Top 5 players in each decade of basketball (ABA included), agree?
60s:
1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Oscar Robertson
3. Bill Russell
4. Jerry West
5. Elgin Baylor
70s:
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Julius Erving
3. Moses Malone
4. Walt Frazier
5. Earl Monroe
80s:
1. Larry Bird
2. Magic Johnson
3. Michael Jordan
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
90s:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Hakeem Olajuwon
3. Shaquille O'Neal
4. Karl Malone
5. David Robinson
2,000-2,009:
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Tim Duncan
3. LeBron James
4. Dwyane Wade
5. Shaquille O'Neal (was not dominant for the whole decade of the 2,000s)
2,011-present:
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Dwyane Wade
5. Derrick Rose