This was made over 2 years ago so things have obviously changed quite a bit. IMO, LeBron is a top 3 player of all time and Durant and Curry are now both top 20 players of all time. Also, players like Westbrook, Harden and Kawhi should crack this list as well.With the recent retirements of Duncan and Bryant I was wondering about their place in history when I came across this updated ranking of the 50 greatest players in NBA history from Sports Illustrated back in February (feel free to merge or delete if this has already been posted, though I couldn't find it anywhere). Here is the link to the article SI's 50 greatest players in NBA history. The actual list is below (players who played this past season are in bold):
50. Paul Arizin
49. Kevin McHale
48. Dolph Schayes
47. Chris Paul
46. Bill Sharman
45. Allen Iverson
44. Jason Kidd
43. Kevin Durant
42. Dave Cowens
41. Hal Greer
40. Willis Reed
39. Patrick Ewing
38. Bob Cousy
37. Dirk Nowitzki
36. Dave Bing
35. Clyde Drexler
34. Kevin Garnett
33. Jerry Lucas
32. Bill Walton
31. Stephen Curry
30. John Stockton
29. Isiah Thomas
28. David Robinson
27. Rick Barry
26. George Gervin
25. Dwyane Wade
24. George Mikan
23. Scottie Pippen
22. John Havlicek
21. Walt Frazier
20. Charles Barkley
19. Elvin Hayes
18. Julius Erving
17. Karl Malone
16. Hakeem Olajuwon
15. Shaquille O’Neal
14. Moses Malone
13. Bob Pettit
12. Kobe Bryant
11. Elgin Baylor
10. Tim Duncan
9. Jerry West
8. Bill Russell
7. Larry Bird
6. Oscar Robertson
5. LeBron James
4. Magic Johnson
3. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1. Michael Jordan
The Admiral couldn't win a ring w/o Duncan and Pippen was the 2nd best player on teams that won 6 rings in 8 years.Without knowing the criteria used for such a list, Scottie Pippen ahead of David Robinson seems pretty silly. Robinson was an absolute stud in his prime
Without knowing the criteria used for such a list, Scottie Pippen ahead of David Robinson seems pretty silly
Robinson was an absolute stud in his prime
You must not have watched much Pippen
He had bigger impact on game in bigger moments then Robinson
People forget if not for phantom foul the Bulls were well on way to another NBA Finals appearance in 94 with Pippen carrying team