NBA 75th Anniversary Team
As selected in 2021 by a blue-ribbon panel of current and former NBA players, coaches, general managers and team and league executives, WNBA legends and sportswriters and broadcasters.
Voters were asked to select the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History without regard to position. Panelists did not rank their selections.
Current and former players were not allowed to vote for themselves.
76 Players
| Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | From | To | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1970 | 1989 | 1560 | 36.8 | 24.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .559 | .721 | 273.4 | .228 | |
| Ray Allen | 1997 | 2014 | 1300 | 35.6 | 18.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .452 | .400 | .894 | 145.1 | .150 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 2014 | 2024 | 792 | 32.8 | 23.4 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .545 | .286 | .702 | 109.3 | .202 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 2004 | 2022 | 1260 | 34.5 | 22.5 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .447 | .355 | .814 | 108.5 | .120 |
| Tiny Archibald | 1971 | 1984 | 876 | 35.6 | 18.8 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .467 | .810 | 83.4 | .128 | |
| Paul Arizin | 1951 | 1962 | 713 | 38.4 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 2.3 | .421 | .810 | 108.8 | .183 | |||
| Charles Barkley | 1985 | 2000 | 1073 | 36.7 | 22.1 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .541 | .266 | .735 | 177.2 | .216 |
| Rick Barry | 1966 | 1980 | 794 | 36.3 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .449 | .900 | 93.4 | .156 | |
| Elgin Baylor | 1959 | 1972 | 846 | 40.0 | 27.4 | 13.5 | 4.3 | .431 | .780 | 104.2 | .148 | |||
| Dave Bing | 1967 | 1978 | 901 | 36.4 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | .441 | .775 | 68.8 | .101 | |
| Larry Bird | 1980 | 1992 | 897 | 38.4 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .496 | .376 | .886 | 145.8 | .203 |
| Kobe Bryant | 1997 | 2016 | 1346 | 36.1 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .447 | .329 | .837 | 172.7 | .170 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 1960 | 1973 | 1045 | 45.8 | 30.1 | 22.9 | 4.4 | .540 | .511 | 247.3 | .248 | |||
| Bob Cousy | 1951 | 1970 | 924 | 35.3 | 18.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | .375 | .803 | 91.1 | .139 | |||
| Dave Cowens | 1971 | 1983 | 766 | 38.6 | 17.6 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .460 | .783 | 86.3 | .140 | |
| Billy Cunningham | 1966 | 1976 | 654 | 34.3 | 20.8 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .446 | .720 | 63.2 | .135 | |
| Stephen Curry | 2010 | 2024 | 956 | 34.2 | 24.8 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .473 | .426 | .910 | 135.2 | .198 |
| Anthony Davis | 2013 | 2024 | 736 | 34.5 | 24.1 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .523 | .297 | .795 | 112.1 | .212 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 1963 | 1974 | 875 | 35.7 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .432 | .699 | 60.8 | .093 | |
| Clyde Drexler | 1984 | 1998 | 1086 | 34.6 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .472 | .318 | .788 | 135.6 | .173 |
| Tim Duncan | 1998 | 2016 | 1392 | 34.0 | 19.0 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .506 | .179 | .696 | 206.4 | .209 |
| Kevin Durant | 2008 | 2024 | 1061 | 36.7 | 27.3 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .501 | .387 | .884 | 170.2 | .210 |
| Julius Erving | 1977 | 1987 | 836 | 34.3 | 22.0 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .507 | .777 | 106.2 | .178 | |
| Patrick Ewing | 1986 | 2002 | 1183 | 34.3 | 21.0 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .504 | .152 | .740 | 126.4 | .150 |
| Walt Frazier | 1968 | 1980 | 825 | 37.5 | 18.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | .490 | .786 | 113.5 | .176 | |
| Kevin Garnett | 1996 | 2016 | 1462 | 34.5 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .497 | .275 | .789 | 191.4 | .182 |
| George Gervin | 1977 | 1986 | 791 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .511 | .844 | 88.1 | .159 | |
| Hal Greer | 1959 | 1973 | 1122 | 35.5 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .452 | .801 | 102.7 | .124 | |||
| James Harden | 2010 | 2024 | 1072 | 34.7 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .441 | .364 | .861 | 166.4 | .215 |
| John Havlicek | 1963 | 1978 | 1270 | 36.6 | 20.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .439 | .815 | 131.7 | .136 | |
| Elvin Hayes | 1969 | 1984 | 1303 | 38.4 | 21.0 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .452 | .670 | 120.8 | .116 | |
| Allen Iverson | 1997 | 2010 | 914 | 41.1 | 26.7 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .425 | .313 | .780 | 99.0 | .126 |
| LeBron James | 2004 | 2024 | 1492 | 37.9 | 27.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .506 | .348 | .736 | 263.7 | .224 |
| Magic Johnson | 1980 | 1996 | 906 | 36.7 | 19.5 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .520 | .303 | .848 | 155.8 | .225 |
| Sam Jones | 1958 | 1969 | 871 | 27.9 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 2.5 | .456 | .803 | 92.3 | .182 | |||
| Michael Jordan | 1985 | 2003 | 1072 | 38.3 | 30.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .497 | .327 | .835 | 214.0 | .250 |
| Jason Kidd | 1995 | 2013 | 1391 | 36.0 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | .400 | .349 | .785 | 138.6 | .133 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 2012 | 2024 | 696 | 31.8 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .499 | .391 | .862 | 99.3 | .216 |
| Damian Lillard | 2013 | 2024 | 842 | 36.2 | 25.1 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .438 | .371 | .897 | 110.8 | .174 |
| Jerry Lucas | 1964 | 1974 | 829 | 38.8 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .499 | .783 | 98.4 | .147 | |
| Karl Malone | 1986 | 2004 | 1476 | 37.2 | 25.0 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | .516 | .274 | .742 | 234.6 | .205 |
| Moses Malone | 1977 | 1995 | 1329 | 33.9 | 20.6 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .491 | .769 | 167.1 | .178 | |
| Pete Maravich | 1971 | 1980 | 658 | 37.0 | 24.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .441 | .820 | 46.7 | .092 | |
| Bob McAdoo | 1973 | 1986 | 852 | 33.2 | 22.1 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .503 | .754 | 89.1 | .151 | |
| Kevin McHale | 1981 | 1993 | 971 | 31.0 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | .554 | .261 | .798 | 113.0 | .180 |
| George Mikan | 1949 | 1956 | 439 | 34.4 | 23.1 | 13.4 | 2.8 | .404 | .782 | 108.7 | .249 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 1988 | 2005 | 1389 | 34.3 | 18.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .471 | .395 | .888 | 174.4 | .176 |
| Earl Monroe | 1968 | 1980 | 926 | 32.0 | 18.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .464 | .807 | 77.4 | .125 | |
| Steve Nash | 1997 | 2014 | 1217 | 31.3 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .490 | .428 | .904 | 129.7 | .164 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 1999 | 2019 | 1522 | 33.8 | 20.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .471 | .380 | .879 | 206.3 | .193 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1993 | 2011 | 1207 | 34.7 | 23.7 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .582 | .045 | .527 | 181.7 | .208 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 1985 | 2002 | 1238 | 35.7 | 21.8 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .512 | .202 | .712 | 162.8 | .177 |
| Robert Parish | 1977 | 1997 | 1611 | 28.4 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .537 | .721 | 147.0 | .154 | |
| Chris Paul | 2006 | 2024 | 1272 | 34.1 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | .471 | .369 | .870 | 209.4 | .232 |
| Gary Payton | 1991 | 2007 | 1335 | 35.3 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | .466 | .317 | .729 | 145.5 | .148 |
| Bob Pettit | 1955 | 1965 | 792 | 38.8 | 26.4 | 16.2 | 3.0 | .436 | .761 | 136.0 | .213 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 1999 | 2017 | 1343 | 34.2 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .445 | .368 | .806 | 150.0 | .157 |
| Scottie Pippen | 1988 | 2004 | 1178 | 34.9 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .473 | .326 | .704 | 125.1 | .146 |
| Willis Reed | 1965 | 1974 | 650 | 35.5 | 18.7 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .476 | .747 | 74.9 | .156 | |
| Oscar Robertson | 1961 | 1974 | 1040 | 42.2 | 25.7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .485 | .838 | 189.2 | .207 | |
| David Robinson | 1990 | 2003 | 987 | 34.7 | 21.1 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .518 | .250 | .736 | 178.7 | .250 |
| Dennis Rodman | 1987 | 2000 | 911 | 31.7 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .521 | .231 | .584 | 89.8 | .150 |
| Bill Russell | 1957 | 1969 | 963 | 42.3 | 15.1 | 22.5 | 4.3 | .440 | .561 | 163.5 | .193 | |||
| Dolph Schayes | 1950 | 1964 | 996 | 34.4 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 3.1 | .380 | .849 | 142.4 | .192 | |||
| Bill Sharman | 1951 | 1961 | 711 | 32.0 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | .426 | .883 | 82.8 | .178 | |||
| John Stockton | 1985 | 2003 | 1504 | 31.8 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .515 | .384 | .826 | 207.7 | .209 |
| Isiah Thomas | 1982 | 1994 | 979 | 36.3 | 19.2 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | .452 | .290 | .759 | 80.7 | .109 |
| Nate Thurmond | 1964 | 1977 | 964 | 37.2 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | .421 | .667 | 78.0 | .104 | |
| Wes Unseld | 1969 | 1981 | 984 | 36.4 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .509 | .633 | 110.1 | .147 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 2004 | 2019 | 1054 | 33.9 | 22.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .480 | .293 | .765 | 120.7 | .162 |
| Bill Walton | 1975 | 1987 | 468 | 28.3 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .521 | .660 | 39.3 | .142 | |
| Jerry West | 1961 | 1974 | 932 | 39.2 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | .474 | .814 | 162.6 | .213 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 2009 | 2024 | 1162 | 33.6 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | .438 | .304 | .776 | 110.6 | .136 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 1961 | 1975 | 1077 | 35.3 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | .432 | .774 | 95.5 | .120 | |
| Dominique Wilkins | 1983 | 1999 | 1074 | 35.5 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .461 | .319 | .811 | 117.5 | .148 |
| James Worthy | 1983 | 1994 | 926 | 32.4 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .521 | .241 | .769 | 81.2 | .130 |
88 Voters
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Former NBA player |
| Marv Albert | Former broadcaster |
| David Aldridge | Sportswriter (The Athletic) |
| Sam Amick | Sportswriter (The Athletic) |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Current NBA player (MIL) |
| Steve Aschburner | Sportswriter (NBA.com) |
| Charles Barkley | Broadcaster (Turner), former NBA player |
| Rick Barry | Former NBA player |
| Howard Beck | Sportswriter (Sports Illustrated) |
| Dave Bing | Former NBA player |
| Sue Bird | Current WNBA player (SEA) |
| Carol Blazejowski | Former WNBA executive |
| Mike Breen | Broadcaster (ESPN, MSG Network) |
| Doris Burke | Broadcaster (ESPN) |
| Jerry Colangelo | Former NBA and WNBA executive |
| Doug Collins | Current NBA executive (CHI) |
| Cynthia Cooper | Former WNBA player |
| Bob Costas | Broadcaster |
| Dave Cowens | Former NBA player |
| Billy Cunningham | Former NBA player |
| Stephen Curry | Current NBA player (GSW) |
| Clyde Drexler | Former NBA player |
| Tim Duncan | Former NBA player |
| David DuPree | Former sportswriter |
| Wayne Embry | Former NBA player |
| Julius Erving | Former NBA player |
| Patrick Ewing | Former NBA player |
| Walt Frazier | Former NBA player |
| George Gervin | Former NBA player |
| Russ Granik | Former NBA executive |
| Becky Hammon | Current NBA coach (SAS), former WNBA player |
| Elvin Hayes | Former NBA player |
| Ernie Johnson | Former NBA player |
| Magic Johnson | Former NBA player |
| Sam Jones | Former NBA player |
| Michael Jordan | Former NBA player |
| Steve Kerr | Current NBA coach (GSW), former NBA player |
| Bob Lanier | Former NBA player |
| Kara Lawson | Current NCAAW coach (Duke), former WNBA player |
| Lisa Leslie | Former WNBA player |
| Nancy Lieberman | Former WNBA player |
| Zach Lowe | Sportswriter (ESPN) |
| Jerry Lucas | Former NBA player |
| Jackie MacMullan | Former sportswriter |
| Jack McCallum | Sportswriter (Sports Illustrated) |
| Brian McIntyre | Former NBA executive |
| Ann Meyers | Former WNBA executive |
| Yoko Miyaji | Sportswriter (Sports Graphic Number) |
| Earl Monroe | Former NBA player |
| Steve Nash | Current NBA coach (BRK), former NBA player |
| Rachel Nichols | Broadcaster |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Former NBA player |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Broadcaster (Turner), former NBA player |
| Robert Parish | Former NBA player |
| Candace Parker | Current WNBA player (CHI) |
| Chris Paul | Current NBA player (PHO) |
| Bob Pettit | Former NBA player |
| Scottie Pippen | Former NBA player |
| Gregg Popovich | Current NBA coach (SAS) |
| Shaun Powell | Sportswriter (NBA.com) |
| Ahmad Rashad | Broadcaster (NBA) |
| Willis Reed | Former NBA player |
| Tim Reynolds | Sportswriter (Associated Press) |
| Bill Rhoden | Sportswriter (ESPN) |
| Pat Riley | Current NBA executive (MIA) |
| Oscar Robertson | Former NBA player |
| David Robinson | Former NBA player |
| Bill Russell | Former NBA player |
| Bob Ryan | Former sportswriter |
| Bill Simmons | Sportswriter (The Ringer) |
| Sam Smith | Sportswriter (bulls.com) |
| Stephen A. Smith | Broadcaster (ESPN) |
| Marc Spears | Sportswriter (ESPN) |
| Erik Spoelstra | Current NBA coach (MIA) |
| John Stockton | Former NBA player |
| Hannah Storm | Broadcaster (ESPN) |
| Sheryl Swoopes | Former WNBA player |
| Isiah Thomas | Former NBA player |
| Rod Thorn | Former NBA player |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | Former NBA player |
| Peter Vecsey | Former sportswriter |
| Bill Walton | Broadcaster (ESPN), former NBA player |
| Rick Welts | Current NBA executive (GSW) |
| Jerry West | Current NBA executive (LAC), former NBA player |
| Michael Wilbon | Sportswriter (ESPN) |
| Lenny Wilkens | Former NBA player |
| James Worthy | Former NBA player |
| Jeff Zillgitt | Sportswriter (USA Today) |
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