NBA 50 Greatest Players: Forwards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Nate Archibald • Paul Arizin • Charles Barkley • Rick Barry • Elgin Baylor • Dave Bing • Larry Bird • Wilt Chamberlain • Bob Cousy • Dave Cowens • Billy Cunningham • Dave DeBusschere • Clyde Drexler • Julius Erving • Patrick Ewing • Walt Frazier • George Gervin • Hal Greer • John Havlicek • Elvin Hayes • Magic Johnson • Sam Jones • Michael Jordan • Jerry Lucas • Karl Malone • Moses Malone • Pete Maravich • Kevin McHale • George Mikan • Earl Monroe • Hakeem Olajuwon • Shaquille O'Neal • Robert Parish • Bob Pettit • Scottie Pippen • Willis Reed • Oscar Robertson • David Robinson • Bill Russell • Dolph Schayes • Bill Sharman • John Stockton • Isiah Thomas • Nate Thurmond • Wes Unseld • Bill Walton • Jerry West • Lenny Wilkens • James Worthy

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[AceroySangre]

Justice is done at the End.

"They said he was too Short to Play Forward"

"They said he was too Overweight to Play Pro"

"They said he was too Slow to Play Basketball"

"They said he couldn`t Jump"

SIR CHARLES BARKLEY & LARRY LEGEND BIRD :)

[juliojgr19]

The concept of Forward is too strange: Mc Hale (or Duncan, Garnett, Gasol) is more similar to Rick Barry than to Olajuwon? I don't think so. That's why is so difficult to find the best PF, because nowadays is mixed with center (the international positions are easier). If you talk about normal forwards, then no doubt: Larry Bird is the best.

[TrevorsTheShit]

how the hell is kareem a forward???

[PlaidmanUTube]

@Sovnarkom A good forward sets up picks, etc, other play making, not just shots. There's no great measurements, even still today. It took years for them to add "assists" as a measure for guards, if it weren't for this addition John Stockton's stats without assists would make it look like he just took up space...

[PlaidmanUTube]

@handymoon123 Of course he's a center, at 7'2", what do you think?

[handymoon123]

LOL Is jabbar? PF or SF? He is C right?

[osakakid]

I wish there was more footage of Bob Petit



[666HALJORDAN]

no dominique wilkins,what a joke.

[NoRegretsForOurYouth]

@bloodforgodz

lol, this video is 15 years old bro.

[musicalgamingathlete]

Anybody know the name of the song in the beginning?

[bloodforgodz]

i don´t think think that he´s the best , but you should at least name dirk nowitzki, he´s be carrying dallas for 13 season , and now he has his own ring

[Sovnarkom]

@juliojgr19 I agree that the F/C position does complicate rankings but then you have players like Connie Hawkins, Scottie Pippen and Magic Johnson who could play any position on the court. Or F/Gs like Dr. J and Michael Jordan. In the end - it's all basketball.

Disregarding forwards 6'10" and above in height .... Larry Bird is still not the best and even he admits that. He has the best outside shot of any forward - but Dr. J and Connie Hawkins are better all around players.