Top 5 players all time in nba history?

Question

1.mj

2.kobe

3.wilt

4.magic

5.the big oscar robinson mr.triple double

i know the kobe haters are gonna hate that hes at 2,but the guy deserves it,hes #2 maybe even #1 when hes done with his career.but thats a big maybe.

russell does not belong on this list,he wasnt even the best player of his era or even his postion for that matter.wilt was.i put the big o over bird b/c bird never averaged a triple double for a hwole season.he also almost hdid it again where he was .3 assist per game one season.so beat that bird.hes the most underated player in nba history,also chalres barkley is very underated too.

Answer 1

OK lets get this clear, Kobe is not even the best player of his era. Shaq and Duncan tie at this rate, LeBron has the next bit.

1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Wilt Chamberlain

4. Larry Bird

5. Bill Russell

6. Oscar Robertson

I respect the big O but I just can't resist taking someone with 11 championships and someone who averaged over 20 rebounds a game over him, he was the greatest winner in basketball, defense and leadership was how he won it.

Answer 2

1. kareem abul jabbar

2.magic

3.mj

4. larry bird

5. reggie millers cos i love old school pacers =]]

ohhh but your list is good too

Answer 3

Wilt

Jordan

Bill Russel

larry bird

magic

Answer 4

im not kobe hater and he is not even top 5 dam....

list him in top 10

Answer 5

wow horrible list

this is how the list will look like in a decade or so

1.MJ

2.Shaq

3.Kobe

4.Lebron

5.Kareem

Answer 6

How is Kobe in the top 5 players of all time if he isn't even in the top five lakers of all time?

Answer 7

It has to be this:

1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Larry Bird

4. Kareem Abdul-Jabar

5. Wilt Chamberlain

(and only because its tough, I'll give you more)

6. Charles Barkley

7. Oscar Robertson

8. Dominique Wilkins

9. Bill Russell

10. Kobe Bryant

11. John Stockton

12. Isiah Thomas

13. Jerry West

14. Tim Duncan

15. Karl Malone

16. Shaquille O'Neal

17. Scottie Pippen

18. Hakeem Olajuwon

19. Julius Erving

20. John Havlicek

Answer 8

1.MJ

2.Wilt

3.Magic

4.Larry Bird

5.Oscar Robincson

After it is all set and done when Kobe Retires he will be on of the greatest

Answer 9

Wow top five of all time.

Well, I'll go with exciting, players that drew people to the TV.

Here's the top 5 in that regard, not in any particular order and again, just exciting to see.

Agree with me or not, I don't care, but these players I watched because I always wanted to see what they would do next. I won't comment on players before them because I never got to see them live, only in highlights (get a good editor and you could look good to).

Magic

MJ

Dominique

Kobe

Vince Carter

Answer 10

1 - Bill Russell

2 - Michael Jordan

3 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar

4 - Wilt Chamberlain

5 - Magic Johnson/ Larry Bird

Answer 11

You said that you didn't put Russell there because he wasn't even the best player of his era.

FYI, Wilt (who came up in the 1959-60 season) and Oscar (rookie year was 1960-61) were two guys from the same era.  They obviously couldn't have BOTH been the "best player" from their era.

If Wilt was the best player from that era, why is Oscar on your list?  Obviously, according to your "logic", Oscar wasn't the best player in HIS era either.

In addition to the titles and his winning percentage, Russell won FIVE MVP awards (Wilt won 4).

When Wilt averaged 50 ppg during the 1962 season, Russell held him to 22 points in game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.   Sounds like Russell had to be doing SOMETHING right.

If you think Kobe is better than both Magic and Bird, you obviously haven't studied NBA history for very long.  And you definitely never saw Bird play basketball.

But a previous answer is correct...Kobe isn't even a top five LAKER of all time, let alone a top five player in NBA history.

Oscar actually averaged a triple double (career wise) for his first five NBA seasons combined.  He did it in an individual season only once, but his career numbers for his first five years were 30+ ppg and over 10 reb/game and over 10 asst/game.

Russell was the greatest defensive player of all time, and was also the smartest player in the history of the NBA... by far.

There would BE no all-defensive team if it wasn't for Russell... the all-defensive team was created in 1969 precisely because of Russell's impact on the game.

I wish I could recommend a good book on NBA history for you to read, but there aren't any of those out there, so I'm afraid you're stuck.

Answer 12

Wilt

Magic

Bird

Pistol Pete

Steve Nash (Biased opinion)

Answer 13

LOL KOBE NUMBER 2

heres a realistic top 5    KOBE IS MAYBE TOP 60

1.mj

2.oscar robertson

3.wilt

4.magic

5.kareem

Answer 14

Yall Folks Crazy No d**n Lebron Better Dan T-MAC

give 1 thing Lebron Did dat T-mac Didnt do

besides get out da first

yea lebron got out da 1st round but he aint win no championship so aint no need to mention dat

but t-man did a lot of stuff Lebron aint do

Answer 15

great picks

but mine are

Magic

MJ

Larry Bird

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Kobe

Honorable Mention

Oscar Robinson

Karl Malone

Wilt

Elgin Baylor

John Havlicheck

Answer 16

"i know the kobe haters are gonna hate that hes at 2,"

It's not Kobe haters who made you say that.  It's the part of your brain that's still working that made you say it.