The Top 10 Greatest NBA Players of All Time based on Dominance and Winning

[BallsOut]

At the end of the day, fans remember most the players who dominated while winning on the NBA's biggest stage, the NBA finals. Where everything is on the line. Only those with dominant wills succeed more often than not. Thus, I present the criteria for the top 10 NBA players of all time.

To qualify, players need to have made at least 3 NBA finals in their careers (dominance) and awarded the Finals MVP at least twice (to prove it wasn't just a fluke).

Top 10 NBA players of all time (NBA finals records wins/losses):
1. Michael Jordan (6/6, 100%)
2. Bill Russell (11/12, 92%)
3. Tim Duncan (5/6, 83%)
4. Kobe Bryant (5/7, 71%)
5. Shaquille O'Neal (4/6, 67%)
6. Kawhi Leonard (2/3, 67%)
7. Kareem Abdul Jabbar (6/10, 60%)
8. Larry Bird (3/5, 60%)
9. Magic Johnson (5/9, 56%)
10. Kevin Durant (2/4, 50%)

Outside looking in:
Wilt Chamberlain (2/6, 33%)
LeBron James (3/9, 33%)

[egokiller]

I feel bad for the poor guys that lived their life in support of a 33%'er.

Wilt and LeBron stans... bottom of the barrel.

You lil guppies gonna be OK?

[StrongLurk]

I feel bad for the poor guys that lived their life in support of a 33%'er.

Wilt and LeBron stans... bottom of the barrel.

You lil guppies gonna be OK?

3Ball has Wilt as the 2nd best player of all time

[StrongLurk]

At the end of the day, fans remember most the players who dominated while winning on the NBA's biggest stage, the NBA finals. Where everything is on the line. Only those with dominant wills succeed more often than not. Thus, I present the criteria for the top 10 NBA players of all time.

To qualify, players need to have made at least 3 NBA finals in their careers (dominance) and awarded the Finals MVP at least twice (to prove it wasn't just a fluke).

Top 10 NBA players of all time (NBA finals records wins/losses):
1. Michael Jordan (6/6, 100%)
2. Bill Russell (11/12, 92%)
3. Tim Duncan (5/6, 83%)
4. Kobe Bryant (5/7, 71%)
5. Shaquille O'Neal (4/6, 67%)
6. Kawhi Leonard (2/3, 67%)
7. Kareem Abdul Jabbar (6/10, 60%)
8. Larry Bird (3/5, 60%)
9. Magic Johnson (5/9, 56%)
10. Kevin Durant (2/4, 50%)

Outside looking in:
Wilt Chamberlain (2/6, 33%)
LeBron James (3/9, 33%)

How about the players who won FMVP 3 times? Wouldn't that make more sense than 2 times FMVP?

So we got.

1. MJ
2. Tim Duncan
3. Shaq
4. Magic
5. Lebron

[BallsOut]

How about the players who won FMVP 3 times? Wouldn't that make more sense than 2 times FMVP?

So we got.

1. MJ
2. Bill Russell (would have had FMVPs)
3. Tim Duncan
4. Shaq
5. LeBron

Sorry, your shitty list doesn't even have 10 players in it. Try again.

[StrongLurk]

Sorry, your shitty list doesn't even have 10 players in it. Try again.

Wooo, somebodyyyyy is maaaaad

1. MJ
2. Tim Duncan
3. Shaq
4. Magic
5. Lebron

There are no other players with 3 FMVPs

[TheCorporation]

LeBar has been set

Good luck to all participants

[TheCorporation]

Which record does MJ have?

LeBron has:

1st in points
1st in steals
1st in game winners
1st in elim game ppg
1st in DRtg chip runs under 101 as non center (x2, everyone else has x1, MJ has x0)

Lemme know playa

[itsGameTime]

I feel bad for the poor guys that lived their life in support of a 33%'er.

Wilt and LeBron stans... bottom of the barrel.

You lil guppies gonna be OK?

What can you say about LeBron stans? Losers tend to support losers. If I was a manager, I'd never hire a guy that could only get the job done 1/3 of the time. Give me someone I can count on when it matters most.

[ShawkFactory]

Lebron James

[Manny98]

Any list that has Kawhi ahead of Kareem shouldn't be taken seriously

[Hey Yo]

At the end of the day, fans remember most the players who dominated while winning on the NBA's biggest stage, the NBA finals. Where everything is on the line. Only those with dominant wills succeed more often than not. Thus, I present the criteria for the top 10 NBA players of all time.

To qualify, players need to have made at least 3 NBA finals in their careers (dominance) and awarded the Finals MVP at least twice (to prove it wasn't just a fluke).

Top 10 NBA players of all time (NBA finals records wins/losses):
1. Michael Jordan (6/6, 100%)
2. Bill Russell (11/12, 92%)
3. Tim Duncan (5/6, 83%)
4. Kobe Bryant (5/7, 71%)
5. Shaquille O'Neal (4/6, 67%)
6. Kawhi Leonard (2/3, 67%)
7. Kareem Abdul Jabbar (6/10, 60%)
8. Larry Bird (3/5, 60%)
9. Magic Johnson (5/9, 56%)
10. Kevin Durant (2/4, 50%)

Kobe's 2/3.

Robin rings don't count. The real basketball world knows this. That's why he's the only one on the list with Robin rings and ZERO FMVP to show for them.

[SouBeachTalents]

Today I learned

6/6 > 11/12
2/3 > 6/10
3/5 > 5/9

According to OP, it’s better to have both less titles & less Finals appearances

[itsGameTime]

Great list by the way. I would put Kawhi behind Magic.

[bigkingsfan]

and awarded the Finals MVP at least twice (to prove it wasn't just a fluke).

Award didn't exist back then, so you have to remove Bill.