In the long history of the NBA, dozens of champions have been born, some of them have successfully cashed in on their talents, successfully played in the league and become the core of the team, while others have gradually faded out of the league due to injuries or personal reasons, which is regrettable, today we will make a hypothesis, if all the champions in history are put together in the draft, then who will be the top five?
Abdul-Jabbar
Let's first take a look at Abdul-Jabbar's achievements in his 20-year career, 6 championships, 6 regular season MVPs, 2 FMVPs, 2 scoring titles, 4 block kings, 1 rebounding champion, 15 All-Star selections, 11 All-Star selections, 2nd all-time scoring total, 3rd total rebounds, 3rd total blocks, etc., if you only look at honors, Abdul-Jabbar is not even weaker than the basketball god Jordan, and has occupied the first position in the total scoring list for 39 years. But why isn't Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the most vocal in the selection of the best center?
First of all, Abdul-Jabbar's peak is in the 70s, basketball rules and skills are not particularly mature, on the other hand, the 70s have a weak sense of presence in the history of the NBA, the Celtics' eight-consecutive championship dynasty has just ended, and the 80s Magic Bird Championship has not yet begun, so there is almost no player in the entire 70s who can compete with Abdul-Jabbar, but the embarrassing thing is that Abdul-Jabbar only won the championship once during that period, or when the team introduced Big O.
The next five championships were also won by the Lakers and Magic, and the six championships and two FMVPs are already telling, and the combination of these factors will make the accolades won by Abdul-Jabbar more or less discounted, but this does not prevent him from still being a great basketball player.
magician
Compared with other players with a long peak period, 13 seasons is not much, but because the Magic's 13-year career is too brilliant, he is also known as the first point guard in history, and the Magic who played for the Lakers all his career brought the team five championship trophies, in the 80s of the NBA, he and Bird complemented each other, becoming the hottest star in the league before Jordan, and he also made the NBA spectacle a step up with a rare style of play in that era.
In the 1979-80 season on the finals stage, the 20-year-old Magic showed his ability to take charge of himself, although as a point guard, he scored 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals as a center in G6, leading the team to win the championship that year, and Magic also became the only player in NBA history to win FMVP in his rookie season, and then he swept the league with the "show time" Lakers.
From 86 to 90, the Magic won the MVP trophy three times in four years, laying a solid foundation for his historical status, but unfortunately he stayed away from the NBA after the age of 32 due to illness, otherwise his historical status would definitely be higher.
O'neill
O'Neal as the most dominant player after Jordan, O'Neal during the Lakers' three consecutive championships was not only the absolute core of the team, but also the first person in the league at that time, if only from the visual impact brought to the audience, O'Neal, who has repeatedly staged frame abuse performances, is even more eye-catching than Jordan, O'Neal's terrifying physical talent gives him an absolute advantage at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he is not a player with an empty body, O'Neal also has delicate basket skills.
Therefore, he is often 20 points + 10 rebounds + 2 blocks of data, on the defensive end of the O'Neal is able to rely on his physical advantages, become a high wall of the Lakers' interior, no one wants to fight with him on the inside, although he can't prevent outside the three-point line, but in that era when the three-point offense is not the mainstay, his shortcomings can almost be ignored, O'Neal, who won four championships and three FMVP in his career, is also considered by many to be the best center in history.
Duncan
As the most perfect core of the team, Duncan has attracted the attention of many teams when he has not entered the league with his outstanding physical talent and court performance, and even caused the craziest swing tide in NBA history, and finally the Spurs were lucky to get Duncan, and he also successfully cashed in his talent, in all his career with the Spurs, Duncan has never let the team miss the playoffs, and even because of the existence of GDP led by him, few teams can beat them in the first round, Duncan's boost to the team's floor is self-evident.
In addition, Duncan also brought five championship trophies to San Antonio, three of which won FMVP, and the Spurs have become the longest and most prosperous team in NBA history, although Duncan's style of play is very simple compared to O'Neal, and there are not too many spectacular dunk performances, but this does not mean that Duncan's role on the court is weaker than the latter, Duncan is also the team's offensive and defensive core, and has been selected to the best team and the best defensive team many times, in addition to winning 2 MVPs, Duncan, who is extremely low-key on and off the court, has become the undisputed No. 1 forward in history.
James
James is known as the "pride of the sky", as the champion of the platinum generation in 2003, James has never wasted his explosive physical talent, on the contrary, twenty years of self-discipline has allowed him to fully exert his physical advantages, so he has also achieved great achievements, won four championships, won two consecutive championships in the Heat, returned to the Cavaliers to complete the historic reversal to win the championship, and then won the championship in the Lakers and thick eyebrows teamed up to win the championship, and won all the FMVP trophies.
In addition, he has been selected for the best team 13 times, the NBA all-time scoring champion, the only "411 Project" in history, etc., James has achieved countless honors, and he is also known as the most versatile player in NBA history, whether it is breakthrough scoring, or mid-to-long-range shooting, organization, defense, rebounding, etc., James can do almost anything on the court, and can even play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, making the position of small forward to the extreme.
James has become the first person in the league today, and his position in history may only be Jordan ahead of James, and now he is nearly 40 years old and still playing in the league as a core player, constantly writing his own legend.