#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
122	Connie Hawkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	84.2
123	Wes Unseld	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	84.1
125	Pop Gates	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1955	84.1
126	Al Cervi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1953	84.1
127	Mel Daniels	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	84.1
129	Joe Dumars	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	84
130	Gail Goodrich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1979	83.9
131	Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1974	83.9
132	Nat Holman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1933	83.9
133	Tim Hardaway	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2003	83.9
134	James Harden	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	83.8
135	Lefty Driesell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–2003	83.8
136	Walt Bellamy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1975	83.8
137	Russell Westbrook	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	83.7
138	Jack McCracken	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	83.7
139	Tom Gola	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	83.6
140	Radivoj Korać	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1958–1969	83.6
144	Patrick Ewing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2002	83.4
145	Toni Kukoč	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1985–2006	83.4
146	Charles Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1946	83.4
147	John Beckman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1932	83.3
149	Wayne Embry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1969	83.3
150	Tony Parker	Basketball	🇫🇷 France	1999–2019	83.2
152	Forrest DeBernardi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1932	83.2
154	Gary Payton	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2007	83
155	Draymond Green	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	83
156	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	2018–—	83
157	George McGinnis	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1982	83
158	Bob Lanier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1984	83
159	Bill Bradley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	83
160	Calvin Murphy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	82.9
162	Allen Iverson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	82.8
163	Vince Carter	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2020	82.8
165	Slater Martin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1960	82.8
166	Clyde Lovellette	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1964	82.6
170	Klay Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	82.3
171	Neil Johnston	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1959	82.3
172	Zelmo Beaty	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1975	82.3
174	Dave Bing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	82.3
175	Bernard King	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1993	82.2
176	Paul George	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–—	82.1
177	Ben Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	82
178	Mark Aguirre	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	82
179	Anthony Davis	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	81.9
180	Vern Mikkelsen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	81.9
181	Bailey Howell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1971	81.9
182	Kawhi Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	81.8
184	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	81.7
185	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	81.7
186	Ricky Rubio	Basketball	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2024	81.7

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