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The Top NBA Players Of All Time

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This list of top NBA players is ranked by basketball fans worldwide, if you want an expert opinion click here. Who are the best NBA Players? This list includes the best players in NBA history along with the top basketball 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. Who are the top NBA Players of all time? 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. This list should answer, who is that best NBA players of all time.

Also check out this list of the best NBA players of 2012.

List Criteria: Best basketball players to ever compete in the NBA.

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Rank     Name
  1. 1
    Up 11431
    Down 2136

    Michael Jordan

    1963
  2. 2
    Up 6288
    Down 2740

    Magic Johnson

    1959
  3. 3
    Up 5754
    Down 2761

    Larry Bird

    1956
  4. 4
    Up 5334
    Down 2750

    Wilt Chamberlain

    1936
  5. 5
    Up 5156
    Down 2538

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    1947
  7. 6
    Up 4315
    Down 2290

    Bill Russell

    1934
  8. 7
    Up 7597
    Down 4166

    Kobe Bryant

    1978
  9. 8
    Up 3584
    Down 1845

    Hakeem Olajuwon

    1963
  10. 9
    Up 4091
    Down 2315

    Shaquille O'Neal

    1972
  11. 10
    Up 3294
    Down 1907

    Oscar Robertson

    1938
  12. 11
    Up 3363
    Down 1973

    Julius Erving

    1950
  13. 12
    Up 3392
    Down 2132

    Tim Duncan

    1976
  14. 13
    Up 2443
    Down 1575

    Jerry West

    1938
  15. 14
    Up 2546
    Down 1761

    Karl Malone

    1963
  16. 15
    Up 5118
    Down 3988

    LeBron James

    1984
  17. 16
    Up 2561
    Down 1817

    Charles Barkley

    1963
  18. 17
    Up 2478
    Down 1638

    John Stockton

    1962
  19. 18
    Up 2675
    Down 1729

    Scottie Pippen

    1965
  20. 19
    Up 2059
    Down 1259

    David Robinson

    1965
  21. 20
    Up 1543
    Down 990

    Moses Malone

    1955
  23. 21
    Up 2221
    Down 1432

    Kevin Garnett

    1976
  24. 22
    Up 1827
    Down 1267

    Isiah Thomas

    1961
  25. 23
    Up 1739
    Down 1050

    Patrick Ewing

    1962
  26. 24
    Up 1278
    Down 864

    Elgin Baylor

    1934
  27. 25
    Up 1595
    Down 1018

    Clyde Drexler

    1962
  28. 26
    Up 2474
    Down 1533

    Dirk Nowitzki

    1978
  29. 27
    Up 2003
    Down 1333

    Steve Nash

    1974
  30. 28
    Up 1611
    Down 990

    Dominique Wilkins

    1960
  31. 29
    Up 2528
    Down 1812

    Allen Iverson

    1975
  32. 30
    Up 1692
    Down 983

    Reggie Miller

    1965
  33. 31
    Up 1521
    Down 1045

    Pete Maravich

    1947
  34. 32
    Up 1631
    Down 918

    Kevin Durant

    1988
  35. 33
    Up 2344
    Down 1581

    Dwyane Wade

    1982
  36. 34
    Up 1460
    Down 1068

    Jason Kidd

    1973
  37. 35
    Up 1139
    Down 765

    James Worthy

    1961
  38. 36
    Up 1172
    Down 906

    John Havlicek

    1940
  39. 37
    Up 957
    Down 671

    Kevin McHale

    1957
  40. 38
    Up 1387
    Down 875

    Ray Allen

    1975
  41. 39
    Up 925
    Down 678

    Bob Cousy

    1928
  42. 40
    Up 418
    Down 190

    Jerry West

  43. 41
    Up 857
    Down 671

    George Gervin

    1952
  44. 42
    Up 1232
    Down 908

    Paul Pierce

    1977
  45. 43
    Up 790
    Down 616

    Walt Frazier

    1945
  46. 44
    Up 924
    Down 724

    Gary Payton

    1968
  47. 45
    Up 364
    Down 177

    Kareem Abdul Jabbar Jr.

    1976
  48. 46
    Up 1013
    Down 716

    Chris Paul

    1985
  49. 47
    Up 1161
    Down 938

    Dennis Rodman

    1961
  50. 48
    Up 1246
    Down 857

    Derrick Rose

    1988
  51. 49
    Up 562
    Down 490

    Rick Barry

    1944
  52. 50
    Up 831
    Down 707

    Robert Parish

    1953

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    1. l4rpr
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 2/26/2013 5:30 PM
      Nice best basketball players , duderino.
    2. Elwood Keyton
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 2/16/2013 11:30 AM
      Nonstop info on the topic of greatest basketball players here.
    3. Ding Time to Shut Up
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 1/13/2013 8:30 PM
      Okay there's a top basketball players article here somewhere
    4. Bryon Moster
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 12/11/2012 9:30 PM
      Not enough best nba players all time(just kidding).
    5. Nolan Galford
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 11/16/2012 7:30 AM
      This is the essential top 100 nba players of all time.
    6. Tarra Chamnanphony
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 11/10/2012 1:30 AM
      What special best nba players ever.
    7. Beaulah Castellow
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 10/28/2012 5:30 PM
      So all the top ten nba players of all time on this thing make sense now.
    8. Ja Poniatoski
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 10/04/2012 11:30 PM
      Looks like there are some nba greatest players here.
    9. Melodee Gaudino
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 9/29/2012 11:30 PM
      Was wondering where I could find best nba players of all time.
    10. Pura Mudger
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 9/18/2012 12:30 AM
      top 10 best nba players of all time. Groovy.
    11. Bulah Paravati
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 8/30/2012 8:30 AM
      Alright, so top nba players? That's cool.
    12. Twanda Kreiss
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 8/27/2012 7:30 PM
      Oh yeah! best nba players. I get it.
    13. Bryon Moster
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 8/15/2012 5:30 PM
      This sure is about top 25 nba players of all time, alright.
    14. Lorette Haik
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 8/03/2012 5:30 PM
      What's greatest nba players of all time?
    15. Emely Dershem
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/26/2012 6:30 AM
      There are top nba players all time on this page.
    16. Leena Emler
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/25/2012 5:30 PM
      Oh ho ho! nba best players of all time. I get it!
    17. Tammera Traugott
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/14/2012 6:30 PM
      Oh! I get it. best nba player of all time.
    18. Eric
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/02/2012 6:48 PM
      WTF! Larry easily deserves the #3 spot over Magic!(also who is one of the most overrated players of all time)
    19. Virgen Darras
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/30/2012 8:36 AM
      greatest nba players. J/k?
    20. Janella Gismondi
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/30/2012 8:36 AM
      Thanks, I was looking for top 10 greatest nba players of all time.
    21. Ja Yark
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 5/30/2012 8:36 AM
      There's not enough top nba players of all time(j/k!).
    22. 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
    23. 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.
    24. 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.
    25. 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
    26. 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
    27. anda glend
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/24/2012 5:50 AM
      please jordan adopt me
    28. Nuts
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/20/2012 4:19 PM
      Shouldn't lebron be 1st who's with me
    29. 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
    30. 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
    31. 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
    32. 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.....
    33. 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
    34. 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
    35. 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
    36. 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?
    37. 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.
    38. orniel-caban30
      Kobe Bryant at 11/02/2011 5:08 PM
      He should be on the 3rd or 2nd one !!
    39. PepDekker
      Michael Jordan at 10/24/2011 4:30 AM
      Have you seen Space Jam?!?!
    40. RajanTimsina
      Rajon Rondo at 10/18/2011 3:16 PM
      assist kinggggggg
    41. RajanTimsina
      Rajon Rondo at 10/18/2011 3:10 PM
      should be at top 5
    42. Billly3030
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 10/04/2011 12:53 AM
      Where the Hell is TMac???
    43. 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...
      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
    44. Bento
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 8/16/2011 3:16 PM
      Where's Clyde Drexler?
    45. 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!!!
    46. 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
      1. JustinScafuro
        The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 12/12/2011 9:45 AM
        karl malone is arguably the greatest pf..
    47. wackk
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 6/14/2011 11:43 AM
      umm the truth paul pierce??? this is a joke
    48. 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/
    49. 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.
    50. 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.
      1. Rbuck
        The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 10/11/2011 7:07 PM
        he was number 19
    51. 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.
    52. 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.
      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.
    53. 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
    54. shane0
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/24/2011 3:16 AM



    55. jasonmu
      The Top NBA Players Of All Time at 3/18/2011 8:57 PM
      how is Steve Nash not on this?

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