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50 Greatest Players in NBA History As selected in 1996 by a blue-ribbon panel of media; former players and coaches; current and former general managers; and team executives. 50 Players
PlayerFromToG1970198915601971198487619511962713198520001073The 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.
NameTeam (s) Played For (years) [a]PosPtsMilwaukee Bucks ( 1969 – 1975) Los ...C38,387Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha / ...G16,481Philadelphia Warriors ( 1950 – 1952, 1954 ...F16,266Philadelphia 76ers ( 1984 – 1992) Phoenix ...F23,757Joining Stern in the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Players, which tipped off the League’s season-long NBA at 50 celebration, were four prominent members of the list — Wilt Chamberlain, Julius...
- Michael Jordan. Top accolades: Six NBA titles, six Finals MVPs, five MVPs, 10 All-NBA 1st Team selections, 14 All-Stars, one Defensive Player of the Year award, nine All-Defensive 1st Team selections.
- LeBron James. Top accolades: Four NBA titles, four Finals MVPs, four MVPs, 13 All-NBA 1st Team selections, 19 All-Stars, five All-Defensive 1st Team selections.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Top accolades: Six NBA titles, two Finals MVPs, six MVPs, 10 All-NBA 1st Team selections, 19 All-Stars, five All-Defensive 1st Team selections.
- Magic Johnson. Top accolades: Five NBA titles, three Finals MVPs, three MVPs, nine All-NBA 1st Team selections, 12 All-Stars. NBA rank: 7th in assists, 23rd in steals, 84th in scoring, 148th in rebounds.
- — Karl Malone. The Mailman missed five games in his first 13 seasons in Utah, another edge over Barkley. He also did something very, very rare—he came into the league as a non-shooter and turned himself into a marksman.
- — Julius Erving. When the Doc came to the Philadelphia 76ers from the ABA in 1976, it marked the start of the NBA’s renaissance. Yes, it needed Magic and Bird thee years later for the real kick-start, but the original Prince of Air brought class and professionalism to a league that desperately needed it.
- — Elvin Hayes. The Big E was Big T for opponents when he was motivated. Only three players are above him on the all time rebounding list, and their names are Chamberlain, Russell and Abdul-Jabbar.
- — Charles Barkley. In Dream Team, my 2012 book about, you know, the Dream Team, I wrote that Charles was a better player than Karl Malone when each was in their prime.
Jan 14, 2016 · To create All-Time #NBArank, we put together a ballot with the 150 greatest players ever. Then our ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups, with voting based on both peak...
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