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Solid list. Scottie is a bit too high, imo.
The Big 44
The 44 Greatest NBA Players I Ever Saw.
(1980 - 2008)
A LayupDrill.com Exclusive
In honor of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, President Barrack Obama, I have assembled a comprehensive list of the 44 Greatest NBA Players of my lifetime. Over my lifetime, some of the greatest players the NBA has ever seen have graced the court. You will see some names missing from this list that played before my time, such as Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Rick Barry or Bill Russell.
With that being said, check out the list, which ranks the players by what they have accomplished in their career, whether still playing or retired, and not on potential.
44. Gilbert Arenas
43. Derrick Coleman
42. Carmelo Anthony
41. Chris Paul
40. Drazen Petrovic
39. Dirk Nowitzki
38. Alonzo Mourning
37. Ray Allen
36. Larry Johnson
35. Tracy McGrady
34. Chris Webber
33. Mitch Richmond
32. Vince Carter
31. Dwayne Wade
30. Bernard King
29. Steve Nash
28. Paul Pierce
27. Dennis Rodman
26. Kevin McHale
25. David Robinson
24. Kevin Garnett
23. Lebron James
22. Allen Iverson
21. Kevin Johnson
20. Jason Kidd
19. Clyde Drexler
18. John Stockton
17. Dominique Wilkins
16. Reggie Miller
15. Isiah Thomas
14. Gary Payton
13. Patrick Ewing
12. Moses Malone
11. Hakeem Olajuwon
Top 10:
10. Kobe Bryant
9. Karl Malone
8. Tim Duncan
7. Kareem
6. Scottie Pippen
5. Julius Erving
4. Larry Bird
3. Shaq
2. Magic Johnson
1. Michael Jordan
Solid list. Scottie is a bit too high, imo.
Thanks. In regards to Scottie, I remember watching Pip be at times the second best player in the league, and he was the second best player on his own team. All NBA First team defender, and did all the little things that didn't always show up in the stat box for Chicago during the 3 peat years.
And Hakeem too low. At least swap the two.
When making this honestly, I originally had Duncan and Hakeem switched.
Dirk is too low
Zeek is too low. Larry Joe Bird should be ahead of Shaq. And I know it's the homer in me talking, but I'd find a spot for Mark Price. He was Steve Nash before Steve Nash.
But appreciate the time you put into it. Solid list for the most part.
WOW... no James Worthy
no way Ewing was a better player than Robinson. David was the best Center in the NBA aside from Olajuwon throughout the 90s.
derrick coleman was clearly greater than worthy
kobe and shaq needs to be swapped
Where's barkley on the list? Gotta be more amazing than Derrick Coleman.
no barkley or ainge?????? wow... the lists needs editing
what bout dennis johnson?
and drazen career just started kicking off before he was killed
Atlanta - Wilkins, Josh Smith, Rivers
Boston - Bird, McHale, Lewis, Pierce
Charlotte - Okafor
Chicago - Jordan, Pippen
Cleveland - Price, Dougherty, Lebron
Dallas - Blackman, Harper, Dirk
Denver - English, Lever, Kiki, Melo
Detroit - Isiah, Dumars, Rodman, Billups, Rip, Wallace
Golden St. - Richmond, Hardaway, Mullin, SJax
Houston - Olajuwon, Yao
Indiana - Miller
Los Angeles C - Brand, Nixon
Los Angeles L - Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Shaq, Kobe
Memphis - Gay, Miller, Mayo
Miami - Seikaly, Wade
Milwaukee - Sikma, Pressey, Moncrief, mings, Redd
Minnesota - Garnett, Jefferson
New Orleans - Mourning, LJ, Paul, West
New York - Ewing, Houston, Starks
New Jersey - Carter, Kidd, Petrovic
Oklahoma City - Ellis, Kemp, Payton, Chambers
Orlando - Shaq, Penny, Howard, D3
Philadelphia - Dr. J, Moses, Barkley, Iverson, Iguodala
Phoenix - KJ, Barkley, Nash, Amare, Marion
Portland - Drexler, Porter, Buck Williams, Roy, Aldridge
Sacramento - Bibby, Divac, Webber
San Antonio - Robinson, Duncan, Gervin, Elliott, Manu, Parker
Toronto - Carter, McGrady, Bosh
Utah - Stockton, Malone, Dantley, Hornacek, Williams
Washington - Bernard King, Arenas, Unseld, Jamison
No way. Shaq>>>Kobe, Duncan
Thats a thorough breakdown.
Edit for Barkley
YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? KOBE is not on the outside begging to be let back in
Huh? Take you're hater glasses off. Shaq was the most dominant player I've ever seen. Now a serious question to you. Are you a Laker fan first, or Kobe fan?
Many people forget how dominant Shaq was in the mid 90s to his move to Miami.
Shaq> Kobe(for now)
And you're a self-admitted Shaq fan... quit questioning other Laker fans fan-hood just because they don't agree with you.
is it wrong to be a fan of both last time i checked kobe is both a great player and a laker
true on the most dominanat player but shaq lackadasical effort on staying in shape in the offseason and pushing the blame onto others when his team loses does not really qualify as top 3 players. kobe is a workhorse playing through injuries and constantly working out on his body and game that something shaq does not do unless hes motivated by a new team
i also think player work ethic should be put into consideration when putting players into GOAT lists.....
I am a Laker fan first, Shaq fan second. I get pissed going to CL, LG, TLN, and reading what Kobe fans have to say. I actually saw a thread that said "Would you rather Kobe score 101 points or Lakers win a le" Like seriously, c'mon brah.
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