30. Paul Pierce 152.91 SF 1238 .124
Almost identical to Clyde Drexler; Pierce goes on the list just
ahead, placing him currently third overall with only 29 players left. Antawn is out of the top 100; Perkins out of
the top 50.
29. Jason Kidd 153 PG 1549
.099
The guy you put him ahead based on career value is
Havlicek. It’s razor thin, but he’s
behind Barry. DJ is out of the top 100; Jerry Lucas out of the top 50.
28. Dolph Schayes 156.35 C 1093 .143
Pretty clearly goes into third, behind Pettit and
Mikan. Tiny is out of the top 100, AI
out of the top 50.
27. Gary Payton 156.66 G 1489 .105
GP feels like he’d be close to Kidd, right? Turns out, yes but a little bit better. He goes ahead of Barry; he goes ahead of
Nash; Gary Payton’s career value keeps him ahead of Steve Nash. Hardaway out of
the top 100; Sam Jones out of the top 50.
26. Ray Allen 158.2 SG 1378 .115
Allen beats his former teammate Pierce, probably just for
one more season. Rice out of the top
100; Eddie Jones out of the top 50.
25. Robert Parish 162.57 C 1795 .091
Now we need to balance the lower per game value with all that
career value. Chief’s ahead of GP. But
he’s behind Dantley. Steve Smith out of
the top 100; KJ out of the top 50.
24. Larry Bird 170.66 SF 1061 .161
And we have a new number one; the total value advantage over
Mikan beats out Mikan’s per game value.
Isiah, coincidentally, gets bounced from the top 100; Ginobli (for now)
out of the top 50.
23. Dan Issel 173.67 C 1351 .129
Issel’s ahead of Parish obviously…ahead of Allen…and Pettit and
Schayes. It’s a debate between he and
Mikan; Mikan gets him, but don’t sleep on Dan Issel. Cassell out of the top 100, Brand out of the
top 50.
22. LeBron James 182.1 SF 903 .202
Here’s what I want you to look at – LeBron passes Bird in games
played in 2015. Right now, he has more
value than Bird in fewer games. Right
now – right now – LeBron James, with only 21 players yet to come, is the top
player on the list.
Close for number two, but Olajuwon’s total value just clips Bird’s
per/game. It is a race for number two
though. Not number one.
Only 20 players left – that means the top 80 from the below list
will finish in the top 100 overall, and the top 30 will finish in the top
50.
1.
Lebron James
2.
Hakeem Olajuwon
3.
Larry Bird
4.
George Mikan
5.
Dan Issel
6.
Bob Pettit
7.
Dolph Schayes
8.
Ray Allen
9.
Paul Pierce
10.
Clyde Drexler
11.
Adrian Dantley
12.
Robert Parish
13.
Gary Payton
14.
Steve Nash
15.
Rick Barry
16.
Jason Kidd
17.
John Havlicek
18.
Scottie Pippen
19.
Chauncey Billups
20.
Walt Frazier
21.
Chris Paul
22.
Walt Bellamy
23.
Patrick Ewing
24.
Dwyane Wade
25.
Kevin McHale
26.
Horace Grant
27.
Paul Arizin
28.
Pau Gasol
29.
Bob Lanier
30.
Shawn Marion
31.
Chet Walker
32.
George Gervin
33.
Elgin Baylor
34.
Bailey Howell
35.
Zelmo Beaty
36.
Elvin Hayes
37.
Wes Unseld
38.
Dominique Wilkins
39.
Ed Macauley
40.
Neil Johnston
41.
Dikembe Mutombo
42.
Buck Williams
43.
Jeff Hornacek
44.
Larry Nance
45.
Jack Sikma
46.
Vince Carter
47.
Dwight Howard
48.
Rasheed Wallace
49.
Bill Laimbeer
50.
Terry Porter
51.
Maurice Cheeks
52.
Detlef Schrempf
53.
Elton Brand
54.
Manu Ginobli
55.
Kevin Johnson
56.
Eddie Jones
57.
Sam Jones
58.
Allen Iverson
59.
Jerry Lucas
60.
Sam Perkins
61.
Bobby Jones
62.
Otis Thorpe
63.
Sidney Moncrief
64.
Chris Bosh
65.
Hal Greer
66.
Ben Wallace
67.
Tracy McGrady
68.
Alex English
69.
Grant Hill
70.
Tony Parker
71.
Bob Cousy
72.
Dave Cowens
73.
Amare Stoudemire
74.
Alonzo Mourning
75.
Vern Mikkelson
76.
Bill Sharman
77.
Dennis Rodman
78.
Vlade Divac
79.
Hersey Hawkins
80.
Bob McAdoo
81.
AC Green
82.
Lenny Wilkens
83.
Shawn Kemp
84.
Jimmy Jones
85.
Jason Terry
86.
Cliff Hagan
87.
Anthony Mason
88.
Chris Mullin
89.
James Worthy
90.
Rashard Lewis
91.
Andre Miller
92.
Marques Johnson
93.
Bobby Dandridge
94.
Chris Webber
95.
Harry Gallatin
96.
Peja Stojakovic
97.
Joe Dumars
98.
Dale Davis
99.
PJ Brown
100.
Mark Jackson
