what is the best basketball player?ever?
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It has to be Michael Jordan. He's remember for all the things he has done. His defense, his winning pose and his ability to stay in the air. Wad more can i add?? His Championship won, the scoring tittle, MVPS, Two three peats NBA Championship. Till now, he is still being idolized by many, also his shoes are still in great sales. that's how great Michael Jordan is. Michael Air Jordan Rocks!
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best 3 point shooter : larry bird\nshortest player : mugsy bogues\ntallest player : manute bol
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It has to be Tim Duncan. He is a two time MVP, three time NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP, and has been elected to the All NBA First team every season he has been in the league. Yet he is a very quiet and humble person who is just an all round fantastic person. He never complains, never takes his team mates for granted, and is a fantastic guy.
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Tim Duncan\n\nHe is one of the most steady players in the league. He always plays solid defense. He is a guy to give the ball to in the clutch. He is just so fundamental in every facet of his game except for freethrow shooting.\n\nBut the thing that seals the deal for him being the #7 player is that he has three championship rings and he was the star on the Spurs for those three wins so you pretty much have to go with him here. I am shocked that he wasn't higher... but I guess he is getting a little old just like Shaq. Shaq would be my 8th choice eventhough he has been terrible in these NBA finals.\n\nWho will the Washington Wizards take with the 18th pick of the Unofficial Yahoo Answers NBA Mock Draft?\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvtMn1SDCfKJCaB.okG49__sy6IX?qid=20060611195758AAWvwGd
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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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No LeBron may be the best player in the game, but the Pistons are the best team. If you shut down one of the scorers they still have 2 or 3 others who can take on the load. I think they are the best team in the NBA.
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Steve Nash MVP two years in a row and the most unselfish player in the league \n\nDwanye Wade what can i say he's one of the most athletic players in the league\n\nLebron James the best athletic player in the league and the future of the NBA need proof look what he did this playoffs remember the wizards and he pushed the pistons to the brink in his first playoffs!!
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michael JORDAN!!!!THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER!!!
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Michael Jordan, no doubt about it. in every catagory basketball has, michael jordan is at least top ten(exept for the worst catagories)
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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.
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My vote definitely goes to my boy, Lebron James... damn the nigga got it all, style, energy, skills, everything.
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Michael Jordan\n\nWilt Chamberlain\n\nOscar Robertson
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Vince Carter all-time. Most of his dunks are original and are sickest...
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Truth is, there are about 8 players in NBA history who have a legitimate argument to be called the best (or most dominant) player of all time...\n\nThey are:\n\n1) Wilt Chamberlain\n2) Bill Russell\n3) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\n4) Larry Bird\n5) Magic Johnson\n6) Oscar Robertson\n7) Michael Jordan\n8) Shaquille O'Neal\n\nTim Duncan probably comes the closest to matching the skill level of these guys, in terms of fundamentals...but Duncan does not have a claim to be called the best ever...\n\nWilt was really the most dominant player ever (on BOTH ends of the court), and his basketball skills far exceeded those of Shaquille O'Neal. Although Jordan's strong suit is his scoring, his scoring feats really pale in comparison with Wilt.\n\nRussell led his team to 11 NBA titles in his 13 year career. Were Jordan around back then, he'd be just another guy who lost to the Celtic machine.\n\nJordan and Shaq are the only players on the above list who had the luxury of playing against what amounts to 'high school' players. The level of competition and overall skill levels of todays players is not as good as during, for example, the 1980s. But players today are adjusting to the way the NBA wants the game played. Traveling is never called, nor is 'palming' the ball (probably no one under 25 today even knows what 'palming the ball' even means...)\n\nThe All Defensive teams were not selected until after the 1969 season, so Wilt only made that team 3 or 4 times, but would have made it more often had there been such a thing in the '60s. So the idea that Jordan is the greatest defender ever because of his All Defensive number of selections is not well-founded.\n\nIf anyone thinks that todays players are more highly skilled than players of the 60s 70s and 80s, we need only look as far as the U.S. recent international performances, or lack thereof. Teams from Europe are beating our NBA "All Star" teams on a regular basis the last few years, because they (the Europeans) are still playing the game the way the U.S. played it in the 60s and 70s, when the U.S. truly dominated the world in basketball. They have taken the way we taught them the game and are now using that style against us. The U.S. international teams have been pathetic during the 21st century.\n\nMcGrady is not even close to being the best player of all time... there's no argument that one can make to place him anywhere near the company of the guys on this list. Being able to dunk doesn't make you the greatest player of all time.  If you think T-Mac is one of the two greatest players ever, you obviously haven't watched very much basketball.
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Currently, Bryant. Kobe is THE BEST player in the league right now, no doubt about it.
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Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson all come to mind.  However, I think you can argue that the best player is one that not only scores points, but also does other things that make his team and teammates better.  Therefore, I think Oscar the big "O" Robertson deserves this honor.  He is the only player to average a triple-double in a single year.  He is one of the top scoring guards of all time, having put up 26,710 points in his career.  Oh, and he was a 12-time All Star.
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my own opinion I would have to say (based on the win loss %) u would have to go with Lebron right now , but my best player hands down is Mac- T-Mac