NBA Franchise Player Rankings: The 50 Best Ever

February 13, 2013 by Lukas Kuba

TABLE A: Best regular-season rating, based on winning percentage

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEARS	PCT.
1	MAGIC JOHNSON	Lakers	1979-91, 1995-96	71.7
2	BILL RUSSELL	Celtics	1956-69	70.5
3	TIM DUNCAN	Spurs	1997-2012	70.2
4	LARRY BIRD	Celtics	1979-92	70.1
5	SHAQUILLE O’NEAL	Lakers	1996-2004	69.3
6	KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR	Lakers	1975-89	67.6
7	JULIUS ERVING	76ers	1976-87	67.0
8	MICHAEL JORDAN	Bulls	1984-93, 1995-98	66.6
9	BOB COUSY	Celtics	1950-63	66.6
10	KOBE BRYANT	Lakers	1996-2012	65.9
11	DAVID ROBINSON	Spurs	1989-2003	65.2
12	DIRK NOWITZKI	Mavericks	1998-2012	65.0
13	GEORGE MIKAN	Lakers	1948-54, 1955-56	64.6
14	KARL MALONE	Jazz	1985-2003	64.2
15	JOHN HAVLICEK	Celtics	1962-78	63.9
16	KEVIN JOHNSON	Suns	1988-2000	.638
17	LEBRON JAMES	Cavaliers	2003-10	63.8
18	SIDNEY MONCRIEF	Bucks	1979-89	63.6
19	JOHN STOCKTON	Jazz	1984-2003	63.3
20	BILLY CUNNINGHAM	76ers	1965-72	62.8
21	JERRY WEST	Lakers	1960-74	62.7
22	GARY PAYTON	SuperSonics	1990-2003	61.9
23	STEVE NASH	Suns	1996-98, 2004-12	59.8
24	CARMELO ANTHONY	Nuggets	2003-10	58.8
25	ELVIN HAYES	Bullets	1972-81	58.4
26	WES UNSELD	Bullets	1968-81	57.9
27	OSCAR ROBERTSON	Royals	1960-70	57.9
28	DWIGHT HOWARD	Magic	2004-12	57.9
29	HAKEEM OLAJUWON	Rockets	1984-2001	57.5
30	ISIAH THOMAS	Pistons	1981-94	56.5
31	CHARLES BARKLEY	76ers	1984-92	56.5
32	WILLIS REED	Knicks	1964-74	56.4
33	GEORGE GERVIN	Spurs	1976-85	56.3
34	DWYANE WADE	Heat	2003-12	56.2
35	REGGIE MILLER	Pacers	1987-2005	55.8
36	ALONZO MOURNING	Heat	1995-02, 2005-08	55.8
37	PATRICK EWING	Knicks	1985-2000	55.7
38	CLYDE DREXLER	Blazers	1983-95	55.1
39	DOMINIQUE WILKINS	Hawks	1982-93	54.4
40	PAUL PIERCE	Celtics	1998-2012	53.7
41	BOB PETTIT	Hawks	1954-65	53.7
42	WALTER DAVIS	Suns	1977-88	53.5
43	KEVIN GARNETT	Wolves	1995-2007	52.6
44	EARL MONROE	Knicks	1971-80	52.3
45	ALEX ENGLISH	Nuggets	1980-91	51.6
46	ALLEN IVERSON	76ers	1996-2006	49.8
47	BOB LANIER	Pistons	1970-79	47.5
48	CHRIS MULLIN	Warriors	1985-97	45.4
49	MITCH RICHMOND	Kings	1991-2000	41.9
50	ADRIAN DANTLEY	Jazz	1979-86	40.9