#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
7	Pau Gasol	Basketball	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2021	92.1
11	Ray Allen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2014	91.1
14	Manu Ginóbili	Basketball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1995–2018	90.6
16	Kobe Bryant	Basketball	🇺🇸 USA	1996–2016	90.5
17	Tim Duncan	Basketball	🇻🇮 United States	1997–2016	90.5
25	Shaquille O'Neal	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2011	89.7
30	Jason Kidd	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2013	89.2
39	Dikembe Mutombo	Basketball	🇨🇩 DR Congo	1991–2009	88.4
45	Dirk Nowitzki	Basketball	🇩🇪 Germany	1998–2019	88.1
54	Kevin Garnett	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2016	87.5
64	Grant Hill	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2013	86.8
69	Chauncey Billups	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2014	86.4
70	Lisa Leslie	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	86.3
73	Alonzo Mourning	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2008	86.1
93	Tina Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	85.2
94	Katie Smith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2013	85.2
108	Tracy McGrady	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	84.8
109	Steve Nash	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	1996–2015	84.7
118	Chamique Holdsclaw	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2010	84.4
119	Lauren Jackson	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1997–2023	84.3
128	Yolanda Griffith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	84
142	Sheryl Swoopes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	83.5
150	Tony Parker	Basketball	🇫🇷 France	1999–2019	83.2
151	Ticha Penicheiro	Basketball	🇵🇹 Portugal	1998–2012	83.2
153	Becky Hammon	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2014	83.1
154	Gary Payton	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2007	83
162	Allen Iverson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	82.8
163	Vince Carter	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2020	82.8
173	Janeth Arcain	Basketball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1990–2005	82.3
177	Ben Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	82
200	Paul Pierce	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2017	81.2
203	Margo Dydek	Basketball	🇵🇱 Poland	1994–2008	81.2
206	Rebecca Lobo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2003	81.1
216	Peja Stojaković	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1993–2011	80.6
227	Andrés Nocioni	Basketball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1997–2017	80.2
240	Rasheed Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2013	79.1
244	Wang Zhizhi	Basketball	🇨🇳 China	1995–2017	78.9
246	Dawn Staley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2006	78.7
248	Fabricio Oberto	Basketball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1993–2011	78.3
252	Chris Webber	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2008	77.8
273	Yao Ming	Basketball	🇨🇳 China	1997–2011	73.9

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