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Meet the legendary players

A guided index of the players who shaped professional basketball, following ESPN’s ranking of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Why are there 76 names? The NBA selected 76 players for its 75th Anniversary Team because its voting ended in a tie. ESPN ranked all 76. Read ESPN’s methodology ↗
  1. 1Michael JordanOpen player profile →
  2. 2LeBron JamesOpen player profile →
  3. 3Kareem Abdul-JabbarOpen player profile →
  4. 4Magic JohnsonOpen player profile →
  5. 5Wilt ChamberlainOpen player profile →
  6. 6Bill RussellOpen player profile →
  7. 7Larry BirdOpen player profile →
  8. 8Tim DuncanOpen player profile →
  9. 9Oscar RobertsonOpen player profile →
  10. 10Kobe BryantOpen player profile →
  11. 11Shaquille O'NealOpen player profile →
  12. 12Kevin DurantOpen player profile →
  13. 13Hakeem OlajuwonOpen player profile →
  14. 14Julius ErvingOpen player profile →
  15. 15Moses MaloneOpen player profile →
  16. 16Stephen CurryOpen player profile →
  17. 17Dirk NowitzkiOpen player profile →
  18. 18Giannis AntetokounmpoOpen player profile →
  19. 19Jerry WestOpen player profile →
  20. 20Elgin BaylorOpen player profile →
  21. 21Kevin GarnettOpen player profile →
  22. 22Charles BarkleyOpen player profile →
  23. 23Karl MaloneOpen player profile →
  24. 24John StocktonOpen player profile →
  25. 25David RobinsonOpen player profile →
  26. 26John HavlicekOpen player profile →
  27. 27Isiah ThomasOpen player profile →
  28. 28George MikanOpen player profile →
  29. 29Chris PaulOpen player profile →
  30. 30Dwyane WadeOpen player profile →
  31. 31Allen IversonOpen player profile →
  32. 32Scottie PippenOpen player profile →
  33. 33Kawhi LeonardOpen player profile →
  34. 34Bob CousyOpen player profile →
  35. 35Bob PettitOpen player profile →
  36. 36Dominique WilkinsOpen player profile →
  37. 37Steve NashOpen player profile →
  38. 38Rick BarryOpen player profile →
  39. 39Kevin McHaleOpen player profile →
  40. 40Patrick EwingOpen player profile →
  41. 41Walt FrazierOpen player profile →
  42. 42Gary PaytonOpen player profile →
  43. 43Jason KiddOpen player profile →
  44. 44Bill WaltonOpen player profile →
  45. 45Bob McAdooOpen player profile →
  46. 46Jerry LucasOpen player profile →
  47. 47Ray AllenOpen player profile →
  48. 48Wes UnseldOpen player profile →
  49. 49Nate ThurmondOpen player profile →
  50. 50James HardenOpen player profile →
  51. 51Reggie MillerOpen player profile →
  52. 52George GervinOpen player profile →
  53. 53Clyde DrexlerOpen player profile →
  54. 54Pete MaravichOpen player profile →
  55. 55Earl MonroeOpen player profile →
  56. 56James WorthyOpen player profile →
  57. 57Willis ReedOpen player profile →
  58. 58Elvin HayesOpen player profile →
  59. 59Nate ArchibaldOpen player profile →
  60. 60Sam JonesOpen player profile →
  61. 61Dave CowensOpen player profile →
  62. 62Paul PierceOpen player profile →
  63. 63Robert ParishOpen player profile →
  64. 64Hal GreerOpen player profile →
  65. 65Lenny WilkensOpen player profile →
  66. 66Paul ArizinOpen player profile →
  67. 67Dennis RodmanOpen player profile →
  68. 68Russell WestbrookOpen player profile →
  69. 69Carmelo AnthonyOpen player profile →
  70. 70Dolph SchayesOpen player profile →
  71. 71Anthony DavisOpen player profile →
  72. 72Billy CunninghamOpen player profile →
  73. 73Dave DeBusschereOpen player profile →
  74. 74Dave BingOpen player profile →
  75. 75Damian LillardOpen player profile →
  76. 76Bill SharmanOpen player profile →