In 1996 the NBA named its 50 greatest players of all time.
It's 2012. The '96 list is here and at the bottom - my updated list of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time.
The New List - 2012
Centers
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Tim Duncan
Shaquille O’Neal
Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell
David Robinson
George Mikan
Moses Malone
Artis Gilmore
Robert Parish
Walt Bellamy
Patrick Ewing
Dolph Schayes
Wes Unseld
Forwards
Karl Malone
Dirk Nowitzki
Charles Barkley
Bob Pettit
Kevin Garnett
Larry Bird
LeBron James
Paul Pierce
Bailey Howell
Kevin McHale
Julius Erving
John Havlicek
Elvin Hayes
Rick Barry
Scottie Pippen
Dominique Wilkins
Elgin Baylor
Horace Grant
Guards
Oscar Robertson
John Stockton
Michael Jordan
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
Walt Frazier
Kobe Bryant
Reggie Miller
Steve Nash
Chauncey Billups
Chet Walker
Adrian Dantley
Jason Kidd
Gary Payton
Clyde Drexler
Ray Allen
Dwyane Wade
