ok now, list the top 5 basketball players EVER?

In no particular order:

Michael Jordan

Oscar Robertson (only player to average a triple double in one season)

Magic Johnson

Larry Bird

Wilt Chamberlain/Bill Russell

1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Larry Bird

4. Bill Russell

5. Wilt Chamberlain

5. Steve Nash

4. John Stocken

3. Wilt Chamberlian

2. Larry Bird

1. Magic Johnson

1.Michael Jordan

2.Magic Johnson

3.Wilt Chamberlain

4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

5. John Stockton

The anomaly has it right...except he has two Centers, so I'd take out Russell and put in Karl Malone and now you have one player for all positions. If you can have multiple centers, I'd keep Russell and take out Bird, and put in Kareem. Don't get me wrong. I think Bird was just as talented as Kareem, but as far as the Center position is much more important than Small Forward.

But since I must come up with MY best team ever, it would be:

PG: Derek Fisher

SG: Rip Hamilton

SF: Bruce Bowen

PF: Antonio McDyess

C: Ben Wallace

1. bill russell

2. wilt chamberlain

3. michael jordan

4. magic johnson

5. kareem abdul jabbar

6. larry bird

7. jerry west

8. elgin baylor

9. oscar robertson

10. bob petit

the reason i put bill russell 1. is because he changed the way teh game was played. he was the ultimate team player willing do whatever it took for his team to win. wilt chamberlain was more dominant in his day than michael jordan was in his career. wilt made the nba adopt more rules to limit his dominance. that's how great wilt was

1.Michael Jordan

2.Wilt Chamberlain

3.Kobe Bryant

4.Allen Iverson

5.Steve Nash

Steve Nash

Dirk Nowitzki

Michael Jordan

Shaq

Bird

No order, more of a starting line up

1. jordan

2. magic

3. kareem

4. big O

5. kobe

Jesus Christ! How many times is this same question going to be asked?