On March 24, Beijing time, the well-known AMERICAN media HopsHype conducted a survey of 52 NBA players (including active and retired) and voted for the "most influential ever" star. Each player who participates in the voting can write 5 stars in order, with the first place being counted as 5 points, the second one scoring 4 points, followed by 3, 2 and 1 point. In the end, they ranked by the level of scoring —
The top 10 stars in order (in parentheses are the vote percentage): 1. Jordan (73.85%), 2. James (37.69%), 3 Iverson (33.08%), 4. Kobe (32.69%), 5. Magic (28.46%), 6. Curry (27.31%), 7. O'Neal (12.31%), 8. Bird (7.69%), 9. Bill Russell (6.54%), 10. Jabbar (6.54%)
Other stars who received the votes included: Nowitzki (5%), Earl Lloyd (4.23%), Chamberlain (3.85%), Julius Irving (3.46%), Oscar Robertson (2.69%), Nash (2.69%), Garnett (1.92%), Spencer Heywood (1.92%), Petrovic (1.54%), Moses Malone (1.54%), Ginobili (1.54%), Yao Ming (1.15%), Jeremy Lin (1.15%), Jeremy Lin (1.15%). 0.77%), Lillard (0.38%), Jerry West (0.38%), Maddy (0.38%), Eddie Jones (0.38%).
HoopsHype said who is the greatest player of all time may be controversial, but who is the most influential player of all time, there is nothing to argue about, and they have proved with data that the honor belongs to Jordan. He beat other stars, including James, by an overwhelming margin. Of the 52 voters, 25 put Jordan on first choice, while none of the other players received more than five first choice votes.
A former NBA player said of Jordan: "This is Jordan's aura, his aura, the whole world knows him, even if you don't pay attention to basketball, you know Michael Jordan." ”
Similar to Jordan, James' influence is all-round, and he has produced a huge role model effect on and off the court. Not only his basketball career, his business, his philanthropy has attracted attention. HoopsHype also said that James is the first star in NBA history to accumulate a fortune of more than $1 billion during his time as a player.
Yao Ming also got some votes, proving that he has the influence recognized by his peers. HoopsHype also specifically commented on Yao Ming: "Yao Ming ranked first in the fan polls in 2005 and 2006, and he helped the NBA grow on the international stage. He is a big reason why the NBA brand has been able to expand to the most populous country in the world, and he is the bridge between the two countries. ”