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ESPN Top 74 NBA players of all time- Updated
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:26 am
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:26 am
In case anyone wants something to argue over. Only #s 74-41 are ranked at the time.
Edit: Forgot the Link
#s 40-11
#s 10-1
A couple of picks I thought were notable:
72. Damian Lillard
70. Tony Parker
68. Pistol Pete
65. Pau Gasol
62. Dennis Rodman
58. Manu Ginobli
57. Clyde Drexler
54. Paul Pierce
53. Gary Payton
45. Anthony Davis
42. Russel Westbrook
40. Chris Paul
32. James Harden
31. Isaih Thomas
30. Steve Nash
29. Allen Iverson
28. John Stockton
27. Greek Freek (Seriously wtf ESPN)
26. Dwyane Wade
25. Kawhi Leonard
23. Charles Barkley
21. Scottie Pippen
14. Kevin Durant
13. Steph Curry
10. Shaq
9. Kobe
8. Tim Ducan
7. Larry bird
6. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Magic
4. 11 Rings
3. Kareem
2. Lebron
1. Jordan
Edit: Forgot the Link
#s 40-11
#s 10-1
A couple of picks I thought were notable:
72. Damian Lillard
70. Tony Parker
68. Pistol Pete
65. Pau Gasol
62. Dennis Rodman
58. Manu Ginobli
57. Clyde Drexler
54. Paul Pierce
53. Gary Payton
45. Anthony Davis
42. Russel Westbrook
40. Chris Paul
32. James Harden
31. Isaih Thomas
30. Steve Nash
29. Allen Iverson
28. John Stockton
27. Greek Freek (Seriously wtf ESPN)
26. Dwyane Wade
25. Kawhi Leonard
23. Charles Barkley
21. Scottie Pippen
14. Kevin Durant
13. Steph Curry
10. Shaq
9. Kobe
8. Tim Ducan
7. Larry bird
6. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Magic
4. 11 Rings
3. Kareem
2. Lebron
1. Jordan
This post was edited on 5/13/20 at 8:18 am
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Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:28 am to QJenk
List is shite already with Dame at 72.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:33 am to QJenk
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45. Anthony Davis
This is not sour grapes at all, I think he is a really great player.
but 45th ALL TIME? That is absurd. Objectively.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:33 am to QJenk
i anticipate harden's ranking will get attention
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:39 am to QJenk
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Pistal
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:39 am to Fun Bunch
quote:
but 45th ALL TIME? That is absurd. Objectively.
Agreed. If he gets hurt tomorrow and never plays again, will anyone really remember him 20 years from now?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:41 am to Fun Bunch
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This is not sour grapes at all, I think he is a really great player.
but 45th ALL TIME? That is absurd. Objectively.
Eh, he's 3rd all time in career PER. 8 seasons is obviously a bit limited, but that's an impressive stat.
I'm not a huge fan of rating active players vs retired guys because it's hard to judge. 45th isn't crazy like arguing he's top 15, and he does have some impressive stats under his belt.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:43 am to Rep520
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45th isn't crazy like arguing he's top 15
Its pretty crazy.
I think you have to put current players on this list as if they retired today. If AD never played another minute, would you put him as the 45 greatest player of all time?
No, I seriously doubt it.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:48 am to Fun Bunch
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I think you have to put current players on this list as if they retired today. If AD never played another minute, would you put him as the 45 greatest player of all time?
No, I seriously doubt it.
They don't, their player summary leads with:
"Davis, 27, makes this list off the promise of what's to come..."
Even today, Nique was at 46. Davis has a better stat line, and even at just 26, 7 ASG appearances to Nique's 9. He's not that far off from the guys right around him even if he retired today.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:48 am to Rep520
PER is a booty cheek stat.
There is so much wrong with this list I don’t even know where to start. And we have 40 more to go. And why 74? The frick kinda pageantry is that?
There is so much wrong with this list I don’t even know where to start. And we have 40 more to go. And why 74? The frick kinda pageantry is that?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:49 am to TheeRealCarolina
quote:
And why 74?
The NBA is 74 years old.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:54 am to QJenk
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68. Pistal Pete
Wow.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 10:59 am to Fun Bunch
AD will 100% move higher than 45 by the end of his career, but at the same time, I don't have much issue with him being ranked where he is based on his body of work thus far.
The one player I'm keeping an eye out for is Kyrie. I hope not, but I have a feeling they will place him in the list for top 40. He came in a year before AD, yet he is definitely not the same level a player as him.
The one player I'm keeping an eye out for is Kyrie. I hope not, but I have a feeling they will place him in the list for top 40. He came in a year before AD, yet he is definitely not the same level a player as him.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:14 am to kciDAtaE
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Agreed. If he gets hurt tomorrow and never plays again, will anyone really remember him 20 years from now
I would say absolutely so. If AD were to get hurt with career ending stuff and retire, he would always get remembered as a "what if" type of guy. Everyone would always speculate what could have happened had he never got hurt and retired. His first 8 years put him in the elite category comparing him with other players first 8 years in the league
TMac is on this list, even though his career took a sharp nosedive after injuries derailed his career at age 29. Injuries derailed Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill's career yet they are very well remembered. People still talk about Brandon Roy even though he had maybe 3 or 4 good years. People still talk about Greg Oden, and I'm not sure he ever played a full NBA season.
There is absolutely 0 chance, if AD retired tomorrow, that he would all of a sudden be forgotten.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:15 am to Winston Cup
High 20s with an arrow pointing up by his name.
Ascending.
Ascending.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:16 am to QJenk
This will have to many of today's players because they are incompetently lazy.
NBA is very offensive minded right now. Average PPG are insane.
So stats look better than the player would be in other, slower paced eras.
Lillard is not remotely close to top 100 best players, let alone the 72nd.
NBA is very offensive minded right now. Average PPG are insane.
So stats look better than the player would be in other, slower paced eras.
Lillard is not remotely close to top 100 best players, let alone the 72nd.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:18 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:
High 20s with an arrow pointing up by his name.
Ascending.
I predict Harden will retire as one of the very best players to never win a ring. Tragic
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:20 am to QJenk
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68. Pistol Pete
65. Pau Gasol
62. Dennis Rodman
So now rebounding is more important than scoring?
So Horace Grant is better than Rodman but Pistol Pete isn't?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:24 am to Boomshockalocka
This is just what I was waiting for. I already know the controversy will come with wherever Harden is ranked. I would probably have him high 30s or low 40s, maybe closer to where AD is ranked.
But at the same time, I have no problem admitting that Harden is an elite level player. In all honesty if it wasnt for the KD warriors, I fully believe he would have had a ring by now.
But at the same time, I have no problem admitting that Harden is an elite level player. In all honesty if it wasnt for the KD warriors, I fully believe he would have had a ring by now.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 11:35 am to DallasTiger45
not tragic at all. I think it would be justified.
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