The NBA 75th-Anniversary Team has been fully announced. The list highlights the most impactful players in league history and contains 76 players due to a tie in voting.
According to the NBA, players are “selected for being pioneers that have helped shape, define, and redefine the game.” A panel of current and former NBA players, coaches GMs, league executives, WNBA legends broadcasters and sportswriters cast their votes without regard to position for the creation of the unranked list.
Eleven active players including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Lebron James, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook were included on the list along with six international players from six different countries: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Patrick Ewing (Jamaica), Tim Duncan (US Virgin Islands), Steve Nash (Canada), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany, and Hakeen Olajuwon (Nigeria).
The list was released in consecutive 25-player reveals with the final 25 unveiled on October 21. Every MVP winner in league history has been included on the list aside from Derrick Rose, who was the NBA’s youngest MVP. Other notable players that were excluded include Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Dwight Howard, Kyrie Irving, Pau Gasol and Dikembe Mutombo.
Below is the full list of the NBA 75 players in the order they were announced.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Nate Archibald
4. Charles Barkley
5. Bob Cousy
6. Dave Cowens
7. Kevin Durant
8. Julius Erving
9. George Gervin
10. Hal Greer
11. James Harden
12. Elvin Hayes
13. Jerry Lucas
14. Moses Malone
15. Kevin McHale
16. George Mikan
17. Steve Nash
18. Dirk Nowitzki
19. Hakeem Olajuwon
20. Bob Pettit
21. Willis Reed
22. Oscar Robertson
23. David Robinson
24. Bill Russell
25. John Stockton
26. Paul Arizin
27. Rick Barry
28. Larry Bird
29. Wilt Chamberlain
30. Clyde Drexler
31. Tim Duncan
32. Patrick Ewing
33. Walt Frazier
34. Kevin Garnett
35. John Havlicek
36. Allen Iverson
37. Magic Johnson
38. Sam Jones
39. Michael Jordan
40. Karl Malone
41. Robert Parish
42. Chris Paul
43. Scottie Pippen
44. Bill Sharman
45. Isiah Thomas
46. Nate Thurmond
47. Wes Unseld
48. Bill Walton
49. Jerry West
50. James Worthy
51. Ray Allen
52. Carmelo Anthony
53. Elgin Baylor
54. Dave Bing
55. Kobe Bryant
56. Billy Cunningham
57. Stephen Curry
58. Anthony Davis
59. Dave DeBusschere
60. LeBron James
61. Jason Kidd
62. Kawhi Leonard
63. Damian Lillard
64. Pete Maravich
65. Bob McAdoo
66. Reggie Miller
67. Earl Monroe
68. Shaquille O’Neal
69. Gary Payton
70. Paul Pierce
71. Dennis Rodman
72. Dolph Schayes
73. Dwyane Wade
74. Russell Westbrook
75. Lenny Wilkens
76. Dominique Wilkins
Congrats to all the players that made NBA75 Anniversary Tm, but Dwight Howard should’ve made this tm. Media and players former and current might not like him because he joked around a lot. His resume says, he’s one of the 75 best NBA players of all time. ??????
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) October 22, 2021
“Maybe I’m just naive in my ability to play basketball, but in my head, I’m top 75 all-time.”
—Klay Thompson after not being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team pic.twitter.com/989vLpJI9v
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 21, 2021
The crew caught Reggie Miller off-guard after telling him he made the #NBA75 ?
(via @NBAonTNT)pic.twitter.com/y5Y4ZxwUgY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 21, 2021
.@JHarden13 was shook when he and KD made the #NBA75 list ?pic.twitter.com/HQeVEzuAyP
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 20, 2021
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