1. Larry Bird
What else needs to be said about Larry Legend? He is the best. No questions asked. There is a reason why they call him Basketball Jesus. He resurrected the NBA, saved the Boston Celtics and never did anything wrong.
Done.
Career achievements
Time spent: 13 seasons.
Playoffs: 164 games, 23.8 PTS, 10.3 REB, 6.5 AST, 1.8 STL, 0.9 BLK, 47 FG%, 32 3PT%, 2 NBA Finals MVPs.
Post-Career: No. 33 retired by Celtics, unanimous best Celtic ever, face of the Celtics franchise throughout the 80s and early 90s.
Memorable moments (take another deep breath): jumper falling out of bounds, out of bounds steal against Pistons, hitting game-winner when he told the other team what he was doing, playing a game left-handed, Nique vs. Bird, 60-point game against the Hawks, entire ’86 season, battles against the Lakers, 3-point contest winner, he is the guy you want taking the last shot out of anyone in NBA history, could do everything, pass, shoot, rebound, play defense.
Raw stats: 897 games, 24.3 PTS, 10.0 REB, 6.3 AST, 1.7 STL, 0.8 BLK, 50 FG%, 38 3PT%, 3 MVP’s, 12-time All-Star, 3 2nd Team All-Defense’s, 1 2nd Team All-NBA, 9 1st Team All-NBA’s, 9 Top 5 in MVP voting (20/20)