Best NBA Players by Year

Best nba players from each year 1947-2016.
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Year
Player
1947
Joe Fulks
1948
Joe Fulks
1949
George Mikan
1950
George Mikan
1951
Paul Arizin
1952
George Mikan
1953
George Mikan
1954
George Mikan
1955
Neil Johnston
1956
Bob Pettit
1957
Bill Russell
1958
Bill Russell
1959
Bill Russell
1960
Wilt Chamberlain
1961
Wilt Chamberlain
1962
Wilt Chamberlain
1963
Wilt Chamberlain
1964
Wilt Chamberlain
1965
Bill Russell
1966
Bill Russell
1967
Wilt Chamberlain
1968
Rick Barry
1969
Oscar Robertson
1970
Oscar Robertson
1971
Elvin Hayes
1972
Jerry West
1973
Jerry West
1974
Jerry West
1975
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1976
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1977
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1978
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1979
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1980
Magic Johnson
1981
Larry Bird
1982
Larry Bird
Year
Player
1983
Magic Johnson
1984
Larry Bird
1985
Larry Bird
1986
Larry Bird
1987
Larry Bird
1988
Magic Johnson
1989
Magic Johnson / Dale Ellis
1990
Michael Jordan
1991
Michael Jordan
1992
Michael Jordan
1993
Hakeem Olajuwon
1994
Hakeem Olajuwon
1995
Michael Jordan
1996
Michael Jordan
1997
Michael Jordan
1998
Michael Jordan
1999
Tim Duncan
2000
Kobe Bryant
2001
Allen Iverson
2002
Kobe Bryant
2003
Kobe Bryant
2004
Shaquille O'Neal
2005
Kobe Bryant
2006
Kobe Bryant
2007
Kobe Bryant
2008
Kobe Bryant
2009
Kobe Bryant
2010
LeBron James
2011
LeBron James
2012
LeBron James
2013
LeBron James
2014
Tim Duncan
2015
Stephen Curry
2016
Stephen Curry
2017
Russell Westbrook
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Level 44
Dec 13, 2016
It's Neil JohnsTon
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Level 21
Dec 13, 2016
ok.
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Level 35
Dec 3, 2019
Way off on a lot of these.
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Level 33
Feb 18, 2023
These are some horrendous takes, like saying Tim Duncan was the best player in the world in 2014, when he wasn't even the best on his team.