My problem with ranking Bill Russel so high is that he won his championships in a league that had between 8-14 teams during this 11 rings. It was so much easier to win back then, his 11 rings would probably be worth like 3 modern ones. Yet no one talks about this.
Less team also mean less chance to play in NBA. I think it wasn't easier in the 50s to be Champion than today for a regular men. Let's not minimize the old achievements and old folks.
His team won 3 of his 11 titles playing a grand total of 10 playoff games. He also had by far the most stacked team of the era in a time when there wasn't very many teams.
Definitely the number 1 ranked list I've ever seen, I personally would have and always will have Kareem number 1. The years he missed the playoffs was because the Lakers traded nearly every good player they had for Kareem. Basically him and 11 borderline players.
There are guys that are all time greats like Pistol Pete ranked below guys who haven’t done anything, and are still playing, like Embiid. The list is a joke
Hakeem Olajuwon is easily ahead of Durant and ITS NOT HIS FAULT HE LOSS EARLY IN PLAYOFFS HIS TEAM SUCKED I also think he ahead of Curry and Shaq he did most with less like look at his playoffs number from 86 to 95 ridiculous 9 year run
Moses malone, Kareem, Ralph Sampson, Charles Barkley, Kevin Mchale, Karl Malone, Robert Parish, Patrick Ewing , David Robinson, Alonzo Mourning, Dikimbe Mutombo, Arydas Sabonis, vlade Divac , Kevin Willis, Manute Bol, Cliff Robinson, Elden Campbell, Mark Eaton, Brad Daugherty, Jack Sikma Were not considered legitimate competitors?? 🤨
@@basketballuniverse6492 He is lying ... You got all the rankings messed up I can't tell what do you even prioritize when making these.... Dame is so high up and your reasoning was he scored 60 like come on Kyire 85 and Dame 52
Also what hurts Kareem is that Magic Johnson was clearly the best, most valuable player on that Lakers team in the 80s. They could win without Kareem when he was out of the lineup. They couldn't win without Magic. Bill Russell has the best case against Jordan. He wasn't just the best defender of all time. He was far superior to anyone else, analytically or otherwise... not that that stuff means too much to me. His overall value is underrated, amazingly, if anything. Alot of people don't realize he was even a player/coach for 2 of the rings. And almost automatic in elimination games to play his best. And with less teams in the league, the talent is more condensed. He did a lot of that matching up with Wilt 15 times or so per season, and 7 more in the playoffs. And of course 11 rings including 8 in a row. Don't get it wrong. His case is the strongest against MJ. Though even then I can't put him there.
Larry bird should be ranked ahead of kobe and wilt..his lacked of longevity is not because of injuries only..but because he entered the nba at 23, yet he still played 12 full seasons a year short to russell, magic, and two years to wilt...yet he was roty, named to 9 straight all nba first team, three straight mvps, three chips, two fmvps, three all defensive second team..
1. Jordon 2. Russell 3. T- Bird 3. T- Magic 5. Kareem 6. Wilt 7. LeBron 8. Dream 9. Duncan 10. Kobe 11. Shaq 12. Dr J 13. Oscar 14. Moses 15. West 16. Zeke 17. Baylor That's a real list, for starters. Curry and Jokic can reach the top 20. I don't see anyone else in the current league being there. No, not even KD all things considered. Even Steph has spotty issues here and there. Zeke is usually criminally underrated on these lists. What a general and gamer out there. Maybe the best pure handle I've ever seen. Almost won 4 straight championships from 87-90. Only the "steal by Bird, and a hobbled ankle up 3-2 to LA, plus a phantom foul on Laimbeer prevented it. In a league loaded with talent at the time. Pushed MJ to become the machine he became.
If you think that Moses Malone and West and rest are betters basketball players than Kd,Steph and Joker you are onto something and you are probably 70 years old. Russell is not even in the top 10, Dr J too like you are so big hater. If i am making my team i would want Jokic, Kd, Curry over almast half of your list.
My top 5 most skilled players ever: Pistol Pete: There are things that he did on the court with the ball that players today still can’t do. His ball handling, passing, and shooting was absolutely phenomenal and he dedicated his entire life to the game and did it all without a three point line. Averaged over 30 points for the hawks and still has the scoring record for college which will literally never be beat🔥🔫 Larry Bird: This guy could barely jump an inch off the ground and he still averaged 10 rebounds a game for his entire career. Won three 3 point contests and one of the most underrated passers and facilitators of all time. Only player ever to average 24/10/6. Hit a game winner over MJ and Scottie with a hurt back! This man was COLD 🥶 🦅 MJ: This man shows the difference between talented and skilled. He always had talent but had to develop his skillset overtime because he kept losing to the Celtics, pistons, and rockets. Once he mastered his craft and became the most skillful player in the game people feared him and he ended up three peating twice. The greatest two way player of all time. Showed off his skills multiple different ways by winning multiple different titles and people were generally afraid of being on the court with him. Averaged 30 points a game his entire career and would of been on 50% shooting if he didn’t join the wizards. Mid range was flawless and unstoppable 👌 Kobe: Nobody mirrored MJ the way Kobe did. He could score from anywhere on the court and his handles and passing skills were incredibly remarkable. Go look earlier in his career and you will see all kinds of no look passes, through the legs, 360 dunks, fake outs, ankle breakers, etc… Kobe had it all and almost three peated twice just like Jordan if it wasn’t for the 2008 loss to the Celtics. Mamba was feared for a reason 🐍 Kareem: The Sky Hook is the most skillful shot in the history of basketball and Kareem was the only one to master it fully. Nobody can stop it. He could do it with both hands from both sides of the key and even 20 feet out. Had the leading scoring record for nearly 40 years and he mainly used one single shot to make it happen. When people know what you are going to do and still can’t do anything to stop it that’s when you know you are skilled 🥽 🏀
Chris Bosh is about 30 spots too low. Swap him with Pau Gasol. Gasol should be grateful to make the top 100; his achievements came in a decade where excellent centers were mostly absent, allowing a moderately skilled 7'1'' player to look better. Bosh was both a better 5 (particularly as a stretch 5, a position Erik Spoelstra created for him) and a better PF. Bosh was one of the greatest 2-way players ever. He changed how teams play defense.
I can't be pleased with any list that doesn't include Larry Bird in the top 5. Here's the list of legendary players who named Larry Bird in their top 5 ever list: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, James Worthy, Michael Cooper, Isaiah Thomas, just to name some
@@michaelhays Nah, look at the list of basketball legends I mentioned who put him in the top 5 or top 3 ever. I'm sure those players know more about basketball than you and I
Giannis had one of the most dominant finals performances of all time as finals mvp.... 2x league mvp.. In a few years he will be cemented in the top 10. Guaranteed
Bruh this list is mad accurate. The only 2 picks i kinda disagree on, the first is Russell being ahead of magic and durant being ahead of hakeem but overall the best top 100 list ive seen so far props I thought your were one of those guys who puts kobe in the top 3 glad your not good job bro!!
Moncrief was the most glaring snub. He's on par with GP as a 2 way guard. No way LeBron, a guy who quits on his teams, pouts at the end of the bench in a finals game, makes up injury excuses, and shies away from taking the big shots is ahead of a guy like Bird, let alone #2 all time. Longevity is his only argument. Even in 2016 it was Kyrie down the stretch, hitting the big shots. Or Ray Allen. Then a covid championship is practically 1/2 a ring... and Unibrow, was probably the best player on that team even. LeBron was great don't get me wrong, but in the 7-11 range. You can tell your "research" consists more of stat compiling than actually seeing these guys with your own eyes in real time. Perhaps you're young. Even Shaq admits you can't put him above Dream. Barkley was also a better PF than Malone... saw it with my own eyes, at their best. Havlicek over guys like Dr J is absurd. Still I enjoyed watching it.
Once Russell retired it took Havlicek 5 seasons to win a championship. An Dirk Nowitzki played absolutely no defense idk how your list ended up the way it did. Dirk Nowitzki is not a top 25 player. He's not above David Robinson or Bob Pettit no way.
am I the only one whos thinking "ok, the older generation players were good, but I would like to see them guard westbrook, kyrie, or doncic." they cant, but the older generations can be guarded by modern day players
The game changed and handles got more technical. If any old great player had gone through college and developed in the same way they do now they would guard whoever they needed to. Talent is talent
They can’t? What makes you think that? Have you seen the defense (or lack of) today. 😂😂 The fact you believe guys who performed at the same level as players today without the medical, technical, and transportation advantages players today have is laughable
Interesting list, but it should not include current players, because the jury is still out on them. No doubt Tatum's having won a championship would put him higher on your list now. Also, your dissing of players who played before the shot clock is unwarranted. What should carry more weight in rankings like this is how much better a player was than his competition.
My top 81 nba players ever 1. Michael Jordan 2. Kareem Abdul jabbar 3. Wilt chamberlain 4. Larry bird 5. Kobe Bryant 6. Shaquille o Neal 7. Hakeem Olajuwon 8. Bill Russell 9. Tim Duncan 10. Julius Erving 11. Jerry west 12. Elgin Baylor 13. Kevin Durant 14. Magic Johnson 15. Moses Malone 16. Scottie pippen 17. John Havlicek 18. Oscar Robertson 19. Dominique Wilkins 20. Pete Maravich 21. Kevin mchale 22. George gervin 23. Clyde Drexler 24. Allen iverson 25. Isiah Thomas 26. Kevin Garnett 27. Dirk nowitzki 28. David Robinson 29. Paul pierce 30. Tiny archibald 31. Sam jones 32. Willis reed 33. Elvin Hayes 34. Lebron james 35. Giannis antetokounmpo 36. Kawhi Leonard 37. Nikola jokic 38. James worthy 39. Patrick Ewing 40. Tracy mcgrady 41. Jo jo white 42. Dennis Johnson 43. Robert parish 44. Vince Carter 45. Bob Cousy 46. Stephen curry 47. Steve Nash 48. James harden 49. Ray Allen 50. Anthony Davis 51. Kyrie Irving 52. Rick Barry 53. Alex English 54. John Stockton 55. Karl Malone 56. Dwyane Wade 57. Reggie miller 58.dave cowens 59. Bob Pettit 60. George Mikan 61. Damian lillard 62. Jason Kidd 63. Russell Westbrook 64. Tony Parker 65. Bob mcadoo 66. Bill Walton 67. Gary Payton 68. Walt Frazier 69. Luka doncic 70. Pau gasol 71 Jaylen brown 72. Jayson Tatum 73. Carmelo Anthony 74. Bernard king 75. Dennis Rodman 76. Derrick rose 77. Klay Thompson 78. Chris Paul 79. Joe dumars 80. Bob Lanier 81. Manu ginobili The most overrated player ever Charles Barkley is not top 80 lol
MICHAEL "AIR JORDAN" - DA GOAT! NOT EVEN KING JAMES COULD MATCH HIM! Which of the other 99 players could play Game 6 of the NBA Finals when he had a BAD CASE of the flu? NO ONE - NO, NOT ONE! That's why he's DA GOAT! 🏀
Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points in a game. Averaged 50ppg/25rpg in a season. Most games over 90. Most games over 80. Most games over 70. Most games over 60. Led league in scoring. Led league in Rebounding. Led League in Blocked Shots. Led league in Assists. Led league in total minutes played. NEVER Fouled Out of a game. Blocked Jabbar's sky-hook Multiple times. The man could DUNK from the foul line! Set 68 NBA records in 14 year career, 7 still stand today. And he did it all in hightop Converse!! No other player has ever even come close to Chamberlain's achievements. THAT is a G.O.A.T. end of conversation
While you are right but you gotta factor in that his numbers went down in the playoffs and only won 2 championship and his rival won 11 and his scoring comes down to the rule changing mf was scoring free throws like it was layups I don't think he would be as dominant as now goat is not only stats but mixture of stats and accolades
@@Ibrahem_azez While you are right but you gotta factor in that his numbers went down in the playoffs and only won 2 championships BECAUSE the majority of his playoffs games (108/160) were played in the years where he didn’t score as much. The 52 games he played when he was scoring he averaged 33 points and 26 rebounds. I don’t care if he was averaging 70 in the regular season when you average 33 in the playoffs you are extremely good.
@@ShawnSpencer-f4r it's not an excuse that your bad playoff games came in the years that you scored the lowest so what its still a bad thing it went from 30 to 25
@@Ibrahem_azez I believe there aren’t much excuses for Wilt in the playoffs after 1966, since he had the better teams; and yes, scored low+underperformed, but when you go from 50 to 35, it’s a big drop off however it’s still 35. I don’t think Wilt ever underperformed before 1966, for example in 1962 Wilt scored 22 points in game 7 vs Boston, but little do most know that Wilt was told to focus more on defense instead of offense, and when needed to score he scored the next 5 straight points for Philly to tie the game, until Sam Jones hit a clutch shot. A lot of these losses in his early years aren’t necessarily because of him.
Havent watched yet but im excited to see where Bob Pettit, George gervin and hakeem Olajuwan land. They never get the love they deserve especially the dream.
WOWWW TOP 50 is hard enough.TOP 100 that’s crazy.One of the better lists I have seen.I would have a few changes with numbers 20-40 and I have SHAQ and Duncan ahead of Kobe
When I think of the best players in NBA history, I go with team and team composition. A bit different than most, but I think since it's a team sport it's probably more appropriate. Starting Five: PG: Magic Johnson SG: Michael Jordan SF: Larry Bird PF: Hakeem Olajuwon C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Combination of dominant post work and defense, interior passing, perimeter shooting, and an ability by all players to move and play without the ball make this the best combination I believe. I do not have LeBron in my starting 5 because he is so ball-dominant that unless he's surrounded by elite shooters that will wait on the wings for him to pass them the ball, his effectiveness is significantly diminished. Bird has nearly as many defensive accolades and is a far superior rebounder and shooter, and can pass as effectively without dominating the ball like LeBron does. I don't have Wilt or Russell in my top 5 because I believe they both are two halves of the whole that Kareem put together. Dominant offense with dominant defense. And I have Hakeem because I believe he's got the best post footwork of all time, plus he was an absolute defensive monster. He was also the only all time great to win a title without a top 75 player next to him (1993-1994) other than Kobe Bryant (2008-2010) if I recall correctly.
Dirk beat Dwayne on top of building a franchise and being the influence of worldwide talent today. Where they don't know dwade they know dirk and dwade is a sussy dude 😢
Too many positions I don't agree, Mikan can't be that low to me, but the difference is that I respect a lot players in the pre 24 secon clock, other than that I don't agree on putting current players in this list as their career is not over, maybe I can agree only on LeBron as he is 40 now, but Kyrie, Steph, KD etc have some years or maybe even many more years to go so putting them on a top 100 list is pointless to me
My Top 100 NBA Players Ever Tier List Tier 1 NBA Kings 👑 🤴 P1. Jordan P2. Lebron Tier 2 GOATS 🐐 P3. Kareem P4. Magic P5. Kobe P6. Duncan P7. Bird P8. Shaq Tier 3 Legends P9. Bill Russell P10. Curry P11. Wilt P12. Hakeem Tier 4 All World 🗺️ 🌎🌍🌏 P13. OG Isaiah Thomas P14. Wade P15. KD Tier 5 Super Eilte P16. Mose Malone P17. Giannis P18. Dirk P19. KG P20. Kawhi Tier 6 Top 25 Player Ever P21. Jokic P22. Dr J P23. Charles Barkley P24. Karl Malone P25. The Big O Tier 7 Top 30 Player Ever P26. David Robinson P27. A.I P28. James Harden P29. Steve Nash P30. CP3 Tier 8 Elite P31. Jerry West P32. Patrick Ewing P33. Clyde Drexler P34. Gary Payton P35. James Worthy P36. Elgin Baylor P37. Scottie Pippen P38. Bill Walton P39. Paul Pierce P40. Ice 🧊 Man 👨 P41. D12 P42. Russell Westbrook P43. Jimmy Butler P44. Reggie Miller P45. Ray Allen Tier 9 Top 50 Player Ever P46. Kevin Mchale P47. George Mikan P48. John Havlicek P49. Joe Dumars P50. Walt Frazier Tier 10 Super Stars ⭐️ 💫 ⭐️ P51. Rick Barry P52. Bob McAdoo P53. Derrick Rose P54. AD P55. Jason Tatum P56. Carmelo Anthony P57. TMAC P58. Vince Carter P59. Dominique Wilkins P60. Luka P61. Joel Embiid Tier 11 Top 75 All Time/All NBA P62. Tony Parker P63. Chauncey Billups P64. Kyrie Irving P65. Dame Time P66. Jason Kid P67. Bob Cousy P68. John Stockton P69. Alex English P70. Wes Unseld P71. Elivin Hayes P72. Chris Webber P73. Bob Pettit P74. Yao Ming P75. Klay Thompson Tier 12 Top 100 All Time/All Stars P76. Willis Reed P77. Chris Bosh P78. Nate Archibald P79. Amar’e Stoudemire P80. Draymond Green P81. Dennis Rodman P82. Dennis Johnson P83. Ben Wallace P84. Alonzo Mourning P85. Paul George P86. Dave Cowens P87. Aritis Gilmore P88. Bernard King P89. Adrain Dantley P90. Grant Hill P91. Mich Richmond P92. Tim Hardaway P93. Chris Mullin P94. Sidney Moncrief P95. Ralph Sampson P96. David Thompson P97. Dikembe Mutombo P98. Paul Gasol P99. Mark Gasol P100. Manu Ginobilli
Wilt and Bill top 2 guys ever. No other player in history are greater nor bring more production at scoring and passing as much as they are greater and bring more production at rebounding and defense. And they did it in an era with the hardest rules, pace to keep up with, most competitive n hof legends at a single time etc…. Wilt Bill Kareem Bird West Top5 ever objectively when it comes to what they bring to the table peak or no peak against any given comp under any given circumstances
Great video! You forgot to mention that Jordan never resorted to conspiring with other players behind the scenes to create Super teams in order to have the best chance to win Championships like Lebron did who still failed more than not!
The best player by year born like 1920-2000 Are Bob Cousy,Oscar Robertson,Walt Frazier,Julius Irving,Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant,LeBron James,Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards
Seven is actually to high for Kobe. He played in mega market LA his whole career. That is easy mode in the NBA. He’s have so much less success if he played for a small market. I remember one season he didn’t have a stacked team and he missed the playoffs.
I’m a basketball fanatic, I love the game more than players. So it’s not necessarily a Kobe campaign for me, it’s just in all my years of watching basketball, studying the game, being a hooper myself, watching games from the sidelines. I’ve never seen a player more skilled than Kobe Bryant, I saw the end of Jordan on tv. I’ve seen Lebron play live 4 times in person. Wade, KD and Russ, None of them are Kobe from a pure basketball skill Stand point, on offense or defense. So if Kobe is too high at 7 in y’all opinion, Lebron is waaaay to high at 2 in my Opinion for obvious reasons that I won’t go into because Lebron my second favorite player ever.
WILT CHAMBERLAIN!!! THE GOAT!!!l imagine him in his prime today! with modern shoes, trainingmethods, right food and so on.... he would by far be the best nba player today!!!!!
You should check out self researched NBA facts. LeBron James has had way too many losses to be ranked so high Jerry West loss 4 game 7s in the finals an has 1 championship and still has an identical 22-33 finals record as LeBron this proves West was doing better on the biggest stage than LeBron. Jordan Russell Magic Jabbar Bryant Bird West Olajuwon Chamberlain Duncan top 10 all-time players. LeBron James is in the Oscar Robertson Shaquille O'Neal Wilt Chamberlain tier if he is top 10 he's around 8-10 not anything higher than 8. No way especially when these other guys actually played defense.
It is not right to place Klay Thomas beyond Vince Carter. You should take a look to VC's career total points and games played. I am sick for over~ratings 3 point shooters even some of them are without any dominant career records, MVP or champ in these days.
exactly lol idk why kobe fans even comapre kobe to bron. bron is litteraly miles better and no bron fan even takes time to debate kobe vs bron. its like so far in the past and not worth it. its almost like a disrespect@@redbogaming6009
Why nearly all of you place some shooting guys without any MVP or Champ over some big men with several DPOYs and a champ like Ben Wallace? I totally disagree this arrangement. But, noboby jumps out and think about this, strange!
4 1st 6 2nd. getting to finals is another reason why he should be 1 or 2. how tf yall take an achievemnt and use it against him its funny@@kennylynch8575
Rodman is one of the most overrated players ever. Rodman isn't better than Mutumbo, Alonzo, Nate Thurmond, Parish, Dumars, Dennis Johnson, Artis Gilmore, Webber, etc. Rodman should be with Draymond and Ben Wallace
1. Michael Jordan 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 4. Magic Johnson 5. Tim Ducan 6. Hakeem The Dream 7. Shaq 8. Larry Bird 9. LeBron James 10. Bill Russell 11. Steph Curry 12. Wilt Chamberlain 13. Oscar Robinson 14. Julius Erving aka DrJ 15. GEORGE ice man Girvin 16. Kevin Durant 17. Isiah Thomas 18. Dwayne Wade 19. Jerry West 20. Charles Barkley 21. Kevin Garrnet 22. Karl Malone 23. David Robinson 24. DIRK N. 25. Reggie Miller 26. Paul Peirce 27. James Worthy 28. Kevin McCail 29. JOKER 30. Greek Freak 31. Allen Iverson 32. Ray Allen 33. Tracey McGrady/Elgin Baylor 34. Joe Dumars 35. Tony Parker 36. Kyrie Irving 37. Patrick Ewing 38. Clyde Drexler 39. Scott Pippin 40. Kawi Lenard 41. John Stocken 42. Melo 43. Dennis Rodman 44. Clay Thompson 45. Gary Payton 46. Jason Kid 47. Willis Reed 48. Chris Paul 49. Vince Carter 50. Dominique Wilkins 51. Russell Westbrook 52. Pistol Pete 53. Chris Webber 54. Steve Nash 55. James Harden
Top 75 Players All Time Based On My Data Teacher 1. Michael Jordan 2. LeBron James 3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 4. Magic Johnson 5. Bill Russell 6. Kobe Bryant 7. Larry Bird 8. Wilt Chamberlain 9. Shaquille O'Neal 10. Tim Duncan 11. Oscar Robertson 12. Hakeem Olajuwon 13. Kevin Durant 14. Stephen Curry 15. Moses Malone 16. Julius Erving 17. Dirk Nowitzki 18. Jerry West 19. Giannis Antetoukounmpo 20. Kevin Garnett 21. Karl Malone 22. David Robinson 23. Charles Barkley 24. Dwyane Wade 25. Isiah Thomas 26. Elgin Baylor 27. Allen Iverson 28. Steve Nash 29. Bob Pettit 30. John Havlicek 31. John Stockton 32. Chris Paul 33. Kawhi Leonard 34. Scottie Pippen 35. Patrick Ewing 36. Jason Kidd 37. Bob Cousy 38. James Harden 39. Rick Barry 40. Elvin Hayes 41. Dominique Wilkins 42. George Mikan 43. Willis Reed 44. Anthony Davis 45. Russell Westbrook 46. George Gervin 47. James Worthy 48. Gary Payton 49. Nikola Jokic 50. Paul Pierce 51. Kevin McHale 52. Wes Unseld 53. Clyde Drexler 54. Dwight Howard 55. Dave Cowens 56. Walt Frazier 57. Ray Allen 58. Pau Gasol 59. Bob McAdoo 60. Sam Jones 61. Tracy McGrady 62. Reggie Miller 63. Carmelo Anthony 64. Dennis Rodman 65. Hal Greer 66. Klay Thompson 67. Pete Maravich 68. Chris Bosh 69. Vince Carter 70. Bill Walton 71. Damian Lillard 72. Kyrie Irving 73. Dikembe Mutombo 74. Tony Parker 75. Tiny Archibald
1. Michael Jordan 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 4. Magic Johnson 5. Tim Ducan 6. Hakeem The Dream 7. Shaq 8. Larry Bird 9. LeBron James 10. Bill Russell 11. Steph Curry 12. Wilt Chamberlain 13. Oscar Robinson 14. Julius Erving aka DrJ 15. GEORGE ice man Girvin 16. Kevin Durant 17. Isiah Thomas 18. Dwayne Wade 19. Jerry West 20. Charles Barkley 21. Kevin Garrnet 22. Karl Malone 23. David Robinson 24. DIRK N. 25. Reggie Miller 26. Paul Peirce 27. James Worthy 28. Kevin McCail 29. JOKER 30. Greek Freak 31. Allen Iverson 32. Ray Allen 33. Tracey McGrady/Elgin Baylor 34. Joe Dumars 35. Tony Parker 36. Kyrie Irving 37. Patrick Ewing 38. Clyde Drexler 39. Scott Pippin 40. Kawi Lenard 41. John Stocken 42. Melo 43. Dennis Rodman 44. Clay Thompson 45. Gary Payton 46. Jason Kid 47. Willis Reed 48. Chris Paul 49. Vince Carter 50. Dominique Wilkins 51. Russell Westbrook 52. Pistol Pete 53. Chris Webber 54. Steve Nash 55. James Harden
1 Bill Russell 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 LeBron James 4 Wilt Chamberlain 5 Michael Jordan 6 Tim Duncan 7 Kobe Bryant 8 Karl Malone 9 Bob Cousy 10 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 12 John Havlicek 13 Dolph Schayes 14 Larry Bird 15 Bob Pettit 16 George Mikan 17 Magic Johnson 18 Kevin Garnett 19 Moses Malone 20 Oscar Robertson 21 Jerry West 22 Chris Paul 23 Elgin Baylor 24 David Robinson 25 Dirk Nowitzki 26 Charles Barkley 27 Kevin Durant 28 John Stockton 29 Gary Payton 30 Elvin Hayes 31 Stephen Curry 32 Jason Kidd 33 Russell Westbrook 34 Dwight Howard 35 Giannis Antetokounmpo 36 Paul Arizin 37 Dwyane Wade 38 Allen Iverson 39 James Harden 40 Patrick Ewing 41 Scottie Pippen 42 Walt Frazier 43 Neil Johnston 44 Sam Jones 45 Tom Heinsohn 46 Bill Sharman 47 Rick Barry 48 Steve Nash 49 Isiah Thomas 50 Ed Macauley 51 Julius Erving 52 Dikembe Mutombo 53 Willis Reed 54 Hal Greer 55 Vern Mikkelsen 56 Kawhi Leonard 57 Dave Cowens 58 Dominique Wilkins 59 Bailey Howell 60 George Gervin 61 Nikola Jokić 62 Ben Wallace 63 Damian Lillard 64 Jerry Lucas 65 Carmelo Anthony 66 Dennis Rodman 67 Slater Martin 68 Anthony Davis 69 Jim Pollard 70 Andy Phillip 71 Joel Embiid 72 Clyde Drexler 73 Kevin McHale 74 Bob Davies 75 Bob McAdoo 76 Robert Parish 77 Tiny Archibald 78 Clyde Lovellette 79 Larry Foust 80 Harry Gallatin 81 Paul Pierce 82 Tracy McGrady 83 Carl Braun 84 Wes Unseld 85 Joe Fulks 86 Adrian Dantley 87 Rudy Gobert 88 Arnie Risen 89 Lenny Wilkens 90 Dennis Johnson 91 Nate Thurmond 92 Paul George 93 Draymond Green 94 Dave Bing 95 Walt Bellamy 96 Alex English 97 Alonzo Mourning 98 Jack Twyman 99 Ray Allen 100 Mitch Richmond
Calcul based ont the sum of following achievement : MVP 10 pts MVP FINAL 7 pts 1st TEAM 7 pts 2nd TEAM 6 pts 3rd TEAM 5 pts ALL STAR 4 pts 1st SCORER 5 pts 2st-5th SCORER 4 pts 6th-10th SCORER 3 pts 11th-20th SCORER 2pts 1st PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 4 pts 2st-5th PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 3 pts 6th-10th PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 2 pts 11th-20th PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 1pts DEFENSIVE PLAYER 5 pts 1st DEFENSIVE TEAM 4 pts 2nd DEFENSIVE TEAM 3 pts Champion 5 pts Final (lose) 1 pts Reality can hurt ^^ PS : For trophy which didn't exist or stat I calculated them forthe past in order to have the exact same number of point to share each year.
Sad list, though I appreciate seeing Russell near the top. Larry Bird at #8 :( Only player with 24-10-6 for a career. He is ranked 61st in Overall Defensive Rating in the history of the league (MJ is 110th ;). Both Bird and MJ came to bad teams their rookie year. MJ's Bulls won 11 more games with him his rookie year. Bird's Celtics won 32 more games his rookie year (an all-time record turnaround--that's GOAT impact--not to mention he led them to a championship his 2nd year). Bird was the first player to shoot 50-40-90--and then did it again the following year. Bird became the best by beating the best whereas Jordan never beat Bird (0-6 in playoffs), never beat Isaiah until that team was fractured due to the expansion draft, never beat Dr. J, never beat Magic with Kareem--never beat anyone his first 6 years--he was a non-factor. Bird is a razor-thin 2nd all-time in win percentage to Magic who had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the beginning on that rookie Laker team. Bird not only played through broken bones to hand, face, and vertebrae and intense back pain, he dominated. I guess you could say he is a better shooter than Jordan, better rebounder, better passer, better court-vision, better free-throw shooter, better 3-point shooter, better in the clutch, better playmaker, more impactful, and a better defender, better record against (both regular season and playoffs)--and Bird did it against the toughest competition and decade in league history--the 80s. Larry could do things on the court that players simply could not even successfully mimic. He would throw pin-point full-court inbounds 'baseball' passes after an opponents made FG to a streaking McHale or Parish, or even a shorter guy like Ainge sandwiched in a running double team for an easy lay-in and he did this at least once just about every game. One more thing--Larry Bird was so good he had a 32-10-10-9-2 game against Karl Malone's Jazz in Utah in '85 in 31 minutes--he never played a minute of the fourth quarter because they were up by so much and he didn't need the accolades of a quadruple-double--he was only about winning and being the best teammate. It is easy for some to get caught up in the Jordan or LeBron hype or any of the flashy dunkers. Most people don't know Bird was statistically a better defender than Jordan or that LeBron is the all-time leader in turnovers and not just because he has played so long (look at the average ;). If you don't know Bird is the GOAT, you just have more research to do. UA-cam is the place to do it, and Basketball Reference for the all-time rankings. Jokic will end up in the top 5 of this list, maybe at #2 when all is said and done--provided being a flashy dunker isn't a requirement to be the best.
bird is still not jordan bron level. i rate bird highly more than others but he really has nothing over those 2. It is not getting caught up in the debate its simply those two have the most accolades and stats
Bird joined a team with multiple Hof players. Defensive rating isn't accurate. MJ the Goat and next is Russell. Calling MJ a non factor in the 80s is a blatant lie. MJ and the bulls were in the conference finals in 1989. Many felt just was the best ever before he he won a ring
@@87mchale.71reading is fundamental. Who were the HOF playing on the Celtics when Bird came on, a 40 year old Pete Maravich? He joined one of the worse teams in the league, and turned them around NBA record style. Where do you get your info? Lebron, on the other hand, literally put super teams together and chased rings, and still loses. Do you Lebron fans just make shit up and hope people who actually know the truth will not call you on it?
@@87mchale.71so he got swept by Bird twice, and finally made it to the Conference Finals (not NBA finals) the very last year of the decade. I’d call that a non factor in the 80s. You crack me up dude. You just make shit up. It’s hilarious. Carry on.
My problem with ranking Bill Russel so high is that he won his championships in a league that had between 8-14 teams during this 11 rings. It was so much easier to win back then, his 11 rings would probably be worth like 3 modern ones. Yet no one talks about this.
Winnings winning
Less team also mean less chance to play in NBA. I think it wasn't easier in the 50s to be Champion than today for a regular men. Let's not minimize the old achievements and old folks.
His team won 3 of his 11 titles playing a grand total of 10 playoff games. He also had by far the most stacked team of the era in a time when there wasn't very many teams.
Less teams also means the league wasn't as watered down so Bill always had to get through great teams!
@@yezzir8929 watered down they barely
Could dribble …the skill was beyond less talented
Definitely the number 1 ranked list I've ever seen, I personally would have and always will have Kareem number 1. The years he missed the playoffs was because the Lakers traded nearly every good player they had for Kareem. Basically him and 11 borderline players.
There are guys that are all time greats like Pistol Pete ranked below guys who haven’t done anything, and are still playing, like Embiid. The list is a joke
1. Jordan
2. Lebron
3. Karem Abdul Jabar
4. Tim Duncan
5. Kobe
6. Magic Jonhson
7. Lary Bird
8. Steph Curry
9. Shaq
10. Hakeem Olajuwon
11. Jokic
12. Bill Rusell
13. Kd
14. Oscar Robertson
15. Wilt Chamberlain
16. Dr J
17. Giannis
18. Dirk
19. Dwyane Wade
20. Moses Malone
Hakeem Olajuwon is easily ahead of Durant and ITS NOT HIS FAULT HE LOSS EARLY IN PLAYOFFS HIS TEAM SUCKED I also think he ahead of Curry and Shaq he did most with less like look at his playoffs number from 86 to 95 ridiculous 9 year run
He competition was drunks and coke heads
Absolutely, over Durant and curry.
Moses malone, Kareem, Ralph Sampson, Charles Barkley, Kevin Mchale, Karl Malone, Robert Parish, Patrick Ewing , David Robinson, Alonzo Mourning, Dikimbe Mutombo, Arydas Sabonis, vlade Divac , Kevin Willis, Manute Bol, Cliff Robinson, Elden Campbell, Mark Eaton, Brad Daugherty, Jack Sikma
Were not considered legitimate competitors?? 🤨
@@nyccblood8759L take
@@johnnieclemons2921not curry but definitely durant
Awesome video, continue with this work man
Thank you for watching the video! 🙏
@@basketballuniverse6492 He is lying ... You got all the rankings messed up I can't tell what do you even prioritize when making these.... Dame is so high up and your reasoning was he scored 60 like come on Kyire 85 and Dame 52
Draymond Green on this list at all is a JOKE
This was a good list and breakdown. ❤❤❤❤
Also what hurts Kareem is that Magic Johnson was clearly the best, most valuable player on that Lakers team in the 80s. They could win without Kareem when he was out of the lineup. They couldn't win without Magic.
Bill Russell has the best case against Jordan. He wasn't just the best defender of all time. He was far superior to anyone else, analytically or otherwise... not that that stuff means too much to me. His overall value is underrated, amazingly, if anything. Alot of people don't realize he was even a player/coach for 2 of the rings. And almost automatic in elimination games to play his best. And with less teams in the league, the talent is more condensed. He did a lot of that matching up with Wilt 15 times or so per season, and 7 more in the playoffs. And of course 11 rings including 8 in a row.
Don't get it wrong. His case is the strongest against MJ. Though even then I can't put him there.
Your top ten, and reasoning, is why I put this list as the best I've seen.
The REAL top 10:
1: Jordan
2: LeBron
3: Kareem
4: Magic
5: Bird
6: Duncan
7: Kobe
8: Curry
9: Shaq
10: Wilt
Larry bird should be ranked ahead of kobe and wilt..his lacked of longevity is not because of injuries only..but because he entered the nba at 23, yet he still played 12 full seasons a year short to russell, magic, and two years to wilt...yet he was roty, named to 9 straight all nba first team, three straight mvps, three chips, two fmvps, three all defensive second team..
1. Jordon
2. Russell
3. T- Bird
3. T- Magic
5. Kareem
6. Wilt
7. LeBron
8. Dream
9. Duncan
10. Kobe
11. Shaq
12. Dr J
13. Oscar
14. Moses
15. West
16. Zeke
17. Baylor
That's a real list, for starters. Curry and Jokic can reach the top 20. I don't see anyone else in the current league being there. No, not even KD all things considered. Even Steph has spotty issues here and there.
Zeke is usually criminally underrated on these lists. What a general and gamer out there. Maybe the best pure handle I've ever seen. Almost won 4 straight championships from 87-90. Only the "steal by Bird, and a hobbled ankle up 3-2 to LA, plus a phantom foul on Laimbeer prevented it. In a league loaded with talent at the time. Pushed MJ to become the machine he became.
Swap Russell and Duncan and I agree.
If you think that Moses Malone and West and rest are betters basketball players than Kd,Steph and Joker you are onto something and you are probably 70 years old. Russell is not even in the top 10, Dr J too like you are so big hater. If i am making my team i would want Jokic, Kd, Curry over almast half of your list.
What about Dikembe Mutombo? Easily a top 10 defensive player of all time
pretty sure he mentioned him
you're damn right Tim Duncan was disrespected here
My top 5 most skilled players ever:
Pistol Pete: There are things that he did on the court with the ball that players today still can’t do. His ball handling, passing, and shooting was absolutely phenomenal and he dedicated his entire life to the game and did it all without a three point line. Averaged over 30 points for the hawks and still has the scoring record for college which will literally never be beat🔥🔫
Larry Bird: This guy could barely jump an inch off the ground and he still averaged 10 rebounds a game for his entire career. Won three 3 point contests and one of the most underrated passers and facilitators of all time. Only player ever to average 24/10/6. Hit a game winner over MJ and Scottie with a hurt back! This man was COLD 🥶 🦅
MJ: This man shows the difference between talented and skilled. He always had talent but had to develop his skillset overtime because he kept losing to the Celtics, pistons, and rockets. Once he mastered his craft and became the most skillful player in the game people feared him and he ended up three peating twice. The greatest two way player of all time. Showed off his skills multiple different ways by winning multiple different titles and people were generally afraid of being on the court with him. Averaged 30 points a game his entire career and would of been on 50% shooting if he didn’t join the wizards. Mid range was flawless and unstoppable 👌
Kobe: Nobody mirrored MJ the way Kobe did. He could score from anywhere on the court and his handles and passing skills were incredibly remarkable. Go look earlier in his career and you will see all kinds of no look passes, through the legs, 360 dunks, fake outs, ankle breakers, etc… Kobe had it all and almost three peated twice just like Jordan if it wasn’t for the 2008 loss to the Celtics. Mamba was feared for a reason 🐍
Kareem: The Sky Hook is the most skillful shot in the history of basketball and Kareem was the only one to master it fully. Nobody can stop it. He could do it with both hands from both sides of the key and even 20 feet out. Had the leading scoring record for nearly 40 years and he mainly used one single shot to make it happen. When people know what you are going to do and still can’t do anything to stop it that’s when you know you are skilled 🥽 🏀
Best skilled players with no Kyrie Irving ? FOH
Dan Issel once said that the basketball player he feared the most was Pistol Pete Maravich.
Chris Bosh is about 30 spots too low. Swap him with Pau Gasol. Gasol should be grateful to make the top 100; his achievements came in a decade where excellent centers were mostly absent, allowing a moderately skilled 7'1'' player to look better. Bosh was both a better 5 (particularly as a stretch 5, a position Erik Spoelstra created for him) and a better PF. Bosh was one of the greatest 2-way players ever. He changed how teams play defense.
Bosh sucked, I’d take Gasol all day everyday.
I can't be pleased with any list that doesn't include Larry Bird in the top 5. Here's the list of legendary players who named Larry Bird in their top 5 ever list: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, James Worthy, Michael Cooper, Isaiah Thomas, just to name some
It's hard to put him above any of the top 5 in this list, but he should definitely be above at least Kobe, and probably Wilt too
@@michaelhays Nah, look at the list of basketball legends I mentioned who put him in the top 5 or top 3 ever. I'm sure those players know more about basketball than you and I
3 championships and 2 championship MVP's, that's why.
@@michaelhays Over Kobe? Uhmmm no.
@@billsikes4007 Nah sorry bro, Kobe is at best #9. Probably out of the top 10 at this point
Giannis had one of the most dominant finals performances of all time as finals mvp.... 2x league mvp.. In a few years he will be cemented in the top 10. Guaranteed
Bruh this list is mad accurate. The only 2 picks i kinda disagree on, the first is Russell being ahead of magic and durant being ahead of hakeem but overall the best top 100 list ive seen so far props
I thought your were one of those guys who puts kobe in the top 3 glad your not good job bro!!
Moncrief was the most glaring snub. He's on par with GP as a 2 way guard. No way LeBron, a guy who quits on his teams, pouts at the end of the bench in a finals game, makes up injury excuses, and shies away from taking the big shots is ahead of a guy like Bird, let alone #2 all time. Longevity is his only argument. Even in 2016 it was Kyrie down the stretch, hitting the big shots. Or Ray Allen. Then a covid championship is practically 1/2 a ring... and Unibrow, was probably the best player on that team even. LeBron was great don't get me wrong, but in the 7-11 range.
You can tell your "research" consists more of stat compiling than actually seeing these guys with your own eyes in real time. Perhaps you're young. Even Shaq admits you can't put him above Dream. Barkley was also a better PF than Malone... saw it with my own eyes, at their best. Havlicek over guys like Dr J is absurd.
Still I enjoyed watching it.
Duncan @ 10 is blasphemous
Kobe is so overrated. Played his entire career in mega market LA. That is easy mode.
Enterteining video i watch it all the way you have perfect time to represent one player no to long no to short
Thank you for watching the video! 🙌
This man seriously put KD over Hakeem 😂
Can you explain how is Shaq is better than Tim Duncun and Hakeem?
Once Russell retired it took Havlicek 5 seasons to win a championship. An Dirk Nowitzki played absolutely no defense idk how your list ended up the way it did. Dirk Nowitzki is not a top 25 player. He's not above David Robinson or Bob Pettit no way.
Leonard higher than all time greats? C’mon dude
am I the only one whos thinking "ok, the older generation players were good, but I would like to see them guard westbrook, kyrie, or doncic." they cant, but the older generations can be guarded by modern day players
Which one guarding WILT? This goes both ways
@@gnnacharles1 Modern generations? Gobert, Wemby, porzingus, and most 7 foot defenders, but thats specifically for wilt as he was 7 foot aswell
@@jukeboxygo4353 no one can guard Wilt, he’s too physically dominant for anybody today.
The game changed and handles got more technical. If any old great player had gone through college and developed in the same way they do now they would guard whoever they needed to. Talent is talent
They can’t? What makes you think that? Have you seen the defense (or lack of) today. 😂😂 The fact you believe guys who performed at the same level as players today without the medical, technical, and transportation advantages players today have is laughable
Interesting list, but it should not include current players, because the jury is still out on them. No doubt Tatum's having won a championship would put him higher on your list now.
Also, your dissing of players who played before the shot clock is unwarranted. What should carry more weight in rankings like this is how much better a player was than his competition.
Not unless they are towards the end of their career, and have established themselves as no doubters.
My top 81 nba players ever
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kareem Abdul jabbar
3. Wilt chamberlain
4. Larry bird
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Shaquille o Neal
7. Hakeem Olajuwon
8. Bill Russell
9. Tim Duncan
10. Julius Erving
11. Jerry west
12. Elgin Baylor
13. Kevin Durant
14. Magic Johnson
15. Moses Malone
16. Scottie pippen
17. John Havlicek
18. Oscar Robertson
19. Dominique Wilkins
20. Pete Maravich
21. Kevin mchale
22. George gervin
23. Clyde Drexler
24. Allen iverson
25. Isiah Thomas
26. Kevin Garnett
27. Dirk nowitzki
28. David Robinson
29. Paul pierce
30. Tiny archibald
31. Sam jones
32. Willis reed
33. Elvin Hayes
34. Lebron james
35. Giannis antetokounmpo
36. Kawhi Leonard
37. Nikola jokic
38. James worthy
39. Patrick Ewing
40. Tracy mcgrady
41. Jo jo white
42. Dennis Johnson
43. Robert parish
44. Vince Carter
45. Bob Cousy
46. Stephen curry
47. Steve Nash
48. James harden
49. Ray Allen
50. Anthony Davis
51. Kyrie Irving
52. Rick Barry
53. Alex English
54. John Stockton
55. Karl Malone
56. Dwyane Wade
57. Reggie miller
58.dave cowens
59. Bob Pettit
60. George Mikan
61. Damian lillard
62. Jason Kidd
63. Russell Westbrook
64. Tony Parker
65. Bob mcadoo
66. Bill Walton
67. Gary Payton
68. Walt Frazier
69. Luka doncic
70. Pau gasol
71 Jaylen brown
72. Jayson Tatum
73. Carmelo Anthony
74. Bernard king
75. Dennis Rodman
76. Derrick rose
77. Klay Thompson
78. Chris Paul
79. Joe dumars
80. Bob Lanier
81. Manu ginobili
The most overrated player ever Charles Barkley is not top 80 lol
Personally i would rank rick barry in top 25 and bob pettit in top 20..
MICHAEL "AIR JORDAN" - DA GOAT! NOT EVEN KING JAMES COULD MATCH HIM!
Which of the other 99 players could play Game 6 of the NBA Finals when he had a BAD CASE of the flu? NO ONE - NO, NOT ONE!
That's why he's DA GOAT! 🏀
Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points in a game. Averaged 50ppg/25rpg in a season. Most games over 90. Most games over 80. Most games over 70. Most games over 60. Led league in scoring. Led league in Rebounding. Led League in Blocked Shots. Led league in Assists. Led league in total minutes played. NEVER Fouled Out of a game. Blocked Jabbar's sky-hook Multiple times. The man could DUNK from the foul line! Set 68 NBA records in 14 year career, 7 still stand today. And he did it all in hightop Converse!! No other player has ever even come close to Chamberlain's achievements. THAT is a G.O.A.T. end of conversation
While you are right but you gotta factor in that his numbers went down in the playoffs and only won 2 championship and his rival won 11 and his scoring comes down to the rule changing mf was scoring free throws like it was layups I don't think he would be as dominant as now goat is not only stats but mixture of stats and accolades
@@Ibrahem_azez While you are right but you gotta factor in that his numbers went down in the playoffs and only won 2 championships BECAUSE the majority of his playoffs games (108/160) were played in the years where he didn’t score as much. The 52 games he played when he was scoring he averaged 33 points and 26 rebounds. I don’t care if he was averaging 70 in the regular season when you average 33 in the playoffs you are extremely good.
@@ShawnSpencer-f4r it's not an excuse that your bad playoff games came in the years that you scored the lowest so what its still a bad thing it went from 30 to 25
@@Ibrahem_azez I believe there aren’t much excuses for Wilt in the playoffs after 1966, since he had the better teams; and yes, scored low+underperformed, but when you go from 50 to 35, it’s a big drop off however it’s still 35. I don’t think Wilt ever underperformed before 1966, for example in 1962 Wilt scored 22 points in game 7 vs Boston, but little do most know that Wilt was told to focus more on defense instead of offense, and when needed to score he scored the next 5 straight points for Philly to tie the game, until Sam Jones hit a clutch shot. A lot of these losses in his early years aren’t necessarily because of him.
dikembe is top 25 argue with a wall
Not top 25 but definitely better than Rodman
@@87mchale.71 im biased because rodman is my goat
Duncan and KG are to low. Kobe is to high.
Havent watched yet but im excited to see where Bob Pettit, George gervin and hakeem Olajuwan land. They never get the love they deserve especially the dream.
YOU WERE PROB DISSAPOINTED
Putting guys like Embiid ahead of all time greats, when he has only played a few years, and doesn’t do shit in the finals, is asinine.
Dirk is a top 30 player not 20. No way.
Agreed
Dirk is not top 20...at best, he is no. 26...
WOWWW TOP 50 is hard enough.TOP 100 that’s crazy.One of the better lists I have seen.I would have a few changes with numbers 20-40 and I have SHAQ and Duncan ahead of Kobe
When I think of the best players in NBA history, I go with team and team composition. A bit different than most, but I think since it's a team sport it's probably more appropriate.
Starting Five:
PG: Magic Johnson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Larry Bird
PF: Hakeem Olajuwon
C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Combination of dominant post work and defense, interior passing, perimeter shooting, and an ability by all players to move and play without the ball make this the best combination I believe.
I do not have LeBron in my starting 5 because he is so ball-dominant that unless he's surrounded by elite shooters that will wait on the wings for him to pass them the ball, his effectiveness is significantly diminished. Bird has nearly as many defensive accolades and is a far superior rebounder and shooter, and can pass as effectively without dominating the ball like LeBron does.
I don't have Wilt or Russell in my top 5 because I believe they both are two halves of the whole that Kareem put together. Dominant offense with dominant defense.
And I have Hakeem because I believe he's got the best post footwork of all time, plus he was an absolute defensive monster.
He was also the only all time great to win a title without a top 75 player next to him (1993-1994) other than Kobe Bryant (2008-2010) if I recall correctly.
No David Thompson??
Ok grant hill over chris bosh...
Im out
Duncan to low
So Tim Duncan should be number 6 or 7 bill russell should be number 11
Moncrief over Dumars is questionable
Rodman over both is ridiculous
Bill russell not in the top 15. No hate but its just what it is!
I'm watching the game since 1987. I will enjoy the list and maybe comment afterwards
Pretty good list but first thing i notice in mine opinion Kidd is way to low and harden way to high
Kobe at 7..
Wade and Dirk should swap ranks. Wade was more productive as an overall player
Dirk beat Dwayne on top of building a franchise and being the influence of worldwide talent today. Where they don't know dwade they know dirk and dwade is a sussy dude 😢
Too many positions I don't agree, Mikan can't be that low to me, but the difference is that I respect a lot players in the pre 24 secon clock, other than that I don't agree on putting current players in this list as their career is not over, maybe I can agree only on LeBron as he is 40 now, but Kyrie, Steph, KD etc have some years or maybe even many more years to go so putting them on a top 100 list is pointless to me
Also Kevin Garnett isnt even the best Kevin that played PF for the celtics
My Top 100 NBA Players Ever Tier List
Tier 1 NBA Kings 👑 🤴
P1. Jordan
P2. Lebron
Tier 2 GOATS 🐐
P3. Kareem
P4. Magic
P5. Kobe
P6. Duncan
P7. Bird
P8. Shaq
Tier 3 Legends
P9. Bill Russell
P10. Curry
P11. Wilt
P12. Hakeem
Tier 4 All World 🗺️ 🌎🌍🌏
P13. OG Isaiah Thomas
P14. Wade
P15. KD
Tier 5 Super Eilte
P16. Mose Malone
P17. Giannis
P18. Dirk
P19. KG
P20. Kawhi
Tier 6 Top 25 Player Ever
P21. Jokic
P22. Dr J
P23. Charles Barkley
P24. Karl Malone
P25. The Big O
Tier 7 Top 30 Player Ever
P26. David Robinson
P27. A.I
P28. James Harden
P29. Steve Nash
P30. CP3
Tier 8 Elite
P31. Jerry West
P32. Patrick Ewing
P33. Clyde Drexler
P34. Gary Payton
P35. James Worthy
P36. Elgin Baylor
P37. Scottie Pippen
P38. Bill Walton
P39. Paul Pierce
P40. Ice 🧊 Man 👨
P41. D12
P42. Russell Westbrook
P43. Jimmy Butler
P44. Reggie Miller
P45. Ray Allen
Tier 9 Top 50 Player Ever
P46. Kevin Mchale
P47. George Mikan
P48. John Havlicek
P49. Joe Dumars
P50. Walt Frazier
Tier 10 Super Stars ⭐️ 💫 ⭐️
P51. Rick Barry
P52. Bob McAdoo
P53. Derrick Rose
P54. AD
P55. Jason Tatum
P56. Carmelo Anthony
P57. TMAC
P58. Vince Carter
P59. Dominique Wilkins
P60. Luka
P61. Joel Embiid
Tier 11 Top 75 All Time/All NBA
P62. Tony Parker
P63. Chauncey Billups
P64. Kyrie Irving
P65. Dame Time
P66. Jason Kid
P67. Bob Cousy
P68. John Stockton
P69. Alex English
P70. Wes Unseld
P71. Elivin Hayes
P72. Chris Webber
P73. Bob Pettit
P74. Yao Ming
P75. Klay Thompson
Tier 12 Top 100 All Time/All Stars
P76. Willis Reed
P77. Chris Bosh
P78. Nate Archibald
P79. Amar’e Stoudemire
P80. Draymond Green
P81. Dennis Rodman
P82. Dennis Johnson
P83. Ben Wallace
P84. Alonzo Mourning
P85. Paul George
P86. Dave Cowens
P87. Aritis Gilmore
P88. Bernard King
P89. Adrain Dantley
P90. Grant Hill
P91. Mich Richmond
P92. Tim Hardaway
P93. Chris Mullin
P94. Sidney Moncrief
P95. Ralph Sampson
P96. David Thompson
P97. Dikembe Mutombo
P98. Paul Gasol
P99. Mark Gasol
P100. Manu Ginobilli
I'm too lazy to watch this but I hope Bernard King and Calvin Murphy are here somewhere. They weren't in the top 75 selection two years ago
Ok, the fact you had Kobe at 7 is disrespectful lol
He shouldn’t even be in the top 10 though.
That’s about right. #2 shooting guard all time. He has to come off the bench for Mike. That means he is somewhere 6-10.
Pistol Pete is definitely too low. I’ll give you my opinion if I see more I disagree with.
Hal Greer and Dennis Johnson ahead of Melo?? 🤔
Rodman ahead of all 3🤔
@@87mchale.71 rightfully so...
@@FlymoufDiction No! Rodman isn't better than any of those players
Wilt and Bill top 2 guys ever. No other player in history are greater nor bring more production at scoring and passing as much as they are greater and bring more production at rebounding and defense. And they did it in an era with the hardest rules, pace to keep up with, most competitive n hof legends at a single time etc….
Wilt
Bill
Kareem
Bird
West
Top5 ever objectively when it comes to what they bring to the table peak or no peak against any given comp under any given circumstances
Draymond 100?
Great video! You forgot to mention that Jordan never resorted to conspiring with other players behind the scenes to create Super teams in order to have the best chance to win Championships like Lebron did who still failed more than not!
The best player by year born like 1920-2000 Are Bob Cousy,Oscar Robertson,Walt Frazier,Julius Irving,Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant,LeBron James,Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards
Bird and Magic? You know, the best PG and SF to ever play?
Kobe over Bird 😂 c'mon Bro
Kulius irbing has 3 conference final, but have 4 trip to the finals? How could it be?
6+ conference finals and 4 finals winning only one..
Nice list but lebron is waaaay to high on this list my friend
I emphatically disagree with Kobe ranked at #7 it’s not 7 players who ever lived better than Kobe Bean FN Bryant. However, great content.
Seven is actually to high for Kobe. He played in mega market LA his whole career. That is easy mode in the NBA. He’s have so much less success if he played for a small market. I remember one season he didn’t have a stacked team and he missed the playoffs.
7 is to high for Kobe
That’s about right. You going to start him at SG over Mike? If not he isn’t higher than 6
I’m a basketball fanatic, I love the game more than players. So it’s not necessarily a Kobe campaign for me, it’s just in all my years of watching basketball, studying the game, being a hooper myself, watching games from the sidelines. I’ve never seen a player more skilled than Kobe Bryant, I saw the end of Jordan on tv. I’ve seen Lebron play live 4 times in person. Wade, KD and Russ, None of them are Kobe from a pure basketball skill Stand point, on offense or defense. So if Kobe is too high at 7 in y’all opinion, Lebron is waaaay to high at 2 in my Opinion for obvious reasons that I won’t go into because Lebron my second favorite player ever.
WILT CHAMBERLAIN!!! THE GOAT!!!l imagine him in his prime today! with modern shoes, trainingmethods, right food and so on.... he would by far be the best nba player today!!!!!
You should check out self researched NBA facts. LeBron James has had way too many losses to be ranked so high Jerry West loss 4 game 7s in the finals an has 1 championship and still has an identical 22-33 finals record as LeBron this proves West was doing better on the biggest stage than LeBron. Jordan Russell Magic Jabbar Bryant Bird West Olajuwon Chamberlain Duncan top 10 all-time players. LeBron James is in the Oscar Robertson Shaquille O'Neal Wilt Chamberlain tier if he is top 10 he's around 8-10 not anything higher than 8. No way especially when these other guys actually played defense.
Jordan is only better than LeBron because of playoffs but this list is still perfect💯
Lebron isn’t top 5 dude. He is the biggest baby I’ve ever seen as an athlete.
It is not right to place Klay Thomas beyond Vince Carter. You should take a look to VC's career total points and games played. I am sick for over~ratings 3 point shooters even some of them are without any dominant career records, MVP or champ in these days.
Throw the list away
Another stat sheet guy. The worst team can make the best player in the league average.
The top 5 are the right people....just the wrong order
kobe is above lebron hands down
Kobe fans are so insecure
You can put lbj at 30 and Kobe at 29 and he would be happy. It just shows how insecure they are
kobe fans...
exactly lol idk why kobe fans even comapre kobe to bron. bron is litteraly miles better and no bron fan even takes time to debate kobe vs bron. its like so far in the past and not worth it. its almost like a disrespect@@redbogaming6009
😂
Where does Neil Johnston rank???
Why nearly all of you place some shooting guys without any MVP or Champ over some big men with several DPOYs and a champ like Ben Wallace? I totally disagree this arrangement. But, noboby jumps out and think about this, strange!
Im sorry but if Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic aren't top ten then you need to rethink the list
Paul pierce is too hight wtf
Pippen to should be top 25
Isiah Stockton Drexler should be higher
w video FIRST
but bron is better that jordan my opinion
LBJ is not #2 he's around 5 or 6
wat more he has to do lol. he has everythign to be 2 or even 1
@@footyroll8678 4 win's 6 looses N finals
4 1st 6 2nd. getting to finals is another reason why he should be 1 or 2. how tf yall take an achievemnt and use it against him its funny@@kennylynch8575
plus who even deserves to be ahead of him but jordan doesnt even make sense@@kennylynch8575
Yeah don’t ever talk hoops again lol.
J.Butler don't need be on dis list, he gay! And D. Wade he a creep.
Shitted on lebron just to big up Jordan is crazy
Putting him 2 when he might be top 10 is shutting on him?
Imagine putting john stockton over kawhi and harden pffffffff and cousy was npc guard
I see you never watched him play
@@hogg4229 ?????
@@hogg4229 tf u talking bout
Kobe at 7 is a sin.
Agreed. Kobe is way too high on this list. Shouldn't have even cracked the top 100.
Kobe should be around 15
no KD's #2
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Russell way to high...
Rodman is one of the most overrated players ever. Rodman isn't better than Mutumbo, Alonzo, Nate Thurmond, Parish, Dumars, Dennis Johnson, Artis Gilmore, Webber, etc. Rodman should be with Draymond and Ben Wallace
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4. Magic Johnson
5. Tim Ducan
6. Hakeem The Dream
7. Shaq
8. Larry Bird
9. LeBron James
10. Bill Russell
11. Steph Curry
12. Wilt Chamberlain
13. Oscar Robinson
14. Julius Erving aka DrJ
15. GEORGE ice man Girvin
16. Kevin Durant
17. Isiah Thomas
18. Dwayne Wade
19. Jerry West
20. Charles Barkley
21. Kevin Garrnet
22. Karl Malone
23. David Robinson
24. DIRK N.
25. Reggie Miller
26. Paul Peirce
27. James Worthy
28. Kevin McCail
29. JOKER
30. Greek Freak
31. Allen Iverson
32. Ray Allen
33. Tracey McGrady/Elgin Baylor
34. Joe Dumars
35. Tony Parker
36. Kyrie Irving
37. Patrick Ewing
38. Clyde Drexler
39. Scott Pippin
40. Kawi Lenard
41. John Stocken
42. Melo
43. Dennis Rodman
44. Clay Thompson
45. Gary Payton
46. Jason Kid
47. Willis Reed
48. Chris Paul
49. Vince Carter
50. Dominique Wilkins
51. Russell Westbrook
52. Pistol Pete
53. Chris Webber
54. Steve Nash
55. James Harden
You are prob 75 years old
Lebron overrated as hell
why cause you dont like him being better than your fav player? lol
I believer had lebron been able to beat the Mavs his first year in Miami
His case for goat would be very compelling
But he didn’t so
You believer do you? Keep on believering
Top 75 Players All Time Based On My Data Teacher
1. Michael Jordan
2. LeBron James
3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4. Magic Johnson
5. Bill Russell
6. Kobe Bryant
7. Larry Bird
8. Wilt Chamberlain
9. Shaquille O'Neal
10. Tim Duncan
11. Oscar Robertson
12. Hakeem Olajuwon
13. Kevin Durant
14. Stephen Curry
15. Moses Malone
16. Julius Erving
17. Dirk Nowitzki
18. Jerry West
19. Giannis Antetoukounmpo
20. Kevin Garnett
21. Karl Malone
22. David Robinson
23. Charles Barkley
24. Dwyane Wade
25. Isiah Thomas
26. Elgin Baylor
27. Allen Iverson
28. Steve Nash
29. Bob Pettit
30. John Havlicek
31. John Stockton
32. Chris Paul
33. Kawhi Leonard
34. Scottie Pippen
35. Patrick Ewing
36. Jason Kidd
37. Bob Cousy
38. James Harden
39. Rick Barry
40. Elvin Hayes
41. Dominique Wilkins
42. George Mikan
43. Willis Reed
44. Anthony Davis
45. Russell Westbrook
46. George Gervin
47. James Worthy
48. Gary Payton
49. Nikola Jokic
50. Paul Pierce
51. Kevin McHale
52. Wes Unseld
53. Clyde Drexler
54. Dwight Howard
55. Dave Cowens
56. Walt Frazier
57. Ray Allen
58. Pau Gasol
59. Bob McAdoo
60. Sam Jones
61. Tracy McGrady
62. Reggie Miller
63. Carmelo Anthony
64. Dennis Rodman
65. Hal Greer
66. Klay Thompson
67. Pete Maravich
68. Chris Bosh
69. Vince Carter
70. Bill Walton
71. Damian Lillard
72. Kyrie Irving
73. Dikembe Mutombo
74. Tony Parker
75. Tiny Archibald
Giannis aint top 20 yet imo
@@kaan4943 But He Has Accomplished Enough To Make The Top 20 8x All Star 1x Champ 2x MVP 5x All Defense 7x All NBA 1x DPOY 1x Finals MVP
@@kaan4943you’re right he’s top 15
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4. Magic Johnson
5. Tim Ducan
6. Hakeem The Dream
7. Shaq
8. Larry Bird
9. LeBron James
10. Bill Russell
11. Steph Curry
12. Wilt Chamberlain
13. Oscar Robinson
14. Julius Erving aka DrJ
15. GEORGE ice man Girvin
16. Kevin Durant
17. Isiah Thomas
18. Dwayne Wade
19. Jerry West
20. Charles Barkley
21. Kevin Garrnet
22. Karl Malone
23. David Robinson
24. DIRK N.
25. Reggie Miller
26. Paul Peirce
27. James Worthy
28. Kevin McCail
29. JOKER
30. Greek Freak
31. Allen Iverson
32. Ray Allen
33. Tracey McGrady/Elgin Baylor
34. Joe Dumars
35. Tony Parker
36. Kyrie Irving
37. Patrick Ewing
38. Clyde Drexler
39. Scott Pippin
40. Kawi Lenard
41. John Stocken
42. Melo
43. Dennis Rodman
44. Clay Thompson
45. Gary Payton
46. Jason Kid
47. Willis Reed
48. Chris Paul
49. Vince Carter
50. Dominique Wilkins
51. Russell Westbrook
52. Pistol Pete
53. Chris Webber
54. Steve Nash
55. James Harden
@@bloodcoyote4323 The List Trash
Duncan really bettee then malone or hakeem?
DIRK IS OVERRATED.HE ISNT BETTER THAN KG OR ELGIN
1 Bill Russell
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3 LeBron James
4 Wilt Chamberlain
5 Michael Jordan
6 Tim Duncan
7 Kobe Bryant
8 Karl Malone
9 Bob Cousy
10 Shaquille O'Neal
11 Hakeem Olajuwon
12 John Havlicek
13 Dolph Schayes
14 Larry Bird
15 Bob Pettit
16 George Mikan
17 Magic Johnson
18 Kevin Garnett
19 Moses Malone
20 Oscar Robertson
21 Jerry West
22 Chris Paul
23 Elgin Baylor
24 David Robinson
25 Dirk Nowitzki
26 Charles Barkley
27 Kevin Durant
28 John Stockton
29 Gary Payton
30 Elvin Hayes
31 Stephen Curry
32 Jason Kidd
33 Russell Westbrook
34 Dwight Howard
35 Giannis Antetokounmpo
36 Paul Arizin
37 Dwyane Wade
38 Allen Iverson
39 James Harden
40 Patrick Ewing
41 Scottie Pippen
42 Walt Frazier
43 Neil Johnston
44 Sam Jones
45 Tom Heinsohn
46 Bill Sharman
47 Rick Barry
48 Steve Nash
49 Isiah Thomas
50 Ed Macauley
51 Julius Erving
52 Dikembe Mutombo
53 Willis Reed
54 Hal Greer
55 Vern Mikkelsen
56 Kawhi Leonard
57 Dave Cowens
58 Dominique Wilkins
59 Bailey Howell
60 George Gervin
61 Nikola Jokić
62 Ben Wallace
63 Damian Lillard
64 Jerry Lucas
65 Carmelo Anthony
66 Dennis Rodman
67 Slater Martin
68 Anthony Davis
69 Jim Pollard
70 Andy Phillip
71 Joel Embiid
72 Clyde Drexler
73 Kevin McHale
74 Bob Davies
75 Bob McAdoo
76 Robert Parish
77 Tiny Archibald
78 Clyde Lovellette
79 Larry Foust
80 Harry Gallatin
81 Paul Pierce
82 Tracy McGrady
83 Carl Braun
84 Wes Unseld
85 Joe Fulks
86 Adrian Dantley
87 Rudy Gobert
88 Arnie Risen
89 Lenny Wilkens
90 Dennis Johnson
91 Nate Thurmond
92 Paul George
93 Draymond Green
94 Dave Bing
95 Walt Bellamy
96 Alex English
97 Alonzo Mourning
98 Jack Twyman
99 Ray Allen
100 Mitch Richmond
Calcul based ont the sum of following achievement :
MVP 10 pts
MVP FINAL 7 pts
1st TEAM 7 pts
2nd TEAM 6 pts
3rd TEAM 5 pts
ALL STAR 4 pts
1st SCORER 5 pts
2st-5th SCORER 4 pts
6th-10th SCORER 3 pts
11th-20th SCORER 2pts
1st PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 4 pts
2st-5th PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 3 pts
6th-10th PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 2 pts
11th-20th PASSEUR/REBONDEUR 1pts
DEFENSIVE PLAYER 5 pts
1st DEFENSIVE TEAM 4 pts
2nd DEFENSIVE TEAM 3 pts
Champion 5 pts
Final (lose) 1 pts
Reality can hurt ^^
PS : For trophy which didn't exist or stat I calculated them forthe past in order to have the exact same number of point to share each year.
Sad list, though I appreciate seeing Russell near the top. Larry Bird at #8 :( Only player with 24-10-6 for a career. He is ranked 61st in Overall Defensive Rating in the history of the league (MJ is 110th ;). Both Bird and MJ came to bad teams their rookie year. MJ's Bulls won 11 more games with him his rookie year. Bird's Celtics won 32 more games his rookie year (an all-time record turnaround--that's GOAT impact--not to mention he led them to a championship his 2nd year). Bird was the first player to shoot 50-40-90--and then did it again the following year. Bird became the best by beating the best whereas Jordan never beat Bird (0-6 in playoffs), never beat Isaiah until that team was fractured due to the expansion draft, never beat Dr. J, never beat Magic with Kareem--never beat anyone his first 6 years--he was a non-factor. Bird is a razor-thin 2nd all-time in win percentage to Magic who had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the beginning on that rookie Laker team. Bird not only played through broken bones to hand, face, and vertebrae and intense back pain, he dominated. I guess you could say he is a better shooter than Jordan, better rebounder, better passer, better court-vision, better free-throw shooter, better 3-point shooter, better in the clutch, better playmaker, more impactful, and a better defender, better record against (both regular season and playoffs)--and Bird did it against the toughest competition and decade in league history--the 80s. Larry could do things on the court that players simply could not even successfully mimic. He would throw pin-point full-court inbounds 'baseball' passes after an opponents made FG to a streaking McHale or Parish, or even a shorter guy like Ainge sandwiched in a running double team for an easy lay-in and he did this at least once just about every game. One more thing--Larry Bird was so good he had a 32-10-10-9-2 game against Karl Malone's Jazz in Utah in '85 in 31 minutes--he never played a minute of the fourth quarter because they were up by so much and he didn't need the accolades of a quadruple-double--he was only about winning and being the best teammate. It is easy for some to get caught up in the Jordan or LeBron hype or any of the flashy dunkers. Most people don't know Bird was statistically a better defender than Jordan or that LeBron is the all-time leader in turnovers and not just because he has played so long (look at the average ;). If you don't know Bird is the GOAT, you just have more research to do. UA-cam is the place to do it, and Basketball Reference for the all-time rankings. Jokic will end up in the top 5 of this list, maybe at #2 when all is said and done--provided being a flashy dunker isn't a requirement to be the best.
bird is still not jordan bron level. i rate bird highly more than others but he really has nothing over those 2. It is not getting caught up in the debate its simply those two have the most accolades and stats
Bird joined a team with multiple Hof players. Defensive rating isn't accurate. MJ the Goat and next is Russell. Calling MJ a non factor in the 80s is a blatant lie. MJ and the bulls were in the conference finals in 1989. Many felt just was the best ever before he he won a ring
@@footyroll8678Bird is better than Lebron. I’ve watched them both, and Lebron isn’t nearly as good as you guys act.
@@87mchale.71reading is fundamental. Who were the HOF playing on the Celtics when Bird came on, a 40 year old Pete Maravich? He joined one of the worse teams in the league, and turned them around NBA record style. Where do you get your info? Lebron, on the other hand, literally put super teams together and chased rings, and still loses. Do you Lebron fans just make shit up and hope people who actually know the truth will not call you on it?
@@87mchale.71so he got swept by Bird twice, and finally made it to the Conference Finals (not NBA finals) the very last year of the decade. I’d call that a non factor in the 80s. You crack me up dude. You just make shit up. It’s hilarious. Carry on.