The NBA tipped off its 75th anniversary season with its list of the top-75 greatest players in league history. However, because of a tie in the voting, 76 players made the list. The league asked a panel, consisting of front office executives, coaches, current and former players and media, to vote.
The list is unranked and was revealed in no particular order by the league. Below, the players are listed alphabetically by last name.
The first 25 players were announced ahead of the 2021-22 season openers on Tuesday, then the next 25 were revealed Wednesday afternoon. The final 25 were released on Thursday.
All 50 players from the 50th anniversary team made the 75th anniversary list. Eleven current players were added to the list, and the previous list's biggest snub, Dominique Wilkins, made this version.
Complete NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Here is the full list of 76 players who made the list, in alphabetical order and unranked.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ray Allen
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Carmelo Anthony
Nate Archibald
Paul Arizin
Charles Barkley
Rick Barry
Elgin Baylor
Dave Bing
Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Billy Cunningham
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Dave DeBusschere
Clyde Drexler
Tim Duncan
Kevin Durant
Julius Erving
Patrick Ewing
Walt Frazier
Kevin Garnett
George Gervin
Hal Greer
James Harden
John Havlicek
Elvin Hayes
Allen Iverson
LeBron James
Magic Johnson
Sam Jones
Michael Jordan
Jason Kidd
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Jerry Lucas
Karl Malone
Moses Malone
Pete Maravich
Bob McAdoo
Kevin McHale
George Mikan
Reggie Miller
Earl Monroe
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Hakeem Olajuwon
Shaquille O'Neal
Robert Parish
Chris Paul
Gary Payton
Bob Pettit
Paul Pierce
Scottie Pippen
Willis Reed
Oscar Robertson
David Robinson
Dennis Rodman
Bill Russell
Dolph Schayes
Bill Sharman
John Stockton
Isiah Thomas
Nate Thurmond
Wes Unseld
Dwyane Wade
Bill Walton
Jerry West
Russell Westbrook
Lenny Wilkens
Dominique Wilkins
James Worthy
How the 75th Anniversary Team was announced
The final 26 players announced Thursday:
Ray Allen
Carmelo Anthony
Elgin Baylor
Dave Bing
Kobe Bryant
Billy Cunningham
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Dave DeBusschere
LeBron James
Jason Kidd
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Pete Maravich
Bob McAdoo
Reggie Miller
Earl Monroe
Shaquille O'Neal
Gary Payton
Paul Pierce
Dennis Rodman
Dolph Schayes
Dwyane Wade
Russell Westbrook
Lenny Wilkens
Dominique Wilkins
The 25 players announced Wednesday:
Paul Arizin
Rick Barry
Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain
Clyde Drexler
Tim Duncan
Patrick Ewing
Walt Frazier
Kevin Garnett
John Havlicek
Allen Iverson
Magic Johnson
Sam Jones
Michael Jordan
Karl Malone
Robert Parish
Chris Paul
Scottie Pippen
Bill Sharman
Isiah Thomas
Nate Thurmond
Wes Unseld
Bill Walton
Jerry West
James Worthy
The 25 players announced Tuesday:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nate Archibald
Charles Barkley
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Kevin Durant
Julius Erving
George Gervin
Hal Greer
James Harden
Elvin Hayes
Jerry Lucas
Moses Malone
Kevin McHale
George Mikan
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Hakeem Olajuwon
Bob Pettit
Willis Reed
Oscar Robertson
David Robinson
Bill Russell
John Stockton
Who should have made the NBA's full top-75 greatest players list?
Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach took an analytical look at which players should make the 75th anniversary list. Here's his methodology: The Bill Russell Scale and a look at who could be snubbed or crowned early.
The Bill Russell Scale: A quest for the perfect list of the NBA's 75 Greatest Players
Will there be a Shaquille O'Neal-level coronation on the NBA's list of 75 Greatest Players?
Will there be a Dominique Wilkins-level snub for the NBA's list of 75 Greatest Players?
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