- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
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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
- 1995–2018
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1972–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1993
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1975–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1975–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ray Allen | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2014 | 91.1 |
| 14 | Manu Ginóbili | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1995–2018 | 90.6 |
| 34 | Reggie Miller | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2005 | 88.7 |
| 37 | George Gervin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1986 | 88.5 |
| 59 | Clyde Drexler | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1998 | 87.3 |
| 91 | Dwyane Wade | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2019 | 85.3 |
| 108 | Tracy McGrady | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 84.8 |
| 129 | Joe Dumars | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–1999 | 84 |
| 163 | Vince Carter | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2020 | 82.8 |
| 170 | Klay Thompson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–— | 82.3 |
| 217 | Devin Booker | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 80.6 |
| 228 | Dražen Petrović | Basketball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1979–1993 | 80.1 |
| 229 | World B. Free | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–1988 | 79.9 |
| 242 | David Thompson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–1984 | 78.9 |
| 256 | Anthony Edwards | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 76.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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