Top Ten NBA Players from 1949 to 2015
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player. As of today, 56 years ago (02/17/1963), the greatest athlete of all times was born.
He is on earth the last years as he was used to fly a lot of times.
Those who compare him with James (based in statistics mainly) they have to know that numbers aren't play the game.
I lived all his career by my far country since 1983 when I first saw him here with North Carolina team.
JORDAN IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
THANK YOU M.J. FOR ALL THOSE UNIQUE MOMENTS YOU OFFERED TO US.
He is a superstar athlete who worked his way up through hard work and power is so should be on the top!
There is no way that LeBron should be above Jordan. He is number 20 on my list
No question mj is the greatest beats lebron in scoring, efficientCy and averaged 40 in the finals
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. LeBron James is 6-7.25 tall barefoot, which makes him 6 inches shorter than Wilt Chamberlain's barefoot height.
Wilt also had a 7-8 wingspan [larger than Yao Ming's], and a 9-7 standing reach, compared with LeBron's 7-1 wingspan and 8-10 standing reach.
Wilt's playing weight after his rookie year varied between 300-315.
Both players have freakish vertical, but the plain fact is that LeBron would be way undersized on either offense or defense against Wilt.
Shouldn't be above Jordan but he's still The King!
LeBron over magic wow lol.
He should be number one
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.
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. All time leading scorer of NBA and 6 times MVP - no way so low.
Sky hook that's all
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)
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.
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. In a one-on-one match, prime Wilt destroys everyone on this list except for Kareem, whose skyhook would make it an interesting match, although Wilt is the only player who could block prime Kareem's skyhook, and he famously did it twice in a row during a key playoff game.
Wow Wilt at number 10 easily number 3. Can Jordan, James and Magic score 100 points in a game, NO. They can barely score 50 a few times. Hands Down Wilt.
Wilt Chamberlain's season scoring averages his first 4 years were: 37.6 as a rookie! , then 38.4, then 50.4, then 44.8, compared to Michael Jordan's best-ever year averaging 37.1.
Since he is in a harder era then Jordan's he should be higher I mean they was guard close not the three and the players Jordan played were not that good
Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
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.
George Lawrence Mikan Jr., nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association. Since this list begins with 1949, Big George deserves major mention. He was voted the greatest player of the game's first half-century, and is considered to be the best individual from when Dr. James Naismith created the game in 1891, until Bill Russell first slipped on a Celtics Jersey in 1956.
Your right he should be 11
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American retired professional basketball player.
Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.
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. Holds NBA record for highest scoring average in a single playoff series, 46.3 points, compared to Michael Jordan's best single-series average of only 45.2 points.
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. So good he's listed twice
His best single-season scoring average of 38.3 PPG is better than even Michael Jordan's best season ever, which was only 37.1 PPG.
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.
John Joseph "Hondo" Havlicek is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA championships, four of them coming in his first four seasons.
Richard Francis Dennis "Rick" Barry III is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association.
Karl Anthony Malone is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The MailMan", Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton.
Moses Eugene Malone was an American basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association from 1974 through 1995. The center was named the NBA Most Valuable Player three times and was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA selection. ...read more.
George Gervin, nicknamed "The Iceman," is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls.