On a global scale, Basketball stands at 3rd position in the popularity of sports worldwide. So let’s see the Top 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time.
Well, basketball is fun to play or watch because the field action is very intense and fast which excites the fans even more. Each player on the court plays both offense and defense. There are roles but they are not fixed to a specific player.
Basketball is a game played between two teams with five players each on a rectangular court. It is played indoors and each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s hoop or basket.
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Now time for the Top 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time.
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 75
Country: America
Position: Centre
Jersey Number: 33
Career: 1969 – 1989
Total Games: 1560
Career Points: 38387
About
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who played for 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
During his career as a center, he made a record of being the six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Achievements:
6× NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
2× NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985)
6× NBA Most Valuable Player (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
2× NBA scoring champion (1971, 1972)
2× Mr. Basketball USA (1964, 1965)
9. Tim Duncan
Age: 46
Country: America
Position: Centre/ Power Forward
Jersey Number: 21
Career: 1997 – 2016
Total Games: 1392
Career Points: 26496
About
Duncan is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed “the Big Fundamental”. He is widely known as the greatest power forward of all time and one of the greatest players in NBA history.
Achievements:
NBA Rookie of the Year (1998)
5× NBA champion (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
3× NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003, 2005)
2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2002, 2003)
NCAA rebounding leader (1997)
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8. Shaquille O’ Neal
Age: 50
Country: America
Position: Centre
Jersey Number: 36
Career: 1992 – 2011
Total Games: 1207
Career Points: 28596
About
Shaquille O ‘Neal also known as “Shaq”, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is known as one of the greatest basketball players and centres of all time. He is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) who is a four-time NBA champion.
Achievements:
4× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2006)
3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2000)
15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1993)
7. Larry Bird
Age: 66
Country: America
Position: Small forward/Power Forward
Jersey Number: 33
Career: 1979 – 1992
Total Games: 897
Career Points: 21791
About
Larry Bird is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also known as “the Hick from French Lick” and “Larry Legend”.
He is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Achievements:
3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986)
2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986)
3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984–1986)
3× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1986–1988)
NBA Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
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6. Bill Russell
Age: 88
Country: America
Position: Centre
Jersey Number: 6
Career: 1956 – 1969
Total Games: 963
Career Points: 14522
About
Bill Russell was an American professional basketball player who played as a centre for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969.
He was the centre piece of the Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the National Hockey League are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league.
He led the San Francisco Dons to two consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956.
Achievements:
11× NBA champion (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969)
5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1958, 1961–1963, 1965)
NBA Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
2× Helms Player of the Year (1955, 1956)
2× NCAA champion (1955, 1956)
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