Kevin's Watch

After watching this year's stellar NBA playoffs featuring the best playoff series I've ever seen (Bulls vs Celts), I got into NBA history again and came up with my NBA GOAT, Top 25 list, based on Prime skill level, Championships, Finals appearances, Accolades, Legend, Competition during era, Positional comparison, Defensive contribution nearly equal to offensive. PER and shooting pct. also factored greatly:

1- MJ
2- Wilt, Russell, Jabbar
5- Bird, Magic, O
8- Erving
9- Baylor
10- TD
11- Shaq, Olajuwan
13- KG, K.Malone, Barkley
16- M. Malone
17- Kobe, West
19- D.Robinson, Pettit, Mikan, Barry
23- Cousy, Stockton
25- Ewing

Thoughts, arguments, lists?

Who's TD? Duncan? I like your list a lot-I take it that Dr. J's legend outweighs his defense?

I never watched 'em play, not sure how good his man2man defense and hustle was, but statistically, Dr. J's a defensive monster...

...and yes, TD is Duncan.