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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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[–] Batsoupman2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You'll be shocked on how stacked those teams were with Bill, Magic, Bird, Wilt and they still gets their Top 10 ranking while Kobe won back to back with only one allstar and good role players in a stacked Western Conference with a legit superteam to beat.

Nephews always look at the efficiency but the 2000s is the slowest and least efficient era in the modern ages due to the removal of illegal defense and midrange heavy era.

In fact, check any superstar guards efficiency in that era and look how efficient Kobe vs them

[–] Batsoupman2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Noteworthy teammates when they won a ring:

Magic - Kareem, Worthy, N. Nixon (16-3-8), J. Wilkes (17-6-2), B. Scott, AC Green, M. Cooper, B. McAdoo

Kareem - O. Robertson, B. Dandridge (HOF 18-7-4) + see LA teammates above

Wilt - Philly: H. Greer (19-5-4), B. Cunningham (21-10), C. Walker (18-7-2), LA - J. West, G. Goodrich (All HOF)

Bird - R. Parish, C. Maxwell, K. McHale, D. Johnson, T. Archibald (All HOF)

Don't tell me those teams they played with ain't stacked.

[–] Responsible_Bison830@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The funny thing is when people try to buff Odom and Gasol to diminish Kobe

[–] Batsoupman2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Clowns in this thread couldn't even accept the fact that their top 10 players have superteams while Kobe's back to back run, only Gasol, Fisher and Ariza played significant roles afterwards while everyone else are out of the league (Artest did played but not with a contending team)