Top 20 NBA Players of All Time
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- These NBA stars can ball! Welcome to WatchMojo, and for this list, we’ll be looking at the best to ever play basketball in the NBA’s long and prestigious history. Our countdown of the greatest NBA players of all time includes Charles Barkley, Steph Curry, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and more! Let us know in the comments below who you think is the GOAT.
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Definitely Kobe Bryant! (Rest in Piece)
2nd 🏆
Correction: MJ retired in 1993, not 1994.
You guys really need to delete your channel 🤷♂️
lebron james, stephen curry, damian lillard, patrick ewing, larry johnson, dirk nowitzki, kevin garnett, aaron gordon, trae young, zach lavine, vince carter, russell westbrook and kevin durant
Ranking Magic at 9 is ridicilous, he became an instant superstar as a rookie and led the team to win titles!
And Having Steph at 16 is outrageous too, The guy has revolutionized the NBA!
Steph is a one-way player who would suck ass in any other era. Amazing you don't mention bird, who was unarguably better than Magic. If you don't think so, you haven't seen enough of him.
@@user-cn8nu6lq4w Not only is arguable but it's logical. Bird was historically great, Magic was better. Not sure how old you are but I grew up watching ball in the 80's. Doesn't mean I know more than those who didn't, just means you can't use "you've never actually watched".
Fair. I wasn't around to watch just then, no, but In my opinion Bird was inarguably the better player. @@billsikes4007
I think it's likely that if he'd made that 3 in the 1987 finals, he and Magic would both have four rings and there'd be much less debate over it.
Magic played on super teams every year his entire short career 12 seasons
@@davis2k1234 Correction, Magic made them super teams.
How the hell is Larry and Magic 10 and 9????
Because a kid made the list
This list is made by woke crybabies
@@Spooky_515then why are Oscar Robertson and Julius Erving so high then?
thats what im saying, the fact they are in the top 25 is CRAZY
Having KD over Curry is crazy now. I use to have KD over Curry, but Currys 4 rings and revolution of the game puts him ahead of
KD has been dominating for longer than curry tho
@@AvrilAlvarez Yea but at the same time, KD joined GSW to get 2 rings. I would personally put KD at like 13 and Curry breaching Top 10. I put Curry ahead of KD once Curry got his 4th ring
@@luny2nez281 true. Honestly I might have to pick curry over KD but that's why others probably put KD over steph
Kd is a bus rider. While Curry is the bus driver. That guy is on drugs while making this list.
No he hasn't tf
The boundless heat this list is gonna generate 😂😂
For real. The first thing I thought of when I saw the video was, "I'm sure the discourse over this will be perfectly reasonable."
It is a garbage list.
AHHAHAAHHAHAHHAH fr
It deserves every bit it gets. The list is pure trash.
@@takudzwaish As a casual basketball fan, seeing Malone right before Barkley (Because he influenced him) and then seeing the all-time 3-point shooter at 16 and calling him a "3 point specialist"...then listing KD afterwards because GS was on their mind...Sweet baby Jesus, WatchMojo is even more casual than me
I truly believe no one in y’all’s office can legitimately make this list 💀
Exactly, man.
WatchMojo has never been known for its quality... well, anything.
It’s actually pretty accurate.
Wilt Chamberlain at 12 is crazy
him being above 25 is CRAZY
Having Dr. J over Wilt and Hakeem is outrageous
Agreed 🤨
Over bird, magic and Hakeem...
Not at all
Whoever put this list together was not even born when he played. Just looked at highlights on youtube
Hakeem was way too low. It seems like they just went by how many championships they won. Nevermind Hakeem destroyed every big man ranked above him.
Larry Bird at 10 is crazy
For Real
Absolutely!
Much more lebron on tip 2..jes not even in top 10
and Chamberlain is on 14...
Not crazy, it's disrespecful for both 😡
@@dasshellividchannel8267Stop doing drugs
I don't expect much from WatchMojo's top 10 lists anymore. This one didn't disappoint with its ridiculousness.
Seriously It's like someone messed up the list from 16th to 5th spot
Tim Duncan is my fav of all time , but MJ is number 1
When you don’t know anything about ball, this is the kind of list you get
I miss Kobe
Everyday
Wilt at no12 is disrespectful. I could argue he is at 4th spot
You'd be wrong.
Did you see him play?
You can argue damn near any of these spots. Just let people have their own lists.
wilt was playing against janitors
Lmao
Having KD over Steph is crazy
Not at all in my opinion
Kareem is the only player to be considered the best high school basketball player ever, the best college basketball player ever, and one time the best professional basketball player ever.
Pistol Pete is best college 44 per game
@@catdaddy2643 man, Kareem only lost 2 games in College. out of 90 games. He won 3 out of 3 NCAA titles, and the NCAA dint allow him to dunk. What are you talking about.
@@marcosmartinez8088 Not to mention the ridiculous act of the NCAA outlawing the dunk because of Kareem. The single greatest sign of respect in all of sports history.
No one cares about kid stuff NCAA and high school
@@marcosmartinez8088 AVERAGE OF44 points scored all season that is what the Pistol did at LSU.
Fun fact...Micahel Jordan is now in a NASCAR team called '23XI' with Denny Hamlin...his drivers are Bubba Wallace in the 23 & Tyler Reddick in the 45. Legendary driver Kurt Busch used to drive for the team but sadly retired due to a concussion at Pocono in a very hard crash ...and he might be the owner as well
Dirk is so underrated 😢
Dirk is good but he is def not top 20 all time
Dirk is definitely top 20 all time.
Especially over kg
Exactly, when did Elgin Baylor get an MVP?
This is the funniest top 20 list of all time. Respect to Watchmojo for putting out the video. 👍👍
Wow i knew it was going to be a bad list but did not know it was going to be that bad😮
Love your content 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Oscar Robertson and Dr. J in the top 10 is crazy.
@@harrisonramsey8749 Hakeem/Curry/Wilt, Duncan, Russell, Shaq, Kobe, Bird, Magic, Kareem, Lebron and MJ. Where the F you gonna put Oscar with his sole ring?
@@ecksbest somewhere in there lmao curry got carried to almost all his rings, he’s 11 at best. Iggy had to save his legacy in 2015 LOL
@@harrisonramsey8749 Iggy? Iggy got a FMVP even him says should have been Curry's. But ok. If you took out Curry, you still have to put Oscar in Wilts AND Hakeem places.
Dr j deserves it but I’d replace magic with Oscar
Dr J DIDNT have a jump shot out of 12 feet---you put Bird, Russell, Hakeem, and Magic behind him?!? Whaaaaa
I DONT think I could put Shaq ahead of Russell either.
The 3 was not viewed as a novelty shot or for emergency situations only back then. The 3 was used either as a kick-out option when the double comes in the post (because centers had post games before), or to spread out the defense and make it easier for slashers to drive in the lane. Now, it's the other way around, where they use the 3 as a primary offensive option.
Mj will always be the GOAT. He single-handedly made basketball popular worldwide.
This is the first list ever I have seen both Oscar and Dr J in top 10. They are good but c'mon.
Both Bird and Magic should be top 5 not 9 &10
KD over Curry is insane... Especially since Curry won rings before and after KD
I may not have been alive to witness some of the players on this list in their prime like MJ, Bird, Magic, Wilt, etc. and everyone on this list is an absolute legend, but having Steph Curry at number 16 is PURE disrespect
Where do you think he belongs then?
@@jponz8511
@@jponz85 top 10 at least
And should definitely be ranked higher than KD.
Curry IS around #16, if not out of the top 20. He's insanely overrated. You're obviously a hardcore casual.
As soon as I saw that Watchmojo ranked NBA players, I knew this shit would be wild! Curry dramatically underrated. Duncan a little underrated.
I only need 2... Jordan and Bird
Jordan and bird vs kobe and shaq. Nobody stopping shaq.
@@jponz85 Jordan & Hakeem
@@jp3813 nobody stopping shaq.
@@jponz85 Nobody's stopping Hakeem.
@@jp3813 shaq is.
Curry only at 16? Come on man 😂
How DARE they put Curry at #16! That man is one of the 4 most INFLUENCIAL basketball players in the past 30 years (the others being MJ, Kobe, and Lebron). Just please give the Baby-Faced Assassin more credit and praise.
4 rings, 2 mvp, 1 fmvp and greatest shooter of all time at #16 is ridiculous
No it's not, his fans just overrate him saying he's already top 5 😂
Well fans like you tend to diss his resume, @angelousdahil1140 never said he was top 5, but him at 16th is horrible, and to have Dr. J, Oscar, and Jerry West to be ahead of him is disrespectful@@ND-OPS
KG over Dirk?? I would rather take the guy who won a ring without any all-star teammate than the guy who joined another superstar's team to form a big-3 to get it.
yep he is better, dirk was a terrible defender and choke alot in the playoff before he won
@@jomiayeni7605and the always had good players around dirk he just flopped many times
Incoming “having [whatever player I like] at [#] is crazy”
1) Michael Jordan
2) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3) Kobe Bryant
4) LeBron James
5) Wilt Chamberlain
6) Larry Bird
7) Magic Johnson
8) Bill Russell
9) Tim Duncan
10) Allen Iverson
11) Hakeem Olajuwon
12) Oscar Robertson
13) Kevin Garnett
14) Julius Erving
15) Stephen Curry
16) Kevin Durant
18) Dirk Nowitski
19) Jerry West
19) Charles Barkley
20) Shaquille O'Neal
Steph has 4 chips, 2 mvps, 9 all star appearances, and AS YOU SAID, revolutionized the game with his 3 point shooting, and that’s only good enough for 17?!? And this is coming from a Magic fan bruh 🤦🏾♂️
Dont forget the 1 and only Fmvp 😂
Steph isn't top 20
There’s zero debate, Jordan will always be number one.
It’s good to see the GOAT got number 1!
Not a bad list until I got to Bill and Wilt’s placement.
I think this is the first list I’ve EVER seen have Oscar and Julius above them.
I’m dumbfounded at their placement. Dumbfounded.
Steph at 16- out of the top 10 and below KD is soooooooo bad. KD has never won a ring without Steph while Steph has won 2 rings without KD.
Steph has way better intangibles (leadership, not a constant locker room problem) and he literally changed the way the game is played. Teams that Steph are regular championship contenders. Teams that KD has led have made the finals one time!
Factor in the fact that Steph is way smaller and the fact he was drafted lower and he is blowing all expectations ever put on him out of the water. There is no way he is lower than KD and if he is not in the top 10, he should at least be somewhere in the 11-13 range.
Kd went to the team built around steph and won 2 fmvps on his team, don't forget curry was the one who recruited him, also if that brooklyn team in 2021 didn't get injured, he'd have won the chip, so stop that bs talk
Your talking bs, we ain't talking what could have happened, we talking about what DID happen, and so far, Curry has one 2 without KD, and KD is struggling to even make the western conference finals, Curry did more in his career@@Mdksupreme1
@Mdksupreme1 that's the risk you take when you construct a big 3 smh. When someone gets injured you can't win. We see it happen all the time- Bucks lose Middleton, warriors lose KD/klay, cavs lose kevin love and kyrie etc. Injuries are part of the game and are an x factor in every series. What did happen is that KD has only been to the finals one time without Steph. Steph has been to the finals 3x without KD and won 2 rings.
thats true, but at the end of the day, the warriors won it all, two healthy teams playing@@HappyTofu2424
Interesting watchmojo comeback❤
Wilt Chamberlain should have been way higher. He was considered top of the mountain for a long long time.
These lists always get ppl in their feelings 😂
I'm sorry but no
Stephen Curry ranks higher than Kevin Durant and I thought that this conversation was pretty much done after what happened in 2022
1. Curry completely and utterly humiliated the OKC Thunder by coming back from a 3-1 lead while outplaying Kevin Durant (who also choked)
2. KD had to join Golden State to win a ring, not the other way around, Curry was a champion already without him, KD on Golden State was a luxury while being a necessity (which is also one of the many reasons why the 17/18 have kind of an asterisk tbh)
3. Curry has had better individual success as a whole
4. Like I said, Curry destroyed the Boston Celtics in 2022 while Kevin Durant choked and got swept by them and he hasn't even accomplished anything since leaving Golden State
agreed
I'm not a big fan of LeBron, but the man has my respect. 20 years in the league and broke the all time leading scorer this year 👏
Tim Duncan at #8 is crazy
Exactly. THE Greatest Power Forward of all time should be #6 at the least.
Oscar Robertson and Dr J are top 6 and that is the part you find crazy?
@@tomascurti1753Yeah, their careers don’t touch TD’s. 😳
OMG! Dr. J is probably the 5th best player in 76ers history and this list have him 6th overall?!
1) MJ
2) Shaq
3) Byrd
4) Magic
5) Kareem
6) Kobe
7)Alajawan
8)Duncan
9) Chamberlain
10)Garnet
Hell yesssss I love basketball 🏀 great list
Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell not being in the top 10 is an absolute travesty.
Not really bill Russell wouldn’t have half those rings today . Luck if he got two
Forget about the hype, here is statistically the one and only real ranking :
1 Bill Russell
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3 LeBron James
4 Wilt Chamberlain
5 Michael Jordan
6 Tim Duncan
7 Kobe Bryant
8 Karl Malone
9 Bob Cousy
10 Shaquille O'Neal
11 Hakeem Olajuwon
12 John Havlicek
13 Dolph Schayes
14 Larry Bird
15 Bob Pettit
16 George Mikan
17 Magic Johnson
18 Kevin Garnett
19 Moses Malone
20 Oscar Robertson
Ready to argue with anyone who dare ;)
My Top 10 NBA players of all time:
1) Kobe Bryant
2) Michael Jordan
3) LeBron James
4) Magic Johnson
5) Larry Bird
6) Steph Curry
7) Dwyane Wade
8) Paul Pierce
9) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
10) Shaquille O’Neal
Honorable mentions:
Jayson Tatum
Bill Russell
Derrick Rose
Paul Pierce at 8 over Kareem Shaq and Russell is wild
Ik damn well curry is not at #16 and KD #15
These comments are bout to be lit. Kobe Bryant, Shaq, Michael Jordan and Lebron James are my favorites though. 😇😇🥰🤗💖💝✨🎈🎉🎊
Cool NBA player list.
Don’t mind me… just here for the comments 😂
curry at 16 is just disrespectful
Jordan, Bron and Kobe are the top 3. Idc what anyone THINKS. Bron and Kobe are close tho
Here here. 😎👍
How is someone with 2 finals mvp and horrible efficiency up there with lebron and mj.
@@hassan35 5 chips, consistency in defense which is half the game and great numbers. I bet u wish Kobe never won half his rings without Shaq so u can say he got carried 💯
@@blazekush7 ur arguments could also be said about tim Duncan. Why isn’t he up there with Mj and lebron?
@@hassan35 to his teammates and non greedy@@hassan351@@hassan35, 2 bpg, 1spg, one of the best win %s in history who clearly carried Pops now that I think about it. Even Kawhi carried Pop for a bit, but Duncan can def be called a top 5 player or GOAT with his 5 rings since it's so close and all the top 5 have their ways of winning in their legacy which is why I said I don't care what anyone THINKS. We all have our opinions and I genuinely believe what I said. Did it hurt ur feelings? 🤔
Making this list itself is a losing battle for you😂
But Curry outside top 10 is actually a bit too much.
MJ, Kareem, Bird, Magic, Wilt, Kobe, Hakeem, Iverson, LeBron, Duncan, Barkley, Oscar, Curry, Isaiah, Russell, Dr. J, KD, Shaq, Rodman, Jerry West.
This is a FRAUDULENT List…. Steph Curry @ 16 & Jerry West @ 14?! Y’all should asked a Baseball Savant to assist, not an analyst list… I bet the staff that assisted with this list doesn’t spend significant time watching Basketball
MO the 3 best of all time are in no order Wilt, Michael and Lebron. Then in no order, just off the top of me head....Russell, Oscar, Kobe, Bird, Magic, Kareem, West, Steph, Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan, Elgin, Dr. J, the 2 Malones after that I would have to think--maybe Robinson, Nowitzky, Wade, Iverson...let me think
1- Wilt Chamberlain
2- Michael Jordan
3- Larry Bird
4- Hakeem Olajuwon
5- Kareem Abdul Jabbar
6- Tim Duncan
7- Moses Malone
8- Karl Malone
9- John Stockton
10- Elvin Hayes
11- Lebron James
12- Dominique Wilkins
13- Allen Iverson
14- Bob Pettit
15- Magic Johnson
16- Nikola Jokic
17- Giannis Antetokounmpo
18- Shaquille O Neal
19- Artis Gilmore
20- Steph Curry
1.MJ 2.James 3.Kareem 4.Russel 5.Duncan 6.Kobe 7.Shaq 8.Bird 9. Curry 10. Wilt 11.Magic 12.Olajuwon 13.Durant 14.Moses
Thank You WatchMojo For The Top 20 Greatest Players In The History Of The National Basketball Association.
You crazy this is horrible
1. Michael Jordan
2. Wilt Chamberlain
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Shaquille O’Neal
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6. Larry Bird
7. Magic Johnson
8. Bill Russell
9. Lebron James
10. Julius Erving
There's absolutely no way this list is actually in order
one for football/soccer players of all time
So many legends! Absolute legends! So hard to rank them. Wilt could be 6,Shaq is ok.Steph is the best three point shooter in history. Maybe 7. Top 10 for sure.KD could be 8. Kareem was amazing! One of greatest gods of basketball and sports ever! He should be 3. Kobe is ok 2. Black Mamba forever! MJ definitely deserves number 1. Don't be supprised if Nikola becomes number 1😁Great video!😁
I think we forgot Giannis 😔..... don't worry Giannis, you will be in a top 30 or even *Top 100*
curry being 16th is crazy
Dude got 1 fmvp. What r u talkin about? 😂
@@ND-OPSCurry’s the only player ever to win a unanimous MVP. He’s got 2 regular season ones and 1 finals MVP. Curry is the truth and don’t you forget it
Duncan was disrespected. He should be higher than Kobe and Shaq.never missed the playoffs and never won less than 50 games a season, while playing along those guys and LeBron. The disrespect is real lol. He should be top 4 or 5 at least.
Originally drafted from Milwaukee my hometown OK then 😂😂😂😂😂😭😂😂😂😂
🤣
1. Jordan
2. LeBron
3. Abdul-Jabbar
4. Magic
5. Bird
6. Russell
7. Duncan
8. Kobe
9. Shaq
10. Curry
Curry should be atleast top 10 , according to me number 8 rn . He may go above some years ahead
Pretty accurate list, you just need to switch magic and Kobe and add Dirk somewhere in there.
Dirk? They didn't include Giannis or Karl Malone, so, no 😂
This is one of the most insane top 20 lists I’ve ever seen. Having Steph at 16 & Wilt at 12 is soooooo disrespectful & wrong. But I do love how you have Russell out of the top 10 as he should be & Shaq at 5 which he should be. Great video 🤙
"NBA" 🏀Tiers:
🐐🤴: Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlin, Larry Bird, Shaq, Tim Duncan, Steph Curry
A1🥇: Hakeem Olajuwon, Oscar Robertson, Julius Erving, Isaiah Thomas, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Garnett, Kwahi Leonard, Dirk Nowitzki, Nikola Jokic, Dwayne Wade, Ray Allen
A2🥈: Bill Russell, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, John Stockton, Elgin Baylor, Russel Westbrook, James Harden
A3🥉:George Gervin, Reggie Miller, Dominique Wilkins, Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony
Having Curry behind KD is a complete travesty. Also, Oscar Robertson and Julius Irving in the top 10 is highly debatable.
Wilt, Russell, Magic, Bird, Duncan too low. Big O, Dr. J, Shaq and Kobe too high. KAJ should be at 2.
Curry at 16?? Thanks for saving me 17 minutes
This is list most crazy thing I ever seen on my life xd a
Forgot to mention Lebron is all-time leading scorer that is still playing in his 20th season
Bill Russell deserves better. You can't put half them people in their without Russel.
This list is all over the place….but I kind of like it because of that.
When I seen Larry at 10 i knew it was over
I'm just here for the comments with my popcorn. Me personally Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are my all time favorites.🍿😂😊❤🎉🎊
The top 3 is very accurate 💯
Crazy list😭😭 lol
Shaq at 5 and kobe at 4 is absolute madness, they're WAAAAY TOO HIGH
Thank you
LeBron James - You forgot current all time leading scorer in the regular season points and playoff points territory, leader in all statistics in the playoffs. And Olympic gold medalist.
I just skipped the video to the end to make sure MJ was #1
20. Nikola Jokic
19. Kevin Garnett
18. Dirk Nowitzki
17. Giannis Antetokounmpo
16. Moses Malone
15. Julius Erving
14. Oscar Robertson
13. Kevin Durant
12. Hakeem Olaijuwon
11. Steph Curry
10. Shaquille O'Neal
9. Tim Duncan
8. Larry Bird
7. Wilt Chamberlain
6. Kobe Bryant
5. Bill Russell
4. Magic Johnson
3. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
2. Michael Jordan
1. LeBron James
1 Michael Jordan
2 LeBron James
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4 Magic Johnson
5 Larry Bird
6 Tim Duncan
7 Kobe Bryant
8 Shaquille O'Neal
9 Stephen Curry
10 Hakeem Olajuwon
11 Bill Russell
12 Wilt Chamberlain
13 Kevin Durant
14 Julius Erving
15 Giannis Antetokounmpo
16 Nikola Jokic
17 Dirk Nowitzki
18 Kevin Garnett
19 Moses Malone
20 Oscar Robertson
All-Time 6 man team:
SG : Michael Jordon
PG : Magic Johnson
PF : Wilt Chamberlin
SF : Lebron James
C : Bill Russell
6th : Kevin Durant
Oh lord. WATCHMOJO, what have you done?! Do you realize the ensuing chaos you have caused?!
Frankly, Dr. J and Wilt chamberlain should have been switched.
Here’s the easiest way to rank these lists for the top 15 ever. Give one point for a finals mvp and regular season mvp. Give a .5 point for a finals appearance. By this logic, here’s the list.
MJ 5+6+3=14
LeBron 4+4+5=13
Kareem 6+2+5=13
Russell 5+6=11
Magic 3+3+4.5=10.5
Duncan 2+3+3=8
Wilt 4+1+3=8
Bird 3+2+2.5=7.5
Shaq 1+3+3=7
Kobe 1+2+3.5=6.5
Steph 2+1+3=6
Jerry West 0+1+4.5=5.5
KD 1+2+2=5
Moses 3+1+1=5
Hakeem 1+2+1.5=4.5