Top 500 NBA Players of All-Time (2021)

Can you guess AinsworthSports' top 500 NBA players of all-time?

(Best Achievement in This Order): Grey = Naismith Hall of Famer | Light Blue = NBA MVP | Gold = NBA All-Star

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#	Player	NBA Career
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-1989
2	Michael Jordan	1984-2003
3	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-1973
4	LeBron James	2003-Present
5	Bill Russell	1956-1969
6	Larry Bird	1979-1992
7	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-2011
8	Oscar Robertson	1960-1974
9	Bob Pettit	1954-1965
10	Kobe Bryant	1996-2016
11	Magic Johnson	1979-1996
12	George Mikan	1947-1956
13	Hakeem Olajuwon	1984-2002
14	Karl Malone	1985-2004
15	James Harden	2009-Present
16	Russell Westbrook	2008-Present
17	David Robinson	1989-2003
18	Moses Malone	1974-1995
19	Kevin Garnett	1995-2016
20	Neil Johnston	1951-1959
21	Elgin Baylor	1958-1971
22	Dolph Schayes	1948-1964
23	Kevin Durant	2007-Present
24	Allen Iverson	1996-2010
25	Jerry West	1960-1974
26	Bob Cousy	1950-1970
27	Charles Barkley	1984-2000
28	Chris Webber	1993-2008
29	Tracy McGrady	1997-2013
30	Elvin Hayes	1968-1984
31	Tim Duncan	1997-2016
32	Bob Lanier	1970-1984
33	Bob McAdoo	1972-1986
34	Julius Erving	1971-1987
35	Stephen Curry	2009-Present
36	Paul Arizin	1950-1962
37	Alex English	1976-1991
38	Patrick Ewing	1985-2002
39	Dwyane Wade	2003-2019
40	George Gervin	1973-1986
41	Chris Paul	2005-Present
42	Jerry Lucas	1963-1974
43	Rick Barry	1965-1980
44	Ed Macauley	1949-1959
45	Isiah Thomas	1981-1994
46	Walt Bellamy	1961-1974
47	Billy Cunningham	1965-1976
48	Dave Cowens	1970-1983
49	Gary Payton	1990-2007
50	John Havlicek	1962-1978
51	Dominique Wilkins	1982-1999
52	Grant Hill	1994-2013
53	Clyde Drexler	1983-1998
54	Artis Gilmore	1971-1988
55	Carmelo Anthony	2003-Present
56	George McGinnis	1971-1982
57	Nate Thurmond	1963-1977
58	Arnie Risen	1945-1958
59	Adrian Dantley	1976-1991
60	Clyde Lovellette	1953-1964
61	Giannis Antetokounmpo	2013-Present
62	Pete Maravich	1970-1980
63	Dirk Nowitzki	1998-2019
64	Damian Lillard	2012-Present
65	Dwight Howard	2004-Present
66	Cliff Hagan	1956-1969
67	Jason Kidd	1994-2013
68	Harry Gallatin	1948-1958
69	Richie Guerin	1956-1970
70	Anthony Davis	2012-Present
71	John Stockton	1984-2003
72	Lenny Wilkens	1960-1975
73	Spencer Haywood	1969-1983
74	Joe Fulks	1946-1954
75	Paul Pierce	1998-2017
76	George Yardley	1953-1960
77	Hal Greer	1958-1973
78	Walt Frazier	1967-1979
79	Dan Issel	1970-1985
80	Bailey Howell	1959-1971
81	Vern Mikkelsen	1949-1959
82	Willis Reed	1964-1974
83	Scottie Pippen	1987-2004
84	Larry Foust	1950-1962
85	Dave Bing	1966-1978
86	Jack Twyman	1955-1966
87	Deron Williams	2005-2017
88	Mel Daniels	1967-1976
89	Alonzo Mourning	1992-2008
90	Jim Pollard	1947-1955
91	Andy Phillip	1947-1958
92	Blake Griffin	2009-Present
93	Tim Hardaway	1989-2003
94	Steve Nash	1996-2015
95	Chris Bosh	2003-2017
96	Kevin Johnson	1987-2000
97	Tiny Archibald	1970-1984
98	Bill Sharman	1950-1961
99	Guy Rodgers	1958-1970
100	Gus Johnson	1963-1973
101	Stephon Marbury	1996-2009
102	Bob Davies	1945-1955
103	John Wall	2010-Present
104	Tom Heinsohn	1956-1965
105	Vince Carter	1998-2020
106	Jack Sikma	1977-1991
107	Carl Braun	1947-1962
108	Reggie Miller	1987-2005
109	Bernard King	1977-1993
110	Tom Gola	1955-1966
111	Mark Aguirre	1981-1994
112	Red Kerr	1954-1966
113	Gail Goodrich	1965-1979
114	LaMarcus Aldridge	2006-Present
115	Zelmo Beaty	1962-1975
116	Dave DeBusschere	1962-1974
117	David Thompson	1975-1984
118	Antoine Walker	1996-2008
119	Sam Jones	1957-1969
120	Pau Gasol	2001-2019
121	Paul George	2010-Present
122	Chris Mullin	1985-2001
123	Terry Cummings	1982-2000
124	Joe Graboski	1948-1962
125	Willie Naulls	1956-1966
126	Marques Johnson	1977-1989
127	Charlie Scott	1970-1980
128	Baron Davis	1999-2012
129	Sidney Wicks	1971-1981
130	World B. Free	1975-1988
131	Max Zaslofsky	1946-1956
132	Paul Westphal	1972-1984
133	Kevin McHale	1980-1993
134	Wes Unseld	1968-1981
135	Mitch Richmond	1988-2002
136	Sidney Moncrief	1979-1991
137	Elton Brand	1999-2016
138	Connie Hawkins	1967-1976
139	Mel Hutchins	1951-1958
140	Kyrie Irving	2011-Present
141	Shawn Kemp	1989-2003
142	Robert Parish	1976-1997
143	Shareef Abdur-Rahim	1996-2008
144	Bobby Wanzer	1948-1957
145	Kawhi Leonard	2011-Present
146	Ray Scott	1961-1972
147	Jack Coleman	1949-1958
148	Dikembe Mutombo	1991-2009
149	Shawn Marion	1999-2015
150	Ray Allen	1996-2014
151	Reggie Theus	1978-1991
152	Earl Monroe	1967-1980
153	Fat Lever	1982-1994
154	DeMar DeRozan	2009-Present
155	Jo Jo White	1969-1981
156	Rod Strickland	1988-2005
157	Gus Williams	1975-1987
158	Wayne Embry	1958-1969
159	Larry Nance	1981-1994
160	Norm Nixon	1977-1989
161	Michael Ray Richardson	1978-1986
162	Lou Hudson	1966-1979
163	DeMarcus Cousins	2010-Present
164	David Lee	2005-2017
165	Larry Kenon	1973-1983
166	Gene Shue	1954-1964
167	Bob Dandridge	1969-1981
168	Sam Cassell	1993-2008
169	Dick McGuire	1949-1960
170	Fred Scolari	1946-1955
171	Zach Randolph	2001-2019
172	Chet Walker	1962-1975
173	Frankie Brian	1950-1956
174	Bill Bridges	1963-1975
175	Al Cervi	1945-1953
176	Kyle Lowry	2006-Present
177	Kevin Love	2008-Present
178	Ben Wallace	1996-2012
179	Nikola Vučević	2011-Present
180	Kenny Sears	1955-1964
181	Nathaniel Clifton	1950-1958
182	Randy Smith	1971-1983
183	Rudy LaRusso	1959-1969
184	Calvin Murphy	1970-1983
185	Bradley Beal	2012-Present
186	Andre Drummond	2012-Present
187	Steve Francis	1999-2008
188	Rajon Rondo	2006-Present
189	Kemba Walker	2011-Present
190	Monta Ellis	2005-2017
191	Derrick Coleman	1990-2005
192	Josh Smith	2004-2017
193	Michael Finley	1995-2010
194	Dan Roundfield	1975-1987
195	Brad Daugherty	1986-1996
196	Antawn Jamison	1998-2014
197	Amar'e Stoudemire	2002-2016
198	Larry Costello	1954-1968
199	Vlade Divac	1989-2005
200	Slater Martin	1949-1960
201	Jrue Holiday	2009-Present
202	Glenn Robinson	1994-2005
203	Truck Robinson	1974-1985
204	Alvin Robertson	1984-1996
205	Nikola Jokić	2015-Present
206	Jerry Stackhouse	1995-2013
207	Joe Barry Carroll	1980-1991
208	Tom Chambers	1981-1995
209	Ray Felix	1953-1962
210	Carlos Boozer	2002-2015
211	Alvan Adams	1975-1988
212	Red Rocha	1947-1957
213	John Drew	1974-1984
214	Walter Davis	1977-1992
215	Jeff Mullins	1964-1976
216	Tony Parker	2001-2019
217	Al Jefferson	2004-2018
218	Dennis Rodman	1986-2000
219	Detlef Schrempf	1985-2001
220	Don Ohl	1960-1970
221	Louie Dampier	1967-1979
222	Bob Boozer	1960-1971
223	Walter Dukes	1955-1963
224	Marc Gasol	2008-2021
225	Latrell Sprewell	1992-2005
226	Ben Simmons	2016-Present
227	Frank Ramsey	1954-1964
228	Johnny Green	1959-1973
229	Joe Johnson	2001-Present
230	Rudy Tomjanovich	1970-1981
231	Terry Porter	1985-2002
232	Andre Iguodala	2004-Present
233	Jamaal Wilkes	1974-1985
234	Rudy Gobert	2013-Present
235	James Worthy	1982-1994
236	Paul Millsap	2006-Present
237	Dennis Johnson	1976-1990
238	Maurice Lucas	1974-1988
239	Tom Gugliotta	1992-2005
240	Paul Seymour	1947-1960
241	Jack George	1953-1961
242	Buck Williams	1981-1998
243	Glen Rice	1989-2004
244	Bobby Jones	1974-1986
245	Kiki VanDeWeghe	1980-1993
246	Bob Love	1966-1977
247	Mookie Blaylock	1989-2002
248	Sam Lacey	1970-1983
249	Norm Van Lier	1969-1979
250	Juwan Howard	1994-2013
251	Draymond Green	2012-Present
252	Kevin Willis	1984-2007
253	Roger Brown	1967-1975
254	Maurice Cheeks	1978-1993
255	Vin Baker	1993-2006
256	Tom Meschery	1961-1971
257	Nick Van Exel	1993-2006
258	Archie Clark	1966-1976
259	Otis Thorpe	1984-2001
260	David West	2003-2018
261	Jimmy Butler	2011-Present
262	Dick Barnett	1959-1973
263	Connie Simmons	1946-1956
264	Mark Price	1986-1998
265	Mike Mitchell	1978-1990
266	Chauncey Billups	1997-2014
267	Andre Miller	1999-2016
268	Joe Dumars	1985-1999
269	Dick Van Arsdale	1965-1977
270	Ron Boone	1968-1981
271	Lamar Odom	1999-2013
272	Dick Garmaker	1955-1961
273	Clifford Robinson	1989-2007
274	Jerry Sloan	1965-1976
275	Joakim Noah	2007-2020
276	Paul Silas	1964-1980
277	Jermaine O'Neal	1996-2014
278	Gerald Wallace	2001-2015
279	Bill Laimbeer	1980-1993
280	Sleepy Floyd	1982-1995
281	Goran Dragić	2008-Present
282	Jimmy Jones	1967-1977
283	Al Horford	2007-Present
284	Mark Eaton	1982-1994
285	Larry Johnson	1991-2001
286	Brook Lopez	2008-Present
287	Julius Randle	2014-Present
288	Don Otten	1950-1953
289	Walt Hazzard	1964-1974
290	Jeff Teague	2009-2021
291	Antonio McDyess	1995-2011
292	Christian Laettner	1992-2005
293	Derrick Rose	2008-Present
294	DeAndre Jordan	2008-Present
295	Joe Caldwell	1964-1975
296	Phil Chenier	1971-1981
297	Xavier McDaniel	1985-1998
298	Michael Adams	1985-1996
299	Mark Jackson	1987-2004
300	Mike Conley	2007-Present
301	Rudy Gay	2006-Present
302	Mychal Thompson	1978-1991
303	Frank Selvy	1954-1964
304	Damon Stoudamire	1995-2008
305	Woody Sauldsberry	1957-1966
306	Metta Sandiford-Artest	1999-2017
307	Jack Nichols	1948-1958
308	Kenny Anderson	1991-2005
309	Peja Stojaković	1998-2011
310	Chuck Share	1951-1960
311	Danny Granger	2005-2015
312	K.C. Jones	1958-1967
313	Calvin Natt	1979-1990
314	Ray Williams	1977-1987
315	Rasheed Wallace	1995-2013
316	Don Buse	1972-1985
317	Tom Van Arsdale	1965-1977
318	Jamal Mashburn	1993-2005
319	Anthony Mason	1989-2003
320	Jeff Hornacek	1986-2000
321	Khris Middleton	2012-Present
322	Allan Houston	1993-2005
323	Jack Marin	1966-1977
324	Charles Oakley	1985-2004
325	Danny Manning	1988-2003
326	Klay Thompson	2011-Present
327	Rashard Lewis	1998-2014
328	Fred Brown	1971-1984
329	Marcus Camby	1996-2013
330	Gordon Hayward	2010-Present
331	Yao Ming	2002-2011
332	Mickey Johnson	1974-1986
333	Richard Hamilton	1999-2013
334	Rolando Blackman	1981-1994
335	Caron Butler	2002-2016
336	Jimmy Walker	1967-1976
337	Purvis Short	1978-1990
338	Adrian Smith	1961-1972
339	Bob Brannum	1948-1955
340	Luol Deng	2004-2019
341	John Johnson	1970-1982
342	Horace Grant	1987-2004
343	Eddie Jones	1994-2008
344	Brian Winters	1974-1983
345	Eric Bledsoe	2010-Present
346	Larry Jones	1964-1974
347	Ed Conlin	1955-1962
348	Arvydas Sabonis	1995-2003
349	Penny Hardaway	1993-2007
350	Otis Birdsong	1977-1989
351	Bill Walton	1974-1988
352	Geoff Petrie	1970-1976
353	Chuck Cooper	1950-1956
354	Michael Cooper	1978-1990
355	Chuck Noble	1955-1962
356	Bobby McDermott	N/A
357	Caldwell Jones	1973-1990
358	Manu Ginóbili	2002-2018
359	Red Holzman	1945-1954
360	Isaiah Thomas	2011-Present
361	Fred Schaus	1949-1954
362	George Ratkovicz	1947-1955
363	Darrall Imhoff	1960-1972
364	Campy Russell	1974-1984
365	Don Kojis	1963-1975
366	Ed Sadowski	1947-1950
367	Scott Wedman	1974-1986
368	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	1996-2011
369	Billy Knight	1974-1985
370	Hot Rod Hundley	1957-1963
371	Bill Bradley	1967-1977
372	Jeff Malone	1983-1996
373	Brad Miller	1998-2012
374	Donnie Freeman	1967-1976
375	Terrell Brandon	1991-2002
376	John Lucas	1976-1990
377	Devin Booker	2015-Present
378	Cazzie Russell	1966-1978
379	Maurice Stokes	1955-1958
380	Toni Kukoč	1993-2006
381	Tyson Chandler	2001-2020
382	Stan Miasek	1946-1953
383	Mo Williams	2003-2017
384	Phil Smith	1974-1983
385	Andrei Kirilenko	2001-2014
386	Bob Harrison	1949-1958
387	Lucius Allen	1969-1979
388	Mack Calvin	1969-1981
389	Kenyon Martin	2000-2015
390	Steve Smith	1991-2005
391	Billy Gabor	1948-1955
392	Kevin Porter	1972-1983
393	Hersey Hawkins	1988-2001
394	Dale Ellis	1983-2000
395	Terry Dischinger	1962-1973
396	Rik Smits	1988-2000
397	Rickey Green	1977-1992
398	Doc Rivers	1983-1996
399	Michael Redd	2000-2012
400	Danny Ainge	1981-1995
401	Paul Walther	1949-1955
402	Eddie Johnson	1977-1987
403	Bob Carpenter	1949-1959
404	Lionel Hollins	1975-1985
405	Devin Harris	2004-2019
406	Fred Carter	1969-1977
407	Ron Harper	1986-2001
408	Mehmet Okur	2002-2012
409	Kelly Tripucka	1981-1991
410	Jim Paxson	1979-1990
411	Bill Cartwright	1979-1995
412	Clyde Lee	1966-1976
413	Jon McGlocklin	1965-1976
414	James Silas	1972-1982
415	Lucious Jackson	1964-1972
416	Eddie Miles	1963-1972
417	Larry Hughes	1998-2012
418	Keith Van Horn	1997-2006
419	Dan Majerle	1988-2002
420	Flynn Robinson	1966-1974
421	Bob Kauffman	1968-1975
422	Kendall Gill	1990-2005
423	Gilbert Arenas	2001-2012
424	Howie Schultz	1950-1953
425	Clem Haskins	1967-1976
426	Sean Elliott	1989-2001
427	Len Chappell	1962-1972
428	Lou Williams	2005-Present
429	Zach LaVine	2014-Present
430	Ralph Simpson	1970-1979
431	Chick Reiser	1947-1950
432	Joel Embiid	2014-Present
433	Ricky Davis	1998-2010
434	Lonnie Shelton	1976-1986
435	Willie Wise	1969-1977
436	Ralph Sampson	1983-1992
437	Leo Barnhorst	1949-1954
438	Kenny Sailors	1946-1951
439	Bob Houbregs	1953-1958
440	Curtis Rowe	1971-1979
441	Ty Lawson	2009-2018
442	Paul Hoffman	1947-1955
443	Austin Carr	1971-1981
444	Ricky Sobers	1975-1986
445	Ricky Pierce	1982-1997
446	Gene Englund	1949-1950
447	Buddy Jeannette	1946-1950
448	Neal Walk	1969-1976
449	Don Barksdale	1951-1955
450	A.C. Green	1985-2001
451	John Block	1966-1976
452	Butch Beard	1969-1979
453	Luka Dončić	2018-Present
454	Reggie Lewis	1987-1993
455	Bam Adebayo	2017-Present
456	John Starks	1988-2002
457	Belus Smawley	1946-1952
458	Roy Hibbert	2008-2017
459	John Logan	1946-1951
460	Bob Rule	1967-1974
461	Bones McKinney	1946-1952
462	Jim King	1963-1973
463	Kleggie Hermsen	1946-1952
464	Victor Oladipo	2013-Present
465	Slick Watts	1973-1979
466	Bob Feerick	1946-1950
467	Dražen Petrović	1989-1993
468	Vince Boryla	1949-1954
469	Wally Szczerbiak	1999-2009
470	Antonio Davis	1993-2006
471	Dick Mehen	1950-1952
472	Dale Davis	1991-2007
473	Dike Eddleman	1949-1953
474	Sherman Douglas	1989-2001
475	Trae Young	2018-Present
476	Rich Jones	1970-1977
477	Tyrone Hill	1990-2003
478	Kermit Washington	1973-1987
479	Noble Jorgensen	1947-1953
480	Andrew Toney	1980-1988
481	Mike Todorovich	1949-1951
482	Larry Drew	1980-1991
483	Tyreke Evans	2009-2019
484	Kevin Duckworth	1986-1997
485	Karl-Anthony Towns	2015-Present
486	Steve Mix	1969-1983
487	Rich Kelley	1975-1986
488	James Donaldson	1980-1995
489	Chris Kaman	2003-2016
490	Domantas Sabonis	2016-Present
491	Jim Price	1972-1979
492	Dino Rađa	1993-1997
493	Šarūnas Marčiulionis	1989-1997
494	Alex Groza	1949-1951
495	Chick Halbert	1946-1951
496	Ernie Calverley	1946-1949
497	Andrew Gaze	1994-1999
498	George Thompson	1969-1978
499	Kyle Korver	2003-2020
500	Donovan Mitchell	2017-Present

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6 Comments

Level 66

Jan 1, 2022

This list is terrible.....but I figured I'd make the quiz based off it for some laughs....

They have Deron Williams as a top 100 player of all-time! LOL!

They also have Kevin McHale and James Worthy WAY TOO LOW! Also, Ralph Sampson and Dennis Johnson and so many more are way too low.

They over-prioritized 1940s/50s players too; that was dumb.

Level 66

Jan 2, 2022

100% agree with you. It’s kinda funny how bad it is. LeBron at 4 and Harden and Westbrook above KD and Curry? Tim Duncan at 31? I’m wondering if they used a formula instead of just actually making the list by hand.

Level 28

Jun 22, 2022

ADRIAN DANTLEY OVER DIRK????

Level 43

Mar 1, 2024

there's gotta be at least 50 more ridiculous rankings here than this one. But alas i do agree. This list is blasphemous. Gotta be bait

Level 43

Mar 1, 2024

Hysterical Bob Pettit at 9. Absolutely hysterical who is this guy

Level 32

Apr 1, 2025

duncan at 31 has to be a crime

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