Slam Magazine's top 75 NBA players of all time.

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Slam Magazine just came out with their list of the 75 greatest players of all time here it is...

1.Michael Jordan
2.Wilt Chamberlain
3.Oscar Robertson
4.Bill Russell
5.Magic Johnson
6.Larry Bird
7.Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
8.Jerry West
9.Shaquille O'Neal
10.Julius Erving
11.Elgin Baylor
12. Hakeem Olajuwon
13.Karl Malone
14.Bob Petitt
15.John Havlicek
16.Moses Malone
17.Isiah Thomas
18.John Stockton
19.Charles Barkley
20.Walt Frazier
21.Rick Barry
22.Bob Cousy
23.Elvin Hayes
24.Dave Cowens
25.George Gervin
26.Kevin McHale
27.Dominique Wilkins
28.Patrick Ewing
29.Willis Reed
30.Wes Unseld
31.George Mikan
32.Earl Monroe
33.Nate Thurmond
34.Dolph Schayes
35.Walt Bellamy
36.David Robinson
37.Billy cunningham
38.Paul Arizin
39.Dave DeBusschere
40.Alex English
41.Scottie Pippen
42.Nate Archibald
43.Adrian Dantley
44.Clyde Drexler
45.Bernard King
46.Bob McAdoo
47.Gary Payton
48.Artis Gilmore
49.Jerry Lucas
50.Pete Maravich
51.Hal Greer
52.Reggie Miller
53.Allen Iverson
54.Dan Issel
55.Tim Duncan
56.Robert Parish
57.James Worthy
58.Sam Jones
59.Kobe Bryant
60.Lenny Wilkens
61.Jason Kidd
62.Bob Lanier
63.Dennis Johnson
64.Chris Webber
65.Chris Mullin
66.Mark Aguirre
67.Connie Hawkins
68.Spencer Haywood
69.Dennis Rodman
70.Kevin Garnett
71.Dave Bing
72.Alonzo Mourning
73.Bill Walton
74.Grant Hill
75.Tracy McGrady

[Metros Striker10]

Spree should be on that list somewhere.

[Don Boppero 3000]

The only beef I have is with Pippen being ranked so low. I think he should replace John Stockton. Pippen is one of the most under rated player in the history of the game.

[Nate505]

How does Joe Dumars not make this list?

[skipshady]

Originally posted by bopper78
The only beef I have is with Pippen being ranked so low. I think he should replace John Stockton. Pippen is one of the most under rated player in the history of the game. I agree that Pippen is ranked too low (Dominique Wilkins was better? Please.) but he is rated by most observers just fine and he was/is certainly not as good as Stockton.

I appreciate what he's done - he was the perfect complement to Jordan and the point forward position was created specifically for him. But his stints in Houston and Portland have shown that he is not the type of player who can singlehandedly lead a team night after night, and make his teammates better the way Stockton, Cousy, or even Barkley did. At his peak, he was one of the top 5 players in the league, but he was always at his best supporting Jordan than as a leader

Right now, Tracy McGrady is doing Pippen better than Pippen himself.

[FearM9]

Grant Hill!?!?!? Has even managed to play a full season in the league yet?

[Excape Goat]

Shaq over Olajuwon?? Gary Payton over reggie Miller???

[whirlwind]

Originally posted by skipshady
I agree that Pippen is ranked too low (Dominique Wilkins was better? Please.) but he is rated by most observers just fine and he was/is certainly not as good as Stockton.

I appreciate what he's done - he was the perfect complement to Jordan and the point forward position was created specifically for him. But his stints in Houston and Portland have shown that he is not the type of player who can singlehandedly lead a team night after night, and make his teammates better the way Stockton, Cousy, or even Barkley did. At his peak, he was one of the top 5 players in the league, but he was always at his best supporting Jordan than as a leader

Right now, Tracy McGrady is doing Pippen better than Pippen himself.

I was about to say that Pippen was ranked too high. Yes, he has rings. Yes, he helped Michael get them. But better than Clyde Drexler, Pete Maravich, James Worthy, even Kobe Bryant? Not in my opinion. And I grew up a Bulls fan.

[whirlwind]

Originally posted by Nate505
How does Joe Dumars not make this list?

Joe D has always been and always will be underrated, even if he was the only guy in the history of basketball to slow down MJ.

He may now be the best GM in the NBA, as well.


Originally posted by Excape Goat
Shaq over Olajuwon??

Better yet, Shaq over Dr. J????

[Kobranzilla]

Originally posted by whirlwind
I was about to say that Pippen was ranked too high. Yes, he has rings. Yes, he helped Michael get them. But better than Clyde Drexler, Pete Maravich, James Worthy, even Kobe Bryant? Not in my opinion. And I grew up a Bulls fan.

Amen, Scottie is this high on this list and the 50 greatest because he played along side #1.

He is a good player, but, he aint all that. Joe Dumars deserves this list more than Pippen.

Givem the choice between the two..no contest on my starting 5.

but enough about that, look at the bottom..

Grant Hill? i mean he had a great college career, and a few good years with the pistons..but?

[Keevo]

Originally posted by Kobranzilla
Amen, Scottie is this high on this list and the 50 greatest because he played along side #1.

I've been saying it for years...If Scottie Pippen is a top 50 player, then I have to be right around 70th.

The only other name that jumped out at me as not deserving to be on the list in my opinion is Dennis Rodman.

[tpmazembe]

Originally posted by bopper78
Pippen is one of the most under rated player in the history of the game.

Agree with my man bopper. We have very short memories. The year Jordan left to do the baseball thing, Pippen pimped the whole freakin' league. Every night there were Pippen highlights slammin' over fools, stealing, assisting, three pointers -- the complete game.

If not for a very, very bad last second foul call against the Knicks in the east conference finals, the Bulls would have returned to the NBA Finals sans Jordan.

Who will ever forget the Pippen jam over Ewing in that series - when he gives the big guy a mouth full of nuts and stands over him flat on his back....I won't.

When Jordan returned he said that he didn't know if he could come back as the best player on his own team.

But this list is so stacked with greats I'd only move him up seven or so notches to no. 34 (yes, above English and Robinson).

And yes, Hakeem should be ranked higher than Shaq.

Finally, how are they ranking relatively new players, like McGrady, in this list? What's the basis? Not to say that he won't make it, but if his career ended today would he deserve to be 75th above such skilled warriors as Sydney Moncrief, or the aforementioned Joe D - I think not.

[Don Boppero 3000]

Scottie did do a nice job when MJ left. Ewing was at his peak and could not deal with Pippen. BTW that was the greatest in game dunk I have ever seen. I'm sure no Knicks will forget that one.

Rodman was the games greatest rebounder ever. he was 38 and bringing down the ball. He played excellent D throughout his career, always getting into opponents head and throwing their game off.

[Robert George]

I'd probably move Hakeem and Reggie Miller higher up the charts and Pippen and Shaq should be lower in my opinion.

[Robert George]

Originally posted by bopper78
Scottie did do a nice job when MJ left. Ewing was at his peak and could not deal with Pippen. BTW that was the greatest in game dunk I have ever seen. I'm sure no Knicks will forget that one.

Rodman was the games greatest rebounder ever. he was 38 and bringing down the ball. He played excellent D throughout his career, always getting into opponents head and throwing their game off.

The Kinicks beat the Bulls that year. And Rodman's rebounding numbers were not near Wilt's.

[soccerfan220]

Grant Hill? He shouldn't be on there. And if he should, my fav two Spree and Houston should be there. TMAC rules.

[nido33]

Scottie did do a nice job when MJ left. Ewing was at his peak and could not deal with Pippen. BTW that was the greatest in game dunk I have ever seen. I'm sure no Knicks will forget that one.

Rodman was the games greatest rebounder ever. he was 38 and bringing down the ball. He played excellent D throughout his career, always getting into opponents head and throwing their game off.

chamberlain was the greatest rebounder ever.