I think the KG vs Dirk needs its own video as well.....its really hard to choose between them....the only argument I would have to seperate them is that Dirk was loyal to the Mavs and worked for his ring while KG had to join a superteam to get one
Minnesota has always been a trash head office and KG really struggled there. He got fed up and joined the Celtics. However I still consider Dirk to be the greater player!
Similarly to this, do the best rookie season ever, best 2nd season ever, best 3rd season ever etc etc, would be interesting who was elite as a rookie and who held their own as a veteran
I’m taking Dirk over Garnett. Dirk won the mavs their only title ever playing against two of the best players in the league. His best teammate was Jason Terry!
In re: to Duncan vs Shaq Duncan sustained his greatness much longer than Shaq did so that gives him the edge for me. Shaq was washed his last few seasons while Duncan was always a consistent contributor to his team.
Because of the champoinships: Russel over Bird and Magic, and Dirk over Garnett since he was solely the best player on his team by far while Garnett had "some" help and was in the weaker East.
How do you over rate a bunch of championships…when I was 13 I played in a 10 year old league, I thought I was gonna dominate ., I felt like Shawn Bradley playing a bunch of Allen iversons and steph currys, they killed us , so bill being in a younger nba with less big guys don’t mean shit
To be fair, when he was talking about Bird's defense compared to Bill Russel, he hedged that claim. He said "somewhat close" if I'm not mistaken. I'd take Bird from those three as well, he was basically unguardable.
@@dustmite72 I'm a tripping or something? I mean I know this UA-camr specifically is Celtics biased and I'm fine with that but I thought the general consensus between most fans is that magic was better than bird?
@@captainclean1056 Captain, and most fans have it wrong as most fans are looking at the number of rings and/or a list of accolades. If you dive into both players skillsets, Bird was the better player.
I would put Chris Smoove’s MyCareer player at 1 season, because MyCareer is only 1 season Edit: Wait, KG’s number was the same amount of seasons he played?
@@arronm6432 why do we even say that though? Shaq was an all star up until his third to last season... he was an all star in Phoenix as the big cactus, and only in Cleveland and then in Boston was he washed. We have to get rid of the narrative that Shaq didn't contribute after playing for the magic or Lakers. If anything, it was Duncan who was washed his last 5 seasons.
KG statistically has a better peak and it’s not even close. Not to mention KG has a case for being the unluckiest player of all time. 5 first round picks wasted because the twolves management sucks. Only played with 1 All-Nba selection in 14 YEARS IN THE DAMN WOLVES! To put in perspective, Dirk played with 2 in just the same season. MCL Tear in 09 ended the Boston Dynasty as well.
@@kingdinodragonite3470 leadership loyalty stability chemistry. Can you imagine Dirk full of drama? He even took a pay cut for Mavs while KG still cashing in from nets. If i was a GM i would pick Dirk to start my franchise
@@jonjornadal89 why would you want drama and fighting lol....wanna be gangsta kg lol. Pick dirk and 4 role players around him that play defence and dirk is a scoring bucket....guess the mavs regreted picking dirk ....not
2011 dirk vs 2004 KG …this is probably both players at their absolute best…..KG has great regular season numbers but that playoff run by dirk was legendary there’s no way kg does the same with that Dallas team ….I’m guessing Kobe beats him in the second round or the thunder in the conf finals but they definitely don’t make it to face Lebron and them
I would say 2007 or 2008 Dirk was better. Obviously he didn’t make the finals those years but his offense was at an all time great level those years. His outside shooting, free throw rates and efficiency were off the charts. That’s also around when he became a better facilitator and the game really opened up. In 2011 he put it all together in the playoffs but he was already quite old by then and past his athletic prime. Finishing skills were slightly diminished as was his defense and transition scoring
@@theamateurobserver if you watch the documentary Tyson chandler says Dirks defense was highly underrated that season because him and Shawn Marion had him doing different things than what he was used to, and if dirk wouldn’t have done what they asked of him defensively they wouldn’t have won , so whatever we saw as fans and media was wrong and dirk actually played great defense that year
Dirk over The Big Ticket. Why? Dirk is one of the few players that changed the game. He created a nearly perfect shot (The Flamingo) which is nearly impossible to defend and was the first 7footer to shoot threes consistently. Yes, he was Irk without D in his first years. But 30k+ points, the ring in '11, 41-21-1 .... enough for the top spot.
2022: 0. Paolo Banchero 1. Cade Cunningham 2: Anthony Edwards 3: Ja Morant 4. Luka Doncic 5. Jayson Tatum 6. Jaylen Brown 7. Devin Booker 8. Nikola Jokic 9. Giannis Antetokounmpo 10. Anthony Davis 11. Kawhi Leonard 12. Paul George 13. Steph Curry 14. Russell Westbrook 15. Kevin Durant 16. Kyle Lowry 17. Chris Paul 18. Dwight Howard 19. LeBron James 20. Udonis Haslem
with 0 Seasons i would put Oscar Schmidt, drafted by the Nets, he never got to actually play in the NBA because of the FIBA rule that used to not allow NBA players in the FIBA Championships. Oscar then became all time leading score of Basketball Olimpcs
I’d be interested to hear why you think so highly of birds defense. I never got to watch him play, but from what I know he was an average to slight plus defender.
Bird was a solid defender he had multiple all-defense teams iirc. But Bill Russell is by far the greatest defender of all time so idk what this guy was talking about
Will Lebron play more season than Vince? He is playing his 20th season putting 30/8/7... I think even who played 16th was not doing something like that, right? It would be cool to know the players numbers in their last seasons.
Close between Kobe and Kareem?!? Truth be known, Kareem might be the GOAT and Bryant is outside the top 10. Not that the Mamba is poor obviously, but seriously? Love your vids, in any event...
and Kareem isnt even close to the Big O or Wilt, but then again who did they play against, Wilt averaged 50 in a season, but is he dong that vs Shaq? hell no!
I love your channel, but my only complaint is your constant favoritism for Mark Price. Don't get me wrong I'm a fan of him as well but you can't tell me he had a better career than Dave Bing!? Bing is a HoF and a top 75 player, he to is underrated
i get it..90s is a tough period to play basketball..to say it is the toughest..i dare to disagree...players need to be physical inside back then since these forwards and centers cant even shoot 3s, even in the perimeter..they just only made it tough for themselves..but when the game changed in such a way it facilitates play for guards, slow big guys could hardly keep up..if anthony mason, oakley and other tough big guys played in this era, theyll be bench since they cant guard the perimeter. the physicality of a player is no longer the only criteria to play in the NBA...the era of bully ball had extinct since the game required more skilled players and shooters. the arrival of marksmen like Lillard, Curry, and Klay Thompson, not to name forwards and center who shoots 3s, has changed the landscape. players no longer clog the lane and big players are forced outside. game in this era will surely make it harder for those big bully players of the 90s. analysts keep on asking will the players of today be able to play in 90s? i dare ask, can the players of the 90s keep up with the marksmen of these era?
i mean, imo he is the greatest defensive player of all time, also i just find it funny how far and away he is in defensive winshares, despite only playing 13 seasons
I‘m a Celtics fan but imma be honest Dirk is definitely better than KG not by miles but he is better. You don’t just score 31k buckets, have arguably the greatest postseason run ever and invent the most unguardable shot after the sky hook like that. Dirk‘s a baller and #2 PF all time so definitely Dirk>Garnett
TOP 50 NBA PLAYERS RIGHT NOW: ua-cam.com/video/ULHWUqUA9u4/v-deo.html
Kobe is better than Jabbar
mj is the goat
and Giannis is better than Kd
Can you please do the top 75 (76) players selected in the NBA 75 list?
Nice list! I would put Len Bias at 0 seasons, but I know there’s some other greats who never played in the NBA as well.
Same as a Celtics fan I always think about how good we could be
I woud put Dejan Bodiroga
Oscar Schmidt
Can’t do that the video is called “ranking every nba player” if they were never in the league they weren’t an nba player
Cryptic If u got drafted to the NBA, you count as an NBA player
I think the KG vs Dirk needs its own video as well.....its really hard to choose between them....the only argument I would have to seperate them is that Dirk was loyal to the Mavs and worked for his ring while KG had to join a superteam to get one
Minnesota has always been a trash head office and KG really struggled there. He got fed up and joined the Celtics.
However I still consider Dirk to be the greater player!
Dirk had leadership loyalty stability chemistry while KG was full of drama
KG is far greater than Dirk and Duncan, the only difference was their team, try to switch KG to the spurs.
@@jonjornadal89 no substance all yap
@@jonjornadal89 no...
Hell no
Similarly to this, do the best rookie season ever, best 2nd season ever, best 3rd season ever etc etc, would be interesting who was elite as a rookie and who held their own as a veteran
Great idea
Anything past 10 would just be LeBron lmao
Anything past 12 would be lebron lmao
@Willy Massey Lebrun is way better than him at this time though. If Lebron was in the finals now he would be FMVP.
LeBron, Mj, Kobe and Wilt: Allow us to introduce ourselves
I’m taking Dirk over Garnett. Dirk won the mavs their only title ever playing against two of the best players in the league. His best teammate was Jason Terry!
Kidd was on that Mavericks team
@@jordanmahony4268 I don't think kidd played as well as Jason Terry on the mavs, he was kinda washed
I root for Dallas 🏙
Only title 😭
Dirk also beat the heat team that the Celtics never could
This is a great nba Comparison
In re: to Duncan vs Shaq Duncan sustained his greatness much longer than Shaq did so that gives him the edge for me. Shaq was washed his last few seasons while Duncan was always a consistent contributor to his team.
I love how this channel has made a career of ranking players in many different ways
It’s crazy how much longevity legends have over others
Make a Best NBA Player for Each Jersey Number ( Only Retired Number )
That's a good idea
I love when they dance at the end, makes me smile.
Because of the champoinships: Russel over Bird and Magic, and Dirk over Garnett since he was solely the best player on his team by far while Garnett had "some" help and was in the weaker East.
“He played against plumbers!”
Bill Russell overrated!!!
Bill is one of the most overrated players ever imo
How do you over rate a bunch of championships…when I was 13 I played in a 10 year old league, I thought I was gonna dominate ., I felt like Shawn Bradley playing a bunch of Allen iversons and steph currys, they killed us , so bill being in a younger nba with less big guys don’t mean shit
Yeah Russel played against scrubs, if you count the likes of wilt, Jerry west, Elgin Baylor, and Oscar Robinson as scrubs
Man just said birds defense was close to bill Russell’s. Bird was a good defender but like… bill is one the the greatest defenders of all time
To be fair, when he was talking about Bird's defense compared to Bill Russel, he hedged that claim. He said "somewhat close" if I'm not mistaken. I'd take Bird from those three as well, he was basically unguardable.
@@dustmite72 I'm a tripping or something? I mean I know this UA-camr specifically is Celtics biased and I'm fine with that but I thought the general consensus between most fans is that magic was better than bird?
@@captainclean1056 that's just not the case. I would say that roughly 55%-60% of basketball people I have talked to think magic is better.
@@captainclean1056 Captain, and most fans have it wrong as most fans are looking at the number of rings and/or a list of accolades. If you dive into both players skillsets, Bird was the better player.
Chap.
Top 75 players of all time, celebrating the 75th anniversary. I know you want to
Yes, but unlike the official list, make it good.
@@danvillalba5779 Yep, no way Klay, Dwight, Parker, Pau aren't there
@@danvillalba5779 would trust him more than the panels to be fair. He should have been part of the panel
I am once again asking you to do this...
Bill Russell is way better than Larry Bird on defence
bro i was in shock when he said that, "somewhat close"
LETS GOOOO, MY IDEA WAS PICKED!!! Love the vids man
Dirk over garnet
Magic over bird and russel
But great video plus all of these are really close
KG over Dirk.
2 Way players always hold more Value
Yeah magic over bird
I would put Chris Smoove’s MyCareer player at 1 season, because MyCareer is only 1 season
Edit: Wait, KG’s number was the same amount of seasons he played?
It was 21 during his first stint Minnesota. He wore 6 in Boston.
@@johnanderson9765 no he wore 5 in Boston
Devin Booker played 6 seasons, Stephen Curry played 12 seasons in the NBA LeBron played 18 and Kobe played 20 seasons
The list is limited to retired players only, and three of those are still active.
and kareem is way better than kobe. RIP to the mamba
@@WorldHeavyweightPunk134 no
@@elijahtheboxingfan3877 yes he is, RIP to the mamba
at 0 seasons we have Oscar Schmidt
underrated comment, him and Sabonis would have smashed the league
Love the content🏀 Rebound
B. Roy “The Natural” was so damn fun to watch. Him and Lillard would’ve been a great backcourt
This man said Bill Russell defence is on par with Lary bird dudes on Flackaaa
This list is great!!!
I would've put Magic over Bird.
Try best NBA player from every year
Should've realized the beginning of this list would just be tragic all around.
When you play so much, you are in your own category.
Surprised 10 seasons isn’t Pete Maravich
Wish alternates would have been provided for every tier but another great video!
Man, the first part of this list is really tragic! 15 to 19 would make a helluva team, don't you think?
I disagree with the 19 seasons pick. Shaq was a monster, had rules made against him and was a force of nature way more dominant than Tim Duncan
It's such a hard one. I'd argue it deserves its own video. Shaq had a higher peak but Tim was consistently better over the course of his career.
@@arronm6432 why do we even say that though? Shaq was an all star up until his third to last season... he was an all star in Phoenix as the big cactus, and only in Cleveland and then in Boston was he washed. We have to get rid of the narrative that Shaq didn't contribute after playing for the magic or Lakers. If anything, it was Duncan who was washed his last 5 seasons.
0 seasons: Len Bias
Nice list
Dirk>KG
KG statistically has a better peak and it’s not even close. Not to mention KG has a case for being the unluckiest player of all time. 5 first round picks wasted because the twolves management sucks. Only played with 1 All-Nba selection in 14 YEARS IN THE DAMN WOLVES! To put in perspective, Dirk played with 2 in just the same season. MCL Tear in 09 ended the Boston Dynasty as well.
@@kingdinodragonite3470 leadership loyalty stability chemistry. Can you imagine Dirk full of drama? He even took a pay cut for Mavs while KG still cashing in from nets. If i was a GM i would pick Dirk to start my franchise
Ey @Red Tiger, good thing you’re not a GM 🤣
@@jonjornadal89 why would you want drama and fighting lol....wanna be gangsta kg lol. Pick dirk and 4 role players around him that play defence and dirk is a scoring bucket....guess the mavs regreted picking dirk ....not
@@redtiger4352 man we’re talking about individual success not the teams success, next time google it first before you cry 🤣
2011 dirk vs 2004 KG …this is probably both players at their absolute best…..KG has great regular season numbers but that playoff run by dirk was legendary there’s no way kg does the same with that Dallas team ….I’m guessing Kobe beats him in the second round or the thunder in the conf finals but they definitely don’t make it to face Lebron and them
I would say 2007 or 2008 Dirk was better. Obviously he didn’t make the finals those years but his offense was at an all time great level those years. His outside shooting, free throw rates and efficiency were off the charts. That’s also around when he became a better facilitator and the game really opened up. In 2011 he put it all together in the playoffs but he was already quite old by then and past his athletic prime. Finishing skills were slightly diminished as was his defense and transition scoring
@@theamateurobserver if you watch the documentary Tyson chandler says Dirks defense was highly underrated that season because him and Shawn Marion had him doing different things than what he was used to, and if dirk wouldn’t have done what they asked of him defensively they wouldn’t have won , so whatever we saw as fans and media was wrong and dirk actually played great defense that year
I agree with Larry Bird over Magic and Russell - although all 3 are legends.
When all the players started dancing at the end I lost it
Mark Price over Sam Jones, Jerry Lucas, and Kevin Johnson?
Dirk over The Big Ticket. Why? Dirk is one of the few players that changed the game. He created a nearly perfect shot (The Flamingo) which is nearly impossible to defend and was the first 7footer to shoot threes consistently. Yes, he was Irk without D in his first years. But 30k+ points, the ring in '11, 41-21-1 .... enough for the top spot.
I'm just glad Greg Oden got mentioned.
1Years：Jack Molinas and Many Players
2Years：Alex Groza
5Years：Fred Schaus and Many Players
10Years：Paul Arizin
12Years：Deron Williams
I am old enough to remember Mike Iuzzolino in NBA Jam.
2022:
0. Paolo Banchero
1. Cade Cunningham
2: Anthony Edwards
3: Ja Morant
4. Luka Doncic
5. Jayson Tatum
6. Jaylen Brown
7. Devin Booker
8. Nikola Jokic
9. Giannis Antetokounmpo
10. Anthony Davis
11. Kawhi Leonard
12. Paul George
13. Steph Curry
14. Russell Westbrook
15. Kevin Durant
16. Kyle Lowry
17. Chris Paul
18. Dwight Howard
19. LeBron James
20. Udonis Haslem
Putting kg over Dirk is just weird and not true
with 0 Seasons i would put Oscar Schmidt, drafted by the Nets, he never got to actually play in the NBA because of the FIBA rule that used to not allow NBA players in the FIBA Championships. Oscar then became all time leading score of Basketball Olimpcs
I like how everyone dances at the end.
Maybe do the same thing with current players?!
How about best starting 5 from each team
Try best team every year since 2000
“The length of career is not what matters” proceeds to rank people based on just that
Where does he get his video ideas?
Kobe over Kareem
Your right ✅ 👌
Nah
Garnett over Dirk is a fucking JOKE
This list got sad quickly with everybody we missed out on due to injury
I’d be interested to hear why you think so highly of birds defense. I never got to watch him play, but from what I know he was an average to slight plus defender.
Bird was a solid defender he had multiple all-defense teams iirc. But Bill Russell is by far the greatest defender of all time so idk what this guy was talking about
He had a lot of steals that’s all his defense highlights tbh, 1v1 he wasn’t rlly anything special but his steal game was nice
Dirk is most impact than KG but I respect your video because is your channel and your favorite player
I think that the best player with only 2 seasons played must be Alex Groza, at least based on performance.
Kevin Willis would've been on this list if he played consecutively.
How many seasons did Bernard King PL. ?
putting up 10 ppg doesn't not make you promising
O season is Lavar Ball.
lmfao
Really felt sad that Yao's carreer got cut short. He and Tracy could have won a title if both of them ain't injured during playoffs
They didn’t even win a playoff series stop it
What happened to Maurice Stokes and Drazen Petrovic is a tragedy!
Will Lebron play more season than Vince?
He is playing his 20th season putting 30/8/7... I think even who played 16th was not doing something like that, right? It would be cool to know the players numbers in their last seasons.
He forgot 23 seasons Kevin willis. Man played in 3 eras
So are you including ABA/BAA/NBL seasons or not? There are some inconsistencies going on.
Close between Kobe and Kareem?!? Truth be known, Kareem might be the GOAT and Bryant is outside the top 10. Not that the Mamba is poor obviously, but seriously? Love your vids, in any event...
and Kareem isnt even close to the Big O or Wilt, but then again who did they play against, Wilt averaged 50 in a season, but is he dong that vs Shaq? hell no!
Duncan over Shaq? Hell Nah!
Hell yes Tim has 5 rings more mvps and averaged 4.5 blocks in the playoff’s
Plus Shaqs final season was a disaster 9.2 ppl 37 games
Duncan has 5 chips, more mvps, better defender, more all nba, longer prime
Best prime is probably Shaq, but best overall career is Duncan
The second guy's name is Mike Iuzzolino (with an "i" as in "ice cream").
Length matters more than quality
Nah you gotta give it to oden cause stokes played in the 50’s he would never do that today
I love your channel, but my only complaint is your constant favoritism for Mark Price. Don't get me wrong I'm a fan of him as well but you can't tell me he had a better career than Dave Bing!? Bing is a HoF and a top 75 player, he to is underrated
Fuck i wouldn't want to admit it but mark price is my guy.
13 seasons Michael jordan easily, f i remember wizards day.
Dirk is better than Garnett
13 Magic 21 Dirk
i get it..90s is a tough period to play basketball..to say it is the toughest..i dare to disagree...players need to be physical inside back then since these forwards and centers cant even shoot 3s, even in the perimeter..they just only made it tough for themselves..but when the game changed in such a way it facilitates play for guards, slow big guys could hardly keep up..if anthony mason, oakley and other tough big guys played in this era, theyll be bench since they cant guard the perimeter. the physicality of a player is no longer the only criteria to play in the NBA...the era of bully ball had extinct since the game required more skilled players and shooters. the arrival of marksmen like Lillard, Curry, and Klay Thompson, not to name forwards and center who shoots 3s, has changed the landscape. players no longer clog the lane and big players are forced outside. game in this era will surely make it harder for those big bully players of the 90s. analysts keep on asking will the players of today be able to play in 90s? i dare ask, can the players of the 90s keep up with the marksmen of these era?
Did he say larry bird's defense is close to bill Russell's defense🤔
I'm taking magic over larry and russell. I'm taking shaq over tim duncan who is the GOAT PF. I'm also taking Dirk for his finals mvp.
1998 to 2020 that's three decades.
90's
00's
10's
20's
One thing: Bird vs. Russell defensively is not close. Bird was better than Magic, but Russ might be the greatest defensive player of all time.
i mean, imo he is the greatest defensive player of all time, also i just find it funny how far and away he is in defensive winshares, despite only playing 13 seasons
Nice list but Bill Walton played 14 seasons in the NBA not 10.
I’d put Russell over Bird
The bias lol
Dude curry and lebron the got to have mention at least.
they still play… 💁♂️
Is no one talking about Kareem top ³ like bruh mj LeBron wilt kobe magic Kareem Lary Tim Shaq
I think Shaq is better than Duncan personally but that is me
I’m sure there’s many.. people who would say that Kareem isn’t “easily” top 3 all time like you say here
Did you just say Larry bird and bill Russell are close on the defensive side of the hall😹
Lol, Ralph Sampson over David Thompson and Connie Hawkins?? Interesting...
birds defense cant even be compared to russells
Dirk is clearly had a better career than KG
The gap on defence is much bigger than the gap on offence.
you do know dirk played 21 seasons right? I mean cmon to whole retirement was the numbers
I like the list, BUT I think pistol Pete Maravich is better than bill walton
I think we all know magic is way better than bird.
A lot of "what could have been" players.
Why is Mj dancing the wrong way
Where is kobe
Reggie Lewis should be above powe
I‘m a Celtics fan but imma be honest Dirk is definitely better than KG not by miles but he is better.
You don’t just score 31k buckets, have arguably the greatest postseason run ever and invent the most unguardable shot after the sky hook like that. Dirk‘s a baller and #2 PF all time so definitely Dirk>Garnett