Where to put Curry is a tough one. His career is young, but he has already had a bigger effect on the game than Patrick Ewing, for example. Ewing was the third best center of his era after Hakeem and David Robinson. (4th if you count Shaq as the same era). Curry has revolutionized the game, and already has more championships than Ewing.
In any case, Curry's legacy is looking better than ever. Simply put, he changed the game. Scoring numbers across the league are WAY up, and it's because of Steph. The analytics people were right all along, and Steph Curry proved it. Nowadays, shooting is prioritized above all else.
Got time to watch a 20 minute video? Steph Curry was a glitch in the matrix:
well the things he achieved comparing to ewing is already more valuable so I think there's no arguement about that. He is considered as the second best point guard in history behind Magic already but I agree that right now he shouldn't be above Pippen and Dwade not until he ends his career but he revolutionized the 3 point shot like no player ever did before.
There's a lot of rankings that are off on this list. It's almost as if ESPN focuses too much on the recent years.
Shaq above Kobe? Yes, Kobe's had some injury prone, poor years recently. But so did Shaq. And last time I checked, Kobe has more rings and is higher on the all time scoring list.
Karl Malone is also way too low. Yeah he didn't win any rings, but he's second on the all time scoring list.
I've also always thought Walton was overrated. He had one good year in the NBA where the Blazers won the ring. The rest of the time he was injured.
Finally, and most controversially, Lebron is a great player and deserves to be on this list. However, placing him 3rd, above so many greats, is a bit much, especially when several of those other greats have more championships in tougher eras.
Karl Malone, like many other great players of the 90's, probably would have had some championship rings if he hadn't had the misfortune to play at the same time as Michael Jordan.
I Love Shaq but I have to agree Kobe should be above him. karl Malone is a beast but yeah he was underrated because he didnt won any ring just like john stockton too they're both underrated. I guess that's jsut how analysts analyze things. Rings first before anything else. I'm a lebron hater but I think It's just right that he is at the top coz he's already in the GOAT Talks already,
I am laughing at this comment five years later, and he only just retired last year. La dunk de la mort is my favorite play in basketball history, and I cannot imagine anything will ever top it.
kobe Bryant should for sure be ahead of LeBron for the 3rd all time spot. I'm not hating on LeBron Because I like LeBron but kobe has had a better career by far
No Jack Sikma. He played forever, has a ring, scored 17,000 points despite being on two mostly mediocre teams, led centers in FT% and was the first big man to master the 3-point shot. Not a top 50, but I think he makes top 100. Clearly a lot of subjectivity with this list, not a lot of science or math involved.
Jack Sikma is Good but the NBA produced SO MANY talented BIg Man and Power Forwards so I think he shoudn't really be in top 100 maybe top 30 centers but not top 100 players
this quiz is an outrage how is LeBron so damn high he is a bum he is basically the smartest kid on the shortbus. nobody in this era should be on the list period nothing but overrated bums
they're both deserved to be here. I hate lebron but he's in the goat talks. Curry just revolutionized the 3 point shot no one has ever did. You guys just hatin. He deserves it.
I realize that this is not the quizmaster's list, but Aldridge should be on here over Blake Griffin (the most overrated basketball player in the world)
There have only been something like 3,000 NBA players in the last 50 years. And let's be honest, most of the players in the sixties and seventies would be D-league players at best in today's league. There just aren't that many players to choose from.
To be honest with you the bunch of players that are active would be easily ranked in top 100 in history, guys like Curry, Durant, Paul or Wade are some of the best in history and guaranteed hall of famers. What is wrong for me is that there is Blake Griffin for example who didn't achieve that much and I think it is bit early to shove him in there.
What a joke! This is why people no longer watch ESPN, besides their political nonsense! They continue to way over hype active players. James is lucky he plays in a soft era, because had he played in the Jordan era he would have gotten his butt kicked by the Pistons, Knicks, Celtic, Lakers and the Bulls. He would have been a border line All-Star. Nowitzki ahead of Barkley, Robinson, Ewing? Did the people at ESPN who voted on the list ever watch a basketball game before the year 2000? And lastly, Chamberlain should be #1.
Haven't followed basketball since the Bulls dynasty fell apart after 1998, so I didn't do well on this. I know a few random players from the last 20 years, but not nearly enough. As for why ESPN placed so many active guys on the list, keep in mind that it's their nature to be biased in favor of the modern era. After all, "today's players aren't as good as the ones from yesteryear" isn't exactly a good business model. Everyone's got biases, and it makes sense for ESPN to be biased in favor of the modern day since actively promoting the people playing now is good business for them. That doesn't make the list good or bad inherently, I'm just saying to consider the source.
I'm happy with the 4 points that my limited knowledge of basketball, NBA Jam, common last names, and reading the comments was able to cobble together for me.
Can we have a complete change on this quiz? I know that this list isn't your choice but we need a complete change. Kevin Love and Blake Griffin shouldn't be on here, and even though I am not a fan of Kyrie Irving, I agree that he should be on this list. You should also add Giannis Antetokounmpo. Also, you should change the order of players. Tim Duncan over Kobe Bryant? Really?
The list is dated for sure. But it's not quizmaster's list. It's ESPNs from 2016, They were doing a list for the 70th anniversary of the NBA if I remember correctly.
In any case, Curry's legacy is looking better than ever. Simply put, he changed the game. Scoring numbers across the league are WAY up, and it's because of Steph. The analytics people were right all along, and Steph Curry proved it. Nowadays, shooting is prioritized above all else.
Got time to watch a 20 minute video? Steph Curry was a glitch in the matrix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32l4gIoxfY8
Shaq above Kobe? Yes, Kobe's had some injury prone, poor years recently. But so did Shaq. And last time I checked, Kobe has more rings and is higher on the all time scoring list.
Karl Malone is also way too low. Yeah he didn't win any rings, but he's second on the all time scoring list.
I've also always thought Walton was overrated. He had one good year in the NBA where the Blazers won the ring. The rest of the time he was injured.
Finally, and most controversially, Lebron is a great player and deserves to be on this list. However, placing him 3rd, above so many greats, is a bit much, especially when several of those other greats have more championships in tougher eras.