who`s the best NBA player  of all time other than the true #1 larry bird?
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Aside from Larry Bird (the greatest player of all time), I would go with either Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, or Bill Russell.\n\n\nSorry folks, Michael Jordan isn't even close to being #2
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michael JORDAN!!!!THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER!!!
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The best is definitely Kobe.  Lebron is up there but Kobe is an amazing player that can do anything.  He can shoot from anywhere, has the craziest dunks.  His defense is a lockdown type.  He is just hitting his prime too.  I can't wait to see what Lebron turns into but Kobe is amazing.\n\nHere are the 5\n\nPG - Steve Nash.  He sees the court like no other.  I think his soccer background helps him out a lot.  He made Marion be the player he needed to be without Stoudemire.\n\nSG - Kobe Bryant.  If you read above you'll see why.\n\nSF - Lebron James - A freak of nature.  The dude is 21 and a superstar on the rise.  Possibly top 10 of all time when his career is done.\n\nPF - Elton Brand - He has developed into a premier power forward.  He can do it all.  He is a beast in the paint and his team would be nothing without him.  Ask me this question in like 2 years and without a doubt my choice for PF will be Dwight Howard.  I can't wait to see him dominate.\n\nC - Shaquille O'Neal - When he is on the court its a different game.  He may not score like he used to but just his presence makes teams play a different style.  Sure he is on his way out but he can still win a championship.
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dude comon its dirk nowitzki!!!!!!!!!!hes awesome!
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  He's also has the most amount of points in the NBA ever.  The guy is a king.
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james, wade, nowitzki\nAlso pierce & nash are very good 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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Nash.  The Arizona Republic reported it a week ago though it remains unofficial.  Kobe is a great player, probably the BEST player in the league.  But, Steve Nash is the most VALUABLE player.  Where would the Suns be without him?  He makes everyone who plays with him better!
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Bill Russell or Larry Bird
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Wow, that's tough. Personally, I feel that Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the greatest center NBA ever, but I'm sure many will argue the point. So, I'll typically try to rate the players by decade instead:\n\n'46 - '49 - George Mikan Mikan scored 11,764 points (22.6 ppg) in nine pro seasons, which was the best in league history when he retired. He led the league in scoring six times including a career-high 28.4 ppg in 1951. Mikan and the Lakers won 6 league championships (one NBL, one BAA and four NBA) during his playing d\n\n'50 - '59 - Mikan & Bill Russell\n\n'60 - '69 - Bill Russell & Wilt Chamberlain. Russell played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1969, winning the NBA championship every year except 1958 and 1967. In his first full season (1957-58), Russell became the first player in NBA history to average more than 20 rebounds per game for an entire season — a feat he accomplished 10 times in his 13 seasons. Russell earned five MVP awards.  \n\nChamberlain was magnificent, but won only one title inspite of his records and only one title in this time. But Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to record a double-triple-double (meaning 20 points, 20 rebounds, 20 assists in one game). In 1968 against the Detroit Pistons, he logged 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists. For basketball devotees, this may be his most jaw-dropping stat line, as it is the ultimate testimony of Wilt's versatility.  Chamberlain is also the only player in NBA history to record a quadruple double-double (meaning 40 points, and 40 rebounds or 40 assists in a single game). On December 8, 1961, when he scored a then-record 78 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, he also collected 43 rebounds. \n\n'70 - 79' - Kareem Abdul Jabbar. An NBA title in 71, Most Valuable Player (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977)\n\n'80 - '89 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar . FIVE NBA titles (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) \n\n'90 - '99 - Hakeem Olajuwon 2 NBA titles(1994, '95) \n2 NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95) \n1 NBA MVP (1994) \n2 Defensive Player of Year (1993, '94) \n3x All-NBA First Team ('93, '94, '97) \n2x All-NBA Second Team ('90, '96) \n3x All-Defensive First Team ('90, '93, '94) \n\n'00 ~ today -  Shaquille O'Neal. Only player in NBA history to:\n\n- Average at least 20 points per game and 10 rebounds per game in a season for 13 consecutive seasons, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Hakeem Olajuwon, all with 12 consecutive seasons. \n\n- Reach 4,700 points, 2,200 rebounds, 500 assists, 400 blocks, and 100 steals in his playoff career while shooting at least 55% from the field.\n\n3-time NBA Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002 \n\nBut for my money, none of these guys could shut down Jabbar....owner of the most unstoppable shot in the NBA history, the sky-hook.
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Best player is LBJ. The best dunker officially is Nate Robinson. But other than that...look at what VC has done. Thrown the ball of the shot clock in a game. People are scared to do that in a dunk compitition
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Jordan with any of the second teir stars is the best.  He is the one player who could not be stopped in the clutch.  His defense was simply awesome and his leadership equal to Larry and Magic.
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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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There is no comparison. Kobe is nowhere near the player that Bird was. It's almost laughable to compare the two. Kobe is a "shoot first, look for the open man later" statistic driven ball-hog, who is more worried about making the Sportscenter highlights than winning games. Bird could have scored many more points than what he did, but if someone was open, he got the ball to them. Thats what basketball is all about.\n\nAs for the post that said Jordan walked all over Bird and Magic in the 80's and called anyone who disagreed "retards", you must have been watching basketball in diapers at the time. It took Jordan SEVEN YEARS before he won his first championship, and he did it when Bird and Magic were retiring. His Bulls were constantly eliminated in the first or second rounds by the Celtics and Pistons. Hell, it took him four years just to get over the .500 mark.\n\n\n\nIn terms of stats, Bird owns Kobe in every catagory:\nPoints per game: Bird.. 24.3       Kobe.. 23.9\nRebounds per game:  Bird.. 10      Kobe.. 5\nAssists per game   Bird.. 6.3       Kobe.. 4.5\nFG %    Bird..  .50%      Kobe.. 45%\n3 Point %       Bird.. 38%      Kobe.. 34%\nFT %      Bird.. 89%       Kobe.. 83%\n\nThe only statistic that Kobe will probably pass Bird on might be points, mainly because Kobe started in the league at age 18, and Bird was 22 when he entered, so he has at least four extra years on Bird.\n\nBird would have won more than three championships in the 90's, especially playing with Shaq. People forget that Bird was constantly double and triple-teamed, so playing with Shaq would have made it much easier.\n\nKobe would have won the 3 championships in the 80's with the Celtics, but he would have been the backup guard behind Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge. They would have brought him in for some instant offense, but after Ainge and DJ were rested, he'd be back on the bench.\n\nBird not only was the greatest all around player ever, but he made everyone around him a much better player. Kobe does not even belong in the same sentence as the Larry Bird.
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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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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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Me personally I would go with Michael Jordan, you know MJ thats right He had it all, stlye, calm under pressure, the ability to pass, which most rising stars fail to do, and most of all he loved the game.  He renovated the game for the Kobe's and the LeBron's.  For that there is no equal!