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This list of top NBA players is ranked by basketball fans worldwide, if you want an expert opinion click here. This list includes the best players in NBA history and the top NBA players today. Anyone can vote on the best NBA players here, which means these players are truly fan favorites. NBA fans can even add their own rankings to this list. Whether they have a jumper that just won't quit or ball-handling skills that leave their opponents spinning, these NBA players rule the hoop and the hardwood, and this list is a celebration of those skills.

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Rank     Name Born Position Nationality
  1. 1
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    Michael Jordan The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Michael Jordan

    1963
    Small forward, Shooting guard
    United States of America
    Most Listed
  2. 2
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    Wilt Chamberlain The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Wilt Chamberlain

    1936
    Center
    United States of America
  3. 3
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    Magic Johnson The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Magic Johnson

    1959
    Power forward, Point guard
    United States of America
  4. 4
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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    1947
    Center
    United States of America
  5. 5
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    Larry Bird The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Larry Bird

    1956
    Power forward
    United States of America
  6. 6
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    Oscar Robertson The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Oscar Robertson

    1938
    Point guard, Shooting guard
    United States of America
  7. 7
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    Julius Erving The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Julius Erving

    1950
    Small forward
    United States of America
  8. 8
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    Bill Russell The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Bill Russell

    1934
    Center
    United States of America
  9. 9
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    Hakeem Olajuwon The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Hakeem Olajuwon

    1963
    Center
    United States of America, Nigeria
  10. 10
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    Kobe Bryant The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Kobe Bryant

    1978
    Shooting guard
    United States of America
    Controversial
  11. 11
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    Shaquille O'Neal The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Shaquille O'Neal

    1972
    Center
    United States of America
  12. 12
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    Tim Duncan The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Tim Duncan

    1976
    Power forward, Center
    United States of America
  13. 13
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    Karl Malone The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Karl Malone

    1963
    Power forward
    United States of America
  14. 14
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    Charles Barkley The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Charles Barkley

    1963
    Power forward, Small forward
    United States of America
  15. 15
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    Moses Malone The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Moses Malone

    1955
    Power forward, Center
    United States of America
  16. 16
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    Allen Iverson The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Allen Iverson

    1975
    Point guard, Shooting guard
    United States of America
  17. 17
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    Jerry West The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Jerry West

    1938
    United States of America
  18. 18
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    John Stockton The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    John Stockton

    1962
    Point guard
    United States of America
  19. 19
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    Dominique Wilkins The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Dominique Wilkins

    1960
    Small forward
    United States of America
  20. 20
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    Steve Nash The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Steve Nash

    1974
    Point guard
    Canada
  22. 21
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    Clyde Drexler The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Clyde Drexler

    1962
    Small forward, Shooting guard
    United States of America
  23. 22
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    Elgin Baylor The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Elgin Baylor

    1934
    United States of America
  24. 23
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    LeBron James The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    LeBron James

    1984
    Small forward, Point forward
    United States of America
  25. 24
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    David Robinson The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    David Robinson

    1965
    Center
    United States of America
  26. 25
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    Isiah Thomas The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Isiah Thomas

    1961
    Point guard
    United States of America
  27. 26
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    Jason Kidd The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Jason Kidd

    1973
    Point guard
    United States of America
  28. 27
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    Pete Maravich The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Pete Maravich

    1947
    United States of America
  29. 28
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    Scottie Pippen The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Scottie Pippen

    1965
    Small forward
    United States of America
  30. 29
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    Patrick Ewing The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Patrick Ewing

    1962
    Center
    United States of America
    Controversial
  31. 30
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    Dirk Nowitzki The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Dirk Nowitzki

    1978
    Power forward, Center
    Germany
  32. 31
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    John Havlicek The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    John Havlicek

    1940
    United States of America
  33. 32
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    Kevin Garnett The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Kevin Garnett

    1976
    Power forward, Center
    United States of America
  34. 33
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    James Worthy The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    James Worthy

    1961
    Small forward
    United States of America
  35. 34
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    George Gervin The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    George Gervin

    1952
    Shooting guard
    United States of America
  36. 35
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    Dwyane Wade The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Dwyane Wade

    1982
    Point guard, Shooting guard
    United States of America
    Controversial
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    Kevin McHale The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Kevin McHale

    1957
    Power forward, Center
    United States of America
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    Walt Frazier The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Walt Frazier

    1945
    Point guard
    United States of America
  39. 38
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    Robert Parish The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Robert Parish

    1953
    Center
    United States of America
  40. 39
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    Reggie Miller The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Reggie Miller

    1965
    Shooting guard
    United States of America
  41. 40
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    Bob Cousy The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Bob Cousy

    1928
    Point guard
    United States of America, France
  43. 41
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    Bob Pettit The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Bob Pettit

    1932
    Power forward, Center
    United States of America
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    Dennis Rodman The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Dennis Rodman

    1961
    Power forward, Small forward
    United States of America, United Kingdom
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    Rick Barry The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Rick Barry

    1944
    Small forward
    United States of America
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    Paul Pierce The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Paul Pierce

    1977
    Small forward, Shooting guard
    United States of America
  47. 45
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    Gary Payton The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Gary Payton

    1968
    Point guard
    United States of America
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    Ray Allen The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Ray Allen

    1975
    Shooting guard
    United States of America
  49. 47
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    George Mikan The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    George Mikan

    1924
    Center
    United States of America
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    Elvin Hayes The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Elvin Hayes

    1945
    Power forward, Center
    United States of America
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    Alonzo Mourning The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Alonzo Mourning

    1970
    Center
    United States of America
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    Dikembe Mutombo The Top NBA Players Of All Time Sports & Games picture

    Dikembe Mutombo

    1966
    Center
    United States of America, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    1. shane0
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/24/2011 3:16 AM



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    2. Landry
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/30/2011 8:51 PM
      Steve Nash, Moses Malone, Kevin McHale should all be in the top 50.
      reply
    3. Ridiculous
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 11/08/2011 9:09 AM
      John Starks and Mookie Blaylock ranked ahead of Walt Frazier and Willis Reed? Are you nuts?
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    4. JimmyCooper
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 4/27/2012 11:28 AM
      Kobe definitely has to be in the Top 5. I also think Duncan needs to be ranked higher than Karl Malone.
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    5. Bauce
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 2/19/2012 4:55 PM
      How the hell is Lamar odom on this list and not Steve Nash
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    6. crazy
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/27/2011 9:53 PM
      how is Isiah Thomas not anywhere on this list. Isiah was the best player on back to back championship teams and the best pure point guard of all time and he's not one of the 81 best players of all time? That's crazy.
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      1. Rbuck
        The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 10/11/2011 7:07 PM
        he was number 19
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    7. Trust me
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 2/19/2012 9:38 PM
      U obvisouly threw lots of people in there rajon rondo,garnet, u even put people in the league for only 2 years.i apreciate the time u spen tthough except bill russel wow that is messed up he is lucky to be in the top ten but dr.j is more of a #10 everthing is good then i hit number 15 jesus man iverson was great but not better then isiah iversons prime was so short and lebron is nowhere close to top 70
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    8. PepDekker
      Michael Jordan at 10/24/2011 4:30 AM
      Have you seen Space Jam?!?!
      reply
    9. JustinScafuro
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 12/12/2011 9:46 AM
      all time top 5 is MJ, Kareem, Wilt, Magic, Larry
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    10. anda glend
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/24/2012 5:50 AM
      please jordan adopt me
      reply
    11. Billly3030
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 10/04/2011 12:53 AM
      Where the Hell is TMac???
      reply
    12. DarthKarl
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/03/2012 7:17 PM
      Larry Bird belongs at 3 or 4, simple as that
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    13. jm lopez
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 1/13/2012 7:31 AM
      michael jordan is the greatest player of all time
      reply
    14. jasonmu
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/18/2011 8:57 PM
      how is Steve Nash not on this?
      reply
    15. robkenmer
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 2/03/2012 5:06 PM
      Mj, Wilt The stilt, Magic man, Kareem, Bill, Larry Legend.... ......BEST PLAYERS IN REG SEASONS AND PLAYOFFS AND FINALS.................NITR SAID.....
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    16. kmerch2010
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 2/03/2012 4:51 PM
      Magic, Michael, kareem, Russell, Wilt ,Larry,....26 reg season mvps, 18 final mvps and 33 titles .....everyone else is fighting for 7 th place
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    17. Whobettathanme
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 9/30/2011 12:06 AM
      1 mj

      2a legend

      2b magic

      4 mamba

      5 big o...?



      First 4 are definite...
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      1. JustinScafuro
        The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 12/12/2011 9:49 AM
        kobe can't be number 4.. unless you are not including big men lol wilt/shaq/kareem/bill/duncan were all better players
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    18. Brian Gaddy
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 4/13/2011 7:57 PM
      G-Jordan G-Nash G-Joe Dumars G-Stockton G-Pete Maravich G-Lebron James F-Bird F-Karl Malone F-Scottie Pippen F-Tim Duncan F-Olajuan F-Moses Malone C-Kareem C-Shaq C-Wilt Chamberlin *First Team *Second Team *Third Team ***This is where I would play them.( Ball Boys=Kobe Bryant and Ervin Johnson) Honorable Mention=Patrick Ewing,Dennis Rodman and Dwayne Wade.
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      1. crazy
        The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/27/2011 9:56 PM
        how can you say steve nash is the starting point guard over magic. Magic won 5 nba titles, multiple mvps, and is a top 5 player of all time. Steve Nash is a good player but the two mvps he won, he never should of. I'd rather have magic, isiah, payton, or stockton.
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    19. Nuts
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/20/2012 4:19 PM
      Shouldn't lebron be 1st who's with me
      reply
    20. dafty
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/22/2011 9:12 PM
      This list is crap if Dominique Wilkins and Patrick Ewing aren't in the top twenty than how is Karl Malone
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      1. JustinScafuro
        The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 12/12/2011 9:45 AM
        karl malone is arguably the greatest pf..
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    21. Bobby
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 4/11/2011 10:09 PM
      Where's Steve Nash? Two time MVP? Most of these guys weren't MVP once! Jeessh
      reply
    22. douchebag
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 4/02/2012 6:26 PM
      THE ONLY PEOPLE I AGREE WITH IS ALLEN IVERSON AN MJ BUT WERE IS STEVE NASH
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    23. JOHNTAINO
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 4/06/2012 8:40 AM
      THE BEST PLAYER EVER SHOULD BE BASED ON HIS ALL AROUND GAME THROUGH OUT HIS CAREER- THEREFORE THE WINNER IS (OSCAR ROBINSON) THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES 183 TRIPLE DOUBLES CASE CLOSED.
      reply
    24. RajanTimsina
      Rajon Rondo at 10/18/2011 3:10 PM
      should be at top 5
      reply
    25. List-Is-A-Joke
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 11/03/2011 4:13 AM
      Perhaps the most ridiculous list of top all-time NBA players that has ever existed.
      reply
    26. saxgreat
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 7/10/2011 5:19 AM
      I'm new to ranker, so I was wondering how does the voting format work. How many times are you allowed to vote? Great list!!!
      reply
    27. gimmie a break
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/06/2011 5:40 AM
      Where's STEVE NASH?????????????????\n\nAll credibility lost.
      reply
    28. wackk
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/14/2011 11:43 AM
      umm the truth paul pierce??? this is a joke
      reply
    29. Patrickbetdavid
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/08/2011 11:08 AM
      Here is my top 10 best players list (since 1980). It's actually not that far off from these rankings...

      http://phpagencyblog.com/2011/06/07/the-top-10-best-professional-basketball-players-part-1-players-with-an-nba-championship/
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    30. RajanTimsina
      Rajon Rondo at 10/18/2011 3:16 PM
      assist kinggggggg
      reply
    31. BAUCE
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/08/2012 10:40 PM
      Oscar Robertson was named player of the century and should be top 5 for that alone
      reply
    32. Bento
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 8/16/2011 3:16 PM
      Where's Clyde Drexler?
      reply
    33. orniel-caban30
      Kobe Bryant at 11/02/2011 5:08 PM
      He should be on the 3rd or 2nd one !!
      reply
    34. Bbrock18
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/26/2012 8:06 AM
      How is K.D. Or westbrook Not on this but lamar odom and juwan Howard they should at least be in top 20 or 30
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