The NBA reveals its 76th list of legends to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding
Yesterday, the NBA revealed, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, a list of 76 legends, including Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Kobe Bryant.
The selection of this list is part of the various celebrations held by the association on the eve of its seventy-fifth season.
The players were selected by a committee of current and retired league players, coaches, members of the technical staff, women's league players and journalists.
And 76 players were selected, not 75, and the association did not reveal the names of the players who tied for the last place.
The list included the equivalent of 158 league titles, 730 selections for the All-Star Game, 110 awards for the best player and more than 1.5 million points scored.
And compared to the list that was revealed in 1996 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the association and included 50 legends, big names that have starred in the orange ball competitions over the past 25 years, such as the late Kobe Bryant and current stars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, have been added, three out of eleven. Players on the list are still active.
France's Tony Parker, Argentine Emmanuel Ginobili and Spain's Pau Gasol were absent from the list.
Here is the list in alphabetical order of the English language:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ray Allen, Yannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Nate Archibald, Paul Arizin, Charles Barkley, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cozy, Dave Queens, Billy Cunningham, Stephen Cory, Anthony Davis, Dave Debuschery, Clyde Drexler, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Julius Irving, Patrick Ewing, Walt Fraser, Kevin Garnett, George Gervin, Hal Greer, James Harden, John Havlicek, Elvin Hayes, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Sam Jones, Michael Jordan, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Jerry Lucas, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Pete Maravich, Bob McAdoo, Kevin McHale, George McCann, Reggie Miller, Earl Monroe, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki , Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwan, Robert Parrish, Chris Paul, Gary Payton, Bob Pettit, Paul Pierce, Scottie Pippen, Willis Reed, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Dennis Rodman, Bill Russell, Dolph Chayes, Bill Sharman, John Stockton,Isaiah Thomas, Nate Thurmond, Wes Anseld, Dwyane Wade, Bill Walton, Jerry West, Russell Westbrook, Lenny Wilkins, Dominic Wilkins, and James Worthy.
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