So what if I only had two of the final four teams (including my prediction for National Champion), I wanted North Carolina to win it all anyway. Damn you Wisconsin.
On a positive note for North Carolina, in this post I will be giving out the All-Time Ranking of NBA players. Sort of like the one for the NFL All-Time Players. If you haven't seen that one, be sure to check it out immediately. CLICK HERE FOR SOMETHING AWESOME!
The difference between this list and the NFL All-Time list is that the NBA list does not break down by position. In the NBA there are so many times where a player's "position" doesn't really matter. The previous four seasons when LeBaby James played for Miami, he was the point guard when the game was on the line. The same goes for every superstar in the league that is not a center or power forward, frankly because they are so tall they can't dribble the ball for a long time.
Let's get into some details about how this rank works. There are five components that make up this list.
- All-NBA (First Team): This one is sort of self-explanatory. This means that you were the top player at your position that year and you were probably one of the Top-5 players in the league that season. 1 Point.
- All-NBA (Second Team): Some year's there might be three ridiculous points guards in the NBA, but only two might make the first team (They would just add the other PG and Shooting Guard). This allows those people who just barely missed the cut to have recognition. Now there is a All-NBA (Third Team), which is just silly and doesn't make my list of possibly components. 0.5 Point.
- NBA MVP (Regular Season): This one is more self-explanatory than the first. You were the best player that year. 1 Point.
- NBA Finals MVP: I just realized this and you might be thinking it too, but is it necessary that I keep on saying NBA before everything when it is clearly an NBA post? Probably not, but I am anyway.Anyways back to the NBA Final MVP. This one is on the list because the player stepped up and put the best performance out of his team to win the championship. In a sport that only plays close to 10 players on a single team, that is quite a feat. 1 Point
- NBA Championships: This was one category that I left off the NFL list, because the NFL has so many players that help win a title. In the NBA, like I stated just a moment ago, there is only about two handful of players that contribute on one team (that's 10 for the less educated). Sorry for the people missing fingers. "Poor Stavi." That was a reference to "The Ringer," starring Johnny Knoxville. Quality Film.
Anyways, back to basketball. Being on the team you contributed to win a championship. Jordan never would have one without Pippen, Rodman and his supporting cast. Well he might have won with a different supporting cast, but not win it by himself. 1 Point.
Also, the more you accomplish throughout your career is how great you become. Just because someone might have lit it up for three years, then didn't do anything, doesn't make him an "All-Time" great. Longevity of a player counts a lot. Ex. #4. Also in case somebody wants to make the Robert Horry reference, since he has won around 10 titles with various teams, a player has to have at least 3 points combined on All-NBA First Teams & All-NBA Second Teams.
So lets get to the list, eh.
NBA All-Time Rank
1. Michael Jordan: 1984-1993, 1995-1998, 2001-2003
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 5
NBA Finals MVP: 6
NBA Titles: 6
Total Points: 27.5
2. Bill Russell: 1956-1969.
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 8
NBA Season MVP: 5
NBA Finals MVP: 4
NBA Titles: 11
Total Points: 27
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabarr " Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr": 1969-1989
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 5
NBA Season MVP: 6
NBA Finals MVP: 2
NBA Titles: 6
Total Points: 26.5
4. Tim Duncan: 1997-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 2
NBA Finals MVP: 3
NBA Titles: 5
Total Points: 21.5
5. Magic Johnson: 1979-1991, 1996
All-NBA First Teams: 9
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 3
NBA Finals MVP: 3
NBA Titles: 5
Total Points: 20.5
6. Kobe Bryant: 1996-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 11
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 2
NBA Titles: 5
Total Points: 20
7. George Mikan: 1946-1956
All-NBA First Teams: 6
All-NBA Second Teams: 0
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 5
NBA Titles: 7
Total Points: 19
8. Bob Cousy: 1950-1970
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Final MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 6
Total Points: 18
9. Larry Bird: 1979-1992
All-NBA First Teams: 9
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 3
NBA Finals MVP: 2
NBA Titles: 3
Total Points: 17.5
T-10. LeBron James: 2003-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 8
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 4
NBA Finals MVP: 2
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 17
T-10. Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-2011
All-NBA First Teams: 8
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Final MVP: 3
NBA Titles: 4
Total Points: 17
12. John Havlicek: 1962-1978
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 7
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 8
Total Points: 16.5
13. Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-1973
All-NBA First Team: 7
All-NBA Second Team: 3
NBA Season MVP: 4
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 15.5
14. Bob Pettit: 1954-1965
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 2
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 14.5
15. Karl Malone: 1985-2004
All-NBA First Teams: 11
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 2
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 14
16. Jerry West: 1960-1974
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 13
17. Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-2002
All-NBA First Teams: 6
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 2
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 12.5
18. Oscar Robertson: 1960-1974
All-NBA First Teams: 9
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 12
T-19. Dolph Schayes: 1948-1964
All-NBA First Teams: 6
All-NBA Second Teams: 6
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 11
T-19. Moses Malone: 1974-1995
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 4
NBA Season MVP: 3
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 11
T-21. Elgin Baylor: 1958-1971
All-NBA First Teams: 10
All-NBA Second Teams: 0
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 10
T-21. Scottie Pippen: 1987-2008
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 6
Total Points: 10
T-23. Bill Sharman: 1950-1961
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 4
Total Points: 9.5
T-23. Dirk Nowitzski: 1994-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 5
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 9.5
25. Charles Barkley: 1984-2000
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 5
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 8.5
T-26. David Robinson: 1989-2003
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 8
T-26. Jim Pollard: 1947-1955
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Regular Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 5
Total Points: 8
T-26. Julius Erving: 1971-1987
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 8
T-26. Willis Reed: 1964-1974
All-NBA First Teams: 1
All-NBA Second Teams: 4
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 2
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 8
T-30. Dwayne Wade: 2003-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 3
Total Points: 7.5
T-30. Kevin Garnett: 1995-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 7.5
T-30. Rick Barry: 1965-1980
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 7.5
T-33. Isiah Thomas: 1981-1994
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Final MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 7
T-33. Walt Frazier: 1967-1980
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 2
Total Points: 7
35. Jason Kidd: 1994-2013
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 6.5
T-36. George Gervin: 1972-1990
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 6
T-36. Kevin Durant: 2007-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 0
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 6
T-36. Steve Nash: 1996-2015
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 2
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 6
T-39. Allen Iverson: 1996-2011
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 1
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Bob Davies: 1943-1955
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Dwight Howard: 2004-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 5
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Elvin Hayes: 1968-1984
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Gary Payton: 1990-2007
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 5
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Joe Fulks: 1946-1954
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Neil Johnston: 1951-1959
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5.5
T-39. Paul Arizin: 1950-1965
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 1
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5.5
T-47. Al Cervi: 1937-1953
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5
T-47. Jerry Lucas: 1962-1974
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5
T-47. John Stockton: 1984-2003
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 6
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 5
T-47. Nate Archibald: 1970-1984
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 5
T-51. Billy Cunningham: 1965-1976
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 4.5
T-51. Chris Paul: 2005-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 4.5
T-51. Ed Macauley: 1949-1959
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 4.5
T-51. Hal Greer: 1958-1973
All-NBA First Teams: 0
All-NBA Second Teams: 7
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 4.5
T-51. Paul Westphal: 1972-1984
All-NBA First Teams: 3
All-NBA Second Teams: 1
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 4.5
T-56. Max Zaslofsky: 1946-1956
All-NBA First Teams: 4
All-NBA Second Teams: 0
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 4
T-56. Patrick Ewing: 1985-2002
All-NBA First Teams: 1
All-NBA Second Teams: 6
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 4
T-56. Spencer Haywood: 1969-1983
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 1
Total Points: 4
59. Tracy McGrady: 1997-2013
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 3
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 3.5
T-60. Amar'e Stoudemire: 2002-Present
All-NBA First Teams: 1
All-NBA Second Teams: 4
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 3
T-60. Dominique Wilkins: 1982-1999
All-NBA First Teams: 1
All-NBA Second Teams: 4
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 3
T-60. Grant Hill: 1994-2013
All-NBA First Team: 1
All-NBA Second Team: 4
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 3
T-60. Pete Maravich: 1970-1980
All-NBA First Teams: 2
All-NBA Second Teams: 2
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 3
T-60. Sidney Moncrief: 1979-1991
All-NBA First Teams: 1
All-NBA Second Teams: 4
NBA Season MVP: 0
NBA Finals MVP: 0
NBA Titles: 0
Total Points: 3
Well that's all folks.
Let me know what you think. What you would add, substract, etc to the rankings.
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