Today, there are american media rated the NBA's historical player rankings, Jordan is still at the top of the list, James is second.
The top 10 rankings are as follows:
1. Jordan
2. James
3. Abdul-Jabbar
4. Chamberlain
5. O'Neill
6. Magician
7. Larry Bird
8. Kobe Bryant
9. Bill Russell
10. Durant
Most Of the American media always put one person at the top when judging the list of historical players, and this person is Michael Jordan. Jordan is the NBA's unquestionably no-nonsense no.1 man, and the 6-time championship and 6-time Finals MVP are prime examples. Jordan's career is a legend, he has taken too many unimaginable honors, and more importantly, Jordan's style of play is mesmerizing. He's a flyer, and everyone else is earthling. Barkley once said: I'm the best Earthling to play basketball, and Jordan is an alien.
Jordan's technique is impeccable late in his career, and the back-back shot is Jordan's killer skill, relying on this trick Jordan can score 30 or even 40 points in one game. The Bulls' six-crowned dynasty has always been a topic of discussion among fans. After the 21st century, only the Los Angeles Lakers have achieved three consecutive championships. Jordan did it twice in his entire career. Jordan is the face of the dominance of basketball.
James's second place is not controversial, after James led the Lakers to win the championship, the position of the second person in history was basically stable. James has won 4 championships in his career, and he has done it on three different teams, which is a remarkable achievement. James has maintained a 27+7+7 output in his career, with all-rounder and stability throughout. James was also a brilliant leader, a strong fighter. The scene of crying after leading the Cavaliers to win the championship in 2016 has impressed many fans.
However, the media's list has made many fans question, because some of the rankings at the back of the list do not satisfy fans. For example, Durant ranked 10th, is this statement reasonable? Although Durant is the strongest scorer of our time, he has only two championships in his career, and he still won with the Warriors. Insufficient persuasiveness. Is it justified by many fans to be the NBA's strongest ever big forward Duncan is only ranked 11th on the list?
Duncan won a total of 5 championships in his career, and the stronger was selected to the NBA's All-1 First Team in season 1 of his career and led the Spurs to the championship in season 2. He has won the Finals Most Valuable Player three times in his career, the most important players in NBA history. No matter how you look at Duncan, he is the first man in the position of big forward. Authoritative media such as ESPN have put Duncan in the top 10 when ranking him, and this media actually ranked Duncan in 11th.
Even more surprising is the alphabet brother. Alphabet Brother actually ranked 15th in history. There are countless stars who are stronger than the alphabet brother, especially in history. Alphabet Brother may be the top 2 player in the NBA at this stage, but he has only won one championship in his career. Alphabet brother played less than 10 seasons to rank in the top 20, is not a contempt for historical players?
If the alphabet brother stays healthy and wins 2 or 3 championships, maybe he can successfully enter the top 20 when he retires. It was still a bit premature for him. Garnett ranked 16th behind The Alphabet Brother, which also surprised many fans. Because Garnett didn't get the Finals Most Valuable Player in his career. In terms of honor alone, he was not much better than Nowitzki. The German tank not only had an MVP, but also led the team to win the championship alone.
In the future, the major media in the NBA will definitely have certain discrepancies in ranking players. But there are two people who will definitely occupy the first and second places, Jordan and James, two stars who are too good in the long history. Maybe in 20 or 30 years there won't be a star who can surpass them. Dear officials, how do you evaluate the US media's player ranking list? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.