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The usual suspects forming the top 9 of the greatest basketball players list in some order are

  • MJ
  • LeBron
  • Kareem
  • Wilt
  • Bill Russell
  • Magic
  • Tim Duncan
  • Larry Bird
  • Shaq

Who rounds out the top 10 list at #10? Some names that come to mind are

  • Kobe
  • Hakeem
  • Oscar
  • Steph
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[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  1. LeBron
  2. MJ
  3. Kareem
  4. Shaq
  5. Wilt
  6. Steph
  7. Magic
  8. Larry Bird
  9. Tim Duncan
  10. Hakeem
  11. Kobe
  12. KD
  13. Oscar Robertson
  14. Bill Russell
  15. Karl Malone
  16. Kevin Garnett
  17. Dirk Nowitszki
  18. Charles Barkley
  19. David Robinson
  20. Kawhi Leonard

Honorable Mentions: Dwayne Wade, John Stockton, Steve Nash, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Giannis

Some of these players are interchangeable but I believe this is an accurate top 20.

[–] PsychedelicWalton@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You really left Bill Walton out of your top 20 without even an honorable mention lol You dont know ball

[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Fix my list then, I've been watching since 1992 🤷‍♂️

[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PsychedelicWalton@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Dr. J not even top 20 😂😂😂 mid on mid action. But after watching this video I see your point. Why Bill Walton is a top 5 player

[–] drmr623@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I love Steph but how tf is he 6? He should be like 11 or 12.

[–] Saul_Goodman_97@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad im not the only one who thinks Bill Russell is a tad overrated. Incredible defender, but underwhelming scorer even for back then, and won his rings with easily the best team in the league when there were what, 12 teams that existed?

[–] Charlie_Wax@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

There were actually only 8 teams for some of his rings IIRC.

It feels dirty disrespecting Russell because he's such a great and important figure for the league. It feels like attacking your own grandpa, but realistically he's not a top 5-10 player.

He's the Jesse Owens of basketball. Important for his historic value, but has been eclipsed by modern greats.

[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People mad I made my list without Bias 😂

[–] ThirdEyeKaiii@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You seem a bit biased towards modern players and bigs

[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Out of 20 Players, only 4 I picked are in the NBA currently? How is that bias? I'm not even gonna comment on the second part of your comment. Again this is a greatest players list. It's positionless.

[–] ThirdEyeKaiii@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your 11-20 looks fine, but in the top 10 you got three centers in the top 5 which is strange to me. I honestly couldnt justify having those bigs so much higher than Magic, Bird, etc but to each their own I guess.

And based on your #1 and #6 you clearly have some biases. Which is fine but don't say "without bias" lol

[–] Minimum-Luck2430@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Steph Curry is the greatest shooting point guard of all time. Magic Johnson is the greatest consummate point guard ever. They are interchangeable based on preference and how your team is built.

Statistically speaking, James is doing better than Jordan and will have better stats when it’s all said and done. I'm not going to go into this, but if you have Jordan at #1, I respect it, if you have LeBron at #1, I respect it.