#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
51	Artis Gilmore	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1988	88
52	Alex Hannum	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1971	87.8
53	Frank McGuire	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1980	87.8
54	Kevin Garnett	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2016	87.5
55	Alex English	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1991	87.5
56	Kevin McHale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1993	87.5
57	Krešimir Ćosić	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1968–1983	87.5
58	Don Haskins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1999	87.3
59	Clyde Drexler	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	87.3
60	George Karl	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1973–2016	87.2
61	Adrian Dantley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1991	87.1
62	Paul Arizin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1962	86.9
63	Jerry Lucas	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	86.8
64	Grant Hill	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2013	86.8
65	Dutch Dehnert	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1917–1939	86.7
66	Joan Crawford	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	86.7
67	David Robinson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	86.5
68	Katrina McClain	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–1998	86.5
69	Chauncey Billups	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2014	86.4
70	Lisa Leslie	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	86.3
71	Nikola Jokić	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	2015–—	86.2
72	Dan Issel	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1985	86.2
73	Alonzo Mourning	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2008	86.1
74	Joe Lapchick	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1965	86
75	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Basketball	🇬🇷 Greece	2013–—	85.9
76	Hubie Brown	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–2005	85.9
77	Tamika Catchings	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2016	85.8
78	Arvydas Sabonis	Basketball	🇱🇹 Lithuania	1981–2005	85.8
79	K.C. Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1988	85.8
80	Marques Haynes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1992	85.7
81	Swin Cash	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	85.7
82	Charles Barkley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2000	85.6
83	Scottie Pippen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	85.6
84	Dennis Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1990	85.6
85	Spencer Haywood	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	85.6
86	Bob McAdoo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1986	85.6
87	Chris Paul	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–—	85.4
88	Vlade Divac	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1986–2005	85.4
89	Tom Heinsohn	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1965	85.4
90	Anne Donovan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1989	85.4
91	Dwyane Wade	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2019	85.3
92	Elgin Baylor	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	85.3
93	Tina Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	85.2
94	Katie Smith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2013	85.2
95	Louie Dampier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1979	85.2
96	Earl Monroe	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	85.2
97	Bob Kurland	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1952	85.1
98	Pete Carril	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–2011	85.1
99	Gene Keady	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2005	85.1
100	Chris Mullin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2001	85.1

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