US media BR’s top 100 players in history, 1-15, why does Curry beat Kobe

Recently, US media BR posted a list of the top 100 greatest players in NBA history, which has also caused controversy among many fans and media. Many fans and media are very dissatisfied with the ranking of some stars. Especially Kobe's historical status is ranked 11th, not as good as Stephen Curry.

This also caused many people such as Klay Thompson and O'Neal to come forward to criticize this list. Let’s take a look at who is overrated or underestimated among the top 1-15 players in the BR Top 100 players!

15. Jerry West's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 1 championship, 1 Finals MVP, 14 All-Stars, 12 NBA All-Stars, 5 Best Defense, 1 Scoring Lead, career averages 27.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists.

Player Features: Jerry West is not only one of the greatest players in the history of the Lakers, but also one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. You know, NBALogo is based on it as a template. He has excellent performance and defensive ability in key games, but unfortunately he has entered the finals many times in his career and has only won one championship.

14. Oscar Robertson's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 1 championship, 1 MVP, 11 best team, 12 NBA All-Stars, NBA Rookie of the Year, 7 assists, averaged 25.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists per game in his career.

Player Features: Oscar Robertson is one of the most versatile players in NBA history and the earliest player in NBA history to achieve a season-average triple-double average. He has many triple-double data records, and it was not until these years that these records were slowly broken.

13. Kevin Durant's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 2 championships, 1 MVP, 2 Finals MVP, 11 Best Team, 15 NBA All-Stars, 4 Scoring Lead, Rookie of the Year, Average of 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists in his career.

Player Features: Durant is one of the best scorers in NBA history, with excellent shooting skills and height and wingspan. Kevin Durant won twice in his career. He was elected as the MVP of the Finals twice. He was one of the best stars in the league before joining the Golden State Warriors. However, after letting him surrender to the enemy, even if he succeeded, he did not receive enough respect from the fans and media. Now, he urgently needs a championship in the Rockets to prove himself.

12. Olajuwon's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 2 championships, 1 MVP, 2 Finals MVP, 2 Defensive Player of the Year, 12 NBA All-Stars, 12 NBA All-Stars, 9 Best Defense, averaged 21.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in his career.

Player Features: Olajuwon has fantastic footsteps with defensive and offensive skills. He is one of the best centers in NBA history. As the No. 1 pick in the same draft for Michael Jordan, Olajuwon led the team to win the championship in two seasons after Michael Jordan retired. Many fans and media joked that Olajuwon had lost two championships because of Michael Jordan. Because after Michael Jordan returned, he completed three consecutive championships, which made other stars and teams fail to win the championship.

11. Kobe's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 5 championships, 1 MVP, 2 Finals MVP, 18 Best Team, 15 NBA All-Stars, 12 Best Defense, 2 Scoring Lead, career average of 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists.

Player Features: Kobe is one of the most influential players in NBA history, known for his outstanding scoring ability, competitive mentality and spirit. Kobe is ranked 11th and is obviously underestimated. There is no way, the media has never liked Kobe. After he left, he also slandered him even more crazily. US media BR said that Kobe had partnered with O'Neal to win three consecutive championships, and he has not been the first player in the league for a long time, so he cannot enter the top 10.

This is a stupid statement. According to this logic, Stephen Curry can kick out of the top 20. There are four championships, only one finals MVP. The MVP of the finals who won the first championship was Iguodala, and the MVP of the finals who won the second and third championships was Kevin Durant. In terms of the players' true strength, Stephen Curry was never the best player on the team when he was in the first three championships. Iguodala and Kevin Durant are both better than him. In terms of the strength of the entire league, he has never been in the top five, and he has never been the number one player in the league.

10. Stephen Curry's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 4 championships, 2 MVPs, 1 Finals MVPs, 11 Best Teams, 11 NBA All-Stars, 2 scoring champions, 1 steals championship, averaged 24.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists in his career.

Player Features: Stephen Curry is one of the best pitchers in NBA history, and his shooting ability has changed the way basketball plays. Stephen Curry was seriously overrated, and his ranking could only be close to Kevin Durant. After all, when Kevin Durant partnered with him, he took away two finals MVPs. What does Stephen Curry do to surpass Kobe? In terms of strength, his offense and defense are not as good as Kobe. In terms of championship and finals MVP, he is not as good as Kobe, and the same is true for the scoring data. Just talking about a three-pointer changing the game? There are many people in NBA history who have used new basketball methods to change games, and there are a lot of such players. Jerry West, George McCann, Chamberlain, O'Neal, Magic Johnson and others are all players who have changed the way of NBA games. If you evaluate the player's status in this way, they are all ahead of Stephen Curry..

9. Chamberlain's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 2 championships, 4 MVPs, 1 Finals MVPs, 10 Best Team, 13 NBA All-Stars, 7 Scoring Top, 2 Best Defense, NBA Rookie of the Year, averaged 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists.

Player Features: Chamberlain is one of the most dominant centers in NBA history, with a number of amazing scoring statistics. 100 points per game and 50+ points per game per season are all great records that are almost impossible to break.

8.Larry Bird's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 3 championships, 3 MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, NBA Rookie of the Year, 12 Best Team, 10 NBA All-Stars, 3 Best Defense, averaged 24.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 6.3 assists in his career.

Player Features: Larry Bird is one of the best forwards in NBA history, and he was the No. 1 small forward in history before LeBron James succeeded. Larry Bird's style of play is very comprehensive, with an offense and defense, and has excellent three-point shooting ability. He and Magic Johnson almost dominated the NBA in the 1980s.

7. Tim Duncan's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 5 championships, 2 MVPs, 3 Finals MVPs, 15 Best Team, 15 NBA All-Stars, 15 Best Defensive Team, averaged 19.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in his career.

Player Features: Tim Duncan is one of the best power forward players in NBA history, creating a great and long dynasty for the Spurs. Tim Duncan's ranking is similar to Kobe. If Tim Duncan is ranked 7th, Kobe should be ranked 6th or 8th. Both of them are superstars of the same era, both won five championships, and Kobe's influence is far above Tim Duncan.

6. Shaquille O'Neal's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 4 championships, 1 MVP, 3 Finals MVP, 1993 Rookie, 15 All-Stars, 14 NBA All-Stars, 3 All-Defensive Team, 2 Scoring Top, 23.7 points per game, 10.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists.

Player Features: Shaquille O'Neal is known for his strong inside dominance and is one of the most influential centers in NBA history. During the Lakers, his partner Kobe completed his three-game winning streak. Later, he joined the Heat and Wade and won another championship. Shaquille O'Neal was very dissatisfied with BR's ranking and believed that Kobe was not in the top 10, which was a crime.

5. Bill Russell's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 11 championships, 5 MVPs, 11 best teams, 12 NBA All-Stars, 4 rebounds, averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in his career.

Player Features: Bill Russell is the best defensive center in NBA history, because in his era, many players do not care about data, and many data are not included in the database. So, Bill Russell's greatness is a bit underrated. However, he led the Celtics and won 11 championships in his NBA career, which is also the best league. When it comes to the champion discussing historic status, he is definitely the first person.

4. Magic Johnson's career achievements

Honors and data: 5 championships, 3 MVPs, 3 Finals MVPs, 12 Best Team, 10 NBA All-Stars, 4 assists, 2 steals, averaging 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 11.2 assists in his career.

Player Features: Magic Johnson is one of the best point guards in NBA history and has not had a long career. Retired at the peak of his age at the age of 31 and made a brief comeback at the age of 36. If it weren't for AIDS, he could really be the best player in history. Previously, some media said that Stephen Curry surpassed Magic Johnson, and then Magic Johnson also made a statement. Which point guard can win five championships like himself, win three regular season MVPs and finals MVPs, who is the first point guard in history? This is also a hint that Stephen Curry is not qualified.

3.Jabbar's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 6 championships, 6 MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, 15 best teams, 19 NBA All-Stars, 11 best defensive teams, NBA Rookie of the Year, 2 scoring champions, averaged 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists in his career.

Player characteristics: Jabbar ranks third, and there is no big controversy. After all, he has won six championships in his career and six regular season MVPs. Jabbar is one of the top three centers in NBA history, and his "Tian Gou" skills are even better than ever.

2. LeBron James' career achievements

Honors and statistics: 4 championships, 4 MVPs, 4 Finals MVPs, 21 Best Team, 21 NBA All-Stars, 6 Best Defensive Team, 1 Scoring King, 1 Assistant King, Rookie of the Year, Average of 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists in his career.

Player Features: LeBron James ranks second in history, which is already a very high evaluation. Some fans may say that BR is a puppet of LeBron James. Since it is a puppet of LeBron James, why not put LeBron James first? Obviously, this is breaking LeBron James's reins on the media. LeBron James is the most comprehensive superstar in NBA history, with first-class physical fitness and ranked second well deserved. If he wants to surpass Michael Jordan, he may have to win two more championships.

1. Michael Jordan's career achievements

Honors and statistics: 6 championships, 5 MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, 11 Best Team, 14 NBA All-Stars, 9 Best Team, 1 Best Team, 10 Best Team, 10 Best Team, 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game in his career.

Player Features: Michael Jordan is the best shooting guard in NBA history and the greatest superstar in NBA history. Michael Jordan ranks first in history. Whether it is his personal harvesting ability at critical moments or his competitive mentality, he can be called the first person. With two consecutive championships, no one can beat them. If someone wants to surpass Michael Jordan, I'm afraid the first thing is that the championship rate is 100%.