who is the best basketball player in the world?
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Michael Jordan. Best ever. Always will be.
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John Stockton...\nHe is the league's all time leader in assists and steals, he did such a good job of running the team, and scored points very effciently with a silky stroke from outside.\nHe was the best point guard ever in the NBA.\nIf Jordan had not won all those championships he would certainly have won a couple.
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Well, right now LeBron James is the best in the NBA. But, the best player ever is the one and only MJ. But I wouldn't be surprised to see LBJ pass Jordan up.\n\nI LOVE BASKETBALL TOO!
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MJ, i don't mean Michael Jordan who I believe is the greatest player of all time but not the most all around\n\nMagic Johnson is the most versatile player I've ever seen.\nHe can play center, which he did as well as point guard.  He can score and dish and post up.  Wow.
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i know in basketball, it's Yao Ming.\nlol\ni dont know the world records\nsorry!!!
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If the question is which of these three is the best player with no character considerations, I would say Kobe.  But if I were building a team, I would take either of the other two in front of him.
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Yeah, even though he didnt win it he is the best player in the WORLD not just the nba, everyone knows that..
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Michael jordan the best player in basketball history duhhhhhhhhhhhh
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lamar odom.  I've always liked him since the day he came into the league.  He's in my opinion one of the top 3 most complete players in the game today.  He can literally do everything on the basketball court. shoot, rebound, dribble, pass, post up, shoot the 3, block shots, and play solid D.
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Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
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The cutes basketball player of the finals of 2006 is Dwyane Wade. He is altimately the best player on the basketball court and also the most handsome player. Not only that, however Dwyane Wade was nominated as a magazines top 50 cutest players.
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Lebron. He combines the speed of Tony Parker the crossovers of AI the Dunks of Vince Carter and the smile of Magic Johnson.\n\n\n=[)
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Michael Jordan is without a doubt the greatest athlete ever to play the game of basketball 32,292 points.\nI was blessed and had season tickets to the Bulls during everyone of the play offs, what a MAN!\nI have met him as well he is a very nice celebrity.
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The best white player of all time would have to be Mr. Larry Bird. The best player EVER would have to be Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was the most dominant player the NBA had ever seen. Jordan has set the bar so high for players like, LeBron, Anthony, and Kobe that they might never be able to reach it.\n\nMichael Jordan was SO good that the whole NBA could be considered overrated talent compared to him. Jordan is what hype is compared to. IF you don't reach up to Jordan's level you could be percived as failure. I believe that if Lebron, KG or Wade never a championship during their career, they will be called "overrated."\n\nJordan is the greatest basketball talent to ever play the game.
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Im gonna say Tim Duncan is overall the best player in the NBA.  He is always either winning championships or going deep in the playoffs.  Wade is good, but not as good as LeBron.
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Without a doubt it is Dirk Nowitzki, he is a great ball handler, a phenomenal field shooter, a good freethrow shooter, and a great team leader, basically Dirk Nowitzki is an all round player he could almost play any position cause of his major talent! I Luv Dirk, I think/know that he is the best player in the whole NBA!
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I think Kobe is the best player in the league.  He can score at will, & plays hard-nosed defense.  He also has the "IT" factor where he can perform under pressure & win the close games at the end.  He already has 3 rings; yes, Shaq had something to do with it, but all the greats in the history of the NBA had their counter parts (Jordan/Pippen, Magic/Kareem, etc.).  The only other player you can make an argument for is Lebron.  However, he has yet (not saying he won't) to prove himself.