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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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  1. 51
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    Bob Pettit

    1932
  2. 52
    Up 275
    Down 189

    Bill Walton

    1952
  3. 53
    Up 561
    Down 477

    George Mikan

    1924
  4. 54
    Up 212
    Down 112

    reggie miller

  5. 55
    Up 120
    Down 50

    Ervin Johnson

    1967
  7. 56
    Up 186
    Down 97

    Earl Monroe

    1944
  8. 57
    Up 178
    Down 97

    Allen Iverson

  9. 58
    Up 225
    Down 154

    Willis Reed

    1942
  10. 59
    Up 617
    Down 481

    Dwight Howard

    1985
  11. 60
    Up 397
    Down 353

    Elvin Hayes

    1945
  12. 61
    Up 374
    Down 261

    Vince Carter

    1977
  13. 62
    Up 250
    Down 145

    Tony Parker

    1982
  14. 63
    Up 165
    Down 88

    Bernard King

    1956
  15. 64
    Up 406
    Down 336

    Chris Mullin

    1963
  16. 65
    Up 231
    Down 136

    Manu Ginóbili

    1977
  17. 66
    Up 338
    Down 262

    Tracy McGrady

    1979
  18. 67
    Up 163
    Down 111

    Nate Archibald

    1948
  19. 68
    Up 121
    Down 60

    David Thompson

    1954
  20. 69
    Up 60
    Down 43

    Kyrie Irving

    1992
    added by: JordanAnderson
  21. 70
    Up 562
    Down 544

    Alonzo Mourning

    1970
  23. 71
    Up 448
    Down 408

    Dikembe Mutombo

    1966
  24. 72
    Up 421
    Down 387

    Joe Dumars

    1963
  25. 73
    Up 198
    Down 148

    Bob McAdoo

    1951
  26. 74
    Up 380
    Down 351

    Chris Webber

    1973
  27. 75
    Up 166
    Down 108

    Chauncey Billups

    1976
  28. 76
    Up 514
    Down 477

    Carmelo Anthony

    1984
  29. 77
    Up 29
    Down 9

    Jerry West

  30. 78
    Up 143
    Down 84

    Kevin Love

    1988
  31. 79
    Up 342
    Down 338

    Tim Hardaway

    1966
  32. 80
    Up 145
    Down 91

    Yao Ming

    1980
  33. 81
    Up 202
    Down 174

    Isaiah Thomas

    1989
  34. 82
    Up 132
    Down 81

    Russell Westbrook

    1988
    added by: kaylive
  35. 83
    Up 115
    Down 82

    Dennis Johnson

    1954
  36. 84
    Up 386
    Down 400

    Grant Hill

    1972
  37. 85
    Up 89
    Down 45

    Artis Gilmore

    1949
  38. 86
    Up 104
    Down 74

    Alex English

    1954
  39. 87
    Up 118
    Down 92

    Tiny Archibald

  40. 88
    Up 157
    Down 115

    Tony Parker

  41. 89
    Up 124
    Down 111

    Wes Unseld

    1946
  42. 90
    Up 73
    Down 47

    Dave DeBusschere

    1940
  43. 91
    Up 322
    Down 342

    Shawn Kemp

    1969
  44. 92
    Up 80
    Down 54

    Andre Iguodala

    1984
  45. 93
    Up 75
    Down 37

    Doc Rivers

    1961
  46. 94
    Up 98
    Down 72

    Adrian Dantley

    1955
  47. 95
    Up 66
    Down 35

    Blake griffin #1

  48. 96
    Up 422
    Down 431

    Rajon Rondo

    1986
  49. 97
    Up 136
    Down 120

    Jerry Lucas

    1940
  50. 98
    Up 137
    Down 127

    Nate Thurmond

    1941
  51. 99
    Up 70
    Down 62

    Jason Williams

    1975
  52. 100
    Up 100
    Down 85

    Maurice Cheeks

    1956

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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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