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"ESPN ranks top 10 players of all time"


          

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1

10: Shaq
9: Kobe
8: Duncan
7: Bird
6: Wilt
5: Magic
4: Russell
3: Kareem
2: LBJ
1: MJ

I think they got the top 3 correct (regardless of how you rank) - not sure I'd rate Russell ahead of Wilt - and you could make a case for Hakeem being in this mix as well. I also think Durant is knocking on that top 10 door as well if he continues on his trajectory.

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ESPN ranks top 10 players of all time [View all] , Vex_id, Fri May-15-20 11:28 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
It feels like this is close to a consensus top 3.
May 15th 2020
1
It really has developed into a strong consensus
May 15th 2020
4
      I just don't see how Wilt gets left out there
May 24th 2020
117
           To me the elevation of Russell above Wilt is comical
May 24th 2020
118
           Definitely agree with you on Wilt
May 27th 2020
119
lol
May 15th 2020
2
RE: ESPN ranks top 10 players of all time
May 15th 2020
3
I agree w/ you on Hakeem
May 15th 2020
5
      Shaq was better that Duncan AND Hakeem and it’s not really close lol
May 15th 2020
6
      So when Shaq got destoryed by Hakeem in the NBA finals
May 15th 2020
7
      that was young Shaq, 5 years before his peak
May 15th 2020
9
           and before Kobe
May 15th 2020
10
           Duncan in ‘03. He was the lone all-star for a 3-4 year stretch.
May 23rd 2020
111
           RE: that was young Shaq, 5 years before his peak
May 15th 2020
14
                Dream was great, but so was Shaq.
May 16th 2020
15
                     RE: Dream was great, but so was Shaq.
May 16th 2020
17
      I def think Shaq should get some more love
May 15th 2020
12
           The issue with Shaq is that he was dominant but inconsistent
May 15th 2020
13
                And Shaq’s “dominance” is questionable to me...
May 18th 2020
34
                     on basketball court for people that actually saw him play in his prime.....
May 19th 2020
52
                          ^
May 19th 2020
55
                          LOL... I watched him play just like you did.
May 19th 2020
56
                               when he got the ball in the paint you either fouled him or got dunked on...
May 19th 2020
61
                                    Fair points...
May 19th 2020
63
                                    so are you trying to say Shaq wasn't a great defensive player?
May 20th 2020
66
                                         He played great defense but I’m not, at all, giving him MDE.
May 21st 2020
79
                                              Head to head in the playoffs Shaq has dominated Tim Duncan...
May 23rd 2020
112
                                    LOL
May 19th 2020
64
      I LOVED those Rocket teams, and matchups reign supreme, but....
May 15th 2020
8
           Would've been *the* definitive Finals matchup of the 90's
May 15th 2020
11
           Lakers beat the Kings b/c of a corrupt referee tho.
May 16th 2020
16
lolz @ Russell getting fried on twitter
May 16th 2020
18
lol They're not wrong though.
May 16th 2020
19
      He played against the best of his time tho
May 16th 2020
20
           True indeed.
May 16th 2020
21
           Especially silly since few of those people are ragging on Wilt at 6.
May 17th 2020
23
                It’s not just the era.
May 17th 2020
24
                RE: It’s not just the era.
May 17th 2020
27
                What is the arbitrary cutoff?
May 17th 2020
25
Duncan is no worse than 5. Probably 4.
May 17th 2020
22
Top 3 All-time, maybe GOAT
May 17th 2020
30
Hakeem made Shaq look like a child. FOH
May 17th 2020
26
Surprisingly Kobe's passing hasn't lionized his greatness
May 17th 2020
28
Kobe is the 2nd best SG ever. Why wouldn’t he be in the top 10?
May 17th 2020
31
ESPN messed up. KAREEM is the best to ever do it.
May 17th 2020
29
Say it again
May 17th 2020
32
look at that gap in between finals MVPs
May 18th 2020
37
RE: look at that gap in between finals MVPs
May 18th 2020
42
      Longevity. Ain’t his fault that MJ quit twice before quitting a third.
May 18th 2020
49
           Agreed on that point about longevity.
May 19th 2020
54
                Fair points...
May 19th 2020
57
LOL. FOH. It's MJ.
May 18th 2020
44
      Because you bought his shoes and drank Gatorade?
May 18th 2020
50
           BECAUSE, if MJ played Kareem, MJ would BUST HIS ASS.
May 21st 2020
75
                You got it...
May 21st 2020
80
The Oscar Robinson disrespect is comical too.
May 18th 2020
33
RE: The Oscar Robinson disrespect is comical too.
May 18th 2020
35
RE: The Oscar Robinson disrespect is comical too.
May 18th 2020
40
Robertson
May 18th 2020
41
      my bad it was early lol
May 18th 2020
43
Has anyone EVER won back to bck rings with a weaker cast than Kobe?
May 18th 2020
36
Maybe Hakeem?
May 18th 2020
47
it's Hakeem's Rockets by a mile. n/m
May 18th 2020
48
Maybe Hakeem by a nose...but Drexler >>>> any of Kobe's teammates
May 19th 2020
51
      that wasn't Portland Drexler though
May 19th 2020
58
           What did any member of Kobe's cast achieve before or after though?
May 19th 2020
59
                about the same as Hakeem's cast
May 19th 2020
62
                     idk about that. Drexler won 2 WCF as the guy.
May 20th 2020
65
                          Fair point. I'm glad we're recognizing that winning a conference
May 20th 2020
67
                          thats a relative comparison tho
May 20th 2020
69
                               It's relative indeed, especially when you look at rosters
May 20th 2020
71
                                    well thats a little disingenuous
May 21st 2020
74
                                         Sure - Memphis had a nice little squad that year.
May 21st 2020
77
                                              theres a problem with this tho...
May 21st 2020
82
                                                   RE: theres a problem with this tho...
May 21st 2020
84
                                                   People will argue Pau Gasol > Clyde Drexler just to hate on Kobe lol
May 22nd 2020
88
                                                        yet to see anyone make that argument.
May 22nd 2020
96
                          not just a series. he didnt even win a playoff GAME before Kobe
May 20th 2020
72
                               And look what happened to Bynum, Odom, Artest etc AFTER Kobe
May 22nd 2020
87
Isiah has to at least be in this conversation.
May 19th 2020
53
no he doesnt lol.
May 20th 2020
68
Two of the top five post players in the league, a 6' 10" forward with PG...
Jun 02nd 2020
126
wow, all of that Hall of Fame coaching.....
May 18th 2020
38
RE: wow, all of that Hall of Fame coaching.....
May 20th 2020
73
RE: ESPN ranks top 10 players of all time
May 18th 2020
39
^^^i knew there were some old OKPs, but not anyone 70+^^^
May 18th 2020
45
no one over 70 would ever put wilt ahead of kareem
May 20th 2020
70
you got 3 people in your top 2
May 19th 2020
60
Different positions, different eras
May 18th 2020
46
Pierce has been getting universally dragged for omitting Bron
May 21st 2020
76
lol, I think you're misremembering a couple years.
May 22nd 2020
86
Yes this is correct.
May 22nd 2020
90
Yes the KG-PP-Allen-Rondo Celtics were Bron's version of Pistons
May 22nd 2020
95
      where is this mythical decade you're talking about?
May 22nd 2020
100
           2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018
May 22nd 2020
102
                You counting Nets/Wizards/Clippers years?
May 22nd 2020
103
                Let’s be happy he’s not counting Pierce’s retired years too
May 22nd 2020
107
                I’m counting every time Bron faced Pierce in playoffs
May 23rd 2020
114
                Your math is funny.
May 22nd 2020
110
                     You’re from Boston
May 23rd 2020
113
                          I can move. Your idiotic post is forever.
May 23rd 2020
116
Do you have a link for this ?
May 22nd 2020
91
      laink:
May 22nd 2020
94
Magic: "LeBron is the best all-around basketball player of all-time...
May 21st 2020
78
do you hear yourself
May 21st 2020
81
      if you're going to quote you can at least quote accurately.
May 21st 2020
83
           Some people that played against both don’t put him over Kobe
May 21st 2020
85
                Most people that played against both
May 22nd 2020
89
                     facts, I was trying to be nice lol
May 22nd 2020
92
                     "most"? based on what?
May 22nd 2020
93
                          brb i am compiling an extensive list of interviews/responses just for yo...
May 22nd 2020
98
                               Of course I've heard some players say that.
May 22nd 2020
101
                                    See I’m not concerned with the media’s Bron centric agenda
May 22nd 2020
104
                                    #receipts:
May 22nd 2020
105
                                         Bosh must be bitter Bron left and he never mattered again /bron stans
May 22nd 2020
106
                                         that's a gigantic sample size. thanks.
May 23rd 2020
115
                                         Weird thing is that Kobe vs. Lebron isn't particularly close
May 31st 2020
124
People really sleep on Duncan’s peak. Not so much career, but peak
May 22nd 2020
97
1 past his prime HOF'er and 2 pre-prime HOF'ers, Bruce Bowen...
May 22nd 2020
99
      Never once did people think Stephen Jackson was an All Star.
May 22nd 2020
108
           he had a couple of years when people said he was a snub
May 22nd 2020
109
                Lolz. And those years “people were saying he was a snub” were
May 30th 2020
120
                     The point is although he was a 3rd or 4th option on that team he had...
May 30th 2020
121
                          You just countered Bruce Bowen with Bill Russell.... gotta go
May 31st 2020
122
                          Both were like 5th or 6th options offensively on their teams
May 31st 2020
123
                          Lolz. You realize Dumars was the MVP of the ‘89 Finals.
Jun 01st 2020
125
                               bottom line is that 03 team was great, they had only 1 HOF'er in his...
Jun 02nd 2020
127

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