Wednesday, May 05, 2021

The Top 36 Players of All-Time, Rated by Me, As of the end of April 2021.

 Will Be Watching Their Backs in April 2024:

36. Steve Nash

35. Gary Payton 

34. Patrick Ewing

33. Dwyane Wade 

(Current guys looking to move up - Kawhi, Giannis, Westbrook, Anthony Davis)


Next Group Up - A Little Safer 
32.  Bob Cousy
31.  Scottie Pippen
30.  John Havlicek
29.  Chris Paul 

Looks Good Through April 2030 at Least
28. John Stockton
27. Rick Barry
26. Elgin Baylor

Top 25?  Now You Are Talking!
25. James Harden
24. Stephen Curry
23. Dirk Nowitzki
22. Kevin Garnett 
21. Kevin Durant

Solid Top 20 Guys
20. Charles Barkley
19. Moses Malone
18. Hakeem Olajuwon
17. Julius Erving
16, Bob Pettit
15, David Robinson
14. George Mikan
13, Karl Malone
12. Oscar Robertson
11. Kobe Bryant

Category "He Is the NBA Logo For a Reason"
10. Jerry West


The Elite - The Top 9
9. Larry Bird
8. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Bill Russell
6. Magic Johnson
5. Tim Duncan
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3.  Wilt Chamberlain
2.  LeBron James
1.  Michael Jordan.


By Time Period
3 Players primarily from the 1950s - Pettit, Mikan and Cousy
6 Players Primarily From the 1960s - Russell, Wilt, Baylor, Oscar, West, Havlicek,
3 Players Primarily From the 1970s - Kareem, Doc, Barry
3 Players Primarily from the 1980s - Moses, Bird, Magic
9 Players Primarily from the 1990s - Jordan, KMalone, Robinson, Hakeem, Barkley, Stockton, Ewing, Pippen, Payton

7 Players Primarily from 2000-09 --  Duncan, Shaq, Kobe, KG, Dirk, Wade, Nash
5 Players Primarily from 2010-Present - James, Durant, Curry, Harden, Paul

All-Time Teams (By Position)
First Team:
PG - Magic
SG - Jordan
SF - LeBron
PF - Duncan
C - Wilt

2nd Team
PG - Oscar
SG - West (could be PG, but better as SG)
SF - Bird
PF - KMalone
C - Kareem

3rd Team 
PG - Curry
SG - Kobe
SF - Julius Erving
PF - Bob Pettit
C- Bill Russell

4th Team
PG - John Stockton
SG - James Harden
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Charles Barkley
C - Shaq

5th Team 
PG - Chris Paul
SG - John Havlicek (could be SF, also played SG)
SF - Elgin Baylor
PF - Kevin Garnett
C - George Mikan

6th Team 
PG - Bob Cousy
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - Rick Barry 
PF - Dirk Nowitzki 
C -   David Robinson

7th team 
PG - Gary Payton
SG - None Left
SF - Scottie Pippen
PF - None Left 
C -  Hakeem Olajuwon

3 leftovers - Moses Malone, Patrick Ewing, Steve Nash 
(You could play Moses at PF and Nash as a SG, Ewing is then the only 1 left with no team and becomes the 8th team center, waiting for teammates).

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