Top 10 players in the last 20 years

[ImKobe]

Who are the best players from the last 20 years? I thought about this because how many of you actually were alive to see NBA before the 90s? Anyways, my list:

1.MJ
2.Kobe
3.Duncan
4.Shaq
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.KD
10.Stockton

This is based on the amount of rings won, longetivity and statistics.

[GoranDragon]

Swap Shaq and Kobe and you have a good list. After all, Shaq was responsible for 3 of Kobe's ring.:cheers:

[Deuce Bigalow]

Make #9 Dirk maybe even at #7.

Durant? Not yet.

[ImKobe]

Swap Shaq and Kobe and you have a good list. After all, Shaq was responsible for 3 of Kobe's ring.:cheers:

Kobe was also responsible for 3 of Shaq's 4 rings. They both needed eachother to win 3 in a row. Shaq needed Kobe to beat the Western Conference, Kobe needed Shaq in the Finals, because he had a harder time against the tough defensive teams in the East.

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[GoranDragon]

Again, I have no Lebron agenda, but my list is this:

1.MJ
2.Shaq
3.Duncan
4.Kobe
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.Stockton
10.KD


:cheers: :cheers:

[ImKobe]

Make #9 Dirk and its near perfect.

wow facepalm, I totally forgot about Dirk while making this list :oldlol:

:facepalm

[T_L_P]

1. Jordan
2. Duncan
3. Shaq
4. Kobe
5. Hakeem
6. LeBron
7. Garnett
8. Dirk
9. Robinson
10. Payton / Malone

[ImKobe]

Again, I have no Lebron agenda, but my list is this:

1.MJ
2.Shaq
3.Duncan
4.Kobe
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.Stockton
10.KD


:cheers: :cheers:

It's a solid list.

[Connor B]

Pretty good list, OP. I do wonder though why you have Hakeem over Bron? Hakeem is a surefire top ten, but Lebron has equaled his rings and FMVPs and has more MVPs. Also, by the logic of accomplishments, shouldn't Pippen be over Malone and/or Stockton?

[GoranDragon]

See, I'm not always a "troll".:pimp:

[Micku]

Who are the best players from the last 20 years? I thought about this because how many of you actually were alive to see NBA before the 90s? Anyways, my list:

1.MJ
2.Kobe
3.Duncan
4.Shaq
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.KD
10.Stockton

This is based on the amount of rings won, longetivity and statistics.

Stockton over Karl Malone, huh?

[Magic 32]

10.Stockton




Why not Malone? :biggums:

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[Deuce Bigalow]

Kobe was also responsible for 3 of Shaq's 4 rings. They both needed eachother to win 3 in a row. Shaq needed Kobe to beat the Western Conference, Kobe needed Shaq in the Finals, because he had a harder time against the tough defensive teams in the East.

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[GoranDragon]

Stockton over Karl Malone, huh?
Karl Malone was a choker who couldn't hit clutch free throws and cost Stockton his ring. Yes Stockton over Malone. Scoring isn't everything.

[fpliii]

Last 20 years? So the first season is either 93-94 or 94-95? I guess the former, since this season's not over yet. Not in any particular order:

Shaq
Hakeem
Duncan
MJ
Kobe
KG
LeBron
Wade
Pippen
Robinson
HM: Durant

[ImKobe]

Stockton over Karl Malone, huh?

I just had to put him on the list. He stayed with one franchise and only missed a total of 22 games in his entire career. Best PG since Magic.

[CeilingFan#1]

Note: I'm only including play that took place in the last 20 years for this list. So seasons and playoffs before 1994 are excluded.

1. Duncan
2. Shaq
3. Kobe
4. LeBron
5. Jordan
6. Hakeem
7. KG
8. Dirk
9. KD
10. Iverson

If I was counting the entire careers of Jordan and Hakeem:
1. Jordan
2. Duncan
3. Shaq
4. Kobe.
5. Hakeem
6. LeBron
7. KG
8. Dirk
9. KD
10. Iverson

[GoranDragon]

I just had to put him on the list. He stayed with one franchise and only missed a total of 22 games in his entire career. Best PG since Magic.
That is true. I have Stockton over Isiah and Kidd.:cheers:

[T_L_P]

I just had to put him on the list. He stayed with one franchise and only missed a total of 22 games in his entire career. Best PG since Magic.

I like the comparison Bill Simmons made between Stockton and Payton:

-Payton would have games of 30/10/15 with elite defense but he'd also have games that'd make you question if he belonged in the league

-Stockton would never really wow you, but he was so damn consistent

[T_L_P]

Note: I'm only including play that took place in the last 20 years for this list. So seasons and playoffs before 1994 are excluded.

1. Duncan
2. Shaq
3. Kobe
4. LeBron
5. Jordan
6. Hakeem
7. KG
8. Dirk
9. KD
10. Iverson

If I was counting the entire careers of Jordan and Hakeem:
1. Jordan
2. Duncan
3. Shaq
4. Kobe.
5. Hakeem
6. LeBron
7. KG
8. Dirk
9. KD
10. Iverson

Pretty much my exact list except for Durant and Iverson :cheers:

[Connor B]

1.MJ
2.Lebron
3.Duncan
4.Kobe
5.Shaq
6.Hakeem
7.Wade
8.Dirk
9.KD
10.Pippen

[ImKobe]

Last 20 years? So the first season is either 93-94 or 94-95? I guess the former, since this season's not over yet. Not in any particular order:

Shaq
Hakeem
Duncan
MJ
Kobe
KG
LeBron
Wade
Pippen
Robinson
HM: Durant

Robinson,Wade and Pippen were 2nd options for their rings, except for Wade in 2006.

[Connor B]

The fact that some of you have Dirk, Stockton, Malone, KG, KD over Wade....that's just retarded.

[ripthekik]

Pretty good list, OP. I do wonder though why you have Hakeem over Bron? Hakeem is a surefire top ten, but Lebron has equaled his rings and FMVPs and has more MVPs. Also, by the logic of accomplishments, shouldn't Pippen be over Malone and/or Stockton?
Look at the help hakeem had for his rings vs the help lebron had for his rings. Hakeem should definitely be ranked higher.

[Milbuck]

1) MJ
2) Shaq
3) Kobe
4) Duncan
5) Lebron
6) Hakeem
7) Wade
8) Dirk
9) KG
10) KD

[GoranDragon]

1) MJ
2) Shaq
3) Kobe
4) Duncan
5) Lebron
6) Hakeem
7) Wade
8) Dirk
9) KG
10) KD
Good list. But I can argue Paul Pierce over KD for now.

[ImKobe]

The fact that some of you have Dirk, Stockton, Malone, KG, KD over Wade....that's just retarded.

Wade doesn't have the longetivity. And he had a top 10 all-time great for all of his rings. Peak wade is arguable, but if we account for the last 20 years, he just doesn't fit the criteria. He's been limited due to knee problems since he hit 30 while other guys on that list had their greatest career moments at that age.

Wade is a great player and a 3x champion and a Finals MVP, and he is certainly arguable, but there's no way he's above KG or Dirk.

[fpliii]

Robinson,Wade and Pippen were 2nd options for their rings, except for Wade in 2006.
Who cares? Arbitrary criteria my good man. :confusedshrug:

[moe94]

Anyone who has Shaq out of the top 2 is straight up delusional.

[ImKobe]

Who cares? Arbitrary criteria my good man. :confusedshrug:

I guess. It's just my opinion, I'm not going to force anyone to change theirs. It's just my opinion. It's all good.

[T_L_P]

Anyone who has Shaq out of the top 2 is straight up delusional.

How so? Duncan, for example, achieved the exact same as Shaq in less years, with less help :confusedshrug:

Greater peak? No question, but at the end of the day the most you can get from a peak is a ship

[fpliii]

I guess. It's just my opinion, I'm not going to force anyone to change theirs. It's just my opinion. It's all good.
:cheers:

[moe94]

How so? Duncan, for example, achieved the exact same as Shaq in less years, with less help :confusedshrug:

Greater peak? No question, but at the end of the day the most you can get from a peak is a ship

Isn't this a 3 year stretch? 00-02 > any Duncan stretch and I'd love for you to argue that.

[Raymone]

Again, I have no Lebron agenda, but my list is this:

1.MJ
2.Shaq
3.Duncan
4.Kobe
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.Stockton
10.KD


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You have Kobe ahead of LeBron in a past 20 years list but not the all-time list?

[T_L_P]

Isn't this a 3 year stretch? 00-02 > any Duncan stretch and I'd love for you to argue that.

Nope, as the OP stated, it's a list of the greatest players of the last 20 years (very subjective phrasing).

00-02 Shaq > any Duncan stretch for sure, I've never said otherwise.

But given the criteria presented, I'd have to say Duncan > Shaq

[moe94]

Nope, as the OP stated, it's a list of the greatest players of the last 20 years (very subjective phrasing).

00-02 Shaq > any Duncan stretch for sure, I've never said otherwise.

But given the criteria presented, I'd have to say Duncan > Shaq

Okay. Now I understand these lists that seemed otherwise insane. I agree.

[Cold soul]

1) MJ
2) Kobe
3) Shaq
4) Duncan
5) Lebron
6) Hakeem
7) KG
8) Dirk
9) Wade
10) KD

[Big#50]

1994 to now
MJ
Duncan
Shaq
Lebron
Hakeem
Kobe
Dirk
Pippen/KG/Nash/Iverson/Durant/Kidd/Payton/ETC

[Audio One]

Air Jordan
Bryant
O'Neal
Duncan
James
Malone
Wade
Garnett
Hakeem
Iverson

[Sharmer]

Who are the best players from the last 20 years? I thought about this because how many of you actually were alive to see NBA before the 90s? Anyways, my list:

1.MJ
2.Kobe
3.Duncan
4.Shaq
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.KD
10.Stockton

This is based on the amount of rings won, longetivity and statistics.


KG is not top 10.

Barkley way better.

[The JKidd Kid]

1. MJ
2. Shaq
3. Lebron
4. Duncan
5. Hakeem
6. Kobe
7. KG
8. KD
9. Malone
10. Wade

[aj1987]

MJ
Shaq
Duncan
Kobe
Hakeem
LeBron
Wade
KG
Malone
Dirk

[red1]

MJ
Shaq
Duncan
Kobe
Hakeem
LeBron
Wade
KG
Malone
Dirk
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[MMM]

Does Magic count he played in some games in 96 i think???

1 MJ
2 Shaq
3 Hakeem
4 Duncan
5 Kobe
6 KG
7 LeBron
8 Dirk
9 Malone
10 Barkley

HM
Robinson
Stockton
Payton
Ewing
Wade

[Cone]

wade over dirk and garnett? wtf?

[TheMarkMadsen]

If we are only counting gameplay from 94 & on..

Kobe
Jordan (4 years of MJ)
Duncan/Shaq/Hakeem (can be swapped IMO)
Lebron
Malone
Iverson/Wade
GP
Dirk

[TheMilkyBarKid]

If we are only counting gameplay from 94 & on..

Kobe
Jordan (4 years of MJ)
Duncan/Shaq/Hakeem (can be swapped IMO)
Lebron
Malone
Iverson/Wade
GP
Dirk
:facepalm

[Fire Colangelo]

Who are the best players from the last 20 years? I thought about this because how many of you actually were alive to see NBA before the 90s? Anyways, my list:

1.MJ
2.Kobe
3.Duncan
4.Shaq
5.Hakeem
6.Lebron
7.KG
8.Dirk
9.KD
10.Stockton

This is based on the amount of rings won, longetivity and statistics.

Durant over the likes of Nash, Malone, Iverson, Wade (could even throw in Pierce, Ray Allen, Melo, etc) based on rings won, longetivity and statistics :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

He's the best player in the league this year, but really? One year of dominance puts him on the top 10 ranking of last 20 years? Is Durant this season even better than prime McGrady? Holy jesus he's getting way too overrated, 0 rings 0 MVP = top 10 player during the last 20 years.

[Audio One]

Durant over the likes of Nash, Malone, Iverson, Wade (could even throw in Pierce, Ray Allen, Melo, etc) based on rings won, longetivity and statistics :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

He's the best player in the league this year, but really? One year of dominance puts him on the top 10 ranking of last 20 years? Is Durant this season even better than prime McGrady? Holy jesus he's getting way too overrated, 0 rings 0 MVP = top 10 player during the last 20 years.

How is Nash better than Durant? And to preempt any incoming BULL**** that you're probably gonna spew, Moses Malone > Duncan, 3 MVPs > 2

[Audio One]

If we are only counting gameplay from 94 & on..

Kobe
Jordan (4 years of MJ)
Duncan/Shaq/Hakeem (can be swapped IMO)
Lebron
Malone
Iverson/Wade
GP
Dirk

And Dirk over The Big Ticket? :biggums: