Last Updated on 18 September 2023

I was able to find 33 lists. I took the 33 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every player. I ended up averaging the rankings each player got (there were 214 that were on at least 2 lists) and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that player was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The players that were on the most lists (out of 33) were:

  • Michael Jordan – 33 lists
  • LeBron James – 33 lists
  • Magic Johnson – 33 lists
  • Larry Bird – 33 lists
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 32 lists
  • Bill Russell – 32 lists
  • Shaquille O’Neal – 32 lists
  • Tim Duncan – 32 lists
  • Wilt Chamberlain – 31 lists
  • Kobe Bryant – 31 lists

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

Best-NBA-Players-of-All-TimeDownload

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