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50 Greatest Players in NBA History
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The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History (also referred to as NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team or NBA's Top 50) were chosen in 1996 to honor the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). These fifty players were selected through a vote by a panel of media members, former players and coaches, and current and former general managers. In addition, the top ten head coaches and top ten single-season teams in NBA history were selected by media members as part of the celebration.[1] The fifty players had to have played at least a portion of their careers in the NBA and were selected irrespective of position played.
The list was announced by NBA commissioner David Stern on October 29, 1996, at the hotel Grand Hyatt New York, the former site of the Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed on June 6, 1946. The announcement marked the beginning of a season-long celebration of the league's anniversary.[1] Forty-seven of the fifty players were later assembled in Cleveland, during the halftime ceremony of the 1997 All-Star Game.[1] Three players were absent: Pete Maravich, who had died in 1988, at forty;[2] Shaquille O'Neal, who was recovering from a knee injury; and Jerry West, who was scheduled to have surgery for an ear infection and could not fly.[3] At the time of the announcement, eleven players were active; all have subsequently retired. O'Neal was the last to be active in the NBA, retiring at the end of the 2010–11 season.[4]
Contents
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1 Players selected
1.1 Selection process
1.2 Voters
1.3 List
2 Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
3 Top 10 Teams in NBA History
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
Players selected
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who voted as a player, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Larry Bird, who voted as a team representative, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Bill Russell (left) and Wilt Chamberlain (center), who voted as players, were selected as two of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Michael Jordan was active at the time of the announcement of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Shaquille O'Neal was the last active member of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Selection process
The list was made through unranked voting completed by fifty selected panelists. Sixteen of the panelists were former players voting in their roles as players, thirteen were members of the print and broadcast news media, and twenty-one were team representatives: contemporary and former general managers, head coaches, and executives. Of the last group, thirteen were former NBA players. Players were prohibited from voting for themselves. Only three voting veterans (Bill Bradley, Johnny Kerr, and Bob Lanier) were not selected to the team.
Voters
* Denotes voter who was selected to the 50 Greatest Players list
Voter category As categorized by the NBA
Name
Voter category
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* Player
Albert, MarvMarv Albert Media member
Attles, AlAl Attles Team
Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach Team
Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* Team
Bing, DaveDave Bing* Player
Bird, LarryLarry Bird* Team
Blake, MartyMarty Blake Team
Blinebury, FranFran Blinebury Media member
Bradley, BillBill Bradley Player
Brown, HubieHubie Brown Team
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* Player
Chortkoff, MitchMitch Chortkoff Media member
Cousy, BobBob Cousy* Player
Cunningham, BillyBilly Cunningham* Team
Daly, ChuckChuck Daly Team
DuPree, DavidDavid DuPree Media member
Embry, WayneWayne Embry Team
Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* Player
Gilmartin, JoeJoe Gilmartin Media member
Goldaper, SamSam Goldaper Media member
Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum Team
Harrison, LesterLester Harrison Team
Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek* Player
Hearn, ChickChick Hearn Media member
Holzman, RedRed Holzman Team
Jasner, PhilPhil Jasner Media member
Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* Player
Kerr, JohnnyJohnny Kerr Player
Koppett, LeonardLeonard Koppett Media member
Lanier, BobBob Lanier Player
Layden, FrankFrank Layden Team
Lewin, LeonardLeonard Lewin Media member
McCallum, JackJack McCallum Media member
McGuire, DickDick McGuire Team
Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* Player
Pettit, BobBob Pettit* Player
Pollack, HarveyHarvey Pollack Team
Ramsay, JackJack Ramsay Team
Reed, WillisWillis Reed* Team
Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* Player
Russell, BillBill Russell* Player
Ryan, BobBob Ryan Media member
Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes* Player
Sharman, BillBill Sharman* Player
Shue, GeneGene Shue Team
Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* Team
Unseld, WesWes Unseld* Team
Vecsey, PeterPeter Vecsey Media member
West, JerryJerry West* Team
List
Eleven players (Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Parish, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and John Stockton) were active in the 1996–97 season, during which the team was announced. All have since retired. O'Neal was the last to be active in the NBA, retiring at the end of the 2010–11 season. All of the selected players have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Lenny Wilkens was the only member of the players list to have been selected as a member of the coaches list. At the time of the list, only Pete Maravich was deceased. Since then, Wilt Chamberlain, Dave DeBusschere, Paul Arizin, George Mikan, Bill Sharman, Moses Malone, Dolph Schayes and Nate Thurmond have all died.
Italics Denotes player who was active in the NBA at the time of induction
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
All Star Denotes number of All-Star appearances
Year Denotes year of Basketball Hall of Fame induction
G Guard F Forward C Center
Pos Position Pts Points Reb Rebounds
Ast Assists MVP Most Valuable Player
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2010–11 season, the last in which any player on the 50 Greatest list was active.
Name
Team(s) played for (years)[a]
Pos
Pts
Reb
Ast
Championships won[b]
MVP won
Finals MVP won
All Star
Year
Ref.
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975)
Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989) C 38,387 17,440 5,660 7000600000000000000♠ 6 (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) 7000600000000000000♠ 6 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1971, 1985) 19 1995 [5]
Archibald, NateNate Archibald* Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings (1970–1976)
New York Nets (1976–1977)
Boston Celtics (1977–1983)
Milwaukee Bucks (1983–1984) G 16,481 2,046 6,476 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1981) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 6 1991 [6]
Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* Philadelphia Warriors (1950–1952, 1954–1962) F 16,266 6,129 1,665 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1956) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 10 1978 [7]
Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley* Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992)
Phoenix Suns (1992–1996)
Houston Rockets (1996–2000) F 23,757 12,546 4,215 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1993) 5000000000000000000♠ None 11 2006 [8]
Barry, RickRick Barry* San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1965–1967, 1972–1978)
Houston Rockets (1978–1980) F 18,395 5,168 4,017 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1975) 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1975) 8 1987 [9]
Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971) F 23,149 11,463 3,650 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 11 1977 [10]
Bing, DaveDave Bing* Detroit Pistons (1966–1975)
Washington Bullets (1975–1977)
Boston Celtics (1977–1978) G 18,327 3,420 5,397 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 1990 [11]
Bird, LarryLarry Bird* Boston Celtics (1979–1992) F 21,791 8,974 5,695 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1984, 1985, 1986) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1984, 1986) 12 1998 [12]
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965)
Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968)
Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973) C 31,419 23,924 4,643 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1967, 1972) 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1972) 13 1979 [13]
Cousy, BobBob Cousy* Boston Celtics (1950–1963)
Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970) G 16,960 4,786 6,955 7000600000000000000♠ 6 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1957) 5000000000000000000♠ None 13 1971 [14]
Cowens, DaveDave Cowens* Boston Celtics (1970–1980)
Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983) C 13,516 10,444 2,910 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1974, 1976) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1973) 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 1991 [15]
Cunningham, BillyBilly Cunningham* Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1972, 1974–1976) F 13,626 6,638 2,625 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1967, 1983) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 4 1986 [16]
DeBusschere, DaveDave DeBusschere* Detroit Pistons (1962–1968)
New York Knicks (1968–1974) F 14,053 9,618 2,497 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1970, 1973) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 8 1983 [17]
Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler* Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1995)
Houston Rockets (1995–1998) G 22,195 6,677 6,125 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1995) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 10 2004 [18]
Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* Philadelphia 76ers (1976–1987) F 18,364 5,601 3,224 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1983) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1981) 5000000000000000000♠ None 11 1993 [19]
Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing* New York Knicks (1985–2000)
Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001)
Orlando Magic (2001–2002) C 24,815 11,607 2,215 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 11 2008 [20]
Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier* New York Knicks (1967–1977)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1977–1980) G 15,581 4,830 5,040 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1970, 1973) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 1987 [21]
Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* San Antonio Spurs (1976–1985)
Chicago Bulls (1985–1986) G 20,708 3,607 2,214 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 9 1996 [22]
Greer, HalHal Greer* Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1958–1973) G 21,586 5,665 4,540 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1967) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 10 1982 [23]
Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek* Boston Celtics (1962–1978) F/G 26,395 8,007 6,114 7000800000000000000♠ 8 (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976) 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1974) 13 1984 [24]
Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes* San Diego / Houston Rockets (1968–1972, 1981–1984)
Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets (1972–1981) F/C 27,313 16,279 2,398 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1978) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 12 1990 [25]
Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1991, 1996) G 17,707 6,559 10,141 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1987, 1989, 1990) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1980, 1982, 1987) 12 2002 [26]
Jones, SamSam Jones* Boston Celtics (1957–1969) G 15,411 4,305 2,209 7001100000000000000♠ 10 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5 1984 [27]
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998)
Washington Wizards (2001–2003) G 32,292 6,672 5,633 7000600000000000000♠ 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) 7000600000000000000♠ 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) 14 2009 [28]
Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas* Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)
San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)
New York Knicks (1971–1974) F 14,053 12,942 2,732 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1973) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 1980 [29]
Malone, KarlKarl Malone* Utah Jazz (1985–2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004) F 36,928 14,968 5,248 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1997, 1999) 5000000000000000000♠ None 14 2010 [30]
Malone, MosesMoses Malone* Buffalo Braves (1976)
Houston Rockets (1976–1982)
Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994)
Washington Bullets (1986–1988)
Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991)
Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993)
San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) C 27,409 16,212 1,796 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1983) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1979, 1982, 1983) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1983) 12 2001 [31]
Maravich, PetePete Maravich* Atlanta Hawks (1970–1974)
New Orleans / Utah Jazz (1974–1980)
Boston Celtics (1980) G 15,948 2,747 3,563 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5 1987 [32]
McHale, KevinKevin McHale* Boston Celtics (1980–1993) F 17,335 7,122 1,670 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 1999 [33]
Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* Minneapolis Lakers (1948–1956) C 10,156 4,167 1,245 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 4 1959 [34]
Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe* Baltimore Bullets (1967–1971)
New York Knicks (1971–1980) G 17,454 2,796 3,594 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1973) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 4 1990 [35]
Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon* Houston Rockets (1984–2001)
Toronto Raptors (2001–2002) C 26,946 13,748 3,058 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1994, 1995) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1994) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1994, 1995) 12 2008 [36]
O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* Orlando Magic (1992–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004)
Miami Heat (2004–2008)
Phoenix Suns (2008–2009)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010)
Boston Celtics (2010–2011) C 28,596 13,099 3,026 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (2000) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) 15 2016 [37]
Parish, RobertRobert Parish* Golden State Warriors (1976–1980)
Boston Celtics (1980–1994)
Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996)
Chicago Bulls (1996–1997) C 23,334 14,715 2,180 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (1981, 1984, 1986, 1997) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 9 2003 [38]
Pettit, BobBob Pettit* Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) F 20,880 12,849 2,369 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1958) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1956, 1959) 5000000000000000000♠ None 11 1971 [39]
Pippen, ScottieScottie Pippen* Chicago Bulls (1987–1998, 2003–2004)
Houston Rockets (1998–1999)
Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2003) F 18,940 7,494 6,135 7000600000000000000♠ 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 2010 [40]
Reed, WillisWillis Reed* New York Knicks (1964–1974) C/F 12,183 8,414 1,186 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1970, 1973) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1970) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1970, 1973) 7 1982 [41]
Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)
Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974) G 26,710 7,804 9,887 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1971) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1964) 5000000000000000000♠ None 12 1980 [42]
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson* San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003) C 20,790 10,497 2,441 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1999, 2003) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1995) 5000000000000000000♠ None 10 2009 [43]
Russell, BillBill Russell* Boston Celtics (1956–1969) C 14,522 21,620 4,100 7001110000000000000♠ 11 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965) 5000000000000000000♠ None 12 1975 [44]
Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes* Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1949–1964) F 18,438 11,256 3,072 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1955) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 12 1973 [45]
Sharman, BillBill Sharman* Washington Capitols (1950–1951)
Boston Celtics (1951–1961) G 12,665 2,779 2,101 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 8 1976 [46]
Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* Utah Jazz (1984–2003) G 19,711 4,051 15,806 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 10 2009 [47]
Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* Detroit Pistons (1981–1994) G 18,822 3,478 9,061 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1989, 1990) 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1990) 12 2000 [48]
Thurmond, NateNate Thurmond* San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1963–1974)
Chicago Bulls (1974–1975)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1975–1977) C 14,437 14,464 2,575 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 7 1985 [49]
Unseld, WesWes Unseld* Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets (1968–1981) C 10,624 13,769 3,822 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1978) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1969) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1978) 5 1988 [50]
Walton, BillBill Walton* Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1979)
San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers (1979,1983–1985)
Boston Celtics (1985–1987) C 6,215 4,923 1,590 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1977, 1986) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1978) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1977) 2 1993 [51]
West, JerryJerry West* Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1974) G 25,192 5,366 6,238 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1972) 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1969) 14 1980 [52]
Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens* St. Louis Hawks (1960−1968)
Seattle SuperSonics (1968–1972)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1972–1974)
Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1975) G 17,772 5,030 7,211 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1979) 5000000000000000000♠ None 5000000000000000000♠ None 9 1989 [53]
Worthy, JamesJames Worthy* Los Angeles Lakers (1982–1994) F 16,320 4,708 2,791 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1985, 1987, 1988) 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1988) 7 2003 [54]
Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
Red Auerbach (left) and Phil Jackson (right) both made the 1996 list of the top ten coaches in NBA history.
Alongside the selection of the 50 greatest players, was the selection of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History. The list was compiled based upon unranked selection undertaken exclusively by members of the print and broadcast media who regularly cover the NBA. All 10 coaches named were alive at the time of the list's announcement, and four of them—Phil Jackson, Don Nelson, Pat Riley, and Lenny Wilkens—were then active. Five have since died: Red Holzman in 1998, Red Auerbach in 2006, Chuck Daly in 2009, Jack Ramsay in 2014, and John Kundla in 2017. Jackson was the last of the ten to coach in the NBA; he announced his retirement after the 2010–11 season. Nelson was the only member to have never won a championship as a coach, even though he won five as a player. Wilkens was the only member of the coaches list to have been selected as a member of the players list. Nine of the ten coaches are also members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (only Bill Fitch is not).
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Year Denotes year of Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Coach
Team(s) coached (years)[a]
Coaching record
Championships won as coach[b]
Coach of the Year award(s) won
Year
Ref.
Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach* Washington Capitols (1946–1949)
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949–1950)
Boston Celtics (1950–1966) 6999662000000000000♠ 938–479 (.662) 7000900000000000000♠ 9 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1965) 1969 [55]
Daly, ChuckChuck Daly* Cleveland Cavaliers (1982)
Detroit Pistons (1983–1992)
New Jersey Nets (1992–1994)
Orlando Magic (1997–1999) 6999598000000000000♠ 564–379 (.598)
638–437 (.593)[c] 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1989, 1990) 5000000000000000000♠ None 1994 [56]
Fitch, BillBill Fitch Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–1979)
Boston Celtics (1979–1983)
Houston Rockets (1983–1988)
New Jersey Nets (1989–1992)
Los Angeles Clippers (1994–1998) 6999460000000000000♠ 944–1106 (.460) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1981) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1976, 1980) 5000000000000000000♠ — [57]
Holzman, RedRed Holzman* Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954–1956)
New York Knicks (1967–1982) 6999535000000000000♠ 696–604 (.535) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (1970, 1973) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1970) 1986 [58]
Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson* Chicago Bulls (1989–1998)
Los Angeles Lakers (1999–2004, 2005–2011) 6999721000000000000♠ 414–160 (.721)
1155–485 (.704)[c] 7001110000000000000♠ 11 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1996) 2007 [59]
Kundla, JohnJohn Kundla* Minneapolis Lakers (1948–1959) 6999582990000000000♠ 423–302 (.583) 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) 5000000000000000000♠ None 1995 [60]
Nelson, DonDon Nelson* Milwaukee Bucks (1976–1987)
Golden State Warriors (1988–1995, 2006–2010)
New York Knicks (1995–1996)
Dallas Mavericks (1997–2005) 6999574990000000000♠ 851–629 (.575)
1335–1063 (.557)[c] 5000000000000000000♠ None 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1983, 1985, 1992) 2012 [61][62]
Ramsay, JackJack Ramsay* Philadelphia 76ers (1968–1972)
Buffalo Braves (1972–1976)
Portland Trail Blazers (1976–1986)
Indiana Pacers (1986–1988) 6999525000000000000♠ 864–783 (.525) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1977) 5000000000000000000♠ None 1992 [63]
Riley, PatPat Riley* Los Angeles Lakers (1981–1990)
New York Knicks (1991–1995)
Miami Heat (1995–2003, 2005–2008) 6999702000000000000♠ 798–339 (.702)
1210–694 (.636)[c] 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (1990, 1993, 1997) 2008 [64]
Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens* Seattle SuperSonics (1969–1972, 1977–1985)
Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1976)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1993)
Atlanta Hawks (1993–2000)
Toronto Raptors (2000–2003)
New York Knicks (2004–2005) 6999544000000000000♠ 1014–850 (.544)
1332–1155 (.536)[c] 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1979) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (1994) 1998 [65]
Top 10 Teams in NBA History
Also included in the NBA's 50th-anniversary celebration was the selection of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History. The list was compiled based upon unranked selection undertaken exclusively by members of the print and broadcast media who regularly cover the NBA. Teams were chosen from among all single-season individual teams. Each team won the NBA championship, and they combined to average 66 wins per season. The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls had the best single-season record in NBA history with 72 wins.
Six out of the thirty NBA franchises (twenty-nine franchises at the time of announcement) had a team named to the list; the Boston Celtics, the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers had two teams selected.
Six players were on the roster of two teams on the list—Wilt Chamberlain with the 1966–67 Sixers and 1971–72 Lakers; James Edwards, Dennis Rodman, and John Salley with the 1988–89 Pistons and 1995–96 Bulls; and Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen with the Bulls in both 1991–92 and 1995–96. Three other individuals both played for and coached honored teams, all of whom completed this "double" with a single franchise—K. C. Jones with the Celtics as a player in 1964–65 and coach in 1985–86, Billy Cunningham with the Sixers as a player in 1966–67 and coach in 1982–83, and Pat Riley with the Lakers as a player in 1971–72 and coach in 1986–87. Phil Jackson, head coach of the Bulls from 1989 to 1998, was the only man to coach two teams that made the list. Although Jackson was under contract to the Knicks as a player in their 1969–70 championship season, he did not play that season as he was recovering from spinal fusion surgery.[66]
Players whose names are italicized were inducted after the announcement of the ten best teams. The Hall of Famers listed for each individual team are solely those inducted as players, and do not include those inducted in other roles.
Season
Team
Record
Roster and head coach
Players in the
Hall of Fame
Players on the
50 Greatest Players list
Ref.
1964–65 Boston Celtics 6999775000000000000♠ 62–18 (.775) Ron Bonham, Mel Counts, John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, K. C. Jones, Sam Jones, Willie Naulls, Bevo Nordmann, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders, Larry Siegfried, John Thompson, Gerry Ward, coach Red Auerbach[d] 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (K. Jones, S. Jones, Heinsohn, Russell, Havlicek)[e] 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (S. Jones, Russell, Havlicek) [67]
1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers 6999840000000000000♠ 68–13 (.840) Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Costello, Billy Cunningham, Dave Gambee, Hal Greer, Matt Guokas, Luke Jackson, Wali Jones, Bill Melchionni, Chet Walker, Bob Weiss, coach Alex Hannum[d] 7000300000000000000♠ 4 (Greer, Chamberlain, Cunningham, Walker) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (Greer, Chamberlain, Cunningham) [68]
1969–70 New York Knicks 6999732000000000000♠ 60–22 (.732) Dick Barnett, Nate Bowman, Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Bill Hosket, Don May, Willis Reed, Mike Riordan, Cazzie Russell, Dave Stallworth, John Warren, coach Red Holzman[d] 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (Frazier, Bradley, DeBusschere, Reed) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (Frazier, DeBusschere, Reed) [69]
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers 6999841000000000000♠ 69–13 (.841) Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Cleamons, LeRoy Ellis, Keith Erickson, Gail Goodrich, Happy Hairston, Jim McMillian, Pat Riley, Flynn Robinson, John Trapp, Jerry West, coach Bill Sharman[d] 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (Goodrich, West, Chamberlain, Baylor[f]) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (West, Chamberlain, Baylor) [70]
1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers 6999793000000000000♠ 65–17 (.793) J. J. Anderson, Maurice Cheeks, Earl Cureton, Franklin Edwards, Julius Erving, Marc Iavaroni, Clemon Johnson, Reggie Johnson, Bobby Jones, Moses Malone, Mark McNamara, Clint Richardson, Russ Schoene, Andrew Toney, coach Billy Cunningham 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (Erving, Malone) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (Erving, Malone) [71]
1985–86 Boston Celtics 6999817009999900000♠ 67–15 (.817) Danny Ainge, Larry Bird, Rick Carlisle, Dennis Johnson, Greg Kite, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Jerry Sichting, David Thirdkill, Sam Vincent, Bill Walton, Scott Wedman, Sly Williams, coach K. C. Jones 7000500000000000000♠ 5 (McHale, Bird, Parish, Walton, Johnson) 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (McHale, Bird, Parish, Walton) [72]
1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers 6999793000000000000♠ 65–17 (.793) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Adrian Branch, Frank Brickowski, Michael Cooper, A. C. Green, Magic Johnson, Wes Matthews, Kurt Rambis, Mike Smrek, Byron Scott, Billy Thompson, Mychal Thompson, James Worthy, coach Pat Riley[d] 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (Johnson, Worthy, Abdul-Jabbar) 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (Johnson, Worthy, Abdul-Jabbar) [73]
1988–89 Detroit Pistons 6999768000000000000♠ 63–19 (.768) Mark Aguirre, Adrian Dantley, Darryl Dawkins, Fennis Dembo, Joe Dumars, James Edwards, Steve Harris, Vinnie Johnson, Bill Laimbeer, John Long, Rick Mahorn, Pace Mannion, Dennis Rodman, Jim Rowinski, John Salley, Isiah Thomas, Micheal Williams, coach Chuck Daly[d] 7000400000000000000♠ 4 (Thomas, Dumars, Dantley, Rodman) 7000100000000000000♠ 1 (Thomas) [74]
1991–92 Chicago Bulls 6999817009999900000♠ 67–15 (.817) B. J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, Bob Hansen, Craig Hodges, Dennis Hopson, Michael Jordan, Stacey King, Cliff Levingston, Chuck Nevitt, John Paxson, Will Perdue, Scottie Pippen, Mark Randall, Rory Sparrow, Scott Williams, coach Phil Jackson[d] 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (Jordan, Pippen) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (Jordan, Pippen) [75]
1995–96 Chicago Bulls 6999878000000000000♠ 72–10 (.878) Randy Brown, Jud Buechler, Jason Caffey, James Edwards, Jack Haley, Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoč, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, John Salley, Dickey Simpkins, Bill Wennington, coach Phil Jackson[d] 7000300000000000000♠ 3 (Jordan, Pippen, Rodman) 7000200000000000000♠ 2 (Jordan, Pippen) [76]
See also
National Basketball Association portal
ABA All-Time Team
Notes
a American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
b Each year is linked to an article about the NBA Finals in that year.
c Italicized record and winning percentage reflect all games played through the 2010–11 season; the preceding record is that of the coach at the time of his selection.
d Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coach; Bill Sharman was inducted as both a player and a coach
e A sixth player on this team, Sanders, was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in August 2011.[77]
f Having been injured in the second game, Baylor missed the remainder of the 1971–72 season. He retired at the beginning of the next season.[78]
References
General
"The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
"Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
"Top 10 Teams in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Dave Bing NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Wilt Chamberlain NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Bob Cousy NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Dave Cowens NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Billy Cunningham NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Dave DeBusschere NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Clyde Drexler NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Julius Erving NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Patrick Ewing NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Walt Frazier NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "George Gervin NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Hal Greer NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Elvin Hayes NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Moses Malone NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Hakeem Olajuwon NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Robert Parish NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Bob Pettit NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
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Jump up ^ "Willis Reed NBA & ABA Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
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"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
Single by David Frizzell
from the album The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine
B-side
"She's Up to All Her Old Tricks Again"
Released
April 1982
Genre
Country
Length
4:00
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Dewayne Blackwell
Producer(s)
Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff
David Frizzell singles chronology
"Another Honky-Tonk Night on Broadway"
(1982) "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
(1982) "I Just Came Here to Dance"
(1982)
"Another Honky-Tonk Night on Broadway"
(1982) "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
(1982) "I Just Came Here to Dance"
(1982)
"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" is a song written by Dewayne Blackwell and recorded by American country music artist David Frizzell. It was released in April 1982 as the first single from the album The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine. "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" was David Frizzell's only number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks in country music's top 40.[1]
The song also became an unexpected mainstream pop hit in Canada, peaking at No. 20 on the RPM Top Singles chart (in addition to peaking at No. 3 on the magazine's Top Country Tracks chart).
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Content[edit]
The song talks of a wife who grows tired of her husband's barhopping (and spending his entire paycheck doing so).
But instead of ending the marriage, she comes up with a unique plan – she decides to redecorate their house into a bar, and play the part of bartender/waitress as an inducement to get her husband to stay at home (and possibly bring his friends along with him, so they can spend their paychecks). While he recovers from his hangover the following morning, she will deposit the proceeds in their bank account.
Charts[edit]
Chart (1982)
Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Top Singles 20
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 128.
Jump up ^ "David Frizzell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" Billboard.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Honky Tonkin'"
by Hank Williams, Jr. Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
August 14, 1982 Succeeded by
"Nobody"
by Sylvia
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Notable singles
"L.A. International Airport"
"I Just Can't Help Believing"
"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
"Lost My Baby Blues"
Singles with Shelly West
"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"
"A Texas State of Mind"
"Husbands and Wives"
"Another Honky-Tonk Night on Broadway"
"I Just Came Here to Dance"
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Warner Bros. Records
RCA Records
Lefty Frizzell
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