Most Dominant Basketball Players of All Time

The Top Ten
1 Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player.

Michael Jordan scored a buzzer beater to win the championship and he scored the best dunk. He is the best basketball player in the Universe

Although he had switched from basketball to baseball he returned to basketball and excelled over and above his recent records

Awesome player. But why did he join baseball! He should just kept on playing basketball

Best basketball player ever. End of story.

2 Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He was born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia and died on October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles due to heart failure. ...read more.

100 points in a game.
55 rebounds in a game.
AVERAGED 50.2 points per game for an entire season.
AVERAGED 27.2 rebounds per game for an entire season.
Nobody else is close.

40/40 games; 40 points and 40 rebounds in an NBA game.
Nobody else has ever done it, Wilt did it 7 times.

He was awesome! He could dunk and shoot all day!

3 LeBron James LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers.

MJ may have been better but Lebron has been more dominant during his time.

Losing record in the finals, well below 50 percent.

4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.
5 Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 13 seasons.
6 Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Bird is a 3x champ, 1x ROTY, 1x Finals MVP, 3x 3PT Contest winner, all with the Boston Celtics. (1979-1992)

He is awesome! Best white basketball player ever! Actually probably the best basketball player ever

7 Bill Russell William Felton "Bill" Russell was an American retired professional basketball player. Russell played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1956 to 1969.
8 Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant (1978 - 2020) was an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant has won 5 NBA championships with the Lakers and was the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. He Retired in 2016. He died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California at age 41.

Kobe is the best basketball player

9 Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is known for his fun, friendly personality, and is one of the most beloved athletes of all time.

Shaquille O'Neal is not 9! He should be like 70! He is to tall and fat to play in the NBA. The only reason he was any good was because he was like the biggest guy on the court and he would just run over everybody and make a shot

10 Oscar Robertson Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.
The Contenders
11 Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson is an American retired professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
12 Tim Duncan Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan is an American professional basketball player who has played his entire career for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
13 Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
14 Elgin Baylor
15 Jerry West Jerry Alan West is an American retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
16 Julius Erving Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim.
17 Bill Walton

Generally considered the second-best college player of all time [after Kareem], his NBA career was riddled with injury.
During the short period where he was healthy, he won an NBA championship at Portland, and showed big man skills that only a couple of people could ever match.

18 Toni Kukoc

He carried the bulls to 6 championships with the help of small time players like Jordan and Pippen. Hands down the goat

19 LaVar Ball

He's so good he beat Michael Jordan 1 on 1. No one dominates quite like Lavar. Frankly he puts Shaq and Wilt to shame. Like many I believed Michael Jordan was GOAT. Then Lavar came and made michael look like a high schooler. Sadly snubbed of his MVP's by David stern for "basketball reasons".

20 Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
21 Kevin Garnett Kevin Maurice Garnett is a former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association, for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, and Brooklyn Nets.
22 Kevin Durant Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, and the Nets. He was MVP of the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals.
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