Top Ten Talented NBA Players Who Scored Less In Order to Make Their Teams Better

Players who have tremendous Offensive talent but are forced to change their talent in the NBA
The Top Ten
1 Steve Nash Stephen John Nash, is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association.

Perfect example he was a scoring threat but had to change to passing

2 Michael Cooper
3 Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley is an American retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.
4 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)
5 Paul Pierce Paul Anthony Pierce is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.
6 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.

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.

After proving he could average 38-50 PPG during his early years, Wilt's coaches asked him to shoot less, but pass more and concentrate on rebounding and defense.
In the second half of his career, Wilt became the only center to ever lead the NBA in assists, he also set the record for highest shooting percentage from the field for a season, an amazing.727, became the NBA's all-time rebounding champ, and even became the all-time blocks leader, although they were not counted during his playing career.
He was even NBA Finals MVP one year playing with a cast on his broken wrist.

7 Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
8 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.
9 Pete Maravich Peter Press Maravich, known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.

He scored 50 per game in college but his coaches to pass more and he did

10 Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player.

He could have been a Wilt Chamberlain in scoring but Phil Jackson even said that he held back.

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