Top 100 Greatest NBA Players

I have no problem with Steph Curry being up here, but above Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen and Wade this early in his career? Come on now ESPN...

@meepmoop, what about him? Surely you aren't trying to say he should be on this list because he had one good season where he won the MVP?

And Giannis is in the top 30 now. Only 35 people have won MVP, and only some of those have done it twice, plus he won Finals MVP while dropping 50 in the decider, and has won Defensive Player of the Year.

And I love JxmyHighroller!

well the things he achieved comparing to ewing is already more valuable so I think there's no arguement about that. He is considered as the second best point guard in history behind Magic already but I agree that right now he shouldn't be above Pippen and Dwade not until he ends his career but he revolutionized the 3 point shot like no player ever did before.

:/ why is blake griffin above James Harden... smh

Well I got Nate Thurmond but missed Jerry West...

I just got a 96/100 and forgot Russ and Harden

EVERY SINGLE ONE EXCEPT FOR SIDNEY MONCRIEF DAMMIT

I'm still impressed!

still the best point guard the bucks had, I wouldn't say it's robinson because he only spent 4 years with the bucks

I feel you bro, seeing Curry at #23, Westbrook and Harden on the list over Danny Ainge who didn't make it...

Scalabrine?

To me the most surprising thing about this list isn't the placement of players or omissions...but the fact that Vince Carter is still ACTIVE!!

I had the same reaction. Feels like he's been around since the 70s. :-)

True that VINSANITY!!

I am laughing at this comment five years later, and he only just retired last year. La dunk de la mort is my favorite play in basketball history, and I cannot imagine anything will ever top it.

no cap of I feel you on that, best dunk ever

kobe Bryant should for sure be ahead of LeBron for the 3rd all time spot. I'm not hating on LeBron Because I like LeBron but kobe has had a better career by far

very debatable IMO. KObe has more rings and achievements but statistically wise Lebron has better stats.

lebron is way better kobe isnt top 5

kobe isnt top 10

if kobe isn't 3rd then at least top 10

No Jack Sikma. He played forever, has a ring, scored 17,000 points despite being on two mostly mediocre teams, led centers in FT% and was the first big man to master the 3-point shot. Not a top 50, but I think he makes top 100. Clearly a lot of subjectivity with this list, not a lot of science or math involved.

Who?

Jack Sikma is Good but the NBA produced SO MANY talented BIg Man and Power Forwards so I think he shoudn't really be in top 100 maybe top 30 centers but not top 100 players

Small update needed when you get a chance. Duncan just retired.

Here's a greatest ever quiz without any opinion, based solely on career win-shares: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/103225/top-50-nba-players

this quiz is an outrage how is LeBron so damn high he is a bum he is basically the smartest kid on the shortbus. nobody in this era should be on the list period nothing but overrated bums

they're both deserved to be here. I hate lebron but he's in the goat talks. Curry just revolutionized the 3 point shot no one has ever did. You guys just hatin. He deserves it.

Love above Kemp, Ben Wallace, Steve Kerr, Horace Grant, etc?

Steve Kerr was a bench player!

Kemp got destroyed by injuries man, Ben Wallace maybe but steve kerr is a role player

I'm sorry but Allen Iverson should be way higher. I know it's not your decision Quizmaster but just my opinion

When you get Lanier, Cunningham, and Arizin, but forget Harden

So I get Dave DeBusschere and Earl Mornroe, and miss Dr. J, the Admiral, and Pistol Pete.

KOBE

I realize that this is not the quizmaster's list, but Aldridge should be on here over Blake Griffin (the most overrated basketball player in the world)

Your wrong there Lebron James he's so overrated if he's top 3 why isn't Black Mamba.

I think Kobe is 5th, behind Lebron, MJ, and Kareem, and Wilt in that order.

When you get Billy Cunningham but miss Dr. J

Garnett, Kobe and Duncan have retired, making them no longer 'active' players....

Kevin love and gasol shouldn't be in here. They haven't proved themselves as hall of fame players

The most avid NBA fans among you should take my NBA Stats Leaders by Year quiz.

I love Manu Ginobili as much as the next guy, but he does not deserve to be on this list.

I disagree.

I'm sorry, is this a 100 Greatest Players in Argentina list?

Needs to be updated, Paul Pierce is retiring this year.

Got #100 first, made me laugh; totally didn't expect him, but I always type Kemp first

I remember Artis Gilmore. And I blank on Steph Curry. Argh.

LeBron is a 6'9" freight train of a human being who can play any position and guard all positions on the court. He has an insane basketball IQ, the build of a football player, a very good post game, and a good jumper especially for the 90s. He has also shown his ability to carry G-league teams to NBA Finals, and of course his longevity. He is absolutely as successful then as he is today. No one besides Jordan can top him, and even that's close.

Haven't followed basketball since the Bulls dynasty fell apart after 1998, so I didn't do well on this. I know a few random players from the last 20 years, but not nearly enough. As for why ESPN placed so many active guys on the list, keep in mind that it's their nature to be biased in favor of the modern era. After all, "today's players aren't as good as the ones from yesteryear" isn't exactly a good business model. Everyone's got biases, and it makes sense for ESPN to be biased in favor of the modern day since actively promoting the people playing now is good business for them. That doesn't make the list good or bad inherently, I'm just saying to consider the source.

Considering I know hardly any NBA history, 67-100, I'll take that.

I'm happy with the 4 points that my limited knowledge of basketball, NBA Jam, common last names, and reading the comments was able to cobble together for me.

Need to update Nowitzski, Wade and Bosh to now say 2019.

also it says that alonzo mourning retired in 2004 but he actually finished in 2008

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RIP Mamba

Got two just by guessing "Jones" lol. Cool quiz

Where is derrick rose!?

:((((

vince carter has officially retired plz update

lmao this entire quiz is outdated

how are you going to put marc gasol in front of harden and kevin love and gail goodrich, like what even man.

tim duncan is definitely better than kobe

This list is in serious need of an update. Kevin Love does not belong on this list. Kawhi Leonard and Damian Lilliard do belong on this list

Unpopular Opinion: Kobe is better than Tim Duncan for one reason.

Take Kobe's 2006 lakers team with Kwame Brown starting and replace Kobe with Duncan, I think not only would that team fail to make the playoffs but would be a top 7 worst team in the league.

Unfortunately, Kobe being better than Tim Duncan is a very popular and flawed opinion

Alonzo Mourning retired in 2008, not 2004

Giannis?

Small correction: neither of the Gasol brothers are active in the NBA anymore

This is an ESPN list, and it's quite old

One more tiny nitpick: Chris Mullin retired in 2001

Michael Jordan played the game on a completely different level than everyone else. There's not much I could write here that hasn't already been said, but I am happy that there seems to be very little controversy among this group that he's #1 of all-time, and I really have a hard time imagine his accomplishments ever being eclipsed. He was just so damn good.