77 Is Too Many - Let's Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit Down to 62

Now, again, these are not the top 62 players of all-time.  They are a list of 62 guys that I believe are deserving of some consideration for a top 36 position.  Example - Mel Daniels was 2x ABA MVP, we ought to consider him.  Same with Unseld and Cowens who were NBA MVPs.  In another category, Macauley and Johnston have great resumes, so while they get no love today and played during Ike's Presidency, we ought to look closely at them.

For this entry, I am going to remove the guys who (obviously in my opinion) have no good argument for Top 36; 

Jimmy Butler (0 1st team All-NBA), 

Pau Gasol (0 MVP votes),

Rudy Gobert (1 MVP vote),

Bernard King (not in top 100 in WS or VORP, 75th in BPM)),

Nikola Jokic (just hasn't played enough, building a great resume, but has a ways to go),

Damian Lillard (1x first team, never above 4th in MVP),

Jerry Lucas (never finished above 5th in MVP and only above 9th once),

Bob McAdoo - 5 great years, not top 100 WS or VORP 

Kevin McHale - 1x First-team All-NBA, 0X 2nd or 3rd team.

Alonzo Mourning - had 3 exceptional years.

Dennis Rodman - 2x 3rd team All-NBA, 21 career VORP.  Never top 9 in MVP.

KAT - not belonging in this group at all, 3 excellent years so far, 52 WS.

Bill Walton - 1.5 great years, 1 very good bench year, not much else.

James Worthy - probably not a top 100 player, stands out in no positive category

Paul George - 2 10 Win Shares seasons, but, you know, he isn't a terrible candidate otherwise.  I am glad I gave him a look at least.

Remaining 62 Guys

1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

2 Add - Giannis Antetokounmpo
3 Ray Allen
4 Charles Barkley
5 Rick Barry
6 Elgin Baylor
7 Larry Bird
8 Kobe Bryant

9 Wilt Chamberlain
10 Bob Cousy

11 Add Dave Cowens
12 Billy Cunningham
13  Steph Curry
14 Mel Daniels
15 Anthony Davis
16 Clyde Drexler

17 Tim Duncan
18 Kevin Durant
19 Julius Erving

20 Patrick Ewing
21 Walt Frazier
22 Kevin Garnett
23 George Gervin
24 Artis Gilmore

25 James Harden
26 John Havlicek
27 Elvin Hayes
28 Dwight Howard
29 Allen Iverson
30 LeBron James
31 Magic Johnson
32 Neil Johnston

33 Michael Jordan
34 Jason Kidd

35 Add Kawhi Leonard

36 Ed Macauley
37 Karl Malone
38 Moses Malone

39 George Mikan

40 Reggie Miller
41 Steve Nash
42 Dirk Nowitzki
43 Hakeem Olajuwon
44 Shaquille O'Neal

45 Add Robert Parish
46 Chris Paul

47 Gary Payton
48 Bob Pettit

49 Add Paul Pierce
50 Scottie Pippen
51 Willis Reed
52 Oscar Robertson

53 David Robinson

54 Bill Russell
55 Dolph Schayes

56 John Stockton

57 Isiah Thomas

58 Add Wes Unseld

59 Dwayne Wade
60 Jerry West
61 Russell Westbrook

62 Add Dominique Wilkins