Basketball Legends
NBA legends and international basketball stars.
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All Basketball Athletes
Browse 47 of the greatest basketball players and personalities of all time.
American
Michael Jordan
Shooting Guard
Six-time NBA champion and universally regarded as the greatest basketball player in history.…
American
LeBron James
Small Forward
The NBA's all-time leading scorer with over 40,000 points and four-time champion with three differen…
American
Kobe Bryant
Shooting Guard
Five-time NBA champion and Lakers legend whose Mamba Mentality and 81-point game defined a generatio…
American
Magic Johnson
Point Guard
Five-time NBA champion who revolutionised the point guard position and sparked the Showtime Lakers e…
American
Larry Bird
Small Forward
Boston Celtics legend and three-time champion whose rivalry with Magic Johnson revived the NBA in th…
American
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Center
The NBA's all-time scorer before LeBron — six-time champion and inventor of the unstoppable skyhook …
American
Shaquille O'Neal
Center
The most physically dominant player in NBA history — four-time champion whose sheer size and power w…
American
Stephen Curry
Point Guard
Golden State Warriors' revolutionary shooter — unanimous MVP, four-time champion and the greatest th…
American
Kevin Durant
Small/Power Forward
Two-time NBA champion and one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history — a 7-foot forward with a …
American
Wilt Chamberlain
Center
The most statistically dominant player in NBA history — scored 100 points in a single game and avera…
American
Scottie Pippen
Small Forward
Michael Jordan's indispensable partner in Chicago — six-time champion and member of the 1992 Dream T…
Nigerian/American
Hakeem Olajuwon
Center
Nigeria-born champion widely considered the finest centre of the 1990s and the greatest shot-blocker…
American
Charles Barkley
Power Forward
The Round Mound of Rebound — NBA MVP in 1993 and one of the most dominant power forwards in history …
Nigerian/American
Hakeem Olajuwon
Center
Dream — two-time champion and owner of the most refined post game in NBA history, combined with reco…
Greek
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Power Forward/Center
The Greek Freak — two-time MVP and 2021 NBA champion whose transformation from unknown Greek teenage…
German
Dirk Nowitzki
Power Forward
Germany's greatest basketball player — MVP and champion with the Dallas Mavericks whose one-legged f…
American
James Harden
Shooting Guard
Houston's offensive juggernaut — scoring champion and MVP whose beard became as iconic as his step-b…
American
Russell Westbrook
Point Guard
The most spectacular triple-double machine in NBA history — averaged a triple-double for four consec…
American
Chris Paul
Point Guard
The Point God — considered one of the finest point guards in NBA history whose basketball IQ is matc…
American
Kawhi Leonard
Small Forward
Silent assassin — two-time champion, two-time Finals MVP and two-time Defensive Player of the Year.…
American
Oscar Robertson
Point Guard
The Big O — the first player to average a triple-double for an entire season, Oscar Robertson's comb…
American
Julius Erving
Small Forward
Dr J — the most creative offensive player in basketball history before Michael Jordan, whose slam du…
American
Jerry West
Shooting Guard
The Logo — his silhouette is the NBA logo, and his performances in 14 seasons with the Lakers combin…
American
Bill Russell
Center
The greatest winner in American team sports history — 11 NBA Championships in 13 seasons, including …
American
Bob Cousy
Point Guard
The Houdini of the Hardwood — Bob Cousy's no-look passes, behind-the-back dribbling and playmaking a…
American
Elgin Baylor
Small Forward
The player who invented modern basketball — Elgin Baylor's mid-air improvisation, body control and c…
American
Moses Malone
Center
The greatest offensive rebounder in basketball history — Moses Malone won three MVP awards and the 1…
American
Isiah Thomas
Point Guard
The heart of the Bad Boy Pistons — two-time NBA champion whose leadership of Detroit's physical, suf…
American
Dominique Wilkins
Small Forward
The Human Highlight Reel — Dominique Wilkins' ferocious athleticism and spectacular dunking made him…
American
Dennis Rodman
Power Forward
The greatest rebounder of the modern era — five NBA championships with three different teams and a r…
American
Gary Payton
Point Guard
The Glove — the greatest defensive point guard in NBA history, whose ferocious on-ball pressure is t…
American/Jamaican
Patrick Ewing
Center
The greatest player to never win an NBA Championship — Patrick Ewing's 17 seasons with the Knicks pl…
American
Bob Pettit
Power Forward/Center
The original power forward — the first player to score 20,000 NBA points and the man whose 50-point …
American
John Stockton
Point Guard
The all-time assists and steals leader — John Stockton's 15,806 assists and 3,265 steals are records…
American
Karl Malone
Power Forward
The Mailman — the second-highest scorer in NBA history with 36,928 points across 19 seasons, built o…
American
Allen Iverson
Point Guard/Shooting Guard
The Answer — the most explosive scorer ever at 6ft tall, whose 2001 MVP season, cultural impact and …
American
Clyde Drexler
Shooting Guard
Clyde the Glide — one of the most complete guards in NBA history, whose explosive athleticism, playm…
American
David Robinson
Center
The Admiral — two-time NBA Champion with San Antonio, Navy veteran, scoring champion and one of bask…
American
Dwyane Wade
Shooting Guard
Flash — three-time NBA Champion and the most complete shooting guard of his era, whose Finals MVP pe…
American
Kevin Garnett
Power Forward
The Big Ticket — the most intense defender of his era, one NBA Championship and an emotional connect…
American
Paul Pierce
Small Forward
The Truth — one NBA Championship, Finals MVP and the greatest player in Boston Celtics history of th…
American
Reggie Miller
Shooting Guard
The greatest clutch shooter in NBA history — Reggie Miller's eight points in nine seconds against th…
American
Pete Maravich
Point Guard
Pistol Pete — the most gifted ball-handler in basketball history, whose college scoring record of 3,…
American
Chris Bosh
Power Forward/Center
The underappreciated cornerstone of the Miami Heat dynasty — Chris Bosh's sacrifice of personal stat…
French
Tony Parker
Point Guard
The most successful European point guard in NBA history — four championships with San Antonio, three…
Argentine
Manu Ginobili
Shooting Guard
The greatest sixth man in NBA history — Manu Ginobili's creative genius, fearless play and four cham…
American
Tim Duncan
Power Forward/Center
The Big Fundamental — five NBA Championships, two Finals MVP awards and the most consistent player i…