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ESPN Ranks Kobe 12th All Time

Posted on 06 February 2016

We're up to the best of the best. All-Time #NBArank rolls on with Players 11-15 in our Top 100 countdown.

To create All-Time #NBArank, we put together a ballot with the 150 greatest players ever. Then our ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups, with voting based on both peak performance and career value. The result is our all-time NBA Top 100.

We have already announced players 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45,46-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, 81-90 and 91-100.

The top 10 will be revealed next week.

Also, check out our positional rankings of the 10 best point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers of all time.

On to the list ...


All-Time #NBArank: 11-15

If you want to get involved in the discussion, #NBArank is the Twitter hashtag to use. You also can follow along @ESPNNBA and on Facebook.


Oscar Robertson

Position
Point guard

Teams
Cincinnati Royals (1960-70), Milwaukee Bucks (1970-1974)

Honors
MVP (1963-64), 12-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA selection, Rookie of the Year (1960-61), Hall of Fame

Championships
One (1971)

Career stats
25.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 9.5 APG, .485 FG%

Nickname
Big O

Did you know?
The only player to average a triple-double for an entire season, Robertson's 181 triple-doubles are by far the most in NBA history. He had 41 of them alone in 1961-62, which by itself would be the sixth most in NBA history and more than any active player. -- ESPN Stats & Info

Kobe Bryant

Position
Shooting guard

Teams
Los Angeles Lakers (1996-present)

Honors
MVP (2007-08), two-time Finals MVP, 18-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA selection, two-time NBA scoring champion

Championships
Five (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)

Career stats
25.1 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.7 APG, .449 FG%

Nicknames
The Black Mamba, Vino

Did you know?
Bryant is the only player in NBA history to play 20 or more seasons with a single team. His 15 All-NBA selections are tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan for the most in NBA history. -- ESPN Stats & Info

Jerry West

Position
Shooting guard

Teams
Los Angeles Lakers (1960-1974)

Honors
Finals MVP (1969), 14-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA selection, five-time All-D selection, Hall of Fame

Championships
One (1972)

Career stats
27.0 PPG, 6.7 APG, 2.6 SPG, .474 FG%

Nickname
The Logo

Did you know?
Jerry West and Michael Jordan are the only players in NBA history to average 40 PPG for an entire postseason. -- ESPN Stats & Info

Julius Erving

Position
Small forward

Teams
Virginia Squires (1971-1973), New York Nets (1973-1976), Philadelphia 76ers (1976-1987)

Honors
MVP (1980-81), 11-time All-Star, 7-time All-NBA selection, Hall of Fame

Championships
One (1983)

Career stats
24.2 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.2 APG, .506 FG%

Nickname
Dr. J

Did you know?
Dr. J is the only player to be named MVP in both the ABA and the NBA. Having scored more than 30,000 points between the two leagues, he ranks sixth on the combined ABA/NBA scoring list. -- ESPN Stats & Info

Moses Malone

Position
Center

Teams
Utah Stars (1974-75), Spirits of St. Louis (1975-76), Buffalo Braves (1976), Houston Rockets (1976-1982), Philadelphia 76ers (1982-1986, 1993-94), Washington Bullets (1986-1988), Atlanta Hawks (1988-1991), Milwaukee Bucks (1991-1993), San Antonio Spurs (1994-95)

Honors
Three-time MVP (1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83), Finals MVP (1983), 12-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA selection, two-time All-D selection, Hall of Fame

Championships
One (1983)

Career stats
20.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .495 FG%

Nickname
Chairman of the Boards

Did you know?
Including his time in the ABA, Malone played for nine different teams, the most by any Hall of Famer. He is the only player to win back-to-back MVP awards while playing for two different franchises. -- ESPN Stats & Info

Article by ESPN.com

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