The 100 Greatest Basketball Players of All-Time

Methodology.

RankPlayerPositionYears
1LeBron JamesPick one2003-active
2Michael JordanSG1984-2003
3Kareem Abdul-JabbarC1969-1989
4Shaquille O’NealC1992-2011
5Tim DuncanPF1997-2016
6Magic JohnsonPG1979-1996
7Kobe BryantSG1996-2016
8Steph CurryPG2009-active
9Kevin DurantSF2007-active
10Larry BirdSF1979-1992
11Karl MalonePF1985-2004
12Hakeem OlajuwonC1984-2002
13Giannis AntetokounmpoPF2013-active
14James HardenSG2009-active
15David RobinsonC1989-2003
16Wilt ChamberlainC1959-1973
17Kawhi LeonardSF2011-active
18Kevin GarnettPF1995-2016
19Dirk NowitzkiPF1998-2019
20Chris PaulPG2005-active
21Moses MaloneC1974-1995
22Bill RussellC1956-1969
23Charles BarkleyPF1984-2000
24Jerry WestSG1960-1974
25Julius ErvingSF1971-1987
26Dwyane WadeSG2003-2019
27Rick BarrySF1965-1980
28Oscar RobertsonPG1960-1974
29John StocktonPG1984-2003
30Russell WestbrookPG2008-active
31Steve NashPG1996-2014
32Nikola JokicC2015-active
33Gary PaytonPG1990-2007
34Anthony DavisPF2012-active
35Adrian DantleySF1976-1991
36Clyde DrexlerSG1983-1998
37George GervinSG1972-1986
38Scottie PippenSF1987-2004
39Tony ParkerPG2001-2019
40Jason KiddPG1994-2013
41Walt FrazierPG1967-1980
42John HavlicekSF1962-1978
43Reggie MillerSG1987-2005
44Dwight HowardC2004-active
45Patrick EwingC1985-2002
46Paul PierceSF1998-2017
47Pau GasolC2001-2019
48Ray AllenSG1996-2014
49Allen IversonSG1996-2010
50Isiah ThomasPG1981-1994
51Rudy GobertC2013-active
52Damian LillardPG2012-active
53Paul GeorgeSF2010-active
54Dominique WilkinsSF1982-1999
55Manu GinobiliSG2002-2018
56Bob McAdooC1972-1986
57Willis ReedC1964-1974
58Dave CowensC1970-1983
59Chauncey BillupsPG1997-2014
60Kyrie IrvingPG2011-active
61Chris WebberPF1993-2008
62Dikembe MutomboC1991-2009
63Alonzo MourningC1992-2008
64Kevin McHalePF1980-1993
65James WorthySF1982-1994
66Jimmy ButlerSF2011-active
67Alex EnglishSF1976-1991
68Tracy McGradySG1997-2012
69Bernard KingSF1977-1993
70Carmelo AnthonySF2003-active
71Larry NancePF1981-1994
72Dennis RodmanPF1986-2000
73Elgin BaylorSF1958-1972
74Ben WallaceC1996-2012
75Elvin HayesPF1968-1984
76George MikanC1948-1956
77Bob PettitPF1954-1965
78Joe DumarsSG1985-1999
79Wes UnseldPF1968-1981
80Artis GilmoreC1971-1988
81Joel EmbiidC2016-active
82Karl-Anthony TownsC2015-active
83LaMarcus AldridgePF2006-2021
84Amar’e StoudemirePF2002-2016
85Chris BoshC2003-2016
86Bob CousyPG1950-1963
87Vince CarterSG1998-2020
88Chris MullinSF1985-2001
89Dennis JohnsonPG1976-1990
90Bradley BealSG2012-active
91Mitch RichmondSG1988-2002
92Tim HardawayPG1989-2003
93Tiny ArchibaldPG1970-1984
94Sidney MoncriefSG1979-1991
95Paul ArizinSF1950-1962
96Robert ParishC1976-1997
97Billy CunninghamSF1965-1976
98Dolph SchayesPF1949-1964
99Bob LanierPF1973-1984
100Kevin JohnsonPG1987-2000

The 100 Greatest Football Players of All-Time

Methodology.

RankPlayerPositionYears
1Tom BradyQB2000-active
2Jerry RiceWR1985-2004
3Peyton ManningQB1998-2015
4Lawrence TaylorLB1981-1993
5Ray LewisLB1996-2012
6Emmitt SmithRB1990-2004
7Aaron RodgersQB2005-active
8Reggie WhiteDE1985-2000
9Bruce SmithDE1985-2003
10Aaron DonaldDT2014-active
11Joe MontanaQB1979-1994
12Drew BreesQB2001-2021
13Deion SandersCB1989-2005
14Anthony MunozOT1980-1992
15Brett FavreQB1991-2010
16Barry SandersRB1989-1998
17Rod WoodsonCB1987-2003
18Bruce MatthewsG1983-2001
19JJ WattDE2011-2022
20Joe GreeneDT1969-1981
21Alan PageDT1967-1981
22Derrick BrooksLB1995-2008
23Walter PaytonRB1975-1987
24Jim BrownRB1957-1965
25Ronnie LottS1981-1994
26Ed ReedS2002-2013
27Marshall FaulkRB1994-2005
28LaDainian TomlinsonRB2001-2011
29Randy MossWR1998-2012
30Terrell OwensWR1996-2010
31Steve YoungQB1985-1999
32Mike SingletaryLB1981-1992
33Randy WhiteDT1975-1988
34Charles WoodsonCB1998-2015
35Rob GronkowskiTE2010-active
36Travis KelceTE2013-active
37Champ BaileyCB1999-2013
38Jonathan OgdenOT1996-2007
39John ElwayQB1983-1998
40Junior SeauLB1990-2009
41Randall McDanielG1988-2001
42Patrick MahomesQB2017-active
43Jack LambertLB1974-1984
44Adrian PetersonRB2007-active
45Eric DickersonRB1983-1993
46John HannahG1973-1985
47Larry AllenG1994-2007
48Willie RoafOT1993-2005
49Ken HoustonS1967-1980
50Walter JonesOT1997-2008
51Michael StrahanDE1993-2007
52Jack HamLB1971-1982
53Warren SappDT1995-2007
54Von MillerLB2011-active
55John RandleDT1990-2003
56Marvin HarrisonWR1996-2008
57Dan MarinoQB1983-1999
58Mike WebsterC1974-1990
59Will ShieldsG1993-2006
60Darrelle RevisCB2007-2017
61DeMarcus WareLB2005-2016
62Alan FanecaG1998-2010
63Gino MarchettiDE1952-1966
64Bob LillyDT1961-1974
65Johnny UnitasQB1956-1973
66Deacon JonesDE1961-1974
67Merlin OlsenDT1962-1976
68Mel BlountCB1970-1983
69Joe ThomasOT2007-2017
70Brian DawkinsS1996-2011
71Brian UrlacherLB2000-2012
72Ted HendricksLB1969-1983
73Forrest GreggOT1956-1971
74Larry FitzgeraldWR2004-2020
75Bobby WagnerLB2012-active
76OJ SimpsonRB1969-1979
77Earl CampbellRB1978-1985
78Otto GrahamQB1946-1955
79Tony GonzalezTE1997-2013
80Julius PeppersDE2002-2018
81Mike HaynesCB1976-1989
82Jason TaylorDE1997-2011
83Troy PolamaluS2003-2014
84Jack YoungbloodDE1971-1984
85Kevin GreeneLB1985-1999
86Luke KuechlyLB2012-2019
87Dick “Night Train” LaneCB1952-1965
88Dick ButkusLB1965-1973
89Sammy BaughQB1937-1952
90Russell WilsonQB2012-active
91Chuck BednarikLB1949-1962
92Joe SchmidtLB1953-1965
93Julio JonesWR2011-active
94Antonio BrownWR2010-active
95Terry BradshawQB1970-1983
96Bart StarrQB1956-1971
97Don HutsonWR1935-1945
98Willie BrownCB1963-1978
99Gene UpshawG1967-1981
100Carl EllerDE1964-1979