Top 5 best basketball players of all time-

Wouldn’t you just want to know the top 5 basketball players of all time. 

Coming in the top 5 is Kareem Abdul Jabbar I picked Kareem because first of all, he has 6 MVP’s, 6 titles, all 11 all-NBA defensive team selections, and the most points scored in NBA history. So I personally think that Kareem probably has the best resume on paper than any player ever! So the only thing I would say separates Kareem from being definitively “The Goat” is the eye test because he didn’t display the outright dominance that a few other all time greats possessed. So, in conclusion, Kareem can get the ball and score his points whenever and wherever he wants to.

In number 4 I put Kobe Bean Bryant I put Kobe in this spot because he possesses so much grit, some much determination, and so much get out of my flippin way I’ve got this. You can just feel that confidence when you watching him play I just don’t really see that today in anyone else’s game. I see others turn it on time to time, but not as much as Kobe day in and day out! So, in conclusion, I put Kobe in #4 because I’ve never seen someone that has as much dedication as he does.

In number 3 I put Magic Johnson because of all the point guards to come in and out of the League Magic Johnson is the best I’ve ever seen built like a power forward, and handles the ball like a guard and the vision and passing like nothing that I’ve ever seen before. But of all the incredible tangible skills Magic possessed, his most valuable skill was his leadership. Magic was a 3 time MVP 5-time champion all in 13 short seasons. Also, this would probably be a lot different if Magic didn’t have to sit out for 4 seasons due to his illness, and still magic proved that he was still the greatest point guard to ever play the game!

In number 2 I have LeBron Raymone James because he has set the tone for his entire generation. When it is all said and done for LeBron he’ll more than likely climb to the top or near the top of about every major statistical category. Also as his career begins to wind down I think over the next couple of years you will really begin to see where he truly stands all time. LeBron is a very polarizing player which meaning some people love them and some people hate him. This is saying that some people have him as their goat and other people don’t even have him on there top 10. But when it comes to the greatest player of all time every player falls short to 1 man that of course is…

In the number 1 spot, I have of course Michael Jeffry Jordan. Basketball is a sport with a lot of different roles and a lot of different factors and an infinite amount of opinions to filter through, and still, through all of this most basketball fans unanimously agree that Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time. I’d like to think about it like this imagine you come into contact with someone that has never watched or played basketball in their entire life. Now imagine you play some classic Chicago Bulls footage circle late 80s-early 90s if you ask that person who they thought was the best player on the court was they would without a doubt immediately point to Micheal Jordan. Not because he scores the most not because of the efficiency or any of that even with no context. Michael Jordan was so much better than everyone else around him that he just looked different, he moved different, he played different. People who didn’t even watch basketball ooh’d and ah’d when they got the chance to see him in action. Some players transcend their peers, some players transcend their generation, but Michael transcended the sport altogether. 6 for 6 in the finals, 6 finals MVPs, ten scoring titles, 5 time MVP, 9 all NBA defensive team selections, and a defensive player of the year award. But that stuff is obviously amazing forget all the accolades forget the trophies forget the awards, and just watch the man play, and that’s just about all the evidence you need. It’s funny because far too often the legend of some players, proceeds and inflates the actual greatness of all those players we let our bias cloud our judgments, and we remember events the way we choose to remember them. But Jordan is every bit incredible as people say he is as nearly 35 years after his rookie season and there is still nothing quite like MJ. So there it is my basketball top 5 best basketball players.