The 5 best NBA players of all time 1.Bird  2.Bill Walton 3.George Mikan 4. Jerry West 5.Pete Maravich  Agree?
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First of all to all of you who put in players from today you people need Jesus!!!!\nLeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and A.I. do not hold a candle to the men who came before them. \n\n1. Micheal Jordan (Hands Down)\n2. Bill Russell (10 rings is hard to f with)\n3. Larry Bird\n4. Karl Malone (2d on all time leading scoring list)\n5. Kareem Abdul Jabbar (he is the all-time leading scorer isn't he)
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1. Michael Jordan\n2. Bill Russell\n3. Magic Johnson\n4. Larry Bird\n5. Wilt Chamberlin\n6. John Stockton\n7. Oscar Robinson\n8. Kareen Abdul-Jabaar\n9. Karl Malone\n10. Julius Erving
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In no particular order:\n\n1. Lebron James\n2. Kobe Bryant\n3. Tim Duncan\n4. Elton Brand\n5. Kevin Garnett\n6. Steve Nash\n7. Dwayne Wade\n8. Gilbert Arenas\n9. Dirk Nowitski\n10.Shawn Marion
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Yeah besides Jordan LeBron is the best player of all time.
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come on now that shouldn't even be a question. Jordan is the best basketball player there ever was and ever be. There will NEVER i repeat NEVER be another Jordan. The best player EVER!
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1.Allen Iverson\n2.Kevin Garnett\n3.Vince Carter\n4. Lebron James\n5.Tracy M'c Rady\n\nThey are my  top five players that i choose.I rekkon all those 5 player that i chose should all play for East.
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PG: Oscar Robertson\nSG: Michael Jordan\nSF: Larry Bird\nPF: Tim Duncan\nC: Bill Russell
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Bill Walton never played for the Lakers...he did play for the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.\n\nLaker Hall of Famers include:\n\nGeorge Mikan, C - led the Lakers to 5 titles in 6 years in the late 40s/early 50s.\n\nVern Mikkelsen, F - team mate of Mikan.\n\nJerry West, G\n\nElgin Baylor, F\n\nWilt Chamberlain, C - played five seasons with the Lakers at the end of his career, took the Lakers to the finals four times, winning once.\n\nGail Goodrich, G\n\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar, C\n\nMagic Johnson, G\n\nJames Worthy, F\n\n\nOnly Shaq and Kobe will make the HOF from the current  / recent Laker teams (unless you want to count Karl Malone and Gary Payton, both of whom will make it).\n\nThere are, no doubt, some players who played briefly with the Lakers who are or will make the HOF via their credentials with other teams...  Don Nelson, for example, played for the Lakers, but is better known for his coaching, and for hitting an amazing shot in Game 7 of the 1969 finals while playing for Boston, enabling the Celtics to beat L.A. by two pts.\n\nConnie Hawkins, F, played part of his career with the Lakers.
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1.Chauncey Billups\n2.Kobe Bryant\n3.Dwayne Wade\n4.Steve Nash\n5.Dirk Nowitzki\n6.Allen Iverson\n7.Paul Pierce\n8.Shaquille O'Neal\n9.Carmelo Anthony\n10.Pau Gasol
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Larry Bird had a more complete game. He had the passing and shooting skills of Pete Maravich, but all his teams were winners because he played defense and made clutch shots.\n\nBoth men were great...brilliant scorers, clutch shooters and superb free throw shooters. Miller was probably underrated, but not many players can stack up with Larry Bird.
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How u only know 5 basketball players but whatever,  Duncan, Iverson, T-Mac, Pierce, Wade, Nash, Jordan, Nowitki, Matrix (Marion), Carter, Kidd, Allen, Big Ben, Rip, Carmelo \n\n     Those are some that youve probably heard of
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Best NBA player past:  Michael Jordan.\n\nBest NBA player currently:  Kobe Bryant.\n\nBest NBA player future:  Lebron James.
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Wilt Chamberlain was. He could do what he wanted against any player in his prime. Even as an old man, he dominated Kareem Abdul-Jabaar in 1972. Just to prove he was not one dimensional, he even went out one year and won the assist title. Bill Russell is the greatest as far as teams go. He won 11 out of 13 world championships. Earl Manigault would have been the greatest ever but drugs got to him. He was a playground legend in NYC for years.
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Tough question, fun, but tough.  I'll limit my answer to players I've actually seen play, either via ESPN Classic, or during my lifetime.\n\n1st Team\nF - Larry Bird (lifetime)\nF - Karl Malone (lifetime)\nC - Wilt Chamberlain (ESPN Classic)\nG - Michael Jordan (lifetime)\nG - Magic Johnson (lifetime)\n\n2nd Team\nF - Charles Barkley (lifetime)\nF - Julius Erving (ESPN Classic)\nC - Hakeem Olajuwon (lifetime)\nG - Pete Maravich (ESPN Classic)\nG - John Stockton (lifetime)\n\nWhat the hey, I'll go ahead and list my personal all-time favorite starting 5 squad as well:\n\nF - Dominique Wilkins\nF - Kevin McHale\nC - David Robinson\nG - Clyde Drexler\nG - Mark Jackson
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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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james, wade, nowitzki\nAlso pierce & nash are very good players
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It's silly to make such comparisons anyway. If you argue that Wilt Chamberlain was the best, I'd argue that the game wasn't as developed and the league was less athletic. Also, he commonly played against much smaller centers, including Bill Russell who was only 6-9 and about 215 lbs!\n\nThe game is just different in every era.  But, if I'm going to make an argument about why I think Jordan may be the best, I suppose I'd have to start with his 6 championship rings in 8 or so years during the 90s.  Of course, you'll say something like without Pippen and Phil Jackson he never won a title, in which case i'll list his incredible stats over the years and point out that he was typically a better-than-fifty percent shooter from the field to go along with his million ppg, but then you'll point out how Chamberlain averaged over 50 ppg during one season alone!\n\nThere's really no point because it's all about context.  Jordan did things that no one else had done and he revolutionized the game.  Is he the greatest? It's an irrelevant discussion that people tend to take overboard in my opinion.