This weekend I was bored and had nothing to do, so I decided to share my voice with the world when it comes to the best basketball players of all time. This list includes people from the 50s all the way to today’s players. These are my true opinions for this list. If you disagree with any of my
decisions, please tell me about it in the comments. Let’s get started!

#20: John Stockton Career Stats: 13.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 10.5 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 10 All-Star
Appearances

Stockton was an incredible point guard for sure. He holds the most assists ever record with 15,806 assists for his career. He also holds the most steals ever record with 3,265 steals for his career.

#19: Isiah Thomas Career Stats: 19.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 9.3 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 11 All-Star
Appearances

Thomas was an overall incredible player with the Detroit Pistons. He won 2 championships, got 1 NBA Finals MVP, and got to the All-NBA First Team 3 times.

#18: Karl Malone Career Stats: 25.0 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 12 All-Star
Appearances

Malone was one of the best scorers ever with 36,928 points which was the second most points scored in one person’s career. He also made the All-NBA First Team 11 times and won 2 MVP
awards.

#17: Jerry West Career Stats: 27.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 6.7 APG, 12 All-Star Appearances

West was a very great player on both sides of the floor, offense and defense. He was on the All-NBA First Team 10 times and he was on the All-Defensive First Team 4 times.

#16: George Mikan Career Stats: 23.1 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.8 APG, 4 All-Star Appearances (only 7
seasons)

Mikan was a solid big man in the paint for the Minneapolis Lakers winning 4 championships with them. 6 out of 7 seasons, Mikan made the All-NBA First Team and is considered the face of the 40s and early 50s.

#15: Moses Malone Career Stats: 20.6 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 11 All-Star
Appearances

Malone was an incredible center and won one championship with Julius Erving in 1983. He was a 3 time NBA MVP and he made the All-NBA First Team 4 times.

#14: Elgin Baylor Career Stats: 27.4 PPG, 13.5 RPG, 4.3 APG, 11 All-Star Appearances

At small forward, Baylor played like a big man that can also shoot from anywhere. In the 1961-62 season, he averaged 38.3 PPG and 18.6 RPG. He also made the All-NBA First Team 10 times.

#13: Charles Barkley Career Stats: 22.1 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 9 All-Star
Appearances

Charles Barkley is considered one of the top power forwards of all time and I agree. He won the NBA MVP in the 1992-93 season and he made the All-NBA First Team 5 times.

#12: Tim Duncan Career Stats: 20.2 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 3.1 APG, 0.7 SPG, 2.2 BPG, 14 All-Star
Appearances

Duncan is a very solid power forward who still plays today. He won 4 championships, made the All-Defensive First Team 8 times, and he made the All-NBA First Team 10 times.

#11: Shaquille O’Neal Career Stats: 23.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 2.3 BPG, 12 All-Star Appearances

Shaq was a very great body in the paint and he won 4 championships. He was the NBA Finals MVP 3 times, he won the NBA MVP in the 1999-00 season, and he made the All-NBA First Team 8 times.

#10: Hakeem Olajuwon Career Stats: 21.8 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.7 SPG, 3.1 BPG, 12 All-Star Appearances

Olajuwon was one of the best post players to ever play. He won the NBA MVP in the 1993-94 season, he made the All-Defensive First Team 3 times, and he is also the all-time blocks leader with 3,830 blocks for his career.

#9: Julius Erving Career Stats (NBA): 22.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.5 BPG, 11 All-Star Appearances Career Stats (ABA): 28.7 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 4.8 APG, 2.4 SPG, 2.0 BPG

Erving was a great player in the NBA and in the ABA, winning 2 championships in the ABA and winning 1 championship in the NBA. In the NBA, he won the NBA MVP award in the 1980-81
season and he made the All-NBA First Team 5 times.

#8: Larry Bird Career Stats: 24.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 6.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 10 All-Star
Appearances

Larry Legend was one of the best shooters of all-time, no doubt. He also won the NBA MVP 3 times in a row and he made the All-NBA First Team 9 times. He still holds the highest amount of
points in the three point contest with 24 points.

#7: Magic Johnson Career Stats: 19.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 11.2 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 11 All-Star
Appearances

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was one of the greatest players of all-time because he won 5 championships and got 3 Finals MVPs. He won 3 NBA MVPs and made the All-NBA First Team 9 times. 

#6: Oscar Robertson Career Stats: 25.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 9.5 APG, 12 All-Star Appearances

The Big O once averaged a triple double in a single season with 30.8 PPG, 12.5 RPG, and 11.4 APG. He also won the NBA MVP in the 1963-64 season and he made the All-NBA First Team 9
times.

#5: Bill Russell Career Stats: 15.1 PPG, 22.5 RPG, 4.3 APG, 12 All-Star Appearances

Bill Russell was one of the best rebounders of all-time. In one game, he grabbed 51 rebounds for the Celtics. He won the NBA MVP 5 times and he was mostly known for his defense. 
 
#4: Kobe Bryant Career Stats: 25.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 15 All-Star
Appearances

Kobe still plays today and is known for his 81 point game, his 5 championships, and his incredible clutch abilities. Kobe made the All-Defensive First Team 9 times, he made the All-NBA First Team 11 times, and he won the NBA MVP in the 2007-08 season. 

#3: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Career Stats: 24.6 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 3.6 APG, 0.7 SPG, 2.0 BPG, 18 All-Star Appearances

Kareem is mostly known for his sky hook but he also won 6 championships. He won the NBA MVP 6 times, he made the All-Defensive First Team 5 times, and he made the All-NBA First Team 10
times. He is also the leading career points with 38,387 points for his career.

#2: Michael Jordan Career Stats: 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.3 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 13 All-Star
Appearances

Michael Jordan is considered one of the best players of all-time for various reasons. He won the NBA MVP 5 times, he won 6 championships and won NBA Finals MVP for each of them, he scored 63 points in a playoff game which is still a record today, he made the All-Defensive Team 9 times, he made the All-NBA First Team 10 times, and he is known for how incredibly clutch he
was.

#1: Wilt Chamberlain Career Stats: 30.1 PPG, 22.9 RPG, 4.4 APG, 13 All-Star Appearances

Wilt Chamberlain is mostly known for being the only player in NBA history to score in triple digits. Yes, he scored 100 points in a single game. He only won the championship 2 times but he did not have any help on his team. He won the NBA MVP 4 times, he averaged 50.4 PPG in one season, he averaged 48.5 minutes per game one season, he made the All-NBA First Team 7 times, he made the All-Defensive Team 2 times, and he is the leading rebounder in a game with 55 rebounds and for a person’s career with 23,924 rebounds for his career. That is why I think he is the best of all time.

This was my list of the greatest players of all time! Did you agree with any of them? Did you disagree? Who do you think is the greatest of all time? Tell me about it in the comments
section. Thanks for reading! Please comment.

With the NBA Playoffs starting, I was thinking about which team
would win each series in the playoffs. Of course, there are a lot of exciting
things going on right now in the playoffs, so it was hard for me to think of
which team would win series and in how many games would that team win it in. It
was very hard making these choices, and of course some were easier than others.
Plus, these are truly who I think will win, not necessarily who I want to win.
So, anyway, let me start off with the easiest ones that I could think of with
the 1 seeds vs. the 8 seeds.

In the East, the #1 seed is the Miami Heat and #8 seed is the
Milwaukee Bucks. My predictions are that Heat will win in 5 games. I really
  truly think that the Bucks can pull off one game on their home floor, but the
  Heat are too good and too talented for the Bucks, who had a losing record this
  year, but I think the Bucks could pull off one of those two home games because
  of their backcourt duo which is Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis. So, my
  prediction for that series is that the Heat will win in 5 games. In the West,
  however, the #1 seed is the Oklahoma City Thunder and the #8 seed is the
  Houston Rockets. My predictions are that the Thunder will win in 6 games. The
reason why I think Houston will pull out two games is because of two words, “The
  Beard”. James Harden can definitely bring two games home to Houston, in my
  opinion. The Rockets did pull out one game out of three against the Thunder by
  two points. However, I think that the Thunder will win this series because of
  the dominance of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Serge Ibaka. Anyway, I
  think the Thunder will win in 6 games. Next, we have the 2 seeds vs. the 7
  seeds.

In the West, the #2 seed is the San Antonio Spurs and the #7 seed
is the Los Angeles Lakers. My predictions for this series are that the Spurs
will win in 5 games. I think that the Lakers cannot pull out this series against
the Spurs without Kobe Bryant, plain and simple. I think that the Spurs have
more talent than the Lakers because of Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan. Even though
the Lakers have D-12, I just don’t think they can do it. In the East, the #2
seed is the New York Knicks and the #7 seed is the Boston Celtics. I think that
the Knicks will win this series in 5 games. I think this because Boston will
definitely win a game on their home court, in my opinion. I think the Knicks
will win this series for sure if Raymond Felton plays well and he has so far so
keep it up, RAY! After that, we have the 3 seeds vs. the 6 seeds.  

In the West, I come to my first upset prediction. The #3 seed is
the Denver Nuggets and the #6 seed is the Warriors. My prediction is that Golden
State will win in 7 games. I think that the Warriors have enough talent to pull
this off. With the dominance of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson from beyond the
arc, I think that the Warriors will win. However, I think that the Nuggets will
make it close because of their backcourt in Andre Igoudala and Ty Lawson. In my
opinion, this will be a great and fun series to watch. Again, I think that
Golden State will win in 7 games. In the East, the #3 seed is the Indiana Pacers
and the #6 seed is the Atlanta Hawks. This was one of the easiest choices to
make. I think that the Pacers will sweep the Hawks simply because of the
dominance on both ends of the floor. With a lineup of George Hill, Paul George,
Lance Stephenson, David West, and Roy Hibbert, I think that the Pacers are going
to be very difficult to stop for the Hawks. I can see Josh Smith possibly
winning a game for them, but I think it will be a sweep by the Pacers. Lastly,
we have the #4 seeds vs. the #5 seeds.

These two series are always the toughest to make,
but I made predictions, so here we go. In the East, the #4 seed is the Brooklyn
Nets and the #5 seed is the Chicago Bulls. In my opinion, I think that the Bulls
will win this is 6 games. I think this because the Bulls won the season series
3-1 and I think that they have a much better defensive team and can stop the
  scorers like Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez. Another reason why I
  think the Bulls will win this series is because of the 2 young all-stars named
  Joakim Noah and Luol Deng. These two have so much talent, Deng can hit the open
  shot, Noah is a beast around the basket and getting boards. This is why I think
  the Bulls can win in 6. In the West, the #4 seed is the Los Angeles Clippers
  and the #5 seed is the Memphis Grizzlies. My last prediction for the 1st round is the
Grizzlies win this series in 7 games. I think that Mike Conley is going to take
charge and have some phenomenal games and get the ball to Zach Randolph and Marc
Gasol for easy layups, dunks and jump shots. I also think that Zach Randolph is
going to have a 35+ point game throughout the series and it will be fun to see.
I cannot wait to see this series and I am sure it will be fun to watch. Again, I
think that the Grizzlies will win against the Clippers in 7
games.

These are my predictions, but I want to know what yours are.
  Please comment below on your predictions on the playoffs and who you think will
  go to the next round. I think the Heat, Thunder, Spurs, Knicks, Pacers,
  Warriors, Bulls, and Grizzlies will all play in the Conference Semifinals.
  Thanks for reading my predictions. Please comment!  

If you’re an NBA player nearing retirement age, no need to worry, the Knicks have a home for you.  The Knicks now have the oldest squad in the league, with veteran players like Jason Kidd, Marcus Camby and our most recent recruit, Rasheed Wallace, listed on the roster.

The Knicks appear to be using a new strategy, if that is what you want to call it. It is about the same as calling the team’s upcoming season as “interesting”.  My guess is the Knick management decided something like this: “Let’s try to gather as many players past their prime as we can, and we’ll tell everybody that we meant to do that. We won’t admit that we didn’t make any awesome trades this summer and that we planned to get rid of Lin anyway.  We will say that we wanted these guys all along and we succeeded in getting them on our team. We’ll say we wanted to go with ‘experience’ and that youth is not all that great after all. I mean sure the other teams will have more energy, speed, endurance, and prime talent but we got experience.”