GGOATRANK

GOAT Rank · 226

Greatest Basketball male of all time

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score
Sport
Basketball
Career
1961–1999
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Don Haskins
Sport
Basketball
Career
1973–2016
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: George Karl
Sport
Basketball
Career
1950–1962
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
88.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Paul Arizin
Sport
Basketball
Career
1963–1974
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
90.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Jerry Lucas
Sport
Basketball
Career
1994–2013
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Grant Hill
Sport
Basketball
Career
1970–1985
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
90.0
Athlete: Dan Issel
Sport
Basketball
Career
1919–1965
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Joe Lapchick
Sport
Basketball
Career
1968–2005
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Hubie Brown
Sport
Basketball
Career
1958–1988
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
94.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: K.C. Jones
Sport
Basketball
Career
1972–1986
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Bob McAdoo
Sport
Basketball
Career
2005–active
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Chris Paul
Sport
Basketball
Career
1986–2005
Country
🇷🇸 Serbia
Peak
88.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
90.0
Athlete: Vlade Divac
Sport
Basketball
Career
1956–1965
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
92.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Tom Heinsohn
Sport
Basketball
Career
2003–2019
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Dwyane Wade
Sport
Basketball
Career
1958–1972
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Elgin Baylor
Sport
Basketball
Career
1967–1980
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Earl Monroe
Sport
Basketball
Career
1942–1952
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Bob Kurland
Sport
Basketball
Career
1966–2011
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
94.0
Athlete: Pete Carril
Sport
Basketball
Career
1974–2005
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Gene Keady
Sport
Basketball
Career
1985–2001
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Chris Mullin
Sport
Basketball
Career
1954–1965
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
76.0
Athlete: Bob Pettit
Sport
Basketball
Career
1950–1970
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
88.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Bob Cousy
Sport
Basketball
Career
1996–2015
Country
🇨🇦 Canada
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Steve Nash
Sport
Basketball
Career
1970–1983
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Dave Cowens
Sport
Basketball
Career
1981–1994
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Isiah Thomas

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How is this ranking calculated?

Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.

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