Bill Simmons’ 96 Greatest NBA Players Ever
Matt on 01 1, 2010
I recently bought the Book of Basketball, the NBA according to the Sports Guy, by Bill Simmons. It’s a great book. There’s plenty of jokes about Kareem, Vince Carter, and Kobe, so beware. Here’s his 5-level pyramid of the 96 greatest NBA players ever (he left room for 4 more additions). If you’re too lazy to read 700 pages and just want to look at his list, here ya go. Enjoy. *Spoiler Alert*
Level 1
96. Tom Chambers
95. Jo Jo White
94. Jack Twyman
93. Kevin Johnson
92. Bob Lanier
91. Dwight Howard
90. Chris Paul
89. Shawn Kemp
88. Gail Goodrich
87. Connie Hawkins
86. Arvydas Sabonis
85. Robert Horry
84. Cliff Hagan
83. Vince Carter
82. Chris Mullin
81. Dave Bing
80. Bailey Howell
79. Bobby Dandridge
78. Paul Westphal
77. Dan Issel
76. Artis Gilmore
75. Tracy McGrady
74. Joe Dumars
73. Sidney Moncrief
72. Chris Webber
71. Lenny Wilkens
70. David Thompson
69. Dennis Rodman
68. Pete Maravich
67. Earl Monroe
66. Adrian Dantley
65. Alex English
64. Jerry Lucas
63. Ray Allen
62. Reggie Miller
Level 2
61. Bob McAdoo
60. Nate Archibald
59. Robert Parish
58. Bernard King
57. Tommy Heinsohn
56. Paul Arizin
55. Dominique Wilkins
54. Paul Pierce
53. Dwayne Wade
52. Dennis Johnson
51. Bill Sharman
50. Dolph Schayes
49. Elvin Hayes
48. James Worthy
47. Billy Cunningham
46. Hal Greer
45. Dave DeBusschere
44. Nate Thurmond
43. Clyde Drexler
42. Jason Kidd
41. Wes Unseld
40. Gary Payton
39. Patrick Ewing
38. Steve Nash
37. Dirk Nowitzki
Level 3
36. George Mikan
35. Kevin McHale
34. George Gervin
33. Sam Jones
32. Walt Frazier
31. Dave Cowens
30. Willis Reed
29. Allen Iverson
28. David Robinson
27. Bill Walton
26. Rick Barry
25. John Stockton
Level 4
24. Scottie Pippen
23. Isiah Thomas
22. Kevin Garnett
21. Bob Cousy
20. LeBron James
19. Charles Barkley
18. Karl Malone
17. Bob Pettit
16. Julius Erving
15. Kobe Bryant
14. Elgin Baylor
13. John Havlicek
The Pantheon
12. Moses Malone
11. Shaquille O’Neal
10. Hakeem Olajuwon
9. Oscar Robertson
8. Jerry West
7. Tim Duncan
6. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Larry Bird
4. Magic Johnson
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Bill Russell
1. Michael Jordan
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