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1JordanJordanJordanJordanJordanJordanJordanJordan1JordanJordanJordanJordanJordanRobertsonJordan1Jordan Jordan JordanKobe1JordanKareemJordanJordanJordanLebronLeBron
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2LebronLebronLebronLebronLebronLebronLebronKareem2LebronLebronLebronLebronLebronJordanKareem2LebronLebronLebronJordan2LebronLebronLebronKareemKareemJordanJordan
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11RobertsonRobertsonRobertsonOlajuwonOlajuwonRobertsonRobertsonRobertson11WiltOlajuwonShaqOlajuwon---DurantKobe11Maravich------Dirk11RobertsonBirdRobertsonRobertsonKobeRobinsonGarnett
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12RobinsonOlajuwonOlajuwonRobertsonRobertsonOlajuwonOlajuwonKobe12Dirk CurryCurryWest---LeBronGarnett12Shaq------Duncan12OlajuwonRobertsonOlajuwonKobeGarnettCurryC. Paul
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13OlajuwonCurryWestCurryWestKDKDWest13StocktonKDKDRobertson---Shaq Robertson13Robertson------Durant13CurryKobeShaqWestRobertsonKDBird
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15KDErvingKarl Malone WestGarnettErvingCurryMoses15AI Dirk Robertson------WestWest15M. Malone------ Olajuwon15ErvingRobinsonDurantMosesWestDrexlerWade
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weight: equal weight (in%): 201714112017.52322.5weight (in%): 351515151055
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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2854727-bleacher-reports-all-time-player-rankings-nbas-top-50-revealed
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1
https://clutchpoints.com/updating-ranking-the-50-greatest-players-nba/
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/top-15-players-in-nba-history-cbs-sports-ranks-the-greatest-of-all-time-from-west-and-steph-to-lebron-and-mj/
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-23-greatest-players-league-history
https://www.slamonline.com/nba/slam-top-100-out-now/
https://www.complex.com/sports/best-nba-players-of-all-time-ranked
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankalltime/greatest-players-ever
https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/fwj0ks/rnbas_top_10_greatest_players_results/
https://strawpoll.com/xx813y58/r
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8uzu8x/top5_nba_players_of_all_time/e1jh6vd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
https://www.reddit.com/r/nbadiscussion/comments/a4jn67/survey_who_truly_is_the_greatest_basketball/
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/rank/_/listId/2421/versionId/3
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1573442
https://www.topendsports.com/resources/polls/sport/basketball/greatest-of-all-time.htm
http://ramblingeveron.com/2016/06/22/poll-the-greatest-nba-player-of-all-time/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nbadiscussion/comments/b2o1tw/nba_goat_survey_results/
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/rank/_/listId/2421/versionId/3
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1
https://backpicks.com/2017/12/11/the-backpicks-goat-the-40-best-careers-in-nba-history/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2w1patemXHF0mkAzGo8n8m
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankalltime/greatest-players-ever
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1573442
https://nbamath.com/progressive-goat-rankings/
http://www.apbr.org/metrics/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9488
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media avg. top-15s made MEDIA RANKfan avg. top-15s made FAN RANK1Jordan2all1Jordan1JordanJordanJordanJordan
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1Jordan1all1Jordan1Jordan1.23all1Jordan2Lebron2.15all2Lebron 2LebronLebronLebron Lebron
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2Lebron1.88all2Lebron2Lebron4.2all2Lebron3Kareem2.85all3Kareem 3Kareem KareemKareem Kareem
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3Kareem3.25all3Kareem 3Kareem5.42all3Kareem4Magic5.95all4Magic4MagicMagicMagicMagic
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4Magic4.5all4Magic.4Magic5.5110/114Magic5Russell6.25/75Russell5WiltWiltRussellWilt
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5Russell6.75all5Chamberlian5Russell6.92all5Wilt.6Chamberlian7.05all6Wilt6RussellRussellWiltRussell
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6Chamberlian6.63all6Russell6Chamberlian6.6310/116Russell7Shaq9.756/77Bird7ShaqKobeBirdBird
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7Shaq6.88all7Shaq7Shaq9.7910/117Kobe8Bird7.757/78Duncan8BirdDuncan DuncanDuncan
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8Bird7.38all8Bird8Bird8.510/118Duncan 9Duncan 7.86/79Shaq9Duncan BirdShaqShaq
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9Duncan 8.38all9Duncan 9Duncan 7.969/119Bird10Kobe11.46/710Olajuwon10KobeShaqOlajuwonKobe
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10Kobe8.88all10Kobe10Kobe7.71all10Shaq11Olajuwon10.956/711Kobe11RobertsonOlajuwonKobeOlajuwon
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11Olajuwon11.63all11Robertson11Olajuwon11.627/1111Olajuwon12Robertson12.755/712Robertson12Olajuwon RobertsonRobertsonRobertson
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