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In terms of NBA Championships its Bill Russell with 11 Rings.

 

William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career

 

No. 6

 

Center

 

Personal information

 

Born February 12, 1934 (age 79)

West Monroe, Louisiana

 

Nationality American

 

Career information

 

 

High school McClymonds (Oakland, California)

 

College San Francisco (1953–1956)

 

NBA draft 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall Selected by the St. Louis Hawks

 

Pro playing career 1956–1969

 

Career history

 

 

As player:

 

 

1956–1969 Boston Celtics

 

 

Career highlights and awards

 

11× NBA champion (1957, 1959–1966, 1968–1969)

5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1958, 1961–1963, 1965)

5× NBA rebounding champion (1957–1959, 1964–1965)

12× NBA All-Star (1958–1969)

3× All-NBA First Team (1959, 1963, 1965)

8× All-NBA Second Team (1958, 1960–1962, 1964, 1966–1968)

NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969)

NBA All-Star Game MVP (1963)

NBA 35th Anniversary Team

NBA 25th Anniversary Team

NBA 50th Anniversary Team

#6 retired by Boston Celtics

2× NCAA champion (1955–1956)

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1955)

 

 

Career statistics

 

Points

14,522 (15.1 ppg)

 

Rebounds

21,620 (22.5 rpg)

 

Assists

4,100 (4.3 apg)

 

 

Basketball Hall of Fame as player FIBA Hall of Fame as player

 

College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

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For me, it's gotta be MJ. I mean c'mon, yung hype, yung DVD's, yung shoes. Nobody made an impact to the sport as much as him :)

 

When i play basketball and people shoot, jump, steal the ball, do alley-hoops, i hear "uy, jooordan" haha.

 

No one so far, has had a lasting impression like him. So it's jordan for me for now. But let's wait and see. :)

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Michael Jordan

 

6 championships

6 finals MVPs

2x Olympic Champion

10x NBA scoring champ

10x All NBA first team

9x NBA All Defensive First team

3x steals champion

5x NBA MVP

NCAA Champion

2x NCAA First Team

Hall of Famer

 

That's just the stats and no one even comes close to that.

 

There's the other "intangibles"

 

MJ has made players on his team a lot better than what they truly are (Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Randy Brown, Ron Harper, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, BJ Armstrong, etc. etc.) I would argue that Pippen wouldn't be a Hall of Famer if it wasn't for Jordan. MJ was a true competitor, never took no for an answer and will not let his team mates quit. The other person that was like that was Larry Bird. He even took scrimmages to another level (look up the Monte Carlo scrimmage of the Barcelona Dream Team). MJ defined intensity, like no other player has since.

 

MJ has also broken a lot of legit powerhouses dreams of winning an NBA championship. Barkley, and Ewing to name a few. While he was around nobody was getting that ring. And you're talking about an era where almost 3/4 of the NBAs 50 all time greatest players were around. To play in a talent pool that deep, and still emerge as dominant means you're on a whole other level.

 

MJ redefined basketball, how players look and play, from the baggy shorts, the ridiculous sweatband on the forearm, the crazy one on one style, a lot of guys who grew up in the 90s modeled their games on MJ. This includes current basketball superstars. No one has made an impact like that, ever. The current style of this modern crop of players you can trace back to MJ.

 

MJ also redefined how basketball was marketed, from being a number 3 sport in america, basketball went on to become the global phenomenon it is largely because of the NBA marketing machine known as Michael Jordan.

 

In terms of talent, achievement, statistics, and contributions to the NBA and the sport in general, nobody comes close. Michael Jordan is the GOAT.

 

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He's an assh*le in real life, but that's neither here nor there though.

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Michael Jordan

 

6 championships

6 finals MVPs

2x Olympic Champion

10x NBA scoring champ

10x All NBA first team

9x NBA All Defensive First team

3x steals champion

5x NBA MVP

NCAA Champion

2x NCAA First Team

Hall of Famer

 

That's just the stats and no one even comes close to that.

 

There's the other "intangibles"

 

MJ has made players on his team a lot better than what they truly are (Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Randy Brown, Ron Harper, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, BJ Armstrong, etc. etc.) I would argue that Pippen wouldn't be a Hall of Famer if it wasn't for Jordan. MJ was a true competitor, never took no for an answer and will not let his team mates quit. The other person that was like that was Larry Bird. He even took scrimmages to another level (look up the Monte Carlo scrimmage of the Barcelona Dream Team). MJ defined intensity, like no other player has since.

 

MJ has also broken a lot of legit powerhouses dreams of winning an NBA championship. Barkley, and Ewing to name a few. While he was around nobody was getting that ring. And you're talking about an era where almost 3/4 of the NBAs 50 all time greatest players were around. To play in a talent pool that deep, and still emerge as dominant means you're on a whole other level.

 

MJ redefined basketball, how players look and play, from the baggy shorts, the ridiculous sweatband on the forearm, the crazy one on one style, a lot of guys who grew up in the 90s modeled their games on MJ. This includes current basketball superstars. No one has made an impact like that, ever. The current style of this modern crop of players you can trace back to MJ.

 

MJ also redefined how basketball was marketed, from being a number 3 sport in america, basketball went on to become the global phenomenon it is largely because of the NBA marketing machine known as Michael Jordan.

 

In terms of talent, achievement, statistics, and contributions to the NBA and the sport in general, nobody comes close. Michael Jordan is the GOAT.

 

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He's an assh*le in real life, but that's neither here nor there though.

 

Not to mention he played less years than players he's being compared to

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popular vote is MJ, for me its Kareem, kayo sino sa tingin nyo? lets not limit the discussion to the two guys i mentioned

 

Just some info from Wikipedia...you may add up to back up your entry...

 

Kareem

 

6× NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–1988)

2× NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985)

6× NBA Most Valuable Player (1971–1972, 1974, 1976–1977, 1980)

19× NBA All-Star (1970–1977, 1979–1989)

10× All-NBA First Team (1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986)

5× All-NBA Second Team (1970, 1978–1979, 1983, 1985)

5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1974–1975, 1979–1981)

6× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1970–1971, 1976–1978, 1984)

NBA Rookie of the Year (1970)

NBA All-Rookie Team (1970)

2× NBA scoring champion (1971–1972)

NBA rebounding champion (1976)

4× NBA blocks leader (1975–1976, 1979–1980)

NBA all-time leading scorer

NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

No.33 retired by Los Angeles Lakers

No.33 retired by Milwaukee Bucks

3× NCAA champion (1967–1969)

3× NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1967–1969)

3× College national player of the year (1967–1969)

No.33 retired by UCLA

Career statistics

Points 38,387 (24.6 ppg)

Rebounds 17,440 (11.2 rpg)

Blocks 3,189 (2.5 bpg)

 

 

 

Larry Bird is my fave but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest. And it must include that the dunk shot was banned in the ncaa because of the Jabbar (Alcindor) era. nevertheless, Jabbar was not deterred by the ban

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