NBA's 75th Anniversary Team

Here you have information about the selection made by the NBA in 2021 of the greatest players of its 75 years of history.

In 2021 and for the fourth time, the NBA selected the best players of its rich history to make an Anniversary Team. It had already been done for the 25th, 35th and 50th anniversaries.

Similar to the previous occasions, a panel of current and former NBA players, coaches, general managers and team and league executives, WNBA legends and media members voted without regard to position and didn't rank the selections. Also players couldn't vote for themselves.

All 50 players from the 50th Anniversary Team were selected for this new list and in fact it includes not 75 but 76 players due to a tie in the voting.

Some notable names that could have deserve to be included but didn't make the list are Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Vince Carter, Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving among others.

This is the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team, made in 2021, ordered alphabetically:

  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *
  2. Ray Allen
  3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  4. Carmelo Anthony
  5. Nate Archibald *
  6. Paul Arizin *
  7. Charles Barkley *
  8. Rick Barry *
  9. Elgin Baylor *
  10. Dave Bing *
  11. Larry Bird *
  12. Kobe Bryant
  13. Wilt Chamberlain *
  14. Bob Cousy *
  15. Dave Cowens *
  16. Billy Cunningham *
  17. Stephen Curry
  18. Anthony Davis
  19. Dave DeBusschere *
  20. Clyde Drexler *
  21. Tim Duncan
  22. Kevin Durant
  23. Julius Erving *
  24. Patrick Ewing *
  25. Walt Frazier *
  1. Kevin Garnett
  2. George Gervin *
  3. Hal Greer *
  4. James Harden
  5. John Havlicek *
  6. Elvin Hayes *
  7. Allen Iverson
  8. LeBron James
  9. Magic Johnson *
  10. Sam Jones *
  11. Michael Jordan *
  12. Jason Kidd
  13. Kawhi Leonard
  14. Damian Lillard
  15. Jerry Lucas *
  16. Karl Malone *
  17. Moses Malone *
  18. Pete Maravich *
  19. Bob McAdoo
  20. Kevin McHale *
  21. George Mikan *
  22. Reggie Miller
  23. Earl Monroe *
  24. Steve Nash
  25. Dirk Nowitzki
  1. Hakeem Olajuwon *
  2. Shaquille O'Neal *
  3. Chris Paul
  4. Robert Parish *
  5. Gary Payton
  6. Paul Pierce
  7. Bob Pettit *
  8. Scottie Pippen *
  9. Willis Reed *
  10. Oscar Robertson *
  11. David Robinson *
  12. Dennis Rodman
  13. Bill Russell *
  14. Dolph Schayes *
  15. Bill Sharman *
  16. John Stockton *
  17. Isiah Thomas *
  18. Nate Thurmond *
  19. Wes Unseld *
  20. Dwyane Wade
  21. Bill Walton *
  22. Jerry West *
  23. Russell Westbrook
  24. Lenny Wilkens *
  25. Dominique Wilkins
  26. James Worthy *

* these players were already in the 50th Anniversary Team

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