![]() They helped make MJ a winner, and he was never a winner on his But the biggest difference was not in MJ's game, but in his That team swept through the playoffs 15-2 and became worldĬhampions. Were the team's leading scorers, with Jordan scoring less with better The next two years the Bulls added key pieces in 7-1 center Billġ990-1991 the "big four" of Jordan, Pippen, Grant and Cartwright had jelled and The Bulls improved to 50-32, largely due to the addition of Pippen, Grant and The next year, with MJ having close to the same stats, And the proof is in the pudding, since MJ neverīeat a dominant team in the playoffs, or made it to the NBA finals, until he had aġ986-1987, with MJ scoring 37.1 ppg. Interview, MJ would not have been as great without him, just as he would not But for most of his career theĬeltics had the better team, and that's why Bill Russell won all those rings. However, the same should apply to WiltĬhamberlain, who set NBA records for victories in a year twice, and won twoĬhampionships, when he had his best teams. He didn't win a single game.ĭoes that make MJ a "loser" and Bird the GOAT, or does it simply mean the Celtics had the better That the "ring thing is mostly bling" when comparing individual players.Īgainst Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. Season, and he definitely didn't do it on his own. Support, MJ played on four losing teams and lost two playoff series to theĬeltics and two more to the Pistons. Grant, Bill Cartwright, John Paxson and B.J. He had teammates like Scottie Pippen, Horace Thumb" but Russell has "one for the toe." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, perhaps the mostĬerebral of the NBA hall-of-famers, said fans who choose Jordan over Russell Rings, nearly twice as many as MJ, and must be the GOAT. Some quick observations about Michael Jordan and his six rings: I think "rings" have been vastly overrated in the great GOAT debate. That just shows how incredibly tough the competition is.īefore I reveal the results of my poll, let me say that ![]() Robinson, David Thompson, Wes Unseld, Dwyane Wade, Bill Walton, Russell WestbrookĪnd Dominique Wilkins. Single GOAT vote: Vince Carter, Kevin Durant, Patrick Ewing, Kevin Garnett, James Harden, Elvin Hayes, Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Moses Malone, Reggie Miller, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, David Perhaps most surprising are the all-time great players who didn't get a Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen both naming Wilt Chamberlain first when the GOAT Interviews, so there is now plenty of evidence in the votes section, including In the votes section, you can see who voted for whom.Īfter I was accused of "lying" by various trolls, I started hyper-linking to This is an informal,Īdmittedly unscientific attempt at a consensus poll, based on what some of the greatest players in NBA history have said Who is the NBA's GOAT, the player who is the Greatest of all Time? Let's let theīest-informed people vote: the players themselves. Who is the NBA's GOAT: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain,īill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, ![]() They’re the first teammates to do it since Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire during the 2006-07 season with the Phoenix Suns.Who is the NBA GOAT: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Julius Erving? The HyperTexts LeBron also made history alongside teammate Anthony Davis as the eighth pair of teammates to each earn First-Team honors during a season. LeBron is the only active player on the list. Throughout NBA history, only 18 players have earned more than 10 All-NBA selections. The First-Team honor moves him past NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant for the most All-NBA selections in a career. LeBron James earned his 16th All-NBA selection for the 2019-20 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. ![]()
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