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Welcome! We’re here at the conclusion of The Athletic’s four-month-long countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history. You read, you argued amongst yourselves in the comment sections and, yes, you criticized some of the placements, which we expected. And we expect more below here, as well.
But that’s only part of the fun of these exercises.
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How did we get here?
While the NBA doesn’t rank its 75 (actually 76 because of a tie), our panel of 15 voters did, and you’ll see how every one of them voted below.
In the end, from Lenny Wilkens at No. 75 to Michael Jordan at No. 1, the project came to about 300,000 words written by 45 writers for 75 player features, 24 complementary pieces and one introduction to the series back on Nov. 1, 2021.
So, to avoid adding more words to the project, we’ll cut to the chase: here are our ballots, starting with a composite chart of everyone’s top 15, then each voter’s top 75.
Thank you for taking this journey with us.
Every Voter's Top 15
| Aldridge | Amick | Batiste | Creech | Gonzalez | Harper | Hollinger | Jones | Maillet | Moyal | Murray | Peterson | Salaam | Sayles | Vardon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | LeBron James | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | LeBron James | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | LeBron James |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James | Michael Jordan | LeBron James | LeBron James | LeBron James | LeBron James | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Michael Jordan | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Michael Jordan |
Bill Russell | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Magic Johnson | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson | Bill Russell |
LeBron James | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Wilt Chamberlain | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Shaquille O'Neal | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Tim Duncan | Magic Johnson | Bill Russell | Shaquille O'Neal | Wilt Chamberlain | Magic Johnson |
Tim Duncan | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson | Shaquille O'Neal | Tim Duncan | Bill Russell | Oscar Robertson | Wilt Chamberlain | Kobe Bryant | Wilt Chamberlain | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Bill Russell | Kobe Bryant |
Magic Johnson | Kobe Bryant | Shaquille O'Neal | Tim Duncan | Larry Bird | Wilt Chamberlain | Wilt Chamberlain | Kobe Bryant | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson | Shaquille O'Neal | Larry Bird | Moses Malone | Oscar Robertson | Larry Bird |
Larry Bird | Shaquille O'Neal | Tim Duncan | Kobe Bryant | Kobe Bryant | Tim Duncan | Magic Johnson | Shaquille O'Neal | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Tim Duncan |
Kobe Bryant | Tim Duncan | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Tim Duncan | Kobe Bryant | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | Wilt Chamberlain | Shaquille O'Neal | Tim Duncan | Kobe Bryant | Wilt Chamberlain |
Hakeem Olajuwon | Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | Larry Bird | Kevin Garnett | Stephen Curry | Kobe Bryant | Hakeem Olajuwon | Tim Duncan | Tim Duncan | Kobe Bryant | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal |
Karl Malone | Oscar Robertson | Kobe Bryant | Shaquille O'Neal | Hakeem Olajuwon | Hakeem Olajuwon | Hakeem Olajuwon | Oscar Robertson | Jerry West | Dirk Nowitzki | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant | Wilt Chamberlain | Shaquille O'Neal | Kevin Durant |
Jerry West | Kevin Durant | Hakeem Olajuwon | Oscar Robertson | Karl Malone | Kevin Durant | Kobe Bryant | Elgin Baylor | Shaquille O'Neal | Kobe Bryant | Hakeem Olajuwon | Hakeem Olajuwon | Hakeem Olajuwon | Tim Duncan | Oscar Robertson |
Shaquille O'Neal | Stephen Curry | Kevin Durant | Stephen Curry | Jerry West | Elgin Baylor | Karl Malone | Tim Duncan | Tim Duncan | Kevin Durant | Julius Erving | Kobe Bryant | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant | Stephen Curry |
Elgin Baylor | Hakeem Olajuwon | Stephen Curry | Moses Malone | Oscar Robertson | Oscar Robertson | Julius Erving | George Mikan | Kevin Garnett | David Robinson | Stephen Curry | Stephen Curry | Oscar Robertson | Jerry West | Hakeem Olajuwon |
Oscar Robertson | Dirk Nowitzki | Karl Malone | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant | Charles Barkley | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant | Julius Erving | Karl Malone | Moses Malone | Moses Malone | Isiah Thomas | Moses Malone | Jerry West |
The Athletic NBA 75 Panel
| David Aldridge | Sam Amick | Tyler Batiste | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | LeBron James |
2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James | Michael Jordan |
3 | Bill Russell | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
4 | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell | Wilt Chamberlain |
5 | LeBron James | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell |
6 | Tim Duncan | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson |
7 | Magic Johnson | Kobe Bryant | Shaquille O'Neal |
8 | Larry Bird | Shaquille O'Neal | Tim Duncan |
9 | Kobe Bryant | Tim Duncan | Larry Bird |
10 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson |
11 | Karl Malone | Oscar Robertson | Kobe Bryant |
12 | Jerry West | Kevin Durant | Hakeem Olajuwon |
13 | Shaquille O'Neal | Stephen Curry | Kevin Durant |
14 | Elgin Baylor | Hakeem Olajuwon | Stephen Curry |
15 | Oscar Robertson | Dirk Nowitzki | Karl Malone |
16 | Kevin Durant | Jerry West | Moses Malone |
17 | David Robinson | Karl Malone | Dirk Nowitzki |
18 | Rick Barry | Julius Erving | Chris Paul |
19 | Kevin Garnett | Moses Malone | Kevin Garnett |
20 | Bob Pettit | David Robinson | Jerry West |
21 | John Havlicek | Giannis Antetokounmpo | James Harden |
22 | Isiah Thomas | Kevin Garnett | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
23 | Julius Erving | Charles Barkley | Charles Barkley |
24 | Stephen Curry | Elgin Baylor | Elgin Baylor |
25 | Chris Paul | Dwyane Wade | Julius Erving |
26 | Dirk Nowitzki | James Harden | Dwyane Wade |
27 | Charles Barkley | Steve Nash | Rick Barry |
28 | George Mikan | Rick Barry | Bob Pettit |
29 | Bob Cousy | Bob Pettit | Kawhi Leonard |
30 | John Stockton | Isiah Thomas | Scottie Pippen |
31 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Kawhi Leonard | John Stockton |
32 | Elvin Hayes | Chris Paul | Steve Nash |
33 | Lenny Wilkens | John Havlicek | Russell Westbrook |
34 | Kevin McHale | Bob Cousy | David Robinson |
35 | Jerry Lucas | Patrick Ewing | George Mikan |
36 | Sam Jones | George Mikan | Jason Kidd |
37 | Hal Greer | John Stockton | Bob Cousy |
38 | Earl Monroe | Scottie Pippen | Patrick Ewing |
39 | Moses Malone | Jason Kidd | John Havlicek |
40 | Robert Parish | Russell Westbrook | Clyde Drexler |
41 | Scottie Pippen | Allen Iverson | Isiah Thomas |
42 | George Gervin | Clyde Drexler | Allen Iverson |
43 | Dennis Rodman | Willis Reed | George Gervin |
44 | James Harden | Walt Frazier | Ray Allen |
45 | Dave Cowens | Anthony Davis | Gary Payton |
46 | Billy Cunningham | Dolph Schayes | Tracy McGrady |
47 | Jason Kidd | Reggie Miller | Paul Pierce |
48 | Steve Nash | Bob McAdoo | Willis Reed |
49 | Clyde Drexler | Paul Pierce | Dolph Schayes |
50 | Paul Pierce | Dominique Wilkins | Anthony Davis |
51 | Ray Allen | Elvin Hayes | Kevin McHale |
52 | Kawhi Leonard | Gary Payton | Dwight Howard |
53 | Reggie Miller | Ray Allen | Reggie Miller |
54 | Walt Frazier | Kevin McHale | Dominique Wilkins |
55 | Wes Unseld | Damian Lillard | Carmelo Anthony |
56 | Patrick Ewing | Adrian Dantley | Bob McAdoo |
57 | Dave Bing | Dwight Howard | Adrian Dantley |
58 | Gary Payton | George Gervin | Alex English |
59 | Bill Sharman | Chris Webber | Earl Monroe |
60 | Russell Westbrook | Tracy McGrady | Walt Frazier |
61 | Dwyane Wade | Kyrie Irving | Wes Unseld |
62 | Adrian Dantley | Dave Cowens | Dave Cowens |
63 | Anthony Davis | Bill Walton | James Worthy |
64 | Artis Gilmore | Nikola Jokic | Elvin Hayes |
65 | Tracy McGrady | Nate Archibald | Billy Cunningham |
66 | Manu Ginobili | Wes Unseld | Pete Maravich |
67 | Dwight Howard | Carmelo Anthony | Spencer Haywood |
68 | Grant Hill | Alex English | Dennis Rodman |
69 | Allen Iverson | Alonzo Mourning | Chris Webber |
70 | Pete Maravich | Billy Cunningham | Kyrie Irving |
71 | Spencer Haywood | Dikembe Mutombo | Paul George |
72 | Willis Reed | Dennis Rodman | Grant Hill |
73 | Dominique Wilkins | James Worthy | Dikembe Mutombo |
74 | Alex English | Hal Greer | Hal Greer |
75 | James Worthy | Pete Maravich | Vince Carter |
| Jenny Creech | Sergio Gonzalez | Zach Harper | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
2 | LeBron James | LeBron James | LeBron James |
3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
4 | Bill Russell | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson |
5 | Wilt Chamberlain | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell |
6 | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson | Shaquille O'Neal |
7 | Tim Duncan | Larry Bird | Wilt Chamberlain |
8 | Kobe Bryant | Kobe Bryant | Tim Duncan |
9 | Larry Bird | Tim Duncan | Kobe Bryant |
10 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | Larry Bird |
11 | Shaquille O'Neal | Hakeem Olajuwon | Hakeem Olajuwon |
12 | Oscar Robertson | Karl Malone | Kevin Durant |
13 | Stephen Curry | Jerry West | Elgin Baylor |
14 | Moses Malone | Oscar Robertson | Oscar Robertson |
15 | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant | Charles Barkley |
16 | Julius Erving | Dirk Nowitzki | Stephen Curry |
17 | Jerry West | Stephen Curry | Jerry West |
18 | David Robinson | Kevin Garnett | Kevin Garnett |
19 | Kevin Garnett | Julius Erving | David Robinson |
20 | Dirk Nowitzki | Moses Malone | Karl Malone |
21 | Karl Malone | David Robinson | Isiah Thomas |
22 | Charles Barkley | Elgin Baylor | Moses Malone |
23 | Allen Iverson | Charles Barkley | Julius Erving |
24 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Bob Pettit | Dwyane Wade |
25 | Elgin Baylor | Chris Paul | Dirk Nowitzki |
26 | James Harden | Rick Barry | James Harden |
27 | Steve Nash | Dwyane Wade | Chris Paul |
28 | Scottie Pippen | George Mikan | Scottie Pippen |
29 | Kawhi Leonard | Kawhi Leonard | John Havlicek |
30 | Isiah Thomas | Scottie Pippen | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
31 | Chris Paul | John Stockton | Kawhi Leonard |
32 | Dwyane Wade | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Patrick Ewing |
33 | John Stockton | James Harden | Jason Kidd |
34 | Bob Pettit | Bob Cousy | Rick Barry |
35 | John Havlicek | Isiah Thomas | Kevin McHale |
36 | George Gervin | John Havlicek | Allen Iverson |
37 | Rick Barry | Patrick Ewing | Elvin Hayes |
38 | Walt Frazier | Reggie Miller | George Gervin |
39 | Jason Kidd | Allen Iverson | John Stockton |
40 | Clyde Drexler | Paul Pierce | Tracy McGrady |
41 | Dwight Howard | Clyde Drexler | Walt Frazier |
42 | Reggie Miller | George Gervin | Dwight Howard |
43 | Kevin McHale | Jason Kidd | Steve Nash |
44 | Bob Cousy | Steve Nash | Dominique Wilkins |
45 | James Worthy | Russell Westbrook | Robert Parish |
46 | George Mikan | Walt Frazier | James Worthy |
47 | Wes Unseld | Tracy McGrady | Dave Cowens |
48 | Tracy McGrady | Willis Reed | Billy Cunningham |
49 | Tony Parker | Elvin Hayes | Chris Bosh |
50 | Ray Allen | Ray Allen | Earl Monroe |
51 | Paul Pierce | Wes Unseld | Gary Payton |
52 | Damian Lillard | Earl Monroe | Carmelo Anthony |
53 | Gary Payton | Dominique Wilkins | Anthony Davis |
54 | Dominique Wilkins | Bob McAdoo | Willis Reed |
55 | Bill Walton | Carmelo Anthony | Hal Greer |
56 | Vince Carter | Kyrie Irving | Paul Pierce |
57 | Willis Reed | Gary Payton | Nate Archibald |
58 | Manu Ginobili | Dave Cowens | Russell Westbrook |
59 | Patrick Ewing | Jerry Lucas | Adrian Dantley |
60 | Bob Lanier | Dolph Schayes | Bob Pettit |
61 | Elvin Hayes | Kevin McHale | Bob McAdoo |
62 | Bob McAdoo | Artis Gilmore | Kyrie Irving |
63 | Dennis Rodman | Anthony Davis | Alex English |
64 | Carmelo Anthony | Bill Walton | Dennis Rodman |
65 | Anthony Davis | Alex English | Ray Allen |
66 | Pau Gasol | Manu Ginobili | Clyde Drexler |
67 | Grant Hill | Pete Maravich | Sam Jones |
68 | Spencer Haywood | Damian Lillard | Bill Walton |
69 | Dikembe Mutombo | Alonzo Mourning | Dikembe Mutombo |
70 | Alonzo Mourning | Hal Greer | Reggie Miller |
71 | Russell Westbrook | Chris Webber | Grant Hill |
72 | Chris Webber | Nate Archibald | Chris Webber |
73 | Alex English | Dennis Rodman | Damian Lillard |
74 | Nate Archibald | Tony Parker | Pete Maravich |
75 | Yao Ming | Vince Carter | Pau Gasol |
| John Hollinger | Jason Jones | Jeff Maillet | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
2 | LeBron James | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James |
4 | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson | Wilt Chamberlain |
5 | Shaquille O'Neal | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Russell |
6 | Tim Duncan | Bill Russell | Oscar Robertson |
7 | Wilt Chamberlain | Kobe Bryant | Magic Johnson |
8 | Magic Johnson | Shaquille O'Neal | Larry Bird |
9 | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Hakeem Olajuwon |
10 | Kevin Garnett | Stephen Curry | Kobe Bryant |
11 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Oscar Robertson | Jerry West |
12 | Kobe Bryant | Elgin Baylor | Shaquille O'Neal |
13 | Karl Malone | Tim Duncan | Tim Duncan |
14 | Julius Erving | George Mikan | Kevin Garnett |
15 | Kevin Durant | Isiah Thomas | Julius Erving |
16 | Oscar Robertson | Kevin Durant | Moses Malone |
17 | David Robinson | Jerry West | Karl Malone |
18 | Dirk Nowitzki | Hakeem Olajuwon | Kevin Durant |
19 | Stephen Curry | Charles Barkley | Elgin Baylor |
20 | Moses Malone | Karl Malone | Rick Barry |
21 | Jerry West | Moses Malone | John Havlicek |
22 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Kevin Garnett | Charles Barkley |
23 | Charles Barkley | Gary Payton | Bob Pettit |
24 | Chris Paul | Dirk Nowitzki | John Stockton |
25 | James Harden | Jason Kidd | Patrick Ewing |
26 | Bob Pettit | Bob Cousy | Bob Cousy |
27 | Rick Barry | Willis Reed | Elvin Hayes |
28 | Steve Nash | Julius Erving | Stephen Curry |
29 | Kawhi Leonard | David Robinson | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
30 | John Stockton | John Stockton | Scottie Pippen |
31 | Elgin Baylor | Giannis Antetokounmpo | David Robinson |
32 | George Mikan | Bill Walton | James Harden |
33 | Dwyane Wade | Wes Unseld | George Mikan |
34 | Scottie Pippen | Rick Barry | Chris Paul |
35 | Bob Cousy | George Gervin | Willis Reed |
36 | Willis Reed | Allen Iverson | Walt Frazier |
37 | John Havlicek | Walt Frazier | Dolph Schayes |
38 | Jason Kidd | Elvin Hayes | Allen Iverson |
39 | Patrick Ewing | Nate Archibald | Dwyane Wade |
40 | Russell Westbrook | Dwyane Wade | Russell Westbrook |
41 | Dwight Howard | John Havlicek | Jerry Lucas |
42 | Reggie Miller | Patrick Ewing | Dominique Wilkins |
43 | Dolph Schayes | James Harden | Clyde Drexler |
44 | Clyde Drexler | Russell Westbrook | Dave Cowens |
45 | Nikola Jokic | Nate Thurmond | Reggie Miller |
46 | Gary Payton | Chris Paul | George Gervin |
47 | George Gervin | James Worthy | Earl Monroe |
48 | Walt Frazier | Bob Pettit | Ray Allen |
49 | Isiah Thomas | Scottie Pippen | Isiah Thomas |
50 | Anthony Davis | Carmelo Anthony | Anthony Davis |
51 | Paul Pierce | Earl Monroe | Dirk Nowitzki |
52 | Tracy McGrady | Kevin McHale | Kawhi Leonard |
53 | Kevin McHale | Chris Webber | Nate Thurmond |
54 | Allen Iverson | Dwight Howard | Chris Webber |
55 | Dave Cowens | Clyde Drexler | Lenny Wilkens |
56 | Bob McAdoo | Sam Jones | Jason Kidd |
57 | Ray Allen | Lenny Wilkens | Pete Maravich |
58 | Wes Unseld | Dennis Rodman | Steve Nash |
59 | Dominique Wilkins | Dave Bing | Gary Payton |
60 | Sidney Moncrief | Alex English | Dave Bing |
61 | Alonzo Mourning | Billy Cunningham | Paul Pierce |
62 | Artis Gilmore | Pete Maravich | Bob McAdoo |
63 | Damian Lillard | Dominique Wilkins | Paul Arizin |
64 | Hal Greer | Anthony Davis | Bill Sharman |
65 | Elvin Hayes | Jerry Lucas | Damian Lillard |
66 | Chris Webber | Kawhi Leonard | Billy Cunningham |
67 | Joel Embiid | Tracy McGrady | Dave DeBusschere |
68 | Grant Hill | Ray Allen | James Worthy |
69 | Luka Doncic | Reggie Miller | Kevin McHale |
70 | Bill Walton | Bill Sharman | Bernard King |
71 | Bill Sharman | Bob McAdoo | Nate Archibald |
72 | Nate Archibald | Dikembe Mutombo | Hal Greer |
73 | Paul George | Damian Lillard | Robert Parish |
74 | Spencer Haywood | Vince Carter | Alonzo Mourning |
75 | Billy Cunningham | Pau Gasol | Sam Jones |
| Or Moyal | Law Murray | Rob Peterson | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | LeBron James | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
2 | Michael Jordan | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James |
3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
4 | Bill Russell | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson |
5 | Tim Duncan | Magic Johnson | Bill Russell |
6 | Wilt Chamberlain | Kobe Bryant | Wilt Chamberlain |
7 | Magic Johnson | Shaquille O'Neal | Larry Bird |
8 | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson |
9 | Shaquille O'Neal | Wilt Chamberlain | Shaquille O'Neal |
10 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Tim Duncan | Tim Duncan |
11 | Dirk Nowitzki | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant |
12 | Kobe Bryant | Hakeem Olajuwon | Hakeem Olajuwon |
13 | Kevin Durant | Julius Erving | Kobe Bryant |
14 | David Robinson | Stephen Curry | Stephen Curry |
15 | Karl Malone | Moses Malone | Moses Malone |
16 | Julius Erving | Dirk Nowitzki | Julius Erving |
17 | Kevin Garnett | John Havlicek | Elgin Baylor |
18 | Oscar Robertson | Oscar Robertson | Jerry West |
19 | Moses Malone | David Robinson | Dirk Nowitzki |
20 | Stephen Curry | Kevin Garnett | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
21 | Jerry West | Karl Malone | James Harden |
22 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Charles Barkley | Kevin Garnett |
23 | Charles Barkley | Dwyane Wade | John Stockton |
24 | Chris Paul | Jerry West | Karl Malone |
25 | James Harden | Bob Pettit | David Robinson |
26 | Bob Pettit | Willis Reed | Bob Pettit |
27 | Kawhi Leonard | Kawhi Leonard | Charles Barkley |
28 | Rick Barry | Russell Westbrook | Steve Nash |
29 | John Stockton | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Chris Paul |
30 | Elgin Baylor | Chris Paul | Isiah Thomas |
31 | George Mikan | Rick Barry | Dwyane Wade |
32 | Dwyane Wade | Allen Iverson | Clyde Drexler |
33 | Steve Nash | Isiah Thomas | Scottie Pippen |
34 | Scottie Pippen | James Harden | Russell Westbrook |
35 | Jason Kidd | Bob McAdoo | Jason Kidd |
36 | Willis Reed | Steve Nash | Rick Barry |
37 | John Havlicek | Bob Cousy | Kawhi Leonard |
38 | Patrick Ewing | John Stockton | Anthony Davis |
39 | Dwight Howard | Gary Payton | Allen Iverson |
40 | Reggie Miller | Elgin Baylor | John Havlicek |
41 | Clyde Drexler | Scottie Pippen | Bob McAdoo |
42 | Nikola Jokic | Dave Cowens | Elvin Hayes |
43 | Russell Westbrook | Paul Pierce | Dennis Rodman |
44 | Bob Cousy | Patrick Ewing | Patrick Ewing |
45 | Gary Payton | Elvin Hayes | Kevin McHale |
46 | George Gervin | Jason Kidd | Ray Allen |
47 | Walt Frazier | Walt Frazier | Paul Pierce |
48 | Isiah Thomas | Dominique Wilkins | Reggie Miller |
49 | Anthony Davis | Carmelo Anthony | Chris Webber |
50 | Dolph Schayes | George Mikan | George Gervin |
51 | Paul Pierce | Clyde Drexler | James Worthy |
52 | Tracy McGrady | Anthony Davis | Dominique Wilkins |
53 | Kevin McHale | Dwight Howard | Tracy McGrady |
54 | Ray Allen | Tracy McGrady | George Mikan |
55 | Dave Cowens | Chris Webber | Gary Payton |
56 | Bob McAdoo | George Gervin | Carmelo Anthony |
57 | Wes Unseld | Nate Archibald | Willis Reed |
58 | Dominique Wilkins | Mitch Richmond | Alonzo Mourning |
59 | Sidney Moncrief | James Worthy | Pau Gasol |
60 | Alonzo Mourning | Earl Monroe | Paul George |
61 | Artis Gilmore | Alex English | Damian Lillard |
62 | Hal Greer | Dikembe Mutombo | Billy Cunningham |
63 | Elvin Hayes | Alonzo Mourning | Jerry Lucas |
64 | Damian Lillard | Bill Walton | Klay Thompson |
65 | Chris Webber | Wes Unseld | Pete Maravich |
66 | Joel Embiid | Ray Allen | Dwight Howard |
67 | Grant Hill | Kevin McHale | Dave Cowens |
68 | Bill Walton | Chris Bosh | Nate Archibald |
69 | Chris Bosh | Joe Dumars | Bill Walton |
70 | Paul George | Ben Wallace | Bob Cousy |
71 | Carmelo Anthony | Yao Ming | Chris Bosh |
72 | Spencer Haywood | Hal Greer | Walt Frazier |
73 | Shawn Marion | Vince Carter | Earl Monroe |
74 | Allen Iverson | Chris Mullin | Nikola Jokic |
75 | Billy Cunningham | Pau Gasol | Hal Greer |
| Khalid Salaam | Damon Sayles | Joe Vardon | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | LeBron James |
2 | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Michael Jordan |
3 | Magic Johnson | LeBron James | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
4 | Bill Russell | Magic Johnson | Bill Russell |
5 | Shaquille O'Neal | Wilt Chamberlain | Magic Johnson |
6 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Bill Russell | Kobe Bryant |
7 | Moses Malone | Oscar Robertson | Larry Bird |
8 | Larry Bird | Larry Bird | Tim Duncan |
9 | Tim Duncan | Kobe Bryant | Wilt Chamberlain |
10 | Kobe Bryant | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal |
11 | Wilt Chamberlain | Shaquille O'Neal | Kevin Durant |
12 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Tim Duncan | Oscar Robertson |
13 | Kevin Durant | Kevin Durant | Stephen Curry |
14 | Oscar Robertson | Jerry West | Hakeem Olajuwon |
15 | Isiah Thomas | Moses Malone | Jerry West |
16 | Stephen Curry | Julius Erving | Isiah Thomas |
17 | Julius Erving | Kevin Garnett | Kevin Garnett |
18 | Karl Malone | Elvin Hayes | Charles Barkley |
19 | Jerry West | Karl Malone | Dirk Nowitzki |
20 | Elgin Baylor | Walt Frazier | Julius Erving |
21 | Dwyane Wade | Dirk Nowitzki | Moses Malone |
22 | Kevin Garnett | David Robinson | Karl Malone |
23 | David Robinson | Elgin Baylor | Scottie Pippen |
24 | John Havlicek | Charles Barkley | David Robinson |
25 | John Stockton | Isiah Thomas | Dwyane Wade |
26 | Kawhi Leonard | John Stockton | Allen Iverson |
27 | Charles Barkley | John Havlicek | Elgin Baylor |
28 | Bob Pettit | Scottie Pippen | John Stockton |
29 | Scottie Pippen | Dwyane Wade | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
30 | Ray Allen | Stephen Curry | Steve Nash |
31 | Chris Paul | Rick Barry | Kawhi Leonard |
32 | Reggie Miller | Reggie Miller | Elvin Hayes |
33 | George Mikan | Patrick Ewing | Patrick Ewing |
34 | Kevin McHale | Clyde Drexler | John Havlicek |
35 | Dirk Nowitzki | George Gervin | Chris Paul |
36 | Dominique Wilkins | Willis Reed | James Harden |
37 | Bob McAdoo | Bob McAdoo | Reggie Miller |
38 | Elvin Hayes | Jason Kidd | Rick Barry |
39 | Earl Monroe | Allen Iverson | Bob Pettit |
40 | Allen Iverson | Steve Nash | Jason Kidd |
41 | Bob Cousy | Anthony Davis | Walt Frazier |
42 | Paul Pierce | Bob Cousy | Kevin McHale |
43 | Dennis Rodman | Gary Payton | Clyde Drexler |
44 | Dolph Schayes | George Mikan | James Worthy |
45 | Jason Kidd | Dominique Wilkins | Russell Westbrook |
46 | Rick Barry | James Worthy | Bob Cousy |
47 | Willis Reed | Kawhi Leonard | Dominique Wilkins |
48 | George Gervin | Kevin McHale | Dennis Rodman |
49 | Patrick Ewing | Bob Pettit | Ray Allen |
50 | Kyrie Irving | James Harden | Anthony Davis |
51 | Gary Payton | Giannis Antetokounmpo | George Mikan |
52 | Nate Archibald | Ray Allen | Dwight Howard |
53 | Alonzo Mourning | Wes Unseld | Chris Bosh |
54 | Manu Ginobili | Vince Carter | Bill Walton |
55 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Paul Pierce | Paul Pierce |
56 | Connie Hawkins | Tracy McGrady | George Gervin |
57 | Billy Cunningham | Dennis Rodman | Gary Payton |
58 | James Worthy | Earl Monroe | Manu Ginobili |
59 | Clyde Drexler | Alex English | Tracy McGrady |
60 | Hal Greer | Pete Maravich | Vince Carter |
61 | Andrew Toney | Chris Paul | Alex English |
62 | Steve Nash | Damian Lillard | Dave Cowens |
63 | James Harden | Dave Cowens | Willis Reed |
64 | Bernard King | Bob Lanier | Alonzo Mourning |
65 | Sidney Moncrief | Bernard King | Wes Unseld |
66 | Bill Walton | Tony Parker | Robert Parish |
67 | Joe Dumars | Robert Parish | Joe Dumars |
68 | Klay Thompson | Artis Gilmore | Chris Webber |
69 | Dikembe Mutombo | Russell Westbrook | Earl Monroe |
70 | Russell Westbrook | Alonzo Mourning | Bob McAdoo |
71 | Dave Cowens | Pau Gasol | Pete Maravich |
72 | Draymond Green | Dikembe Mutombo | Bernard King |
73 | Walt Frazier | Dolph Schayes | Damian Lillard |
74 | Tracy McGrady | Manu Ginobili | Carmelo Anthony |
75 | Ben Wallace | Dennis Johnson | Tony Parker |
(Illustration: Wes McCabe / The Athletic)
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