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Durant has in mind the top 5 in NBA history!

No Curry, James, K's explanation shows high intelligence

By Su cardPublished 3 years ago 4 min read

On the history of NBA stars ranking, has been a fan and media debate immortal issue, and in the previous 75th anniversary of the NBA, the league officially announced the top 75 superstars, of which Jordan, James, Jabber, Magician, Chamberlain ranked in the top five. However, before Durant was a guest on a podcast, he selected his heart's top five of history, but with this list above has a huge difference, Durant gave the top five of history, there is no good brother Curry, there is no current strongest James, even Chamberlain is not ranked on the number, but won the approval of many fans, take a look at who are there.

TOP: Elvin Johnson

As the number one point guard in NBA history, Johnson is loved by many people. He had a gorgeous style of play and led the Lakers through the 'showtime' period in the 1980s. He won the O'Brien Cup five times, was elected regular season MVP three times, was selected to the best lineup a while nine times, four times the assist king and two times the steal king and 12 times selected to the All-Star, it is worth mentioning that he played in the NBA for only 13 seasons, he reaped such a remarkable achievement, no wonder each version of the historical ranking, he can be firmly in the top five of history, in addition, the Magician placed in today's small ball era, can also be the same He is one of the few guards in the NBA who can play from the number one position to the number five position.

Olajuwon

The "Big Dream" Olajuwon is the most skilled interior in the history of the NBA, and there is no one, so much so that many later outside players, including Kobe, and James, the peak of the beast Howard and others have spent a lot of money to learn skills from him. Olajuwon has won two NBA championships as well as two Finals MVP, one regular season MVP, two Best Defensive Player awards, six times in the best lineup a while, three times in the second lineup and three times in the third lineup, got two times the rebounding king and three times the cap king. These honors are not outstanding compared to others, but considering that he is a representative of the technical stream inside, it is not surprising that he can be ranked fourth by Durant.

TOP: Dishabille O'Neal.

The "big shark" O'Neal is the first center in the history of the NBA, with the destructive power of the interior, career honors are naturally too many to count. He helped the Lakers win three consecutive championships, while taking 3 MVP, and took a crown in the Heat. In his career, he has won 4 championships, 1 regular season MVP, been selected for 8 first, 2 second, and 4 third teams, and has also gotten 3 best defensive second teams, 2 scoring kings and 15 all-stars. And O'Neal's dominance in the lane is indeed unprecedented.

TOP: Kobe Bryant.

Kobe got 5 championship trophies, took 1 regular season MVP, selected 11 times the best lineup a, 2 times two and 2 times three, and also selected 9 times the best defensive lineup a and 2 times two defensive lineup, scoring king also got 2 times, selected 18 times all-star, such achievements are naturally remarkable.

But in terms of honors, Kobe does not occupy the top five seats in history, but in terms of personal strength and influence, his ranking can definitely be ranked in the top five in history. In addition to having picturesque shooting and ball handling skills, the spirit of Mamba is deep into the marrow of the fans, Kobe is also the ultimate fan-followed star of the 21st century league, which shows that Durant is also one of Kobe's loyal fans.

Carmichael Jordan

The God of basketball Jordan history of the first throne is estimated that it is difficult for anyone to shake, Jordan has got 6 championships in his life, including 2 triple crown, regular season MVP also got 5 times, 1 best defensive player, 10 times into the best lineup a, 9 times selected the best defensive lineup a, also got 10 times scoring king and 3 times steals king, it is worth mentioning that these honors or Jordan in the peak of the It is worth mentioning that these honors were received by Jordan during his peak period when he retired for two years. In addition, Jordan is one of the few people who averaged more than 30 points per game in his career, and he shot over 50% from the field for his career. It is an undisputed fact that Jordan sits firmly at the top of the league.

It is worth mentioning that Durant did not rank James and Curry in the top five all-time, to which Durant replied: "James and Curry are active players, and the next two may still get the championship, no retirement I am not willing to add them to the historical ranking. If they retire, I will definitely add them to this discussion, and they are very likely to be selected." Sometimes, Durant's emotional intelligence is actually quite good!

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