#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	LeBron James	Basketball	🇺🇸 USA	2003–—	95.6
10	Larry Bird	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1992	91.2
18	John Havlicek	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1978	90.5
22	Dražen Dalipagić	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1971–1991	90.2
32	Kevin Durant	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	88.8
38	Elvin Hayes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1984	88.4
48	Julius Erving	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1987	88
55	Alex English	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1991	87.5
62	Paul Arizin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1962	86.9
65	Dutch Dehnert	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1917–1939	86.7
66	Joan Crawford	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	86.7
68	Katrina McClain	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–1998	86.5
75	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Basketball	🇬🇷 Greece	2013–—	85.9
77	Tamika Catchings	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2016	85.8
81	Swin Cash	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	85.7
83	Scottie Pippen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	85.6
85	Spencer Haywood	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	85.6
89	Tom Heinsohn	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1965	85.4
92	Elgin Baylor	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	85.3
93	Tina Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	85.2
101	A'ja Wilson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	85
102	Candace Parker	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2023	85
103	Bob Pettit	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1965	85
116	Billy Cunningham	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1976	84.5
117	Denise Curry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1990	84.5
118	Chamique Holdsclaw	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2010	84.4
122	Connie Hawkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	84.2
125	Pop Gates	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1955	84.1
128	Yolanda Griffith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	84
139	Tom Gola	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	83.6
140	Radivoj Korać	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1958–1969	83.6
145	Toni Kukoč	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1985–2006	83.4
147	John Beckman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1932	83.3
148	Cheryl Miller	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1986	83.3
155	Draymond Green	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	83
161	Maya Moore	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2018	82.8
164	Nneka Ogwumike	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	82.8
167	Breanna Stewart	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	82.5
169	Angel McCoughtry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2022	82.4
175	Bernard King	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1993	82.2
176	Paul George	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–—	82.1
181	Bailey Howell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1971	81.9
182	Kawhi Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	81.8
185	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	81.7
189	Dennis Rodman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2000	81.5
191	Joe Fulks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1954	81.5
192	Gus Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1973	81.5
198	Hank Luisetti	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1941	81.3
200	Paul Pierce	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2017	81.2
206	Rebecca Lobo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2003	81.1

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