1965 to 2012, including six NBA teams. Named 1995 Coach of the Year with the Los Angeles Lakers. John Bunn ...
The NBA tipped off its 75th anniversary season with its list of the top-75 greatest players in league history. However, because of a tie in the voting, 76 players made the list.
Factors like inferior athleticism obviously benefitted players of several decades ago, which has to be accounted for, too. Below, we tried our hand at ranking the 25 best NBA players ever.
There is no perfect way to craft a list of the NBA's 75 Greatest Players, but here we try.
In October 2021, Havlicek was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. [39] To commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary, The Athletic published their own list of the top 75 players of all time, ranking Havlicek as the 29th-greatest player in NBA history. [22]
The game was the first time in league history that two opposing players each had at least 20 years of experience. [12] Having played his entire career with the Lakers, Bryant was also the first NBA player to spend 20 seasons with one team. [13] In 2018–19, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed Bryant with 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. [14]