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Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:23 am
by jwill4+
Compile a list of the top 10 players ever. All factors should be included.
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:56 am
by mischievous
Jordan
Kareem
Lebron
Wilt
Duncan
Shaq
Hakeem
Russell
Magic
Bird
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:13 am
by eminence
mischievous wrote:Jordan
Kareem
Lebron
Wilt
Duncan
Shaq
Hakeem
Russell
Magic
Bird
Swap Bird with KG and I have the same top 10 guys.
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:57 am
by wallsfamily
add kobe and Oscar take out Hakeem and Shaq move up Magic and Bird
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:02 am
by trex_8063
Depends who you ask. For me presently it goes:
1. Jordan
2. Kareem
**am waffling a touch recently; giving serious consideration to moving Kareem to #1
3. Lebron
4. Duncan
5. Russell
6/7. Wilt/Shaq (I go back and forth on the order)
8. Magic
9/10. Bird/Olajuwon (usually have Bird at #9, though waffle a bit there, too)
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:13 am
by Narigo
1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3.Wilt Chamberlain
4.LeBron James
5.Tim Duncan
6.Shaquille O'Neal
7.Bill Russell
8.Hakeem Olajuwon
9.Karl Malone
10.Kevin Garnett
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:15 am
by JordansBulls
1. Michael Jordan
2. Bill Russell
3. Kareem
4. Lebron James
5. Magic Johnson
6. Tim Duncan
7. Hakeem Olajuwon
8. Shaquille O'neal
9. Larry Bird
10. Wilt Chamberlain
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:20 am
by Quotatious
Narigo wrote:1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3.Wilt Chamberlain
4.LeBron James
5.Tim Duncan
6.Shaquille O'Neal
7.Bill Russell
8.Hakeem Olajuwon
9.Karl Malone
10.Kevin Garnett
And 1'd because you have Karl (and to a lesser extent, KG) in your top 10. I think if I was asked to create an all-time list right now, I would also have Malone in my top 10. Pretty brave to have Karl over Magic and Bird, but I can easily see why.
I haven't seen a top 10 list with Karl Malone on it in a LONG time, so it's refreshing to see someone who is really high on him. Honestly I don't think he gets his due.
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:46 am
by feyki
Kareem/Russell/Jordan/Wilt
Duncan/Hakeem/Shaq/Mikan
Magic/Bird/Lebron/Kobe
For now .
This is coming from my calculations , based on impacts of the careers .
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:21 am
by 3Diamantidis
Jordan
Erving
Maravich
Robertson
Johnson
Bird
Iverson
Jabbar
O'Neal
Garnett
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:22 am
by Hawk
1. Jordan
2. Kareem
3. Hakeem
4. Shaq
5. Lebron
6. Magic
7. Duncan
8. Bird
9. Kobe
10. Garnett
·Hakeem and Shaq are interchangeable.
·Lebron might surpass Hakeem and Shaq this season.
·I can see Magic as high as 3rd.
·I can't see Bird/Kobe/Garnett higher.
·I don't rank Russell, Wilt, West, Oscar, Erving.
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:03 pm
by KobesScarf
1.Wilt
2.Jordan
3.Lebron
4.Shaq
5.Russell
6.Bird
7.Kareem
8.Duncan
9.Kobe
10,Magic
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:58 pm
by Colbinii
3Diamantidis wrote:Jordan
Erving
Maravich
Robertson
Johnson
Bird
Iverson
Jabbar
O'Neal
Garnett
What is your rationale for having Iverson and Maravich so high? LeBron, Duncan, Shaq, and KG have all had longer careers, peaked higher, stronger primes (both 5 and 10 year), and won more.
Anyways, for my list.
1a. Michael Jordan
1b. Kareem
3. LeBron James
4. Tim Duncan
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Bill Russell
7. Shaquille O'neal
8. Wilt Chamberlain
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Magic Johnson
I flip flop with MJ and Kareem, sometimes Russell is 4th sometimes he is 6th, Shaq/Wilt are very interchangeable, and my #10 is always changing. I recently have been favoring two-way players a lot more (Reasons for no bird, Magic at 10, and Russell at 6 instead of top 3/4). My list is always evolving, as I am always changing how I value and view things. I believe we should talk about our top 10 lists to get a better understanding of what people value, and why they do so.
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:49 pm
by RCM88x
3Diamantidis wrote:Jordan
Erving
Maravich
Robertson
Johnson
Bird
Iverson
Jabbar
O'Neal
Garnett
Did you just pick random names out of a hat or something?
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:34 pm
by Sublime187
RCM88x wrote:3Diamantidis wrote:Jordan
Erving
Maravich
Robertson
Johnson
Bird
Iverson
Jabbar
O'Neal
Garnett
Did you just pick random names out of a hat or something?
Lol
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:52 pm
by 3Diamantidis
RCM88x wrote:3Diamantidis wrote:Jordan
Erving
Maravich
Robertson
Johnson
Bird
Iverson
Jabbar
O'Neal
Garnett
Did you just pick random names out of a hat or something?
It's my top10 not in particular order except MJ who is #1.
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:56 pm
by SlowPaced
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. LeBron James
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Shaquille O'Neal
6. Tim Duncan
7. Bill Russell
8. Magic Johnson
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Larry Bird
11th place is a tie between Oscar and Kobe for me atm.
3Diamantidis wrote:Maravich
Iverson

Re: RE: Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:03 am
by SactoKingsFan
Quotatious wrote:Narigo wrote:1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3.Wilt Chamberlain
4.LeBron James
5.Tim Duncan
6.Shaquille O'Neal
7.Bill Russell
8.Hakeem Olajuwon
9.Karl Malone
10.Kevin Garnett
And 1'd because you have Karl (and to a lesser extent, KG) in your top 10. I think if I was asked to create an all-time list right now, I would also have Malone in my top 10. Pretty brave to have Karl over Magic and Bird, but I can easily see why.
I haven't seen a top 10 list with Karl Malone on it in a LONG time, so it's refreshing to see someone who is really high on him. Honestly I don't think he gets his due.
The problem with having Malone in the top 10 is that he's probably the worst playoff performer among the guys we usually see in top 20. I can see stronger top 10 cases for Drob, Oscar and Kobe.
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Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:08 am
by Quotatious
SactoKingsFan wrote:The problem with having Malone in the top 10 is that he's probably the worst playoff performer among the guys we usually see in top 20. I can see stronger top 10 cases for Drob, Oscar and Kobe.
He's one of the best regular season performers ever, though (arguably top 5, taking his amazing longevity into account). You know, about 85-90% in a career of every player, consists of regular season games...
Re: Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:18 am
by RCM88x
Quotatious wrote:SactoKingsFan wrote:The problem with having Malone in the top 10 is that he's probably the worst playoff performer among the guys we usually see in top 20. I can see stronger top 10 cases for Drob, Oscar and Kobe.
He's one of the best regular season performers ever, though (arguably top 5, taking his amazing longevity into account). You know, about 85-90% in a career of every player, consists of regular season games...
But 99% of the meaningful one's take place in the playoffs...
1. Jordan
2. KAJ
3a. LBJ
3b. Russell
5. Magic
6. Shaq
7. Bird
8. Duncan
9. Hakeem
10. Wilt
HM: Oscar, Kobe, Garnett