NBA 75th Anniversary Team | all 76 named (there was a tie)

[Optimus Prime]

All 50 from the 96 list made the 75 list

First 25

Charles Barkley
Julius Erving
George Gervin
Moses Malone
David Robinson
Kevin McHale
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
George Mikan
John Stockton
Steve Nash
Nate Archibald
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
James Harden
Hakeem Olajuwon
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kevin Durant
Elvin Hayes
Jerry Lucas
Willis Reed
Hal Greer
Dirk Nowitzki
Bob Pettit
Oscar Robertson
Bill Russell

Second 25

Magic Johnson
James Worthy
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
Larry Bird
Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen
Isiah Thomas
Clyde Drexler
Karl Malone
Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul
Allen Iverson
Tim Duncan
Kevin Garnett
Robert Parish
John Havlicek
Sam Jones
Bill Walton
Bill Sharman
Walt Frazier
Paul Arizin
Rick Barry
Nate Thurmond
Wes Unseld

Final 26 (there was a tie)

Elgin Baylor
Dave Bing
Billy Cunningham
Dave Debusschere
Pete Maravich
Earl Monroe
Shaquille O'Neal
Dolph Schayes
Lenny Wilkens
Dominique Wilkens
Dennis Rodman
Ray Allen
Dwayne Wade
Jason Kidd
Kobe Bryant
Gary Payton
Bob McAdoo
Paul Pierce
Steph Curry
Reggie Miller
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Anthony Davis
Russell Westbrook

 

[thaKEAF]

 

[Brozay]

the cool thing about the NBA top 50 was having all the players join together on the court. I could real care less about them just releasing a list of names. They could have done this on All Star Weekend and brought out everyone who could join

 

[Optimus Prime]

the cool thing about the NBA top 50 was having all the players join together on the court. I could real care less about them just releasing a list of names. They could have done this on All Star Weekend and brought out everyone who could join

They announced the 50 list at the beginning of the 96 season and then had them meet up at the allstar game

NBA at 50: Top 50 Players | NBA.com

So boasts the collective resume of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, selected by a blue-ribbon panel of media, former players and coaches, current and former general managers and team executives. NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 50 Greatest Players at a press luncheon on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Bill russell? i thought he was in the 50

 

[CHICAGO]

the cool thing about the NBA top 50 was having all the players join together on the court. I could real care less about them just releasing a list of names. They could have done this on All Star Weekend and brought out everyone who could join

YOU KNOW SILVER
ALWAYS fukkING UP.

HE WAS CLEARLY AN LGTB HIRE
BECAUSE HE SUCKS AT HIS JOB.

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[Optimus Prime]

Bill russell? i thought he was in the 50

new list, whole new 75

 

[Jplaya2023]

Ah brand new list

 

[FAH1223]

It’s a brand new list. Hopefully all who are still living along with the guys still playing meet up at the All Star game like 1996

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

why didn't they just add 25 new guys since we know the OG 50? Are they taking someone off?

 

[MJ Truth]

the cool thing about the NBA top 50 was having all the players join together on the court. I could real care less about them just releasing a list of names. They could have done this on All Star Weekend and brought out everyone who could join

That’s how they did it last time too though; announced it at the start of the season then had the ceremony at ASG.

 

[MJ Truth]

why didn't they just add 25 new guys since we know the OG 50? Are they taking someone off?

It’s essentially a new list so it’s possible some names will be replaced. But who knows. Kinda fukked up for whoever gets dropped, especially since they’ll be dropped due to votes from people who never saw them play and don’t really have any historical perspective of the game.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Nash, Giannis, Harden, KD, Dirk only new additions so far. everyone else was on the 50 list

 

[Morethan1]

I think it's bullshyt that it's not a list

NBA wanted no smoke

 

[Brozay]

That’s how they did it last time too though; announced it at the start of the season then had the ceremony at ASG.

Well hopefully they do that. I also think the landscape has changed since the NBA 50. With the over saturation of sports media I have a top something list thrown at me seemingly every week. The whole idea has lost its luster a bit. I just wish they made it feel more special than how they are unveiling it but it’s whatever at the end of the day