The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. Here is a Top 10 list of Greatest NBA Players of All Time
1. Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time
2. LeBron James
Jan 7, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) dribbles the ball against the Sacramento Kings in the third quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
3. Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal, known commonly as “Shaq”, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. O’Neal is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time.
4. Bill Russell
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1956 to 1969
5. Magic Johnson
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and is often compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
6. Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant, nicknamed the “Black Mamba”, is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He entered the NBA directly from high school, and has played for the Lakers his entire career, winning five NBA championships.
7. Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player who played at the center position. Standing at 7 ft 1 in tall, he played in the National Basketball Association for 14 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history
8. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
9. Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed “the Hick from French Lick” and “Larry Legend”, Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
10. Tim Duncan
Timothy Theodore Duncan is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed “the Big Fundamental”, he is widely regarded as the greatest power forward of all time and one of the greatest players in NBA history. He spent his entire 19-year playing career with the San Antonio Spurs.
