who are the 50 greatest players in nba history?
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['Moses Malone.', 'Jerry West.', 'Oscar Robertson.', 'Hakeem Olajuwon.', 'Kobe Bryant.', "Shaquille O'Neal.", 'Larry Bird.']
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NBA.com: Wilt Chamberlain's NBA Records. With 72 records (68 of which he holds by himself), Wilt Chamberlain dominates the NBA record book.
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As of June 2019, the current holder of the award is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. Every player who has won this award and has been eligible for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has been inducted. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record six times.
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Of the 28 players who have won NBA Most Valuable Player awards, 9 have been traded by the team they were playing for when they won it. Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone and Shaquille O'Neal were in this situation twice each. This is the complete list and includes what happened with them in their new teams.
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Harden now has five career games in which he has scored 50 points and finished with a triple-double, the most in NBA history. According to Basketball Reference, Russell Westbrook (3), Elgin Baylor (2) and Wilt Chamberlain (2) are the only other players who have done it multiple times.
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The first ten players for the team were selected on September 21, 1991: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls, John Stockton and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, Chris Mullin of the Golden ...
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Jordan was also named the NBA's defensive player of the year in 1988. By any calculation, Jordan is the greatest scorer the league has ever seen. He won a record 10 scoring titles, and boasted a career average of 30.1 points per game, the most in NBA history.
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['Karl Malone: 14-time All-Star. ... ', 'Michael Jordan: 14-time All-Star. ... ', 'LeBron James: 15-time All-Star. ... ', "Shaquille O'Neal: 15-time All-Star. ... ", 'Kevin Garnett: 15-time All-Star. ... ', 'Tim Duncan: 15-time All-Star. ... ', 'Kobe Bryant: 18-time All-Star. ... ', 'Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 19-time All-Star.']
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1. Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is the world's richest athlete, and is also considered the greatest player of all time in the NBA. He won 6 championships with the Chicago Bulls and earned $90 million in total salary during his career in the NBA.
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At 7-7, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan are the tallest players in NBA history. At 5-3, Muggsy Bogues is the shortest.
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['Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz: 292.', 'Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks: 273. ... ', 'Clint Capela, Houston Rockets: 230. ... ', 'Montrezl Harrell, Los Angeles Clippers: 196. ... ', 'JaVale McGee, Los Angeles Lakers: 185. ... ']
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Wilt Chamberlain has the most 40-point games ever with 271, and Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant rank second and third, respectively. The NBA's 2018 MVP, Harden has won the past two scoring titles.
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['Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.', 'Nate Archibald.', 'Paul Arizin.', 'Charles Barkley.', 'Rick Barry.', 'Elgin Baylor.', 'Dave Bing.', 'Larry Bird.']
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['Gary Ablett Sr. First off we start with Gary Ablett Sr, who many consider to be the greatest player in modern AFL history.', 'Robert Harvey. Next in the list of players who never won a premiership is arguably one of the greatest players in the history of the St Kilda Football Club, Robert Harvey.', 'Nathan Buckley. ... ', 'Tony Lockett.']
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The number of championships won by NBA superstars is often used as a measurement of their greatness. Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13-year playing career.
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['2019: Zion Williamson.', '2018: Deandre Ayton.', '2017: Markelle Fultz.', '2016: Ben Simmons.', '2015: Karl-Anthony Towns.', '2014: Andrew Wiggins.', '2013: Anthony Bennett.', '2012: Anthony Davis.']
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There have been 25 players crowned the best dunkers in the NBA. Nate Robinson is the only player to win the event three times. Five are two-time winners: Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, Harold Miner, Jason Richardson and Zach LaVine.