Jeremy Nepomuceno [Final]

Top 5 Players in NBA

5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-1989)

Career accomplishments:

- Basketball Hall of Fame
- Member of six NBA championship teams
- Second all-time in games played in NBA history
- First all-time in minutes played in NBA history
- First all-time in field goals made in NBA history
- Eighth all-time in free throws made in NBA history
- Fifth all-time in free throws attempted in the NBA
- Sixth all-time in defensive rebounds in NBA history
- Third all-time in total rebounds in NBA history
- Third all-time in blocks in NBA history
- First all-time in points in NBA history
- Eighth all-time in blocks per game in NBA history
- 19-time NBA All-Star
- Six-time NBA MVP
- Two-time NBA Finals MVP
- 15-time All-NBA selection
- 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection
- NBA Rookie of the Year
- NBA All-Rookie Team

source(Wikipedia.org)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is known for his unguardable “Skyhook”. 

He scored the most points in a career – no one was close.

4. Tim Duncan (1997 – Present)

Career accomplishments:

- Member of four NBA championship teams
- Three-time NBA Finals MVP
- Two-time NBA MVP
- 13-time All-NBA selection
- 13-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection
- 13-time NBA All-Star
- NBA Rookie of the Year
- NBA All-Rookie Team
- Ninth all-time in defensive rebounds in NBA history
- Ninth all-time in blocks in NBA history

source(Wikipedia.org)

Tim Duncan is the best power forward ever and greatest passing power forward to ever play in the NBA. At one game he was on his way to a quadruple-double but he was just 2 blocks short. He possesses the traits that all true champions have. No one has even come close to Timmy’s career; he is a first ballot Hall of Famer.

3. Magic Johnson (1979 – 1991, 1996)

Career accomplishments:
- Basketball Hall of Fame
- Member of five NBA championship teams
- Fourth all-time in assists in NBA history
- First all-time in assists per game in NBA history
- 12-time NBA All-Star
- Three-time NBA Finals MVP
- Three-time NBA MVP
- NBA All-Rookie Team
- 10-time All-NBA selection

(Wikipedia.org)

Magic Johnson at a height of 6 ft. 7, could easily play 4 different positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward and power forward. He once played center in 1980 NBA finals and won with Kareem injured in game 6. Even the “G.O.A.T.”, Michael Jordan struggles to play point guard because he was not good at distributing the ball; and MJ was too small and doesn’t have the strength to play small forward in his prime.

2. Wilt Chamberlaine  (1959 - 1973)

Career accomplishments:
- Basketball Hall of Fame
- Member of two NBA championship teams
- Fourth all-time in minutes played in NBA history
- Third all-time in field goals made in NBA history
- Second all-time in free throws attempted in NBA history
- First all-time in total rebounds in NBA history
- Fourth all-time in points in NBA history
- First all-time in minutes per game in NBA history
- Second all-time in points per game in NBA history
- First all-time in rebounds per game in NBA history
- 13-time NBA All-Star
- One-time NBA Finals MVP
- Four-time NBA MVP
- 10-time All-NBA selection
- Two-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection
- NBA Rookie of the Year

source(Wikipedia.org)

Wilt Chamberlaine can dominate on both ends of the floor. He averaged 50 points in a single season, he scored 100 points in one game and he averaged 25 blocks per game; Even his rival, Bill Russel, the man who won more rings than him said that Wilt was the best player he played against and that it wasn't even close.

1. Michael Jordan (1984 – 1993, 1995 – 1998, 2001 - 2003)

Career accomplishments:

- Basketball Hall of Fame
- Member of six NBA championship teams
- Fourth all-time in field goals made in NBA history
- Fourth all-time in free throws made in NBA history
- Eighth all-time in free throws attempted in NBA history
- Second all-time in steals in NBA history
- Third all-time in points in NBA history
- First all-time in points per game in NBA history
- Third all-time in steals per game in NBA history
- 14-time NBA All-Star
- Rookie of the Year
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Five-time NBA MVP
- Six-time NBA Finals MVP
- All-Rookie Team
- 11-time All-NBA selection
- Nine-time All-Defensive Team selection

source(Wikipedia.org)

Michael Jordan is the best there ever was, and the best there will be. He is the best player to ever play any team sport. He also made Pippen and Rodman the players they are due to his desire to win. No one can match MJ’s will to win and his mental toughness to bring his opponents down.

 Being able to play in a big league like the NBA, means a lot already to a player; but being able to mention as one of the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball is already a great meaning to one’s career. It truly defines how great they impact the game at their era and how they change the game of basketball.

 One of the important aspects of being the best player there is, is not only how tough you are physically or how big you are but developing proper attitude about the game. Proper attitude means respecting your teammates and also your opponents. Your opponents is trying their best too in playing the game. Never play "dirty". You are only lowering yourself by doing it. Play hard, with enthusiasm and passion, and play to win, but play with class and just enjoy the game because that is what sports means.

 To become winners like these 5 players, we must recognize how important our teammates are. They all share the same “There is no I in TEAM” saying because they can’t achive what they have now without their teammates.

 We could also apply what these 5 players have: there will and their passion to the game, in any other kinds of sport. They all played as hard as they can but sometimes they often fails but remember that you can often learn more in losing. You don’t need to have many medals or trophies to be a winner, because winning is not about how awards you have won but how you dedicated yourself to win and never giving up in times of struggle

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