NBA’s Greatest

NBA’s Greatest:Magic Johnson

May 27, 2011

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Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Dave Cowens

May 27, 2011

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David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6’9″, he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Bob Cousy

May 27, 2011

Robert Joseph “Bob” Cousy (born August 9, 1928) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6’1″ (1.85-m), 175-pound(79.4-kg) Cousy played point guard with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Wilt Chamberlain

May 27, 2011

Wilton Norman “Wilt” Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 lbs as a [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Larry Bird

May 20, 2011

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA’s most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Dave Bing

May 20, 2011

David “Dave” Bing (born November 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C.) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966–75). He was a seven-time All-Star. His #21 was retired by the Detroit Pistons, and in 1996 he was named as one of [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Elgin Baylor

May 20, 2011

Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Rick Barry

May 20, 2011

Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Charles Barkley

May 20, 2011

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed “Sir Charles” and “The Round Mound of Rebound”, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) most dominating power forwards. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Paul Arizin

May 19, 2011

Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed “Pitchin’ Paul,” was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He retired with the third highest career point total (16,266) in NBA history, and was named one of the 50 Greatest [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Nate Archibald

May 19, 2011

Nathaniel “Nate” Archibald (born September 2, 1948, New York City) is a former American professional basketball player. He spent 14 years playing in the NBA, most notably with the Kansas City Kings and Boston Celtics. Archibald was a willing passer and an adequate shooter from midrange. However, it was his blinding quickness and incredible speed and shiftiness that made [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

May 19, 2011

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis “Lew” Alcindor, Jr., April 16, 1947) is an American retired basketball player, coach, actor, and author. During his career with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers from 1969 to 1989, Abdul-Jabbar scored more points than any other player in league history, won six NBA championships and a record six regular season MVP Awards. In college [...]

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