To mark its 50th anniversary during the 1996-1997 season, the NBA announced its 50th Anniversary All-Time team (otherwise known as the 50 Greatest Players). The asterisk (*) denotes a currently deceased player. The only player deceased at the time the team was announced was Pete Maravich.

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1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 G 7 H 8 J 9 L 10 M 11 O 12 P 13 R 14 S 15 T 16 U 17 W

A

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Nate Archibald
• Paul Arizin

B

• Charles Barkley
• Rick Barry
• Elgin Baylor
• Dave Bing
• Larry Bird

C

• Wilt Chamberlain*
• Bob Cousy
• Dave Cowens
• Billy Cunningham

D

• Dave DeBusschere*
• Clyde Drexler

E

• Julius Erving
• Patrick Ewing

G

• George Gervin
• Hal Greer

H

• John Havlicek
• Elvin Hayes

J

• Magic Johnson
• Sam Jones
• Michael Jordan

L

• Jerry Lucas

M

• Karl Malone
• Moses Malone
• Pete Maravich*
• Kevin McHale
• George Mikan
• Earl Monroe

O

• Hakeem Olajuwon
• Shaquille O'Neal

P

• Robert Parish
• Bob Pettit
• Scottie Pippen

R

• Willis Reed
• Oscar Robertson
• David Robinson
• Bill Russell

S

• Dolph Schayes
• Bill Sharman
• John Stockton

T

• Isiah Thomas
• Nate Thurmond

U

• Wes Unseld

W

• Bill Walton
• Jerry West
• Lenny Wilkens
• James Worthy