The full list of ESPN's 100 greatest NBA players of all-time #NBArank

ESPN has been counting down the 100 best NBA players of all-time. You might have seen the articles being passed around over the last several weeks. If not, you surely must have caught the response when John Stockton (#19) and Scottie Pippen (#25) appeared before Isiah Thomas (#26)? John Stockton as the top-20 player in NBA history? Give me a break.

Check the ESPN’s 2020 list of the 74 greatest NBA players

No, you didn”t hear any of that fuss? What about when ESPN ranked Kevin Durant (#22) and Steph Curry (#23) so high up on the list. I love Steph Curry, but surely he isn’t the 23rd best player of all-time, already — is he?

Not a peep — then you must have heard all the Kobe fans collectively wail when ESPN placed him as #12 on the list? Not that either? You must live in a cave. I won’t assume that your Twitter blew up today when they announced that LeBron James was the third greatest NBA player of all time?

Don’t have Twitter. That explains it.

ESPN’s full list of all 100 greatest NBA players

In any case, lists are lists are lists. They’re not going to make everyone happy. In fact, I think ESPN is quite satisfied with all the discussions, comments, and retweets they’re getting from their controversial list. The only non-drama? Michael Jordan was named as the greatest player in NBA all-time. Ho hum.

ESPNRank: Top 100 NBA Players in NBA History
#ESPNRank	Player
1	Michael Jordan
2	Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
3	LeBron James
4	Magic Johnson
5	Wilt Chamberlain
6	Larry Bird
7	Bill Russell
8	Tim Duncan
9	Shaquille O'Neal
10	Hakeem Olajuwon
11	Oscar Robertson
12	Kobe Bryant
13	Jerry West
14	Julius Erving
15	Moses Malone
16	Karl Malone
17	Dirk Nowitzki
18	Charles Barkley
19	John Stockton
20	David Robinson
21	Kevin Garnett
22	Kevin Durant
23	Steph Curry
24	Elgin Baylor
25	Scottie Pippen
26	Isiah Thomas
27	Dwyane Wade
28	John Havlicek
29	Chris Paul
30	Steve Nash
31	Kevin McHale
32	Patrick Ewing
33	George Mikan
34	Bob Petit
35	Jason Kidd
36	Clyde Drexler
37	Rick Barry
38	Walt Frazier
39	Bob Cousy
40	Elvin Hayes
41	Gary Payton
42	Bill Walton
43	James Worthy
44	Dominique Wilkins
45	Paul Pierce
46	Allen Iverson
47	George Gervin
48	Willis Reed
49	Russell Westbrook
50	Ray Allen
51	Reggie Miller
52	Bob McAdoo
53	Wes Unseld
54	Bernard King
55	Dave Cowens
56	Pau Gasol
57	Robert Parish
58	Tony Parker
59	Carmelo Anthony
60	Earl Monroe
61	Manu Ginobili
62	Alex English
63	Tracy McGrady
64	Dennis Rodman
65	Alonzo Mourning
66	Chris Webber
67	Dwight Howard
68	Bob Lanier
69	Vince Carter
70	Artis Gilmore
71	Pete Maravich
72	Adrian Dantley
73	Dikembe Mutombo
74	Dolph Schayes
75	Blake Griffin
76	Tiny Archibald
77	Joe Dumars
78	Sam Jones
79	Jerry Lucas
80	Grant Hill
81	Sidney Moncrief
82	David Thompson
83	Chris Mullin
84	Dennis Johnson
85	Dave DeBusschere
86	Chris Bosh
87	Chauncey Billups
88	Billy Cunningham
89	Yao Ming
90	Paul Arizin
91	Maurice Cheeks
92	Nate Thurmond
93	Lenny Wilkens
94	Mark Price
95	Marc Gasol
96	Bobby Jones
97	James Harden
98	Gail Goodrich
99	Kevin Love
100	Shawn Kemp

It’s never easy to put together an all-time of anything list, and it doesn’t get any easier when you have to factor in today’s players. As we mentioned, does Curry deserve a spot this high up, so early in his career? Does that factor? ESPN was smart, they only listed the players, their accomplishments with maybe a sentence or two supported by “ESPN Stats & Info”.

As Cassidy Hubbarth says in the video announcing the top 5 — “It’s not yo’ list!” Not angry enough yet — check out SLAM Magazine’s Top 500 NBA Players of All-Time from 2011 or SLAM’s list of the the top 100 NBA players of all-time from their March 2018 issue.

Also see the full list of ESPN’s 100 Greatest Game Changers that Influenced the Game (2018)