100 Greatest NBA Players of All-Time

We select the 100 greatest players in the history of the National Basketball Association.
Let the arguments begin.

Where does LeBron James rank compared to Michael Jordan? How highly ranked are current stars Nikola Jokić and Kevin Durant?

These are the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Rankings updated through the All-Star break of the 2025-26 NBA season.

Kareem ABDUL-JABBAR

1

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Michael JORDAN

2

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

LeBron JAMES

3

GUARD/FORWARD

Magic JOHNSON

4

Point Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Tim DUNCAN

5

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Kobe BRYANT

6

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Shaquille O'NEAL

7

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Oscar ROBERTSON

8

Point GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Wilt CHAMBERLAIN

9

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Larry BIRD

10

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Hakeem OLAJUWON

11

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Jerry WEST

12

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Elgin BAYLOR

13

FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Charles BARKLEY

14

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Bob PETTIT

15

PoWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Moses MALONE

16

CENTER/FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Bill RUSSELL

17

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Isiah THOMAS

18

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Julius ERVING

19

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Kevin McHALE

20

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Kevin GARNETT

21

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

John HAVLICEK

22

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Elvin HAYES

23

PoWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Patrick EWING

24

Center
—HALL OF FAME—

David ROBINSON

25

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Karl MALONE

26

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Scottie PIPPEN

27

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Rick BARRY

28

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Kevin DURANT

29

FORWARD

Willis REED

30

CENTER/FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Bob COUSY

31

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Jason KIDD

32

Point Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Wes UNSELD

33

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Gary PAYTON

34

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Clyde DREXLER

35

SHOOTING Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Allen IVERSON

36

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Walt FRAZIER

37

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Nate THURMOND

38

CENTER/FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

George MIKAN

39

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Jerry LUCAS

40

FORWARD/CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Dwyane WADE

41

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dominique WILKINS

42

FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

George GERVIN

43

GUARD/FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

James WORTHY

44

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Nikola JOKIĆ

45

CENTER

Carmelo ANTHONY

46

FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dolph SCHAYES

47

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Reggie MILLER

48

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Steve NASH

49

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dirk NOWITZKI

50

FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dave BING

51

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Billy CUNNINGHAM

52

FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dennis RODMAN

53

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Paul PIERCE

54

FORWARd/GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Ray ALLEN

55

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Chris PAUL

56

POINT Guard

Adrian DANTLEY

57

SMall Forward
—HALL OF FAME—

Artis GILMORE

58

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Joe DUMARS

59

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Bob LANIER

60

FORWARD/CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Sidney MONCRIEF

61

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Robert PARISH

62

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Tony PARKER

63

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Tracy McGRADY

64

FORWARD/Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Vince CARTER

65

GUARD/FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Bill WALTON

66

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Chris WEBBER

67

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dwight HOWARD

68

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Dave COWENS

69

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Steph CURRY

70

SHOOTING Guard

John STOCKTON

71

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Sam JONES

72

GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Alex ENGLISH

73

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dikembe MUTOMBO

74

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Tiny ARCHIBALD

75

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

James HARDEN

76

Guard

Grant HILL

77

SMALL FORWARD/GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Giannis ANTETOKOUNMPO

78

EVERYWHERE

Russell WESTBROOK

79

GUARD

Dan ISSEL

80

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Walt BELLAMY

81

Center
—HALL OF FAME—

Chauncey BILLUPS

82

Point Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Bernard KING

83

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Dave DeBUSSCHERE

84

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Ben WALLACE

85

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

David THOMPSON

86

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Paul ARIZIN

87

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Pau GASOL

88

POINT GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Lenny WILKENS

89

POINT Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Bobby JONES

90

POWER FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

LaMarcus ALDRIDGE

91

POWER FORWARD

Jack SIKMA

92

CENTER
—HALL OF FAME—

Shawn KEMP

93

FORWARD

Pete MARAVICH

94

SHOOTING GUARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Kawhi LEONARD

95

SMALL FORWARD

Billy CUNNINGHAM

96

SMALL FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Mitch RICHMOND

97

SHOOTING Guard
—HALL OF FAME—

Chris MULLIN

98

SMAll FORWARD
—HALL OF FAME—

Amar'e STOUDEMIRE

99

Power FORWARD/CENTER

Larry NANCE

100

POWER FORWARD