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US media reorders the top 20 superstars in history: Curry is only 12th, Kobe surpasses O Neal, James tops

6:38pm, 5 June 2025【Basketball】

The NBA has reached the finals this season, and the finals will start in 2 days. The Thunder and the Pacers are both young teams, and their core will not affect the status of historical players if they win the championship. The US media can also start the annual historical player status reorder. The current Janduku still has the accumulation of honors and data. Let’s take a look at who is the top 20 superstars in history this time.

11-20th place

20th place is Dr. J. Irving, who is mainly the first player in the league during the ABA period, so his historical status also entered the top 20. There was only one regular season MVP during the NBA period. No. 19 Nowitzki, one of the most successful foreign players in history, has the sixth overall score in history, and the single-core championship has also increased his position a lot, mainly to help many European players enter the NBA.

No. 18th Jerry West, the only loser in history, led the team to the finals 9 times, but unfortunately, he did not win the championship and was the top scorer in the finals. Garnett is the 17th place, with only one second-in-command champion, but Garnett is a player who is loved by the US media. He has always had a great status, a very comprehensive power forward, and a player with his own defensive system.

No. 16 Moses Malone has 3 regular season MVPs and one FMVP, which is the same as Jokic's great honor, so when Jokic retires, he will definitely be among the top 20. Kal Malone, the 15th place, is the uncrowned king. Although he does not have a championship, he is one of the top three in history. Moreover, facing the peak of Jordan in the two finals has also made his value much higher.

No. 14 is Oscar Robertson. Big O is the first player in history to average triple-double per game, and has averaged more than 30+ points per game in six seasons, and has made great contributions to racial equality. The 13th place is Curry, the first scorer in history, with two MVPs and one FMVP, and the first unanimous MVP in history, an epoch-making player, which is somewhat controversial in this position.

No. 12 is Durant. Durant is indeed a bit controversial in the front of Curry, but there is no doubt that Durant is a historical scorer, with two FMVPs and one regular season MVP, and four scoring champions. The 11th place in the Great Dream, Olajuwon, although there are only two championships and one FMVP, Olajuwon was the champion won in the fiercely competitive 1990s. He was considered a single-core championship in 1994, and he is also the champion of blocks in history.

1-10th place

is Duncan. Duncan has always had a low historical status. He is a player not liked by the media, but he is the No. 10th power forward, with 5 championships, 3 FMVPs and 2 MVPs, and his honor and strength are both low. The ninth place is O'Neal, the most dominant center in history. The only two player who has achieved FMVP for three consecutive times is just that his peak period is too short and he missed a lot of honors.

Bobby ranked 8th, and Kobe surpassed O'Neal and ranked eighth. During the three consecutive championships, he was undoubtedly the second in command of the team. However, he later won two consecutive championships as a leader, mainly because his influence was great enough. The 7th place is Bird, James' first small forward in history and the second in the 1980s. He has been a regular season MVP in three consecutive consecutive days.

No. 6 is Chamberlain, mainly because he lived in too long. At that time, there were very few players who could limit Chamberlain, the data was too terrifying, the historical rebounding champion, averaged 50+ games per season, 100 points per game, etc., but it was considered to be of low value. Bill Russell, the fifth place, has 11 championships in the Lord of the Rings and has 8 consecutive championships that have shocked the past and the present, but like Chamberlain, they were players in the 1960s, and their value has declined.

The 4th Magician, the first point guard in history, 3 FMVPs and 3 MVPs are all the players with the most positions, and they have led the team to the finals nine times in 2013. They are so capable. If they hadn't withdrawn from the league early due to injury, they might have shaken Jordan's position as the number one. The third is Jabbar, the highest mountain in history. He has a long enough career, can play both data and honors, and his career total score, rebounds and blocks are all the top three in history, with 6 championships and 6 MVPs.

This time, Jordan ranked second, and the God of Basketball Jordan pushed the NBA to its peak, completing three consecutive championships in two times, with a total of 6 championships and 6 FMVPs, and 10 scoring champions, with countless honors. James surpassed Jordan and ranked first. James will also usher in his 23rd season next season and will set many records. He is the only player in history with a score of 40,000. In the eyes of many people, he is indeed Goat in NBA history.