The 2 times NBA Champion and 4 times NBA All-star MVP, averaged 30.1 points in 14 years of active play. Scoop Jackson explains why Wilt Chamberlain's legacy extends far beyond his historic 100-point game on March 2, 1962. You are likely including Shaq in all your center rankings in NBA history. Old school or new school? He was a four-time MVP, two-time NBA champion, and a seven-time scoring champ.
#17: It is only a matter of time before we see Kevin Durant start to pass up some of the great scorers in the game. Jordan is a 5 times NBA MVP and 14 NBA All-star. His season with the Raptors catapulted him up the all time ranks, if we’re being transparent. Chamberlain is close with Shaquille O’Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who are contenders as well. Of course Michael Jordan is No. Can you accurately create a relative scale between the two? Do you agree with this ranking? My guy was brought to tears when he looked back at how maniacal he was towards his teammates. #20: Charles Barkley is another Hall of Fame power forward who didn’t win a ring, and had a couple of chances to do so. He is 7th all-time in blocked shots, finishing with over 2,800 in his career. Who Is The Best NBA Power Forward Of All Time? But other than potentially Leonard, Duncan will shine brighter than all the other great players who have ever played for the Spurs—and just about every other power forward in NBA history—because of how rock steady solid he was. The only knock on English is the defensive stats were not there, but he would chip in with other peripheral stats. —ZF, Dr. J was everyone’s Michael Jordan before Michael Jordan. I can go on and on about CP3 being top 7 and counting all time in steals and assists, but there’s a word limit so I’ll just say it’s time to respect what the Point God has done in his career. He is currently 15th overall in points, and 20th all-time in steals.
With his unique skillset offensively, it was on the defensive end where KG was at his best. Leonard’s overall career numbers look average, but a 26-7-3 line in the 2018-19 season is more of a show for what he can do.
For this list, he lands at No. I wasn’t sure if he was paying attention…finally I realize he understood everything I was saying. All-Time #NBArank: The greatest players ever, 2020 NBA free agency and trades: Latest buzz, news and reports, Warriors' new addition Oubre takes shot at Suns, Cousins picks Rockets as sides reach 1-year deal, Harrell: 'Doesn't seem' that Clips wanted me back, Pelicans, Adams agree to extension, sources say, Wizards GM says 'there's no plans' to trade Wall, Markieff Morris returns to Lakers to 'run it back', Source: Center Len plans to sign with Raptors, Fantasy NBA: Why this is the best season to give it a try, Rondo thanks Lakers, reaches deal with Hawks, Allen Iverson cleats, SpongeBob and lots of denim: Best of NFL Week 11 arrivals. Once Wade burst onto the scene in 2003 it was almost immediately clear that he was a special kind of player. A 19-time All-Star who 15 times finished in the top 5 of the MVP voting, we’ll spare you from listing out all his accolades because you’d be scrolling this fine piece of #content for hours. In the new era, pace is ridiculously high and guys can shoot threes at an insane rate. TrueHoop TV: Kobe, Jerry West and the top shooting guards ever, All-Time #NBArank: The 10 greatest small forwards in NBA history, Photos: Classic action shots of league's best small forwards. His college career is practically unmatched, but since we’re talking professional basketball here know that he was the only player other than Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to win an MVP between 1960 and 68. 40-11 | 5-on-5 debate, 1992-96 Orlando Magic; 1996-2004 Los Angeles Lakers; 2004-08 Miami Heat; 2008-09 Phoenix Suns; 2009-10 Cleveland Cavaliers; 2010-11 Boston Celtics, The Hall of Fame center transformed the game with a combination of agility and explosiveness and size, the likes of which the league had never seen.
West was a volume shooter, and the career 47% field goal percentage says a lot. #28: Rick Barry is another ABA and NBA player from that generation, and in the NBA averaged 23.2 points per game.
Pelton: Isiah Thomas underrated or overrated? James is a three-time NBA Champion, and has been a Finals MVP three times as well. He was a ten-time all-star, and also a two-time NBA champion. After starting his professional basketball career as a point guard with the Cincinnati Royals (now Sacramento Kings), Oscar ruled the NBA, topping the score chart in the 1960s. #12: Hakeem Olajuwon was ferocious on both sides of the ball, and was a three-time block champion. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. He never did anything as good as Jordan—except, that is, defend. The only player in history to come close to matching his winning is Michael Jordan. But Robertson broke the mold almost 20 years before Magic Johnson made his debut. But never forget what the GOAT, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, told us in the documentary: “Everybody said I won all these championships, but I didn’t win without Scottie Pippen and that’s why I considered him my best teammate of all time.” If ya don’t know, now ya knowwwww….Pippen’s numbers will likely never wow you because he wasn’t the scorer Jordan was.
He won the NBA 6 times and was named NBA All-star player on 6 occasions. A true dominant force on both sides of the ball, it's still bewildering to watch old highlights and see how smooth Olajuwon was able to move in the paint for a player his size. ‘Black Mamba‘ had a very glamorous and successful basketball career, which lasted 20 years. #3: In over 1,000 games played, Wilt Chamberlain averaged some ridiculous numbers. #37: Jason Kidd is another recent Hall of Fame inductee, and similar to the man above Kidd was a ten-time all-star, and unlike Nash he was able to lock down a ring with the Mavericks during the 2010-11 season. At age 26, Malone had a career-high 31.1 points per game.
And let's be honest, you're being naive if you don't think he has a chance to take the No. -- Bontemps, 1969-75 Milwaukee Bucks; 1975-89 Los Angeles Lakers, No one in NBA history can match Abdul-Jabbar's lengthy list of achievements.
The NBA merged with the ABA in ‘76 because of the Doctor (there were a bunch of other great players too like George Gervin) and he continued to take another league by storm after winning two chips with the Nets in the ABA. Not only is he the greatest winner in all of American sports, Russell is also both the smartest and best defensive player to ever pick up a basketball. He is 12th all-time in scoring, and was the 1985-86 scoring champion as well. Chamberlain averaged 30 points and 22 rebounds per game.