Greatest players of all time Greatest NBA draft busts Greatest nba Rising stars
These four players below are some of the greatest basketball players to ever live They are all basketball hall of famers and there legacy's will always live on.
This is Oscar Robertson he is considered as one of the greatest point guards and players of all-time. He is the only player in nba history to average a triple double with averages of 30.4 ppg 12.5 rpg and 11.4 apg. He played for a total of 14 years and played for two teams the Cincinnati Royals ( now the Sacramento kings ) and the Milwaukee Bucks.
During his career Robertson won many awards MVP, ROY, 12x all star, 3x all star MVP, 6x league leader of assists, 9x NBA all first team, 2x NBA all second team selection, 35th and 50th NBA anniversary team, and numbers 1 and 14 retired by the Royals and Bucks.
Patrick Ewing is arguably the greatest New York Knick off all-time he played over 1000 games for the Knicks and during that time he became the franchises leading scorer. Before Ewing Started his NBA career he attended the great Georgetown university from 1981-1985 after finishing his senior year he declared eligible for the 1985 draft Ewing was selected 1st overall by the Knicks and won rookie of the year.
Even though with all his successful career he never won an NBA championship or MVP but he did have 11 all star selections a one time all NBA first team selection and 9 NBA all second team selections He was inducted in to the basketball hall of fame in 2008 with Pat riley and Hakeem Olajuwon
He was also named into the NBA's 50th anniversary team and had is number 33 retired by the New York Knicks. Ewing retired in 2002 and became a assistant coach on the 2002-3 season for the Washington wizards his other coaching assignments are for the Houston rockets, Orlando magic and the Charlotte hornets/bobcats He has filled in for the charlotte hornets head coaching spot many times but is regularly the assistant coach.
This is Michael Jordan arguably the greatest basketball player of all time and easily the greatest Chicago bull of all-time. Jordan's career started in the 1984-85 season he was drafted by the Chicago bulls with the 3rd overall pick of the draft. Before the NBA Jordan attended North Carolina University During his time there he was not able to show his full scoring ability because coach Dean Smith believed more in a team game then single play. As soon as Jordan entered the NBA he played exceptional, Hall of famer Larry Bird described him as " god disguised as Michael Jordan " during his rookie season he was one of the most athletic players In the league he earned the nicknames Air Jordan and His airness During his career he won many awards such as 6x NBA champion NCAA champion Number 23 retired by the Miami heat, North Carolina University and The Chicago bulls 6x finals MVP 5x MVP 14x all star 3x All star MVP 10x NBA all first team 1x nba all second team NBA defensive player of the year 9x NBA all defensive first team NBA ROY all rookie first team 10x League leader in scoring 3x league leader in steals 2x league leader in steals all time playoff leading scorer all time Chicago bulls scoring leader and was named to the 50th NBA anniversary team.
Charles Barkley one of the greatest power forwards in 76ers history. Barkley was selected with the 5th pick by the Philadelphia 76ers 2 picks after Michael Jordan. During his rookie season he was in a stacked veteran team consisting of Maurice cheeks Moses Malone and Julius Erving. He earned his starting role during his sophomore season having averages of 20 ppg and 12.8 rpg Before the NBA Barkley attended auburn university for three years then entered the 1984 draft . Barkley won many awards during his 16 year career such as NBA MVP 11x NBA all star NBA all star game MVP 5x all NBA first team 5x NBA all second team all NBA third team NBA all rookie first team L=league leader in rebounds no. 34 retired by auburn university, Phoenix suns and Philadelphia 76ers and was named in the NBA's 50th anniversary team .
the greatest busts of all time
A bust is where someone is chosen high in the NBA draft and doesn't live up to the expectations
Number one on the list is Greg oden, Oden was picked first in the 2007 draft having high expectations from a standout year at Ohio state university with averages of 15.7 ppg 9.6 rpg and 3.3 bpg. He announced he was entering the 2007 draft on June 28 2007. Even though he was drafted in the 2007 draft he had to have micro fracture sugery on his right knee which wo