Greatest NBA Players of All Time, Ranked

The players who define the NBA's all-time argument, from Russell and Chamberlain to Jordan, LeBron and Curry. Ranked from the lists our curators have made, so the order is a consensus, not one writer's take.

Ranked from 3 lists by 3 curators

1. Michael Jordan Person
2. LeBron James Person
3. Magic Johnson Person
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Person
5. Larry Bird Person
6. Kobe Bryant Person
7. Tim Duncan Person
8. Bill Russell Person
9. Stephen Curry Person
10. Wilt Chamberlain Person
11. Shaquille O'Neal Person
12. Hakeem Olajuwon Person
13. Kevin Durant Person
14. Oscar Robertson Person
15. Dirk Nowitzki Person
16. Allen Iverson Person
17. Giannis Antetokounmpo Person
18. Julius Erving Person
19. Nikola Jokić Person

The lists behind it

• The 2010s kept me watching by Mert Demir
• Matchday heroes, indoors edition by Marco Bellini
• Ten I'd pay to watch again, and six more by Kai Mendes

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