Top 60 the new additions, Duncan tops list

[Rummpd]

01.Tim Duncan 125
02.Kobe Bryant 98
03.Dominique Wilkins 86
04.Allen Iverson 73
05.Bob McAdoo 71
06.Kevin Garnett 50
07.Reggie Miller 41
08.Connie Hawkins 33
09.Jason Kidd 25
10.Gary Payton 23



Well done TNT (I would have gone possibly for Bob Lanier > Payton but list is good one and I am glad that both Kidd and Miller made it and they held James for another day!)

[Solid D]

Here's the list of the Top 50 All-Time and how they were selected, for those who want to see for review.

http://www.nba.com/history/players/50greatest.html

The NBA at 50

One hundred and seven NBA championship rings. More than 400 hundred NBA All-Star Game selections. Nearly one million points scored.

So boasts the collective resume of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, selected by a blue-ribbon panel of media, former players and coaches, current and former general managers and team executives. NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 50 Greatest Players at a press luncheon on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City.

Joining 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 "Dr. J" Erving, George Mikan and Bill Russell.

The announcement was made at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which occupies the site of the former Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed on June 6, 1946.

The NBA's 50 greatest players attended the 1997 All-Star Game.

Andy Hayt/NBAE/Getty Images
Panelists were asked to select the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, without regard to position. Voters did not rank their selections and former players were not allowed to vote for themselves.

At the start of the 1996-97 season the 50 players had accumulated 107 NBA Championships, 49 Most Valuable Player Awards, 17 Rookie of the Year honors, 447 All-Star Game selections, 36 scoring titles, 923,791 total points and 410,327 total rebounds.

THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORY

Listed Alphabetically

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Nate Archibald

Paul Arizin

Charles Barkley

Rick Barry

Elgin Baylor

Dave Bing

Larry Bird

Wilt Chamberlain

Bob Cousy

Dave Cowens

Billy Cunningham

Dave DeBusschere

Clyde Drexler

Julius Erving

Patrick Ewing

Walt Frazier

George Gervin

Hal Greer

John Havlicek

Elvin Hayes

Magic Johnson

Sam Jones

Michael Jordan

Jerry Lucas

Karl Malone

Moses Malone

Pete Maravich

Kevin McHale

George Mikan

Earl Monroe

Hakeem Olajuwon

Shaquille O'Neal

Robert Parish

Bob Pettit

Scottie Pippen

Willis Reed

Oscar Robertson

David Robinson

Bill Russell

Dolph Schayes

Bill Sharman

John Stockton

Isiah Thomas

Nate Thurmond

Wes Unseld

Bill Walton

Jerry West

Lenny Wilkens

James Worthy


Voters for the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (player), Marv Albert (media), Al Attles (team), Red Auerbach (team), Elgin Baylor (team), Dave Bing (player), Larry Bird (team), Marty Blake (team), Fran Blinebury (media), Bill Bradley (player), Hubie Brown (team), Wilt Chamberlain (player), Mitch Chortkoff (media), Bob Cousy (player), Billy Cunningham (team), Chuck Daly (team), David DuPree (media), Wayne Embry (team), Julius Erving (player), Joe Gilmartin (media), Sam Goldaper (media), Alex Hannum (team), Lester Harrison (team), John Havlicek (player), Chick Hearn (media), Red Holzman (team), Phil Jasner (media), Earvin Johnson (player), John Kerr (player), Leonard Koppet (media), Bob Lanier (player), Frank Layden (team), Leonard Lewin (media), Jack McCallum (media), Dick McGuire (team), George Mikan (player), Bob Pettit (player), Harvey Pollack (team), Jack Ramsay (team), Willis Reed (team), Oscar Robertson (player), Bill Russell (player), Bob Ryan (media), Dolph Schayes (player), Bill Sharman (player), Gene Shue (team), Isiah Thomas (team), Wes Unseld (team), Peter Vecsey (media), Jerry West (team)

[King]

Payton's career #s are good enough for him to be there. 23rd scoring, 3rd in steals, etc. Better than I thought.

[spursparker9]

kevin garnett's position should be lower

[Amuseddaysleeper]

kevin garnett >>>>>> AI

[CharlieMac]

kevin garnett >>>>>> AI

That's a tough call. I'd go with AI, just because he made it to the Finals.

[aaronstampler]

AI should have been 2nd, after Duncan, and Lanier deserved it over Connie Hawkins, I think.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

the next 10, was done by TNT not by the NBA

[missmyzte]

was duncan unanimous?????

125/125???
Everyone voted for him, but if he'd been #1 on everyone's list, he would have 140 points.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

How in the hell is Bob Lanier and Joe Dumars not on that list over Payton and Kidd.

[Dunc]

How in the hell is Bob Lanier and Joe Dumars not on that list over Payton and Kidd.

I was wondering about Dumars, actually. And Payton and Kidd are a joke on this list. You should have to have actually won a title to be on the list of the greatest players. IMO.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Bob Lanier and Joe Dumars call me a piston homer but come on these two got the shaft. One could also make a point for Rodman...

[Brutalis]

what is the list about?

[exstatic]

Lanier got shafted. I think the only reason he didn't get on the original 50 was the Kent Benson punch.

[kskonn]

Bob Lanier and Joe Dumars call me a piston homer but come on these two got the shaft. One could also make a point for Rodman...

I agree with Dumars.

But I think Rodman was to one diminsional to make the list.

[mikejones99]

63. Robert Horry 64. Sean Elliot

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Bob Lanier should have been on there.

[T-Pain]

Bob Lanier and Joe Dumars call me a piston homer but come on these two got the shaft. One could also make a point for Rodman...


i agree.


so is the NBA gonna add 10 players to that 50 greatest players list or wait until we reach 100??? i hope not because we'd all be dead by the time the NBA reaches 100 years.