Hello everyone and welcome to another video of Beautiful Salad. Today we are going to look at the 10 greatest basketball players of all time. Did you know that basketball is the third most watched game in the US? Around 15 million people watch basketball. The US ranks first place in basketball internationally. In 2019, the NBA had a revenue of $8.7 billion. This is a significant part of the US sports industry. Remember to like, subscribe and share. Now let's go into the list. 10. Wilk Chamberlain When you scored an average of 50 points a game for the whole season, you know you're one of the greatest players of all time. That's exactly what Wilk Chamberlain did in the 1962 NBA season. Wilk Chamberlain is known for his amazing scoring ability, but he was also a great rebounder. He averaged 25 rebounds a game in the same 1962 season. Wilk Chamberlain has set incredible records such as his 100 point game and scoring 50 points or more 118 times. With records like this you expect him to be in the top 5. However he only won two championships and was finals MVP for one of them. Wilk was born on August 12, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played for the Philadelphia or San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. 9. Tim Duncan Tim Duncan is considered to be the best player in the Spurs franchise. He was an important part of all five of the team's championships. His simple but effective playstyle gave him the nickname the Big Fundamental. Tim Duncan was born in the Virgin Islands on the 25th of April in 1976. He spent his 19 years of basketball with the San Antonio Spurs. Tim has won finals MVP 3 times for his team and has made the all NBA team and all defensive teams 15 times. Duncan has the most wins for a player that has played only for one team. He also averaged a double double in the playoffs. He accomplished such great feats with help from his teammates such as David Robinson, Monogyn Obli, Pogasol and Tony Parker. He is currently the assistant coach for the Spurs. 8. Kobe Bryant Everyone knows Kobe Bryant for his phenomenal play. He is the guard that played 20 years with the Lakers. Kobe was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During his career he gave the Lakers five championships. Of these five championships he was crowned finals MVP for two of them. Kobe was an 18 time old star just one short of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19. He also has other achievements such as his 81 point game and his last game in which he scored 60 points. Kobe Bryant unfortunately died on January 26, 2020 in Calabasas, California. However the mamba mentality will still live on. 7. Larry Bird Larry Bird was known as the best small forward ever in the 80s. Larry Bird was an outstanding player that was part of the legendary dream team. He was born on December 7, 1956 in West Badden Spring, Indiana. Bird has played all his years with the Celtics. He gave them three rings and was finals MVP for two of them. When healthy Larry Bird played above average. All the stats were above the league average at the time. Sometimes he would play out of his mind. He was also known as Larry Legend. In his career Bird has three MVP's in a row. This is a feat that only two other NBA players have accomplished. Larry Bird was also known to make crazy passes on the court. As you can see Larry Legend easily deserves a spot in the top 10. 6. Shaqille O'Neal Shaq was one of the most dominant players of his era. The numbers he put up a game were unbelievable and he made it even more incredible in the playoffs. Shaqille was the center that played for the Orlando Magic Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Phoenix Sons. He was born on March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey. Along with the help of Kobe Bryant O'Neal gave the Lakers three championships in a row. Shaqille was finals MVP all three times. He won his next championship with the Miami Heat. However, Dwayne weighed with finals MVP that year. Shaqille has done some unexpected things as a basketball player such as Breaking the Hoop. Now that he retired Shaqille is a global pitchman and analyst. Shaqille also known as a diesel will always be known for his outstanding career in the 2000s. 5. Magic Johnson Urban Magic Johnson is currently the best point guard to ever play basketball. Magic is one of the tallest point guards to ever play the game. He spent his entire career with the LA Lakers. Magic gave him five championships and was finals MVP for three of them. Johnson was born on the 14th of August 1959 in Lansing, Michigan. Magic had played all five positions in basketball during his career. He's the only NBA player to win NBA finals MVP as a rookie. Magic won four of his championships with the help of Karim Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy. These were the years the Lakers got the name Showtime Lakers. Magic Johnson is number five on the list of assist leaders and is a four time assist champion. He will always be one of the best. 4. Bill Russell Nobody has ever been close to Bill Russell's 11 titles. He was the best defender in the league and destroyed players like Wil Chamberlain in the playoffs. Bill was born on February 12, 1934 in West Monroe, Louisiana. He played his 13 years of basketball with the Boston Celtics and gave them 11 titles. 8 of them were in a row. This is the highest number of championships in a row. There were no finals on B.P. awards at the time, but when the award was created they named it the Bill Russell Award because of his tremendous amount of winning. Blox and Steels were not recorded at stats at the time, but researchers say Bill might have averaged their whopping 8-12 blocks a game. Bill Russell is considered to be the greatest winner in all of basketball history. 3. Karim Abdul-Jabbar No one has the greatest center of all time. Karim Abdul-Jabbar dominated the game in the 70s and 80s. He was incredibly famous because of his sky hook. Karim, originally named Ferdinand Lewis Alcinoe Jr. was born in New York City on April 16, 1947. Over the course of 20 years, Abdul-Jabbar has played for two teams. These teams are the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. Karim has won one championship with a Bucks and five with the Lakers. He was finals on B.P. for two of these titles. Karim also has other accomplishments such as the most regular season MVP's. Karim has six of these awards. He has also set the record for most points in career history. Karim scored a mind-boggling 38,387 points in his 20 seasons. Karim will forever be known for how he impacted the game of basketball. 2. LeBron James LeBron James is the only player on this list that is currently playing in the NBA. Even being 35 years old, he dominates the league. James was born on December 30 in Akron, Ohio. He has played for three teams in his 17 years in the NBA. These teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Lakers. James has won three championships and was finals on B.P. for all three of them. He won two in Miami and won in Cleveland. James has won four MVP's throughout his career. King James is one of the 45 players in NBA history to join the NBA directly after high school. The only other player on this list to do that is Kobe Bryant. Did you know that LeBron has only missed the Ulster game once? He has only missed the playoffs three times. In the following years, King James might advance to the first place on this list. Number 1 Michael Jordan Michael Jordan has to be number one on this list. MJ overpowered everybody in the league at the time, leading his boss to six championships. Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17 in Brooklyn, New York. He played for two teams in his career. These teams were the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. Jordan won six titles for the Bulls and never lost in NBA finals. He has won six finals MVP awards and five MVP awards. Many basketball legends claim that Jordan was the best. Jordan was known for his amazing vertical as he can dunk from the free throw line. Did you know that he played one season of baseball with the Chicago White Sox? He also retired from basketball in 1998 only to return in 2001. Michael Jeffrey Jordan will always be remembered as the greatest player of all time. Those are the 10 greatest players ever to touch the basketball. Do you think we left someone out? So tell us who in the comments. Remember to like, share and subscribe. See you next time.