who is the best basketball player of all time?
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Wilt Chamberlain.  They changed the rules to slow down his domination.  (Widening the lane, making zone defense legal, even raising the rim to 11 feet for a stretch)  They changed the rules to allow Jordan to be more dominant (Making hand checking illegal, making zone defense illegal)\n\nOne season, he averaged over 50 points and 20 rebounds a game.  That means, if he scored 40 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in a game, people would consider it an off night.\n\nHe even led the league in assists one year...as a center.\n\nBest ever?  Wilt Chamberlain.
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well, In Basketball I tend to say jordan in his prime. today maybe Kobe, right now. Eventually Lebron will destroy like he has the potential to
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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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all time:   \n         larry bird, bill walton, pistol pete, bob cousy, john havlicek.\n \ncurrent:\n        dirk nowitzki, steve nash, jason kidd, andrew bogut,\npeje stoyokovic.
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Kobe...but none is of greater skill than the great Michael Jordan.
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I would go with Allen Iverson, because he is currently the leading scorer, and he also steals the ball away many times. He is an excellent defender who only lacks in the rebounding department, but his scoring more than makes up for. He is an overall consistent player on both sides on the ball, and he is always the man you can trust to score in clutch situations.
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It has to be Reggie Miller. All time leader in three point field goals made, one of the greatest three point shooters ever. Not to mention the uncountable times he has drained clutch threes to win or tie the match for the Pacers, including that unforgettable game at Madison Square Garden. As a pure shooter, even with a hand in his face, Miller was ace.
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Wilt Chamberlain:\n\nscored 100 points in a single game\nscored over seventy points on five occasions\naveraged more points per game in his career than jordan\naveraged fifty points per game one season\naveraged over 25 rebounds per game in five seasons\nlead the league in assists one season\n\nTrue Jordan was probably a better team player and he did win many more championships (which may arguably be the best indicator of a great player; but if this is true then it could be Bill Russell won eight championships) but I believe that Wilt Chamberlain is the single best, most dominant player to ever play NBA basketball.
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The best all-round player would be Steve Nash.  He scores and he makes great passes.  All-time greatest player is Oscar Robinson, because he averaged a triple-double one year.  Jason Kidd is very good, because he does it all well.
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best 3 point shooter : larry bird\nshortest player : mugsy bogues\ntallest player : manute bol
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Pound for Pound, I would have to say Allen Iverson. He is an amazing player for his size and he has great heart. He has a "Never say die" attitude that makes him a competitor. He isn't even six foot tall, and yet he still averages over 30 points a game in a leage that the average height is more around 6'5". He is an all around, truly amazing player. Not to mention my idol!
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Minnesota Timberwolves. Go watch Kevin Garnett. He's the best player in the NBA next to Kobe.
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I would probably say Elgin Baylor.\n\n27.4 ppg, 13.5 rebounds per game and 4.3 assists per game (back when an assist was really an assist)... pretty good for a small forward.  \n\nBaylor started the 1972 season with the Lakers, but was forced to retire because his kness were totally shot (they had been for several years). The Lakers did win the championship that year, but Baylor was not around to celebrate.\n\nHe was also the third leading rebounder of the 1960s, after Chamberlain and Russell:\n\nMost Rebounds in the 1960s:\n\n1. Wilt Chamberlain  19,112\n2. Bill Russell      17,501\n3. Elgin Baylor       9,786\n4. Walt Bellamy       9,716\n5. Jerry Lucas        8,831\n\n(As a side note, I hear a lot of people say that Wilt and Russell were only good rebounders because there were more shots missed back then...but if this were the case, EVERYONE'S rebounding numbers would look ridiculous. The reason Wilt and Russell rank where they do, with the totals that they have, is because, quite simply, they were the best, and they wanted the d*** ball).\n\nI would put Malone and Barkley right behind Baylor, and Reggie Miller, Pete Maravich and George Gervin behind them.\n\nI wouldn't put Iverson or Nowitzky in the top five.
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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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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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Wilt Chamberlain because he was unstoppable and 100 points, nobody else is ever going to get that again.\n\nBill Russell-8 championships in a row and 11 in 13 years, Micheal Jordan didn't even come close to that.\n\nMicheal Jordan-The Bulls would've never even come close to the NBA Finals if it wasn't for him.\n\nMagic Johnson-He could play all the positions and helped lead the Lakers to a championship in his first year and he beat Dr. J.\n\nShaquille O'Neal-He is so unstoppable. Name one player in the NBA that can stop when he's not in foul trouble.
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Best Basketball : Shaq O'Neal, Tim Ducan and Kobe Bryant.\n\nSoccer : sorry i don't follow Soccer.\n\nFootball : Tom Brady, LaDainian Tomlinson and Brett Favre.