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Top 10 Basketball Players of All Time as of 2003

All you need to know about the top ten basketball players, and what they have accomplished in their careers.

1. Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain

MVP:4
MVP Voting: 10 years in the top 5
NBA Titles:2
All-NBA First Team:7
All-NBA Second Team: 3
Career Scoring Average: 30.1
Career Rebound Average: 22.9

2. Michael Jordan

MVP:5
MVP Voting: 2nd Three Times
NBA Titles:6
All-NBA First Team:10
All-NBA Second Team: 1
Career Scoring Average: 33.4
Career Rebound Average: 6.4
Career Steals Average: 2.1
Career Assists Average: 5.7

3. Shaquille O'Neal

MVP: 1
MVP Voting: 7 years in top 4
NBA Titles: 3
All-NBA First Team: 7
All-NBA Second Team: 2
Career Scoring Average: 25.5
Career Rebound Average: 12.1

4. Bill Russel

MVP: 5
MVP Voting: 10 years in top 5
NBA Titles: 11
All-NBA First Team: 3
All-NBA Second Team: 8
Career Scoring Average: 16.2
Career Rebound Average: 24.9
Career Assists Average: 4.7

5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

MVP: 6
MVP Voting: 14 years in top 5
NBA Titles: 6
All-NBA First Team: 10
All-NBA Second Team: 15
Career Scoring Average: 24.3
Career Rebound Average: 10.5
Career Assists Average: 3.2

6. Larry Bird

MVP: 3
MVP Voting: 2nd four times, 3rd once
NBA Titles: 3
All-NBA First Team: 9
All-NBA Second Team: 1
Career Scoring Average: 24.3
Career Rebound Average: 10
Career Assists Average: 6.3

7. Earvin "Magic" Johnson

MVP: 3
MVP Voting: 9 years in the top 3
NBA Titles: 5
All-NBA First Team: 9
All-NBA Second Team: 1
Career Scoring Average: 19.5
Career Rebound Average: 7.2
Career Assists Average: 11.2

8. Oscar Robertson

MVP: 1
MVP Voting: 9 years in the top 5
NBA Titles: 1
All-NBA First Team: 9
All-NBA Second Team: 2
Career Scoring Average: 25.7
Career Rebound Average: 7.5

Career Assists Average: 9.59. Bob Cousy

MVP: 1
MVP Voting: 3rd, 6th, 4th twice
NBA Titles: 6
All-NBA First Team: 10
All-NBA Second Team: 2
Career Scoring Average: 18.4
Career Rebound Average: 5.2
Career Assists Average: 7.5

10. Bob Pettit

MVP: 2
MVP Voting: 5 in top 3, 8 years in top 5
NBA Titles: 1
All-NBA First Team: 10
All-NBA Second Team: 1
Career Scoring Average: 26.4
Career Rebound Average: 16.2
Career Assists Average: 3

Other Notables

• Jerry West
• Elgin Baylor
• Moses Malone
• Julius Erving
• Hakeem Olajuwon
• Karl Malone
• David Robinson
• Charles Barkley
• Tim Duncan
• Kobe Bryant

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#1 by anonymous, Feb 1, 2008
michael jordan not number 1?
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