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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]
@RealSkipBayless ranks his Top 10 NBA players of all time after Kenny Smith says LeBron is only the 10th-best:. 1. Jordan 2. Magic 3. Shaq 4. Kareem 5. Duncan 6. Russell 7. Kobe 8. Bird 9. LeBron ...
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
[9] [10] When the previous 50 players were chosen in 1996–97, Wilkins was the only nine-time All-Star to be excluded, as well as the only six-time All-NBA selection to miss the cut. A two-time NBA champion, McAdoo was the only former league MVP omitted. [10] [11] Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, George Mikan and Bob Pettit are the only players who ...
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.
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]
There is no perfect way to craft a list of the NBA's 75 Greatest Players, but here we try.