 NBA Data: 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
In 1996, for the NBA 50th Anniversary the league asked a blue-ribbon panel of media, former players and coaches, current and former general managers and team executives to select the all-time 50 greatest players.
Panelists were asked to select the players without regard to position and ranking and were not allowed to vote for themselves.
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 50 Greatest Players at a press luncheon on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which occupies the site of the former Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed on June 6, 1946.
Of course this list was made for the special celebration and it's not updatable, so you won't find recent superstars like Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Lebron James, etc.
This is the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, ordered alphabetically:
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Nate Archibald
- Paul Arizin
- Charles Barkley
- Rick Barry
- Elgin Baylor
- Dave Bing
- Larry Bird
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Bob Cousy
- Dave Cowens
- Billy Cunningham
- Dave DeBusschere
- Clyde Drexler
- Julius Erving
- Patrick Ewing
- Walt Frazier
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- George Gervin
- Hal Greer
- John Havlicek
- Elvin Hayes
- Magic Johnson
- Sam Jones
- Michael Jordan
- Jerry Lucas
- Karl Malone
- Moses Malone
- Pete Maravich
- Kevin McHale
- George Mikan
- Earl Monroe
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Robert Parish
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- Bob Pettit
- Scottie Pippen
- Willis Reed
- Oscar Robertson
- David Robinson
- Bill Russell
- Dolph Schayes
- Bill Sharman
- John Stockton
- Isiah Thomas
- Nate Thurmond
- Wes Unseld
- Bill Walton
- Jerry West
- Lenny Wilkens
- James Worthy.
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