Best NBA Players Before Michael Jordan
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.
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) The best, no question.
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.Wilt Chamberlain set the books by scoring the most points scored in a single game (100), most rebounds in a game (55), and most consecutive field goals (18).
He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. His biggest rival was former Boston Celtics center Bill Russell, but they are also good friends. He won 2 NBA Titles, 1 with the 76ers and one with the Lakers. ...read more.
When did Jordan average over 50 points a season?
When did Jordan score over 4,000 points in a season?
When did Jordan score 100 points in a game?
When did Jordan score over 70 points in a game?
When did Jordan get 55 rebounds in a game?
When did Jordan get 78 points and 43 rebounds in the same game?
When did Jordan [a guard] lead the NBA in assists for a season?
Just checking.
I agree that the most dominant doesn't mean the best, but he was the best.
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.
Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.
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.
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.
Isiah Lord Thomas III is an American former basketball player who played professionally for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association.
Robert Lee Pettit Jr. is an American retired professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA.
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. 76ers became champions with him.
Julius Erving got the title he deserved.
Elgin Gay Baylor played for Minneapolis/LA Lakers for 14 seasons (1958 - 1972).
SLAM magazine ranked him 11th player of all times.
His main achievements were:
-NBA Rookie of the Year (1959).
-All-NBA First Team 10 times.
-11-time NBA All-Time.
-NBA All-Star Game Co-MVP (1959)
-Holds NBA Finals single-game record for most points (61) on April 14, 1962 against the Boston Celtics
-Scored 71 points (8th highest in history) against the New York Knicks (November 15, 1960).
-No. 4 all-time with 87 regular season 40-point games.
-Scored 23,149 points in only 846 games (27.4 points per game, 4th best all-time).
-Retired as NBA's 3rd all-time leading scorer.
-Ranked 6th in NBA Finals all-time scoring (26.4 in 44 games).
-Ranked 7th in NBA playoffs all-time scoring (27.0 in 134 games).
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.
Jacques Dominique Wilkins is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
Nathaniel Thurmond was an American basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association with the Golden State Warriors. He played the center and power forward positions.
Elvin Ernest Hayes is an American retired professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma-mater Houston Cougars.
Peter Press Maravich, known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.
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.
Walter "Clyde" Frazier is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
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.