Top 75 NBA Resumes All-Time Pt. 2
With the NBA having just wrapped up its 75th Season it was officially time of us to release our Top 75 Player list.
Proceed with Context: This list is a bit different than other lists you’ve probably read.
This is not just a ranking of the 75 Best players in NBA history. I’m sure you’ve seen many versions of that list. Rather than repeat that same exercise other sites have done we wanted to add a twist to our ranking.
Below is the Top 75 NBA Resumes over the past 75 years. We’ve looked at the major accomplishments of every key player in NBA history and created a formula that has weighed the resumes of each NBA Superstar.
NBA Championships, MVPs, All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams, along with statistical accomplishments in the major categories have been added together to give each player a Resume Score that can be used to compare them against other superstars across NBA history.
We believe this gives us a unique Top 75 list. It also shows us the amount of accomplishments an active player on this list needs to continue to climb the NBA Resume ladder. This list takes bias and the eye test out of the equation and focuses strictly on a players accolades.
I hope you enjoy the list, learn a little about each player, and use this list to spur debate with us and your friends!
Without further ado,
60-46
60. Hal Greer
1 NBA Title
7x All-NBA (7x 2nd-Team)
10x All-Star
All-Star Game MVP (1967-68)
19 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 16.75
59. Dennis Johnson
3 NBA Titles
2x All-NBA (1x 1st-Team | 1x 2nd-Team)
9x All-Defensive (6x 1st-Team | 3x 2nd-Team)
5x All-Star
Finals MVP (1978-79)
20 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 16.75
58. Sam Jones
10 NBA Titles
3x All-NBA (3x 2nd-Team)
5x All-Star
18 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 17.25
57. Paul Arizin
1 NBA Title
4x All-NBA (3x 1st-Team | 1x 2nd-Team)
10x All-Star
All-Star Game MVP (1951-52)
2x Scoring Champ
Rookie of the Year (1950-51)
19 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 17.25
56. Kevin McHale
3 NBA Titles
1x All-NBA (1st-Team)
6x All-Defensive (3x 1st-Team | 3x 2nd-Team)
7x All-Star
1st-Team All-Rookie (1980-81)
2x Sixth Man of the Year
20 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 17.50
55. George Mikan
5 NBA Titles
6x All-NBA (6x 1st-Team)
4x All-Star
All-Star Game MVP (1952-53)
3x Scoring Champ
Rebounding Champ (1952-53)
20 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 17.50
54. Tommy Heinsohn
8 NBA Titles
4x All-NBA (4x 2nd-Team)
6x All-Star
Rookie of the Year (1956-57)
19 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 18.00
53. Steve Nash
7x All-NBA (3x 1st-Team | 2x 2nd-Team | 2x 3rd-Team)
8x All-Star
2x MVP
5x Assist Champ
22 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 18.00
52. Ben Wallace
1 NBA Title
5x All-NBA (3x 2nd-Team | 2x 3rd-Team)
6x All-Defensive (5x 1st-Team | 1x 2nd-Team)
4x All-Star
2x Rebounding Champ
Block Champ (2001-02)
4x Defensive Player of the Year
23 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 18.00
51. Willis Reed
2 NBA Titles
5x All-NBA (1x 1st-Team | 4x 2nd-Team)
1x All-Defensive (1st-Team)
7x All-Star
1969-70 MVP
2x Finals MVP
All-Star Game MVP (1969-70)
Rookie of the Year (1964-65)
20 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 18.25
50. Anthony Davis
1 NBA Title
4x All-NBA (4x 1st-Team)
4x All-Defensive (2x 1st-Team | 2x 2nd-Team)
8x All-Star
All-Star Game MVP (2016-17)
3x Block Champ
1st-Team All-Rookie (2012-13)
22 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 18.25
49. Bill Sharman
4 NBA Titles
7x All-NBA (4x 1st-Team | 3x 2nd-Team)
8x All-Star
All-Star Game MVP (1954-55)
20 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 18.75
48. Patrick Ewing
7x All-NBA (1x 1st-Team | 6x 2nd-Team)
3x All-Defensive (3x 2nd-Team)
11x All-Star
Rookie of the Year (1985-86)
22 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 19.00
47. Dennis Rodman
5 NBA Titles
2x All-NBA (2x 3rd-Team)
8x All-Defensive (7x 1st-Team | 1x 2nd-Team)
2x All-Star
7x Rebounding Champ
2x Defensive Player of the Year
26 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 19.25
46. Artis Gilmore
1 ABA Title
5x All-ABA (5x 1st-Team)
5x All-Defensive (1x 2nd-Team | 4x 1st-Team ABA)
11x All-Star (6x NBA | 5x ABA)
ABA MVP (1971-72)
ABA Finals MVP (1974-75)
ABA All-Star Game MVP (1973-74)
4x ABA Rebound Champ
ABA Block Champ (1972-73)
ABA Rookie of the Year (1971-72)
31 Total Accomplishments
Resume Score: 20.50
