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).