Olajuwon managed to win two rings before his time was up, but probably should have had more. Michael Jordan goes down as the best NBA player of all-time, as he is a six-time NBA champion and averaged 30.1 points per game in his career. He also added defensively, averaging over one block per game. Also included in the NBA's 50th-anniversary celebration was the selection of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History. This is also one of those era conversations; in the early 60s, these guys were playing over 45 minutes per game. He dominated his way to nine All-Defensive teams and was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year. #3: In over 1,000 games played, Wilt Chamberlain averaged some ridiculous numbers. 2-James Harden. He has established himself inside the top ten all-time in points, and it is going to be tough for anyone to knock him off the top of the leaderboard for rebounds at 23,924. Each team won the NBA championship, and they combined to average 66 wins per season. Russell is a Celtic great, and the consistency over his career was something that bumps him up into these rankings.#12: Hakeem Olajuwon was ferocious on both sides of the ball, and was a three-time block champion. Teams were chosen from among all single-season individual teams. He was also Finals MVP. Malone dominated year in and year out with the Jazz, but they could never get that title. #9: Tim Duncan’s game has played across almost three eras of basketball. While he played more minutes than most on the list above, he had the skills to dominate in any era.Where do you start and end when ranking players? #5: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best to do it. While he fizzled out a little bit later in his career, but his time with Miami brought them a ring. 3-LeBron James. He rotated to small forward later in his career but is known for shooting guard. Not only was Jordan prolific on the offensive end, but he also dominated defensively and averaged 2.3 steals per game.Magic Johnson averaged 19.5 points per game in his career to go with the 11.2 assists he dished out on average. He was also a three-time Finals MVP to go alongside his five championship rings.No surprise here as Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all-time, and he played most of his minutes at shooting guard. Duncan is also a five-time champion and two-time league MVP.Wilt Chamberlain played in a different era as he averaged over 45 minutes a game in his career. Is it accolades, championships, all-time points, defensive stats? Playing from the age of 21 to 39, all with San Antonio, he is someone we will likely not see again. We saw peak Bryant in those 2005 and 2006 seasons, where he averaged over 30 points per game. He was a 14-time all-star and also was the scoring champion in the 1969-70 season. He was a first overall pick out of LSU, and after a few years in Orlando, he made his presence felt in Los Angeles. James is a three-time NBA champion and has made All-NBA 14 times. Johnson was not your prototypical point guard at 6’9, but his passing ability was unmatched. #28: Rick Barry is another ABA and NBA player from that generation, and in the NBA averaged 23.2 points per game. He averaged 30.1 points per game.LeBron James is a top-three player of all-time and has averaged over 27 points per game in his career. Erving is a 16-time all-star and a four-time MVP. West was a volume shooter, and the career 47% field goal percentage says a lot. When steals were recorded, he finished with 2.0 steals per game in his career. The Mailman played almost his entire career in Utah, as his last season, he went ring chasing with the Lakers and fell short. Shaq also dominated finals with three MVP awards as well.