http://theundefeated.com/features/nba-50-greatest-players-remix/ New top 50 list from The Undefeated. They take out 14 players from the NBA's top 50 list and add 14 more. Some controversial additions, at least, to me, are Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. Feel that they weren't as "great" as Pete Maravich and Clyde Drexler. They take out Bill Walton, Nate Archibald, and James Worthy. But there isn't that much of an argument when their spots are taken by players like Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd, and Kevin Durant. Additions to 50 Greatest Players Remix (2017) Ray Allen Kobe Bryant Stephen Curry Tim Duncan Kevin Durant Kevin Garnett Allen Iverson LeBron James Jason Kidd Reggie Miller Steve Nash Dirk Nowitzki Paul Pierce Dwyane Wade Subtractions to 50 Greatest Players (1996–97) Nate Archibald Dave Bing Dave Cowens Dave DeBusschere Clyde Drexler Sam Jones Pete Maravich Robert Parish Dolph Schayes Bill Sharman Wes Unseld Bill Walton Lenny Wilkens James Worthy Funny that Shaq is still mad about Nash winning those two MVPs.
How is Reggie Miller better than Clyde? HOOOOOOW??? Clyde - Top 10 MVP voting 4 times. Finished #2 one year. 5 times All NBA, 1st team. Reggie made only 3rd team NBA. 2 Championship. Reggie = zero. Clyde = 6 rebounds , 6 assists. Miller = 3 rebounds, 3 assists. WTF WTF WTF???
Wow. Jalen Rose just said James Harden is not a Top 7 players. WOW. Media hates Rocket. Harden isn't a Top 7 player??? ESPN
Yeah, I'm scratching my head over Reggie Miller. His claim to fame was his 3-point shooting and efficiency, but compared to several players today he was nothing special.
Reggie Miller's claim to fame was his clutch performances. That's the first thing that people remember about him. Then, it was his movement without the ball. His trash talk. His consistency as an individual and the consistency of his teams. I don't think he was better than Drexler, though. Drexler truly was a five-tool guard. But I would feel a lot more comfortable with him as the leader and best player of my team than I would with Ray Allen or Paul Pierce.
To me, it would make more sense to add 25 players. Why retract the original 50? They should've done a 75th anniversary addendum at the start of the 16-17 season, updating the list with the greats from the 25 years since the list was made. Additions: 51. Grant Hill 52. Tim Duncan 53. Kobe Bryant 54. Kevin Garnett 55. Allen Iverson 56. Jason Kidd 57. Chris Webber 58. Dirk Nowitzki 59. Tracy McGrady 60. Steve Nash 61. Ben Wallace 62. Paul Pierce 63. Yao Ming 64. LeBron James 65. Dwyane Wade 66. Amar'e Stoudemire 67. Carmelo Anthony 68. Dwight Howard 69. Chris Paul 70. Pau Gasol 71. Kevin Durant 72. Russell Westbrook 73. Blake Griffin 74. James Harden 75. Stephen Curry Thoughts?
I don't get the their reasoning behind drexler. Yes he need Hakeem to win... but he did more than PP or Reggie did as the main guy.
As others have mentioned, putting Reggie Miller above Clyde Drexler is inexcusable. It's not like these guys really even came from different eras, which you could use as an excuse with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. Reggie Miller hit his prime just as Clyde Drexler was leaving his. If you saw Miller at his best, you saw Clyde at a point where he was still better. He led his team to more success (two Finals appearances as best player), he won a championship, his all around numbers are drastically better, and he was legitimately in the conversation as the best guard in the league not named Jordan. Miller's paltry numbers and limited team AND individual success (only three time All-NBA Third Team) are overlooked because two of the best performances of his life came at MSG in the playoffs.
These lists are always stupid as hell. I'm not even gonna click the link, don't want to contribute any traffic to that garbage. Reggie Miller and Ray Allen over Clyde is a joke
He carried his teams as the #1 option to the Finals twice in a conference with Magic and Kareem and Worthy and co. He lost to a Pistons team who was 1 win short of a 3 peat and he lost to a 3 peat Bulls team. Won a ring as a #2 option. What the **** did Ray Allen and Paul Pierce carry? I hate how easily the past is just tossed aside for whoever is more relevant today.
