Top 10 players of all time?

[scandisk_]

GOAT Tier - MJ, KAJ, Bill Russell (Front runners on your categories, thus has strongest cases IMO)

2nd Tier - Magic, Wilt, Bird

3rd Tier - Shaq, Duncan, Kobe, Hakeem or Big O

[Kews1]

hmmmm

1. Michael Jordan
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Magic Johnson
4. Bill Russell
5. Wilt Chamberlain
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Tim Duncan
8. Larry Bird
9. Hakeem
10. Kobe

[LikeABosh]

Having players like West and Oscar over Shaq is hilarious.

[Mr Know It All]

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If Lebron retired right now you wouldn't have him in the top 10?


GTFO.

[G.O.A.T]

If Lebron retired right now you wouldn't have him in the top 10?


GTFO.

There is not a very strong case for James as a top ten all-time if his career ended today. It would have to be based around peak and MVP's and even then he barely gets in.

There are 10 players in NBA history who have lead multiple teams to NBA titles while winning and contending for MVP's in their prime. James hasn't reached their level yet.

[Remix]

1. Jordan

2. Kareem

3. Wilt

4. Russell

5. Magic

6. Shaq

7. Bird

8. Kobe

9. Duncan

10. Hakeem

[DatAsh]

1. Russell
2. Jordan
3. Wilt
4. Magic
5. Kareem
6. Shaq
7. Hakeem
8. Bird
9. Duncan
10. Kobe

[guy]

I have Kobe over Shaq simply because Kobe's career was greater than Shaq's overall. Do not get that twisted with who was more dominant in their peak, or who I would personally take first if I were a General Manager in a hypothetical "All-Time" draft. It's funny, people always say Kobe needed a "dominant big" to win titles -- let me know when Shaq got to the Finals without a dominant 2-guard. Penny, Kobe, and then Wade. When Shaq won his 4th ring, he did so watching Wade dominate the Finals, a Finals that the Heat would have lost if they had continued to try to play through Shaq. Gasol was indeed a very special and pivotal piece to Kobe's 2 rings after the Dynasty 2000 Lakers, however only a fool would concede that Gasol was more important to Kobe's rings than Wade was to Shaq's. Furthermore, Kobe proved the Lakers made the right decision trading Shaq instead of Kobe, as he went on dominate in historic fashion from 2006-2009, and entered the new decade with an MVP, another ring, a FMVP, and a 81-point game performance under his belt. Again, Shaq's prime was more dominant, probably top 3 most dominant peaks of all time actually, but Kobe has accomplished more than Shaq in his career, particularly since they split, and for that Kobe gets the nod above the Diesel.

Sorry, but this is narrow minded and misleading. Kobe accomplished more then Shaq outside of when they were both together because Kobe reached his prime after playing with Shaq, while the best chances Shaq had before playing with Kobe were destroyed by Jordan and Hakeem, two top ten players ever who were better then Shaq at the time, and because Shaq was closer to his mid-30s after playing with Kobe. The results are most likely reversed if the situations were reversed for both i.e. Kobe's Lakers probably don't beat the 95 Rockets or 96 Bulls and they probably don't win when they did if Kobe was 33 years or older.

[BrickingStar]

Where pete

[ThaRegul8r]

Where pete

If you mean Maravich, he has absolutely zero case for being mentioned among the top ten players ever to play in the NBA, no matter to what extent one might try to manufacture some rationalization for him to be included.

[Alan Ogg]

1. Jordan
2. Kareem
3. Magic
4. Wilt
5. Shaq
6. Bird
7. Russell
8. Duncan
9. Kobe
10. Hakeem

Most everyone has the same people top 10 different order. There is not much separating most of these players from each other.

[BuffaloBill]

If Lebron retired right now you wouldn't have him in the top 10?


GTFO.


:facepalm :facepalm You can't be serious.

[Asukal]

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

3-6 for me is very very close. Russell is a lock for number 2, you just can't deny 11 rings! Greatest winner ever! :applause:

[d.bball.guy]

1. Steve Nash :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:






























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