75th Anniversary Team Ballot
Added 2021-10-23 01:06:04 +0000 UTCI could never really find a list I liked in this exercise -- the first 50 or 55 were fairly easy, the next 10 or so feel manageable, but then finding a final 75 that felt "good" was impossible. Someone was either too flawed, too injured, didn't play long enough or lacked a super high peak despite being a really well-rounded player. Here's the list from the podcast, in order of year they debuted in the NBA:
- George Mikan
- Dolph Schayes
- Paul Arizin
- Bob Cousy
- Bob Pettit
- Cliff Hagan
- Bill Russell
- Elgin Baylor
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Jerry West
- Oscar Robertson
- John Havlicek
- Nate Thurmond
- Willis Reed
- Rick Barry
- Walt Frazier
- Elvin Hayes
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Dave Cowens
- Bob Lanier
- Julius Erving
- George Gervin
- Moses Malone
- Bill Walton
- Alex English
- Robert Parish
- Larry Bird
- Magic Johnson
- Kevin McHale
- Isiah Thomas
- James Worthy
- Dominique Wilkins
- Clyde Drexler
- John Stockton
- Charles Barkley
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Michael Jordan
- Patrick Ewing
- Karl Malone
- Reggie Miller
- Scottie Pippen
- David Robinson
- Gary Payton
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Alonzo Mourning
- Anfernee Hardaway
- Jason Kidd
- Grant Hill
- Kevin Garnett
- Kobe Bryant
- Steve Nash
- Ray Allen
- Allen Iverson
- Tim Duncan
- Tracy McGrady
- Vince Carter
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Paul Pierce
- Pau Gasol
- Manu Ginobili
- LeBron James
- Dwyane Wade
- Dwight Howard
- Chris Paul
- Kevin Durant
- Russell Westbrook
- James Harden
- Stephen Curry
- Kawhi Leonard
- Anthony Davis
- Draymond Green
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Nikola Jokić
- Joel Embiid
The other players who I strongly considered, based on either longevity or peak/prime:
- Bob Davies
- Bill Sharman
- Neil Johnston
- Sam Jones
- Hal Greer
- Wes Unseld
- Bob McAdoo
- Marques Johnson
- Bernard King
- Dennis Rodman
- Mark Price
- Ben Wallace
- Tony Parker
- Carmelo Anthony
- Damian Lillard
- Luka Doncic
Comments
Will you ever post a top 75 peaks list since the three point era?
2021-11-17 13:00:11 +0000 UTCYup, although he wasn't moved into my final cut group. I like Chauncey, but not nearly as much as some who seem to grant him magic longevity (or an incredible peak).
2021-11-10 20:44:23 +0000 UTCHe has Pau on his list.
Iain Soder
2021-11-10 20:30:31 +0000 UTCHey Ben, if there wasn't any bias among GM's and players would either Pau or Marc Gasol be deserving of the 75th anniversary team? Considering there spacing, post scoring, passing, offensive rebounding, passing, and defense. Both players are highly scalable.
2021-10-29 03:49:56 +0000 UTCWas Chauncey Billups considered at all? I know Detroit had good offenses with him and Denver became a top offense once they traded AI for him but not sure how much of that was driven by Chauncey
Maltrab
2021-10-28 20:59:56 +0000 UTC