#2 NBA Player Of All-Time According to InsideHoops

[oolalaa]

This, good stuff. My vote is for Russell as well.

Based on what you said though, why do you have Jordan over Russell?

Well, simply put, not every one of Russell's eleven rings were "equal" (For lack of a better word). His 11 titles are bookended by 3 or 4 that cannot be compared to any of MJs, in terms of his value to that championship winning team. Two of his rings came in the relatively weak late 50s, with no Wilt or Oscar or West to contend with (He was also EXTREMELY limited offensively at that point). And two more came at the very end of his career, with him once again taking a major back seat in terms of scoring. I think he was still marginally the Cs best player in '68, but for their '69 title he was running on fumes, and Hondo took over.

Also, the fact that Russell's Celtics, for 8 of their titles, only had to win 2 playoff series to be champions. This cannot be completely ignored.

[JuicyJay78]

Kareem

[Deuce Bigalow]

Kareem, Magic, and Russell all worthy. It's hard to choose but I'll go with Magic Johnson.
Don't know why people are mentioning Wilt. He isn't in the same class as the other 3 in the Playoffs and in terms of winning.

[Whoah10115]

Magic Johnson.

[The Bird]

Wilt Chamberlain

[Deuce Bigalow]

I had to get in there

[bfrombleacher]

Bill Russell

[Freedom Kid7]

Lew Alcindor

This (Kareem's name before he changed it)

[oolalaa]

This (Kareem's name before he changed it)

Thanks for the knowledge

[Noof]

Kareem

[raprap]

I vote for Kareem

[Pushxx]

Bill Russell.

[ganja0710]

kareem for #2. magic is close though.

[B-hoop]

Bill Russel.

[Boston C's]

Kareem