NBA/ABA Top 100 Player Pyramid

[TheComebackKid]

Below is the Top 100 greatest nba/aba players of all time broken down into a 6-tier pyramid. A player's tier ranking is based on a comprehensive value of their overall legacies. This includes statistical performance, personal accomplishments & accolades, peak individual performance, team success, and impact on the sport. Players within each tier are not ranked. With all things considered they are roughly equals to those within the same tier, give or take.

Tier One(Top 10)

Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Shaquille Oneal, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Lebron James

Tier Two(Top 22)

George Mikan, Bob Pettit, Bob Cousy, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Isiah Thomas, Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone

Tier Three(Top 35)

Willis Reed, Rick Barry, Elvin Hayes, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry

Tier Four(Top 50)

Sam Jones, Walt Frazier, Dave Cowens, Bob McAdoo, Bill Walton, Kevin Mchale, James Worthy, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Paul Pierce, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard

Tier Five(Top 70)

Dolph Schayes, Bill Sharman, Earl Monroe, Wes Unseld, Nate Archibald, Pete Maravich, Adrien Dantley, Alex English, George Gervin, Dominique Wilkins, Patrick Ewing, Dennis Rodman, Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Tony Parker, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul

Tier Six(Top 100)

Paul Arizin, Neil Johnston, Nate Thurmond, Jerry Lucas, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham, Dave Bing, Gail Goodrich, Dave Debusschere, Bob Dandridge, JoJo White, Artis Gilmore, David Thompson, Benard King, Jack Sikma, Dennis Johnson, Robert Parish, Sidney Moncrief, Joe Dumars, Shawn Kemp, Dikembe Mutombo, Chris Webber, Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Klay Thompson
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[TheComebackKid]

Question: What will a NBA title in 2017 do for the following players legacies and their tier rankings:

Kevin Durant
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Draymond Green

Lebron James
Kyrie Irving
Kevin Love

Kawhi Leonard
Lemarcus Aldridge
Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

Question: What will a NBA title in 2017 do for the following players legacies and their tier rankings:

Kevin Durant
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Draymond Green

Lebron James
Kyrie Irving
Kevin Love

Kawhi Leonard
Lemarcus Aldridge
Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili

Lebron could end up being number 2 behind jordan if he wins this title. His team really sucks right now and GSW have been running people over without KD recently

 

[TheComebackKid]

Lebron could end up being number 2 behind jordan if he wins this title. His team really sucks right now and GSW have been running people over without KD recently

Many people will certainly make that argument.

Consider what it would do for Kawhi Leonard if the Spurs won it all this year. That would make him a 2x NBA Champion, 2x Finals MVP(most likely), and a 2x DPOY at just 25yrs old.

 

[therealdope]

Tier Five(Top 70)

Nate Archibald, Pete Maravich

 

[themainman]

Many people will certainly make that argument.

Consider what it would do for Kawhi Leonard if the Spurs won it all this year. That would make him a 2x NBA Champion, 2x Finals MVP(most likely), and a 2x DPOY at just 25yrs old.

Kawhi s legacy is in the early stages, he can be an absolute all timer, but so much of his career is ahead of him.
Btw you must be a laker fan cause espn, realgm, and several other top lists don't have Kobe in the top 10.

Inb4 kobetards infect this thread with either assine logic or made up bullshit

 

[TheComebackKid]

Kawhi s legacy is in the early stages, he can be an absolute all timer, but so much of his career is ahead of him.
Btw you must be a laker fan cause espn, realgm, and several other top lists don't have Kobe in the top 10.

Inb4 kobetards infect this thread with either assine logic or made up bullshit

Who would you have if his place?

 

[themainman]

Who would you have if his place?

I like big O and Hakeem and prolly west.

Hakeem i think is the only player to get, dpoy, mvp and finals mvp in same year
west started in 10 finals

 

[RR]

Hakeem is Tier 1

 

[TheComebackKid]

I like big O and Hakeem and prolly west.

Hakeem i think is the only player to get, dpoy, mvp and finals mvp in same year
west started in 10 finals

Nahhh it's Kobe

 

[Revolver]

Lmao @ Kobe in tier 1

 

[MoparOrNoCar]

Where would Mitch Richmond go? Jordan said he was one of the toughest competitors of his career.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Karl malone shouldnt be tier 2 he is the only one on there without a ring.

 

[SportsBarGod]

Add West, Baylor, Mikan to tier 1 and kick out Duncan, Jordan, Lebron.

 

[gspieler]

I like big O and Hakeem and prolly west.

Hakeem i think is the only player to get, dpoy, mvp and finals mvp in same year
west started in 10 finals

Pretty much this. Hakeem is greater than Kobe on the all-time list. And a case could certainly be made for Big O(and a few others).

Karl malone shouldnt be tier 2 he is the only one on there without a ring.

He was consistently great for well over a decade, twice led a team out of a WC that full of killers, only to lose to Jordan's Bulls. Rings don't tell the whole story.

 

[RR]

Lmao @ Kobe in tier 1

Russell is more laughable. He literally was Ben Wallace

 

[Michaelangelo]

Peja Stojakovic brutal omission for tier 1

 

[TheComebackKid]

Pretty much this. Hakeem is greater than Kobe on the all-time list. And a case could certainly be made for Big O(and a few others).

In their primes both Hakeem and Oscar(as well as others)were as good as anyone in Tier 1 but their resumes aren't quite as good. The guys in Tier 1 have elite skills, stats, AND resumes.

Yoy could make a case for either Hakeem or Oscar, I'll give you that.

 

[TheComebackKid]

Karl malone shouldnt be tier 2 he is the only one on there without a ring.

Who would you put in his place?

 

[PolishHeadlock]

In their primes both Hakeem and Oscar(as well as others)were as good as anyone in Tier 1 but their resumes aren't quite as good. The guys in Tier 1 have elite skills, stats, AND resumes.

Yoy could make a case for either Hakeem or Oscar, I'll give you that.

What is Hakeem missing? He played in the greatest era of Big Men in NBA history and he was the best of that era.

He's got 2 Chips, 2x DPOY, 2x Finals MVP, MVP and bucket load of ALL- NBA 1s and 2nd team along with All Defense