The Greatest Offensive Players in NBA History
The greatest offensive players in NBA history are among some of the best athletes of all time as well as some of the best basketball players of all time. These elite basketball players are best known for putting points on the board as well as putting amazing plays on sports highlights reels.
Some of these players, like Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, are obvious entries onto this list of the best offensive players ever in the NBA, but others are just now coming into their own like Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki. Whether the player you're voting for as top offensive player in NBA history is a current NBA player or already an NBA legend, this is the list to determine who the best offensive player ever really is.
What makes the best offensive players in NBA History? Who is the top offensive player in NBA history? Who are the best NBA offensive players ever? There's no slam dunk of an answer here, but this list of the NBA's best offensive players ever seeks to bring some clarity to the top offensive player debate. This is by no means a list of all the best offensive players in the NBA (since there are more that could be added every year) so make sure to add your favorite NBA offensive player to the list if he's not on there. That way, other fans can vote for your top NBA offensive player to move up the list of the greatest offensive players and into the #1 spot as the best offensive player in NBA history.
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- Age: 59
- Number: 23
- Teams: Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
- 2Shooting guard
- Age: 32
- Number: 13
- Teams: Philadelphia 76ers
- 3Center
- Age: 75
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks
- 4Point guard
- Age: 34
- Teams: Golden State Warriors
- 5Center
- Age: 50
- Number: 33
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics
- 6Point guard
- Age: 47
- Number: 1
- Teams: Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons
- 7Power forward
- Age: 44
- Number: 41
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks
- 8Shooting guard
- Age: 43
- Number: 24
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
- 9Center
- Age: Dec. at 63 (1936-1999)
- Teams: Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia Warriors, San Francisco Warriors
- 10Center
- Age: 59
- Teams: Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors
- 11Small forward
- Age: 33
- Number: 35
- Teams: Brooklyn Nets
- 12Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 43
- Teams: Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors
- 13Small forward
- Age: 65
- Number: 33
- Teams: Boston Celtics
- 14Small Forward
- Age: 37
- Number: 23
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
- 15Power forward
- Age: 59
- Teams: Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers
- 16Shooting guard
- Age: 40
- Number: 3
- Teams: Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers
- 17Point guard
- Age: 62
- Number: 32
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
- 18Shooting guard
- Age: 56
- Teams: Indiana Pacers
- 19Power forward
- Age: 46
- Number: 21
- Teams: San Antonio Spurs
- 20Point Guard
- Age: 84
- Number: 44
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
- 21Power forward
- Age: 27
- Number: 34
- Teams: Milwaukee Bucks
- 22Shooting guard
- Age: 47
- Number: 34
- Teams: Boston Celtics, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks
- 23Point guard
- Age: 48
- Number: 10
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers
- 24Point guard
- Age: 33
- Number: 0
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
- 25Center
- Age: 57
