I originally posted my top 10 greatest NBA players of all time back in August 2010. Not a whole lot has changed since I submitted this ballot, other than Kobe Bryant adding another 1st ALL NBA / 1st ALL D selection and both Kobe and Duncan getting another All Star selection.

I suppose with all the hoopla surrounding the upcoming NBA Finals, I wanted to take advantage of the attention basketball is getting right now.

10. Shaquille O’Neal

  • Championships: 4
  • MVPs: 1
  • Finals MVPs: 3
  • All Star: 15
  • All NBA: 14 (8x 1st | 2x 2nd | 4x 3rd)
  • All Defense: 3 (3x 2nd)

9. Oscar Robertson*

  • Championships: 1
  • MVPs: 1
  • Finals MVPs: 0
  • All Star: 12
  • All NBA: 11 (9x 1st | 2x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 0 (Note: Robertson was only eligible for ALL D for 5yrs of his career)

8. Larry Bird

  • Championships: 3
  • MVPs: 3
  • Finals MVPs: 2
  • All Star: 12
  • All NBA: 10 (9x 1st | 1x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 3 (3x 2nd)

7. Erving “Magic” Johnson

  • Championships: 5
  • MVPs: 3
  • Finals MVPs: 3
  • All Star: 12
  • All NBA: 10 (9x 1st | 1x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 0

6. Kobe Bryant

  • Championships: 5
  • MVPs: 1
  • Finals MVPs: 2
  • All Star: 13
  • All NBA: 13 (9x 1st | 2x 2nd | 2x 3rd)
  • All Defense: 11 (9x 1st | 2x 2nd)

5. Tim Duncan

  • Championships: 4
  • MVPs: 2
  • Finals MVPs: 3
  • All Star: 13
  • All NBA: 13 (9x 1st | 3x 2nd | 1x 3rd)
  • All Defense: 13 (8x 1st | 5x 2nd) (Note: Duncan is all time leader in All Defense selections)

4. Wilt Chamberlain*

  • Championships: 2
  • MVPs: 4
  • Finals MVPs: 1
  • All Star: 13
  • All NBA: 9 (7x 1st | 2x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 2 (2x 1st) (Note: Chamberlain was only eligible for All Defense for 4yrs of his career)

3. Bill Russell*

  • Championships: 11
  • MVPs: 5
  • Finals MVPs: N/A
  • All Star: 12
  • All NBA: 11 (3x 1st | 8x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 1 (1x 1st) (Note: Russell was only eligible for All Defense for 1yr during his career)

2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  • Championships: 6
  • MVPs: 6
  • Finals MVPs: 2
  • All Star: 19
  • All NBA: 15 (10x 1st | 5x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 11 (5x 1st | 6x 2nd) (Note: Jabbar is all time leader in MVPs & ALL NBA selections)

1. Michael Jordan

  • Championships: 6
  • MVPs: 5
  • Finals MVPs: 6
  • All Star: 14
  • All NBA: 11 (10x 1st | 1x 2nd)
  • All Defense: 9 (9x 1st) (Note: Jordan is all time leader in PPG, 1st ALL NBA selections & 1st All D selections.)

(* Denotes that the player played all or part of his career before Finals MVP and All Defense selections were awarded.)