"With everyone having an opinion about who belongs in the conversation about the greatest players in NBA history, finding an unbiased take is difficult. Enter win shares. Win shares is a complex formula that attempts to take factors such as scoring, rebounding, passing, blocks, efficiency, and overall team success and quantify them into one easy-to-understand stat: wins.
For instance, each player on a 60-win team will receive a share of credit under win shares, while the best player obviously receives the most. That rewards players who drive winning and not so much for the ones that don’t. It also rewards longevity, as we’ll soon see."
# 50 - Chet Walker
# 49 - Dominique Wilkins
# 48 - Horace Grant
# 47 - Buck Williams
# 46 - Dwyane Wade
# 45 - Elvin Hayes
# 44 - Chauncey Bills
# 43 - Shawn Marion
# 42 - Scottie Pipen
# 41 - Vince Carter
# 40 - Patrick Ewing
# 39 - Steph Curry
# 38 - Steve Nash
# 37 - Walt Bellamy
# 36 - John Havlicek
# 35 - Adrian Dantley
# 34 - Clyde Drexler
# 33 - Bob Pettit
# 32 - Jason Kidd
# 31 - Dwight Howard
# 30 - Dolph Schayer
# 29 - Pau Gasol
# 28 - Ray Allen
# 27 - Gary Payton
# 26 - Larry Bird
# 25 - Robert Parish
# 24 - Paul Pierce
# 23 - Magic Johnson
# 22 - James Harden
# 21 - Kevin Durant
# 20 - Jerry West
# 19 - Hakeem Olajuwon
# 18 - Bill Russell
# 17 - Moses Malone
# 16 - Kobe Bryant
# 15 - Reggie Miller
# 14 - Charles Barkley
# 13 - David Robinson
# 12 - Shaquille O’Neal
# 11 - Oscar Robertson
# 10 - Kevin Garnett
# 9 - Chris Paul
# 8 - Dirk Nowitzki
# 7 - Tim Duncan
# 6 - John Stockton
# 5 - Michael Jordan
# 4 - Karl Malone
# 3 - Wilt Chamberlain
# 2 - LeBron James
# 1 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar