who is the best basketball player ever?
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Michael Jordan followed by Magic Johnson.
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Wilt Chamberlin is definatley one of the best along with Kareem, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and maybe Isaih Thomas.  Also many people are forgetting about Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and Pistol Pete.  30 years from now names like Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade will be around.  Shaq is one of the best if not best centers to play the game also.
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The word 'best' is not a very descriptive one. It all depends on your defintion of best. If your definition is a fast, physical, endurance game, then the answer would be basketball. If you defintion is a short burst, strength and energy, thinking game, the baseball would be the answer. The best all around basketball player is Kevin Garnett and the best all around baseball player is Alex Rodriguez.
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jordan if it's all-time...\n\ncurrently, i think it's lebron...
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Minnesota Timberwolves. Go watch Kevin Garnett. He's the best player in the NBA next to Kobe.
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It really is not much of a competiton the answer is Kobe Bryant.  He has a great jumpshot, can drive the lane and plays great D.  And when he wants to he can pass.  And he is probably the most clutch player in the NBA.\n\nWade might get to that level someday but he has to become better at not turning over the ball and his jumpshot is suspect.  His defense is starting to take shape.\n\nJames does not have the outside all-around game Kobe has yet, or the lock down defensive capabilities but he is the second best and will probably surpass Bryant in a few years.\n\nDirk is not strong enough to dominate his position.  Nash can't play D and he can be a very sloppy player.\n\nAnthony is not even in the top ten.  So my list is:\n\n1.  Bryant\n2. James\n3. Wade\n4. Iverson\n5. Nowitzki\n6. Nash\n7. Tim Duncan\n8. Shaq\n9. Garnett\n10. Arenas\n11. Anthony
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Best Basketball : Shaq O'Neal, Tim Ducan and Kobe Bryant.\n\nSoccer : sorry i don't follow Soccer.\n\nFootball : Tom Brady, LaDainian Tomlinson and Brett Favre.
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Aside from Larry Bird (the greatest player of all time), I would go with either Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, or Bill Russell.\n\n\nSorry folks, Michael Jordan isn't even close to being #2
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I too would have to say Michael Jordan as well. That nigga is the best thing that ever happend to B-ball!!!
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It's silly to make such comparisons anyway. If you argue that Wilt Chamberlain was the best, I'd argue that the game wasn't as developed and the league was less athletic. Also, he commonly played against much smaller centers, including Bill Russell who was only 6-9 and about 215 lbs!\n\nThe game is just different in every era.  But, if I'm going to make an argument about why I think Jordan may be the best, I suppose I'd have to start with his 6 championship rings in 8 or so years during the 90s.  Of course, you'll say something like without Pippen and Phil Jackson he never won a title, in which case i'll list his incredible stats over the years and point out that he was typically a better-than-fifty percent shooter from the field to go along with his million ppg, but then you'll point out how Chamberlain averaged over 50 ppg during one season alone!\n\nThere's really no point because it's all about context.  Jordan did things that no one else had done and he revolutionized the game.  Is he the greatest? It's an irrelevant discussion that people tend to take overboard in my opinion.
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Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
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Allen iverson. Why? Because he is the bomb. He is the best point guard ever and he is so sexyyyyyyyyy!
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Pound for Pound, I would have to say Allen Iverson. He is an amazing player for his size and he has great heart. He has a "Never say die" attitude that makes him a competitor. He isn't even six foot tall, and yet he still averages over 30 points a game in a leage that the average height is more around 6'5". He is an all around, truly amazing player. Not to mention my idol!
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No way. its too soon to compare him to Micheal Jordan. People were doing the same thing to Kobe (people still are). The same thing to every cuacasian guy and larry bird.\n\nAlso there's no way to say who is the best basketball player of all time.
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Currently, Bryant. Kobe is THE BEST player in the league right now, no doubt about it.
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Basketball is the best sport ever!!!
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Without a doubt it is Dirk Nowitzki, he is a great ball handler, a phenomenal field shooter, a good freethrow shooter, and a great team leader, basically Dirk Nowitzki is an all round player he could almost play any position cause of his major talent! I Luv Dirk, I think/know that he is the best player in the whole NBA!