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Six NBA titles, six NBA Finals MVPs, and five MVPs. There are many fans and pundits who believe that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all-time, and they might be right.
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6 NBA Championships (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 & 1998)
5 MVPs (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996 & 1998)
1 Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
10 All-NBA First Team Selections (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 & 1998)
9 All-Defensive First Team Selections (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 & 1998)
14 All-Star Games (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 & 2003)
10 Scoring Titles (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 & 1998)
3 Steals Titles (1988, 1990 & 1993)
2 Olympic Gold Medals (1984 & 1992)
1 NCAA Championship (1982)
1 Consensus National College Player of the Year (1984)
2-Time First Team All-American (1983 & 1984)
32,277 NBA Points
6,672 NBA Rebounds
5,632 NBA Assists
2,514 NBA Steals
893 NBA Blocks
3 AP Athlete of the Year Awards (1991, 1992 & 1993)
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Chicago Bulls
Number retired by the Miami Heat
Number retired by the University of North Carolina
Named the NBA 50th Anniversary Team
- The Boston Celtics had a legacy of winning long before Larry Bird got there, but when you won as many the championships as they had, the bar is set pretty high. Bird not only cleared it, but he also set a new level for Celtics fans.
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3 NBA Championships (1981, 1984 & 1986)
3 MVPs (1984, 1985 & 1986)
9 All-NBA First Team Selections (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988)
12 All-Star Games (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 & 1992)
1 Olympic Gold Medal (1992)
1 Consensus National College Player of the Year (1979)
2-Time First Team All-American (1978 & 1979)
2 MVC Player of the Year Awards (1978 & 1978)
1 AP Athlete of the Year Award (1984)
755 NBA Blocks
1,556 NBA Steals
5,695 NBA Assists
8,974 NBA Rebounds
21,791 NBA Points
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Number retired by the Boston Celtics
Number retired by Indiana State University
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team
- Bill Russell is not always in the conversation when basketball fans talk about the greatest player ever, but there are many reasons why they should.
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11 NBA Championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 & 1969)
5 MVPs (1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 & 1965)
3 All-NBA First Team Selections (1959, 1963 & 1965)
1 All-Defensive First Team Selection (1969)
12 All-Star Games (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969)
4 Rebounding Titles (1958, 1959, 1964 & 1965)
1 Olympic Gold Medal (1956)
2-Time NCAA Champion (1955 & 1956)
1-Time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1955)
1-Time UPI College Player of the Year (1956)
2-Time First Team All-American (1955 & 1956)
1-Time WCC Player of the Year (1956)
14,522 NBA Points
21,620 NBA Rebounds
4,100 NBA Assists
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Boston Celtics
Number retired by the University of San Francisco
Named to the NBA 25th Anniversary Team
Named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won everywhere he went.
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6 NBA Championships (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 & 1988)
2 NBA Finals MVPs (1971 & 1985)
6 MVPs (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977 & 1980)
10 All-NBA First Team Selections (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984 & 1986)
5 All-Defensive First Team (1974, 1975, 1979, 1980 & 1981)
19 All-Star Games (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1989)
2 NBA Scoring Titles (1971 & 1972)
1 NBA Rebounding Title (1976)
4 NBA Blocks Title (1975, 1976, 1979 & 1980)
3 NCAA Championships (1967, 1968 & 1969)
3 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Awards (1967, 1968 & 1969)
3 National College Player of the Year Awards (1967, 1968 & 1969)
3-Time First Team All-American (1967, 1968 & 1969)
38,387 NBA Points
17,440 NBA Rebounds
5,660 NBA Assists
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Milwaukee Bucks
Number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers
Number retired by UCLA.
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team
Earvin "Magic" Johnson became the Los Angeles Lakers' face during their "showtime" years, which considering the number of other personalities, was no small accomplishment.
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5 NBA Championships (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 & 1988)
3 MVPs (1980, 1982 & 1987)
9 All-NBA First Teams Selections (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 & 1991)
12 All-Star Games (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1992)
4 Assists Titles (1983, 1984, 1986 & 1987)
2 Steals Titles (1981 & 1982)
1 Olympic Gold Medal (1992)
1 NCAA Championship (1979)
1 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award (1979)
1-Time First Team All-American (1979)
17,707 NBA Points
6,559 NBA Rebounds
10,141 NBA Assists
1,724 NBA Steals
374 NBA Blocks
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers
Number retired by Michigan State University
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team
You can’t talk about scoring in basketball without mentioning Wilt Chamberlain, one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the game. Chamberlain, a seven-time scoring champion, is the only player in NBA history to score 100 points in a game and the only player to finish a season averaging over 50 points per game.
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2 NBA Championships (1967 & 1972)
4 MVPs (1960, 1966, 1967 & 1968)
7 All-NBA First Team Selections (1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967 & 1968)
2 All-Defensive First Team Selections (1972 & 1973)
13 All-Star Games Selections (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 & 1973)
7 Scoring Titles (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 & 1966)
11 Rebounding Titles (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 & 1973)
1 Assists Title (1968)
1 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1957)
2-Time First Team All-American (1957 & 1958)
31,419 NBA Points
23,924 NBA Rebounds
4,643 NBA Assists
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Golden State Warriors
Number retired by the Philadelphia 76ers
Number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers
Number retired by the Harlem Globetrotters
Number retired by the University of Kansas
Named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team