Top 10 #1 Draft Picks In NBA History
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- Ranking the 10 greatest number one draft picks of all time.
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Getting a first pick in the draft is greeted by a lot of fanfare within the franchise and its fanbase, but that’s only half the job. The other half is not messing up and choosing a bust, such as Kwame Brown or Anthony Bennett. In this video, we’ll talk about the franchises who made the right choice, and who didn’t mess up their top selection. Here are the best number one picks in NBA history.
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We got a pretty good idea
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Damn tim duncan really just wore shorts on his mvp pictorial. Sheeesh he’s really a simple and humble guy
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@Bob Anderson they worked hard for it so they can show off
@@lavonhathcock6048 Show off their inferiority complex and illiteracy. Good points.
@@NJTDover Why would they have an inferiority complex or be illiterate. That sounds like you have an inferiority complex
@@lavonhathcock6048 cringe
Finally. An “NBA History” list that goes back more than 25 years
After the sports illustrated issue my dad took me to Akron to watch a game and my dad said "that kid is gonna be rookie of the year if he can play like that against grown men"
This was back when it was "known" he was gonna play basketball and football for either Notre Dame or Ohio State.
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The eighties were 30+ years ago and all NBA videos talk about them what
@@Pedro-ho2xj the 80 were actually 40 plus years
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Tim holds a rare distinction - one of the VERY FEW NBA players to make it to the playoffs EVERY YEAR HE PLAYED (Bill Russell I think was probably the first).
Tony Parker, kawhi Leonard, Ginobilli to name a few. Maybe wilt
EDIT: forgot parker played for the hornets
@@LazerIsHere But they all came AFTER Bill.
I don't remember if George Mikan ever missed a playoff though....
@@LazerIsHere the reason why Parker and ginobilli never missed playoff is because of duncan
@@tobiadisa4498 never said it wasn't because of him, i just simply said they also made the playoffs every year
Stockton and malone
Finally, one list where there can never be a Jordan - Lebron discussion. Refreshing.
@Bob Anderson I'm just sick and tired of that shit. It gets really old really fast.
If I had claimed that "SEE? LEBRON IS CLEARLY SUPERIOR BECAUSE JORDAN IS NOT EVEN IN THAT DISCUSSION!!!11!" - That would be dumb.
I'm just glad that we have one topic where we're not bound to get a lot of hate towards one or the other thrown around.
Martin Bührer Jordan fanboys are the worst man
@@monojuice Nope, they're all the same.
Martin Bührer nope
monojuice Of course. Both claim to know what can never be proven. Everybody has their personal opinion on the matter. But that's about it.
I would put Tim Duncan at the top of my list because he was drafted by the spurs and spent his entire career there. As an organization that's the dream for your first overall pick.
Edit: It's hilarious how people are popping off in the comments in ways that aren't even relevant to the question. If you are an organization, and you have the retrospect of seeing how the players careers have turned out, who would you rather have? Tim Duncan gave the most to a single franchise out of all the number 1 picks. It's not "who would win in a 1v1" or "who would give your team a higher peak" the question is "what player provided the most for the organization they were drafted by" because as an owner that is ALL you care about. What does the player provide for ME. I want Duncan more than anybody else because (reiterating here) he provided the MOST to the FRANCHISE he was DRAFTED by. There now hopefully the LBJ fan boys can stop commenting, but they probably won't read all of this.
Over Lebron? Don’t be silly now.
@@mikemarc92 LeBron left Cleveland twice this guy is taking the perspective of the teams management Duncan gave the spurs his whole career not on and off like lebron
same with me. Lebron's career isn't over yet, but Dunc pulled what 5 rings?
@@Kharmatos13 I think so. Pretty sure 5 rings in 3 different decades. I would take 15 years of consistency and ending up with 5 rings rather than having a 3 year/2-3 ring peak. Just IMO
@@NickMcHardyGolfs same.
I didn’t buy into the LeBron hype in the beginning. I thought he was going to be a bust. Now he’s one of the greatest ever.
The greatest ever
Frederick Stephens nope lmao
Frederick Stephens hell no
The greatest ever for me personally
Lebron
Jordan
Kareem
Magic
Dream
Kobe
Tim
Shaq
Wilt
Bird
@Caleb Bradley to me the greatest player ever needs to have won championships with different teams not just a single dominant team. You need to have proven yourself that you could go to a different team in a different city and do it again over and over again. MJ didn't, Kobe didn't. LeBron has done it 3 times.
The fact that Iverson was picked before all those greats.......AND NO ONE COMPLAINS is a true testament to his ability to connect with the fans. I'd still put Iverson on the face of top3most popular players.
i love AI and i wasnt watching basketball when he was around
AI was the truth
@@ChairmanMeow1no he was the answer
Tim was a great player and a humble guy but he was both competitive and great enough to come away with 5 NBA titles.
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Wtf are u talking about Tim was never humble he’s literally the most boing and he has the worst personality in sports history
@@The_king567 Tim Duncan the Goat idk what u smoking
@@NeverQuit210 This is ridiculous. Literally nobody thinks that Tim Duncan was bad for basketball. He’s not famous worldwide
@The_king567 how was he bad for basketball are you mental 😂
If Rose was not injured, I could see him as one of the best pointguards ever.
Thibbs Isn't a bad Coach or anything, But he will always the Be known as the Guy that overplayed D rose at multiple organizations
facts
Best point guard ever*
So, he was still skilled, his career was taken away arguably unfavorably and you gonna dock him for that? How does him getting injured make him any worse he still practiced hard and had the same skill who cares if he didn't fulfill a career, career means nothing it's so heavily over valued when it comes to talking about skill and how good one is
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Facts. Thought it was some big sports corporation!
Loved the voice and narration.
I know man he should have 1 because he didn’t put the man, the myth, the legend, JORDAN!!! And bro what about Kobe. This man so STUPID!
@@Tech-cy9yo there clickbait
The Admiral never gets no love at least he made the list
He needed more healthy years.
Idk he's on of the few player to ever record a quaddubble
Mvp, defensive player of the year, a season rebound leader, seaon scoring leader, seaon blocks leader, rookie of the year, scored over 70 points in a game, only 1 of 4 players in nba history to get a quadruple double, (i think Robinson is the last player to ever get a quadruple double in mba history) 2 time nba champion by willingly and unselfishly stepping it down for Duncan, mentored and basically coached the greatest power foward of all time while still playing. Also 10 all stars, 10 all nba teams, and 8 all nba defensive teams. Not to mention didn't play 2 years in his prime because he went to the military instead for 2 seasons. And gave up being a statistical beast for at least another 2 seasons of his prime to give Duncan the team and mentor Duncan.
Robinson is one of the best centers of all time. But doesn't get love because he was very humble and lowly. And he would always get doubled, tripled, and quadruple teamed in playoffs before Duncan got there.
@@thecensoredmuscle563 and because he was playing in the toughest era and was over shadowed because of his failures when he had more success
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Elgin's 61 points in a FINALS game is the FINALS record - after almost 60 years.
10) Allen Iverson
9) Elgin Baylor
8) Oscar Robertson
7) David Robinson
6) Hakeem Olajuwon
5) Shaquille O'Neal
4) Tim Duncan
3) Magic Johnson
2) Kareem Abdul Jabbar
1) King James
There is a difference between the greatest player drafted at the number spot and the greatest player to be drafted #1. I would argue that because of the benefit reaped by the teams that drafted them, Magic, Duncan and Olajuwan were greater #1 picks than LeBron, Kareem and Shaq.
Olajuwon easily had the least help out of all these.
Olajuwon didn't do shit in his career while MJ was in the league he shouldn't be in this list
@@divijjawarani - Hakeem had the greatest overall skillset of any center to over play professional basketball. And if he played in LA, Boston, NYC or Chicago, he would have won MORE titles and would be in the GOAT debate.
@@blackurustrikes2328 Lol cap
Notable Duncan, the spurs became a dynasty for two whole decades
technically wilt was a 1st pick too... he was a "territorial" pick.. That means, the warriors gave up their 1st round pick to secure a player from a college within 50 miles range to team hometown. It's highly presumeably he would been 1st pick otherwise.
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Kyrie’s the best player bruh no cap
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#10 - Allen Iverson
#09 - Elgin Baylor
#08 - Oscar Robertson
#07 - David Robinson
#06 - Hakeen Olajuwon
#05 - Shaquille O'Neal
#04 - Tim Duncan
#03 - Magic Johnson
#02 - Kareem Abdul Jabaar
#01 - Lebron James
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Ohhhhhh nooooo MJ is number 1
Bad list, Tim or Magic are the only ones that can be on top, they won titles on teams that drafted them and played entire carriers on the team that drafted them. So they are much better picks.
@@lebronjames631 Not the first pick
@@FilipCordas no
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Imagine cavs drafted rudy gobert in 2013 or someone else WHAT could have happened. Cavs may be still on top with lebron
Or you know, the MVP and DPOY. someone called Giannis Antetokounmpo
@ giannis couldnt improve himself with kyrie and lebron. Bucks gave him everything
@ giannis would be a bench
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Rest In Peace Elgin Baylor :(
He died?!?
@@zsu-23-4shilka2 March 22nd :(
Elgin Baylor was paid extremely well to be the clippers general manager. That is why he could work over 20 years for the biggest racist in the league.
Absolutely NO ONE on this list has Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's resume from High school, college and the pros. How is he not "1? The NCAA banned the dunk because of Lew Alcinder
He didn't get #1 because for most of his championships, the best player on the team was someone else. He was only FMVP for 2 times out of his 6 titles. But he certainly deserves #2 spot over Magic for he won more championships and in 2 different cities. Lebron is a more versatile player. He's a Magic but with more scoring ability, and more power. When all is said and done, he'll have more points than Kareem, he'll have the 3rd most assists. In the playoffs he already has the most points, and 2nd in assists. He's won championships for 3 different teams, 4 FMVP on 3 different teams. He not only changes team success, he changes teams' value everywhere he goes.
@@DonLee1980 Magic could score and avg 25 points a game if he had to, but he didn't because his teams had Kareem, Wilkes, Nixon Worthy. At the Start of the 1986-87 season, Pat Riley told Magic he needed him to score more due to the aging Abdul-Jabbar. Magic avg 25 that season and the team won 65 games and won the championship.
True that! Kareem has the greatest resume in basketball history. Bill Russell has the second and Jordan the third. After that you have LeBron, Magic, Kobe, Bird, Shaq, Wilt and so on.
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The Dream is ranked too low
Who would you have him over?
He’s over shaq and Tim Duncan and I think maybe one more I can’t remember
Top 5
@@ernieestrada193 Nah! Only had his 15 minutes of glory and that was all.
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Duncan brought 5 rings to San Antonio so I'd say he's the most successful. When it comes to the best player I'm either going for Hakeem or Lebron
No he’s not the most successful he got lucky to go there and nobody picks Duncan over most people
Well he's the best power forward to play the game that's all I'm gonna say
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I was unaware that Kevin James drafted Kareem back in the day! Very versatile portfolio!
00:40-00:45 is soooo nasty! One of my fav basketball highlights of ALL time!
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Tim Duncan won an NBA title in 3 different decades, that's insane. I always had major respect for him.
if allen iverson played in this era, he would be an nba champion and multiple time MVP
factz, kids today really dont understand how much of a dawg A.I was and say dumb shit like "Kyrie Irving is better"
@@GawdNas exactly he played in a era dominated by centers
@@TJTomisin What about Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter? Also AI also had Dikembe Mutumbo, an amazing center.
@@h.cheema7818 it was still dominated by centers you just named the good players who didn’t play at center
@@TJTomisin But it's still dominated by big man, Giannis Antetekoumpo, Clint Capela, Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson and Nikola Vucevic. Also Curry, Ben Simmons, Ja Morant, James Harden, Luka, Trae Young, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George would rip him to pieces. Allen Iverson is always hailed on the basis of impact, impact doesn't matter as much as your game. His MVP was completely undeserved and should've gone to Shaq, also Shaq was about to be the first unanimously MVP appointed except one delusional person voted for AI
Ayo where is Anthony Bennett he should be number 1
LOL
Anthony Bennett legit top 5. no cap
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"Brought the Buck their first, and only, championship."
Giannis: "Am I a joke to you?"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (🇺🇸) was the first in 1972
The video is a year old
Did you check the Date?
Lmao this dude can't see the dates
Remember one of the major rule change is that some belong in an era where 3 point line is not yet implemented. So it does not make sense for some players to shoot far enough so they just push the ball and rather score the high percentage shot
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Elgin was ORIGINALLY the 26'th pick in the 1956 draft, but that pick didn't work as he got drafted into the Army.
It DOES put him into the "King of the Rings" draft though - along with about half of the Celtics Dynasty teams he kept getting overpowered by for so many years.
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Thank you. That was the perfect order! Long. Live. LEBRON!!!!!
If I had a choice to meet an NBA player, it would be Tim or David Robinson.
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I believe Hakeem should be ranked a lot higher.
Its because he is african IMO
@@Easymoneyman44 wtf he is not better than Shaq tim Lebron or Kareem
@@soup4622 he is much better than shaq all time he is no 10
@@Easymoneyman44 prime shaq is way better than Hakeem
@@soup4622 fact, but we are looking at a career as a whole
TD is still the greatest steal for a team
The topic is basketball not banks
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Hakeem was a monster and if it wasn’t for the Sampson injuries he may have had more titles especially going and taking Celtics to 6 games in 1986.
He would have bee in the goat discussion.Definitely better defensiv and offensiv player than lebron
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great video but btw 10:46 means gods name as jabbar is for god just for the future.
anyway keep up the great work
Number 1 should be duncan or magic, lebron and kareem are better players, but duncan and magic had more impact on the frenchise that drafted them and led their teams to more championships, while kareem got only 1 championship with the bucks, and lebron first run on the cavs was a failure (not his fault but still a failure).
Reminder that Timmy was so close to get that 6-0 finals record
I wonder how come not a lot of people talk about him manu and Tony I mean they're all 3 hall of famers come on people it's not always about the commercials and everything as long as you win that's what they did
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Greg Oden is in this list in another universe 😢😢😢
The big not very fun Fundamental is #1. Spurs lucked out so much with him. That franchise would be gone from SA if it wasn't for him.
Keep it up
I like Tim Duncan. He mostly has that ( what you say mo fakka ) look on his face.
Lets go I'm finally Early
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00:34 Nobody gonna talk about that move? God thats a smooth ass move
Robinson o ver Robertson? Hahaha good one!
Impact
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And Akeem/Hakeem (he changed his name in the early 1990s) is STILL defendable as the first pick, despite MJ's eventual success.
Hard to go wrong when picking between 2 of the Top 5 of ALL TIME, and a couple more that are definite Top 50 and arguable Top 20.
Poor Sam Bowie....
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It's debateable if Hakeem had the best post-up moves of all time (Kevin McHale CAN argue the point).
Hakeem did have a bit better footwork than Kevin, while Kevin had MORE moves.
Note that Jordan was asked about his Top 5 of THOSE HE PLAYED AGAINST - leaving out possible choices like Wilt and Bill Russell, but including Kareem and Shaq.
Great vid bro. I'll swap AI with Elgin, only because his iconic status and he carried a franchise for so long. However the list is accurate .💯🏀🔥🔥
The first top ten I completely agree with
It wasn't just the spurs tanked for Duncan, half of NBA team did that, he is that good as a pre-draft, sports media actually said he is a sure HOF before he even join the NBA.
Plus David Robinson only played 6 games that year because of a bad injury. So its not like they tanked per say. Plus you still have to win the draft lottery.
#1 LeBron
#2 Shaquille O'Neal
#3 Duncan
you forgot kareem exists or something?
beckypls 1.lebron
2.kareem
3.shaq(arguably Duncan but shaq was just way better individually)
@@tdl8472 1.kareem 2. Magic 3. LeBron 4. TD
Duncan is not top 3
“Still trying to catch that ghost 👻 from Chicago” lmfao 🤣
When I Saw AI at 10
I immediately hit like
Grew up watching a bunch of these guys
I feel old now but lucky
That’s why you should always root for new blood to succeed
We all love this game and want to see it grow from here
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and now Lebron’s a Champion as a Laker 4th RING and 4th FMVP
10:22 “won Milwaukee their first and only championship”
Yeaaahh about that
It was still the only title at the time this video was made.
I would put Tim Duncan as the best 1st draft pick. Mainly because he stayed all his career in the franchise and that is the ideal thing for a team in case of a hystorical player. Also, the Spurs had never won a championship until Duncan arrived. The organization proceeded to win the 1999 NBA Finals in Duncan’s second season and added four more throughout his 19-year career.
Along with the five titles he won, Duncan’s awards include 15 All-Star selections, 15 All-NBA selections, 15 NBA All-Defensive Team selections, two NBA MVPs, three NBA Finals MVPs and 1997-98 NBA Rookie of the Year. Some of these accomplishments being records of the most in a NBA player.
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Many legends that don't win rings like Allen Iverson and you see bench players at a superteam win rings it's about talent and ability sometimes
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Tim Duncan was a monster,
That's why hes the best power forward to Play the game
Ironically he played larger part of his career as a center.
@@IceMicko that was mainly at the end of his career when he was playing center, or alot his second half of his career. When he won his 2 mvps though he was power foward, David Robinson was the center.
No he wasn’t he’s the most boring athlete in history
If hes boring why does he have 5 rings
Can you please do a top 20 video of this
The only reason Hakeem won 2 championships is because MJ was playing baseball. As soon as MJ come back, he is just another player.
AI is my fav player ever, glad to see my guy on the list
I would agree on all except Kareem. Kareem should be the first. Sheer dominance, achievements and the way he changed the game.
Thats just me tho
7:35 look at those sandals, sheesh😂
Still trying to catch that ghost, from "CHICAGO" LOL
Duncan for me the 2 Place , his style spurs Go on and on .... the Spurs are Highlight Moral . LBJ and Jabar goes arraound is Not the best Girlfriend , Duncan is top pick After MJ . Or Go Crasy with Denis Rodman , Green , Smart lets the dogs out
What are u talking about the spurs and Duncan are the most boring team and players ever they literally destroying the nba
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"One of the worst team" I like that one..
TBH I would still pick kareem over lebron for now .... Great video though
I would pick kareem and magic and TD over LeBron for number 1,2,3 first overall picks
@@bruvimmaride3017 kareem had a magic and magic had a kareem. Lebron's has more longevity than Kareem and if no major injuries happen then Lebron will be the new holder of the most career pts, Lebron has better iq than magic and is barely below magic's passing ability, and lebron is a so much better scorer than magic. Tim Duncan had a David Robinson show him the ropes, he had a Popovich, he had a trio with Parker and Manu. Duncan was surrounded by great role players and the Spurs were a dynasty.
@@bruvimmaride3017 I'd pick Hakeem and Shaq over Timmy.
@@zeuslevizapanta197 And also did you talk about longevity???????????
Kareem Abdul Jabbar played in 20 frickin seasons fyi.
@@bruvimmaride3017 nah
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WILT was more dominant at his peak than Shaq was.
Wilt just didn't have any significant HELP in that timeframe.
Hakeem also SCHOOLED Shaq more than a few times, despite it being in Hakeem's twilight.
Shaq should be posted at least one spot lower on this list - DEFINITELY behind Hakeem.
Hakeem schooled everyone.
Noone of the players on the list,had the impact for his team,that Hakeem has had.
(Leading his team in all statistical categories -1994- ,while beeing DPOY,MVP and finals MVP).
Give lebron or Kareem the '94 Rockets.Could they win the championship?
Is lebron a better defender or offensiv player than Hakeem.
He is a media product,not even the best of his era.
Is lebron ....than Hakeem?
It was a question
@@michalismichalis4286 I have nothing but respect for Hakeem - particularly as one of only 2 members of the Hall of Fame to lead a team to a championship that had NO OTHER Hall of Fame future member on the team (Bill Walton with Portland was the first).
He reminds me of Bill Russell, except more scoring focused (#4 vs Bill's dominant #1 on the Defensive Win Shares career list is not too shabby - being a hair behind Tim and Kareem on that end is impressive enough).
"Still trying to catch that ghost... From chicago" 😂
Love how the video ends. Still trying to catch that ghost from Chicago 😂😂. No matter how u try u can't catch a ghost.
Tim Duncan is my most favorite.
*favoritest
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U must like watching boring basketball
@@The_king567 we like watching winners
8:11 Tim like you are my son
2:08 what a complement lmao
Wow just started this vid and were already starting with A.I at ten??? Crazy!!!
Hakeem should b higher as well cause he came from the MJ class n no one complained then till now that's y he should b higher
Damn!! Can you imagine going to NBA finals for 8 times and then lose 8 times? That’s a heart breaking.
And even worse - Jerry won the FIRST Finals MVP given - on the LOSING team (though that was arguably yet another Bill Russell snub, Jerry DID have a strong case for the award that year).
Lakers Jerry West was the best guard in the league and Baylor the best Small Forward too.
But their centers were out rebounded by Bill Russell and Bill our scored them too.
Until the Lakers got Wilt. If they had prime Baylor, West and Wilt those Finals would have been mostly won by the Lakers.
Bill Russell is why the Lakers got Wilt.
They lost to the greatest team of all time and the second greatest coach of all time.
Red was second best to only Phil Jackson in coaching in the NBA.
Magic and Duncan best picks ever both won 5 and played entire career for one team
Great list. Though the Lebron at number 1 is a bit too early. Stats-wise, he could be number 2. Accomplishment-wise at the moment, number 3 at best. My personal top 5: 1. Kareem (Arguably the GOAT toss coin with MJ), 2. Timmy (never missed the playoffs when he is healthy), 3. Bronbron, 4. Magic, 5. Shaq
Duncan never missed making the playoffs period healthy or not.
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lebro-
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RIP Baylor🙏🏽🕊