Top 100 Greatest NBA Players (2024)

kobe Bryant should for sure be ahead of LeBron for the 3rd all time spot. I'm not hating on LeBron Because I like LeBron but kobe has had a better career by far

if kobe isn't 3rd then at least top 10

No Jack Sikma. He played forever, has a ring, scored 17,000 points despite being on two mostly mediocre teams, led centers in FT% and was the first big man to master the 3-point shot. Not a top 50, but I think he makes top 100. Clearly a lot of subjectivity with this list, not a lot of science or math involved.

Small update needed when you get a chance. Duncan just retired.

Here's a greatest ever quiz without any opinion, based solely on career win-shares: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/103225/top-50-nba-players

this quiz is an outrage how is LeBron so damn high he is a bum he is basically the smartest kid on the shortbus. nobody in this era should be on the list period nothing but overrated bums

Curry doesnt deserve to be on this list aleast toward the top maybe around 60 And add Kyrie Irving

Love above Kemp, Ben Wallace, Steve Kerr, Horace Grant, etc?

I'm sorry but Allen Iverson should be way higher. I know it's not your decision Quizmaster but just my opinion

When you get Lanier, Cunningham, and Arizin, but forget Harden

So I get Dave DeBusschere and Earl Mornroe, and miss Dr. J, the Admiral, and Pistol Pete.

KOBE

I realize that this is not the quizmaster's list, but Aldridge should be on here over Blake Griffin (the most overrated basketball player in the world)

When you get Billy Cunningham but miss Dr. J

Garnett, Kobe and Duncan have retired, making them no longer 'active' players....

Kevin love and gasol shouldn't be in here. They haven't proved themselves as hall of fame players

I love Manu Ginobili as much as the next guy, but he does not deserve to be on this list.

Needs to be updated, Paul Pierce is retiring this year.

Got #100 first, made me laugh; totally didn't expect him, but I always type Kemp first

How can you have that many current players? Disrespect to the history of the NBA. 18 active and a whole bunch who just retired?

Steve Nash?

I remember Artis Gilmore. And I blank on Steph Curry. Argh.

Get Marc Gasol out of here lol

What a joke! This is why people no longer watch ESPN, besides their political nonsense! They continue to way over hype active players. James is lucky he plays in a soft era, because had he played in the Jordan era he would have gotten his butt kicked by the Pistons, Knicks, Celtic, Lakers and the Bulls. He would have been a border line All-Star. Nowitzki ahead of Barkley, Robinson, Ewing? Did the people at ESPN who voted on the list ever watch a basketball game before the year 2000? And lastly, Chamberlain should be #1.

Haven't followed basketball since the Bulls dynasty fell apart after 1998, so I didn't do well on this. I know a few random players from the last 20 years, but not nearly enough. As for why ESPN placed so many active guys on the list, keep in mind that it's their nature to be biased in favor of the modern era. After all, "today's players aren't as good as the ones from yesteryear" isn't exactly a good business model. Everyone's got biases, and it makes sense for ESPN to be biased in favor of the modern day since actively promoting the people playing now is good business for them. That doesn't make the list good or bad inherently, I'm just saying to consider the source.

Considering I know hardly any NBA history, 67-100, I'll take that.

Need to update Nowitzski, Wade and Bosh to now say 2019.

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RIP Mamba

Got two just by guessing "Jones" lol. Cool quiz

Where is derrick rose!?

vince carter has officially retired plz update

how are you going to put marc gasol in front of harden and kevin love and gail goodrich, like what even man.

Paul Pierce over Allen Iverson????

Can we have a complete change on this quiz? I know that this list isn't your choice but we need a complete change. Kevin Love and Blake Griffin shouldn't be on here, and even though I am not a fan of Kyrie Irving, I agree that he should be on this list. You should also add Giannis Antetokounmpo. Also, you should change the order of players. Tim Duncan over Kobe Bryant? Really?

This list is in serious need of an update. Kevin Love does not belong on this list. Kawhi Leonard and Damian Lilliard do belong on this list

Tacko Fall needs to be on here

damn, Harden at 97...

this list needs a serious update.

Alonzo Mourning retired in 2008, not 2004

Why is harden so low

I typed "Michael Jordan" and thought the quiz would be over.

what is the argument that Moses Malone could possibly be ranked higher than Karl Malone? MVP's or championships I will need to do some research. This is a good list overall.

Giannis?

Small correction: neither of the Gasol brothers are active in the NBA anymore

Where's Lillard? He's on the top-75 anniversary list, but not on this top 100? Currently highest-paid player in NBA history and not on your list?

I'm proud of my forty-four.

One more tiny nitpick: Chris Mullin retired in 2001

Michael Jordan played the game on a completely different level than everyone else. There's not much I could write here that hasn't already been said, but I am happy that there seems to be very little controversy among this group that he's #1 of all-time, and I really have a hard time imagine his accomplishments ever being eclipsed. He was just so damn good.

Oscar Robertson is the only obvious one I missed.

Blake Griffin? are you serious lol

Nice quiz! I scored 88/100. I missed one player in the top 50. Someday I will learn how to spell DeBusschere. Thanks for the quiz!

Carmelo, Gasol brothers are no longer active

Oh my, 100/100 with 1 second left

whoever made this must hate james harden 😂

Improved to 65 but forgot Ewing and Harden.

update ts, lebron is #1