The Big 44
The 44 Greatest NBA Players I Ever Saw.
(1980 – 2008)
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In honor of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, President Barrack Obama, I have assembled a comprehensive list of the 44 Greatest NBA Players of my lifetime. Over my lifetime, some of the greatest players the NBA has ever seen have graced the court. You will see some names missing from this list that played before my time, such as Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Rick Barry or Bill Russell.
With that being said, check out the list, which ranks the players by what they have accomplished in their career, whether still playing or retired, and not on potential.
EDIT: Two players were omitted in error from the original posting. Charles Barkley and Mark Price.
44. Gilbert Arenas
43. Carmelo Anthony
42. Chris Paul
41. Alonzo Mourning
40. Drazen Petrovic
39. Dirk Nowitzki
38. Paul Pierce
37. Ray Allen
36. Larry Johnson
35. Tracy McGrady
34. Chris Webber
33. Mitch Richmond
32. Vince Carter
31. Dwayne Wade
30. Bernard King
29. Steve Nash
28. Jason Kidd
27. Dennis Rodman
26. Kevin McHale
25. David Robinson
24. Kevin Garnett
23. Lebron James
22. Allen Iverson
21. Kevin Johnson
20. Reggie Miller
19. Clyde Drexler
18. John Stockton
17. Dominique Wilkins
16. Charles Barkley
15. Isiah Thomas
14. Gary Payton
13. Patrick Ewing
12. Moses Malone
11. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Kobe Bryant
9. Karl Malone
8. Tim Duncan
7. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
6. Scottie Pippen
5. Julius Erving
4. Larry Bird
3. Shaquille O’ Neal
2. Magic Johnson
1. Michael Jordan
{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }
i like the list, but how in the world is Dirk Nowitzki number 39?
Where the crap is WIlt “the Stilt” Chamberlain
I personally never saw Wilt play, therefore he,along with Bill Russell, is not on this list.
Well if you did see Bird play, you would know he was better than Shaq
Gilbert arenas and no tim hardaway… Yeah mutha f’n right boss
Grant hill over memo all day
Hardaway was good, in fact I even debated him being a Hall of Famer,
Check the article out
Solid list, but Barkley at 16 and Hakeem at number 11?? Dude, Hakeem takes a giant three-flusher shit down Kareems throat. To add insult to injury, you throw Malone in over Chuck as well. Barkley and Hakeem undoubtedly belong in the top 10. Also, much respect to Petrovic and bless the dead, but I’d put Latrell Sprewell in there over him. One of the most athletic guards of the last generation and a ferocious dunker and competitor.
other than that, no complaints.
Thanks for the comment Mike. There were some omissions on this first list that have been caught. I will be doing a second updated version this summer.
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