Who are the top ten NBA players of all time?

jwill4+ · Post #1 » by **jwill4+** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:23 am

Compile a list of the top 10 players ever. All factors should be included.

mischievous · Post #2 » by **mischievous** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:56 am

Jordan
Kareem
Lebron
Wilt
Duncan
Shaq
Hakeem
Russell
Magic
Bird

eminence · Post #3 » by **eminence** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:13 am

mischievous wrote:Jordan
Kareem
Lebron
Wilt
Duncan
Shaq
Hakeem
Russell
Magic
Bird

Swap Bird with KG and I have the same top 10 guys.

wallsfamily · Post #4 » by **wallsfamily** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:57 am

add kobe and Oscar take out Hakeem and Shaq move up Magic and Bird

Post #5 » by **trex_8063** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:02 am

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)

Narigo · Post #6 » by **Narigo** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:13 am

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

JordansBulls · Post #7 » by **JordansBulls** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:15 am

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

Post #8 » by **Quotatious** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:20 am

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.

feyki · Post #9 » by **feyki** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:46 am

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 .

3Diamantidis · Post #10 » by **3Diamantidis** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:21 am

Jordan
Erving
Maravich
Robertson
Johnson
Bird
Iverson
Jabbar
O'Neal
Garnett

Hawk · Post #11 » by **Hawk** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:22 am

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.

KobesScarf · Post #12 » by **KobesScarf** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:03 pm

1.Wilt
2.Jordan
3.Lebron
4.Shaq
5.Russell
6.Bird
7.Kareem
8.Duncan
9.Kobe
10,Magic

Colbinii · Post #13 » by **Colbinii** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:58 pm

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.

RCM88x · Post #14 » by **RCM88x** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:49 pm

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?

Sublime187 · Post #15 » by **Sublime187** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:34 pm

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

3Diamantidis · Post #16 » by **3Diamantidis** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:52 pm

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.

SlowPaced · Post #17 » by **SlowPaced** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:56 pm

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

SactoKingsFan · Post #18 » by **SactoKingsFan** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:03 am

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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Post #19 » by **Quotatious** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:08 am

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...

RCM88x · Post #20 » by **RCM88x** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:18 am

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