Realistic variability of GOAT list players

[Im Still Ballin]

Lebron 3-8
Kobe 8-12
Duncan 5-8
Jordan 1-2
Kareem 1-2
Magic 3-5
Wilt 3-8
Russell 3-8
Bird 5-10
Shaq 5-8

[Im Still Ballin]

There is clear tiers to this

1: MJ Kareem
2: Magic, Lebron, Russell, Wilt
3: Duncan, Bird, Shaq
4: Kobe + (outside top 10 guys)

[beastee]

Lebron 5-9
Kobe 8-12
Duncan 5-8
Jordan 1-1.2
Kareem 1-2
Magic 4-6
Wilt 4-8
Russell 3-8
Bird 5-10
Shaq 5-8

Fixes in Bold.

Lebron has a chance to improve his range IF he wins another title.
And thank you for having Shaq in the right range.

[DonDraper]

Jordan

1-9 imo

[Im Still Ballin]

Fixes in Bold.

Lebron has a chance to improve his range IF he wins another title.
And thank you for having Shaq in the right range.

He gets slightly overrated by the MDE crowd. He missed more games than he should of and he was lazy. Not that this is a massive distinction between where he should be....

Only a couple spots on the GOAT list variability. Most people will agree he goes no higher than 5th and no lower than 10th.

[Im Still Ballin]

Had he been a little more motivated, he would have extended his prime more and he wouldn't had dropped off as quickly

[Akrazotile]

Lebron 1-3
Kobe 8-50
Duncan 3-7
Jordan 1-2
Kareem 1-2
Magic 3-5
Wilt 3-8
Russell 3-8
Bird 5-10
Shaq 3-7

Fixes in bold.

[sdot_thadon]

Lebron 3-8
Kobe 8-12
Duncan 5-8
Jordan 1-2
Kareem 1-2
Magic 3-5
Wilt 3-8
Russell 3-8
Bird 5-10
Shaq 5-8

Pretty close to the way I see it, good post. This is how reasonable pepole should perceive these lists.

[Im Still Ballin]

I think Lebron will finish with a range of 3-5

While Curry might push Kobe out a little bit of his current 8-12 range

[Psileas]

It's absolutely not unrealistic to have someone other than Jordan or Kareem as the GOAT.
Ranges have to be wider, since criteria may differ a lot.
More realistic to me:

Wilt: 1-4
Jordan: 1-4
Kareem: 1-5
Russell: 1-5
Magic: 1-8
Shaq: 3-10
Bird: 1-10
LeBron: 3-teens
Duncan: 3-teens
Kobe: 5-late teens

[Derivative]

Jordan doesn't have a variability besides 1, there's no legit ranking with him other than one.