GOAT Rank · 369

Greatest Basketball Players of all time

This ranking is led by LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. GOAT Rank currently ranks 369 eligible Basketball players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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251

Paul Endacott

75.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1921–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Paul Endacott

252

Bobby Leonard

75.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1951–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bobby Leonard

253

Sonny Boswell

75.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1938–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Sonny Boswell

254

Stretch Murphy

74.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1927–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Stretch Murphy

255

Laddie Gale

74.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1936–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Laddie Gale

256

Ja Morant

74.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Ja Morant

257

Chuck Cooper

74.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1950–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Chuck Cooper

258

Yao Ming

73.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Yao Ming

259

Skinny Johnson

72.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1931–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Skinny Johnson

260

Jrue Holiday

71.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 68.0
Dominance: 69.0
Statistics: 74.5
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Jrue Holiday

261

Caitlin Clark

69.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 40.0

Athlete: Caitlin Clark

262

Rudy Gobert

67.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 63.8
Dominance: 66.9
Statistics: 72.2
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Rudy Gobert

263

Jalen Brunson

67.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.1
Dominance: 71.5
Statistics: 71.7
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Jalen Brunson

264

DeAndre Jordan

66.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 67.8
Dominance: 61.9
Statistics: 71.5
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: DeAndre Jordan

265

Marcus Smart

63.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 54.6
Dominance: 62.3
Statistics: 68.5
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Marcus Smart

266

Pascal Siakam

63.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 62.5
Statistics: 73.4
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Pascal Siakam

267

Jaylen Brown

62.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.1
Dominance: 61.0
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Jaylen Brown

268

Bam Adebayo

61.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 67.9
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 71.1
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Bam Adebayo

269

Brook Lopez

61.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 69.9
Dominance: 54.0
Statistics: 74.8
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Brook Lopez

270

Sabrina Ionescu

60.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 70.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 48.0

Athlete: Sabrina Ionescu

271

Andrew Wiggins

60.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.8
Dominance: 55.9
Statistics: 74.7
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Andrew Wiggins

272

Jaren Jackson Jr.

60.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 70.9
Dominance: 60.5
Statistics: 70.6
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Jaren Jackson Jr.

273

Julius Randle

59.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.5
Dominance: 54.8
Statistics: 73.9
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Julius Randle

274

Donovan Mitchell

59.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.6
Dominance: 57.8
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 44.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Donovan Mitchell

275

CJ McCollum

59.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.5
Dominance: 53.2
Statistics: 74.9
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: CJ McCollum

276

Al Horford

59.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 63.8
Dominance: 50.9
Statistics: 73.8
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Al Horford

277

Bradley Beal

59.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.6
Dominance: 52.3
Statistics: 74.6
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Bradley Beal

278

Buddy Hield

58.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.1
Dominance: 56.0
Statistics: 73.6
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Buddy Hield

279

Andre Drummond

58.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.0
Dominance: 52.0
Statistics: 73.1
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Andre Drummond

280

De'Aaron Fox

58.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.6
Dominance: 56.3
Statistics: 73.3
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: De'Aaron Fox

281

Jordan Clarkson

57.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.3
Dominance: 52.6
Statistics: 73.7
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Jordan Clarkson

282

Harrison Barnes

57.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.2
Dominance: 50.1
Statistics: 74.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Harrison Barnes

283

Derrick White

57.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.9
Dominance: 55.0
Statistics: 70.2
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Derrick White

284

Dennis Schröder

56.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.2
Dominance: 49.6
Statistics: 74.4
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Dennis Schröder

285

Tyrese Haliburton

56.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.9
Dominance: 59.0
Statistics: 67.6
Honours: 44.0
Longevity: 41.0

Athlete: Tyrese Haliburton

286

Tim Hardaway Jr.

56.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.7
Dominance: 49.9
Statistics: 72.9
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Tim Hardaway Jr.

287

Zach LaVine

56.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.9
Dominance: 50.5
Statistics: 74.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Zach LaVine

288

Domantas Sabonis

56.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.6
Dominance: 52.8
Statistics: 72.6
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Domantas Sabonis

289

Ben Simmons

56.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 65.2
Dominance: 57.6
Statistics: 64.2
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 47.4

Athlete: Ben Simmons

290

Kristaps Porziņģis

56.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.3
Dominance: 52.1
Statistics: 72.8
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Kristaps Porziņģis

291

D'Angelo Russell

55.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.0
Dominance: 50.0
Statistics: 73.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: D'Angelo Russell

292

Brandon Ingram

55.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 69.6
Dominance: 50.8
Statistics: 72.3
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Brandon Ingram

293

Jamal Murray

55.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.2
Dominance: 51.6
Statistics: 72.4
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Jamal Murray

294

Evan Mobley

55.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 64.4
Dominance: 57.2
Statistics: 64.3
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 41.0

Athlete: Evan Mobley

295

Lauri Markkanen

54.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 70.0
Dominance: 51.0
Statistics: 70.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Lauri Markkanen

296

Mikal Bridges

53.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.8
Dominance: 50.4
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Mikal Bridges

297

Cade Cunningham

53.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 70.7
Dominance: 54.4
Statistics: 66.1
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 41.0

Athlete: Cade Cunningham

298

OG Anunoby

53.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 66.9
Dominance: 49.5
Statistics: 69.6
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: OG Anunoby

299

Tyler Herro

53.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 70.8
Dominance: 51.4
Statistics: 68.6
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 47.4

Athlete: Tyler Herro

300

Kyle Kuzma

53.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.4
Dominance: 48.7
Statistics: 72.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Kyle Kuzma

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
251	Paul Endacott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1928	75.0
252	Bobby Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1963	75.0
253	Sonny Boswell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1948	75.0
254	Stretch Murphy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1935	74.8
255	Laddie Gale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1946	74.7
256	Ja Morant	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	74.6
257	Chuck Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1956	74.0
258	Yao Ming	Basketball	🇨🇳 China	1997–2011	73.9
259	Skinny Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1937	72.1
260	Jrue Holiday	Basketball	🏳️ International	2010–active	71.0
261	Caitlin Clark	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	69.6
262	Rudy Gobert	Basketball	🏳️ International	2014–active	67.6
263	Jalen Brunson	Basketball	🏳️ International	2019–active	67.4
264	DeAndre Jordan	Basketball	🏳️ International	2009–active	66.0
265	Marcus Smart	Basketball	🏳️ International	2015–active	63.5
266	Pascal Siakam	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	63.0
267	Jaylen Brown	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	62.0
268	Bam Adebayo	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	61.7
269	Brook Lopez	Basketball	🏳️ International	2009–active	61.3
270	Sabrina Ionescu	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	60.8
271	Andrew Wiggins	Basketball	🏳️ International	2015–active	60.2
272	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Basketball	🏳️ International	2019–active	60.0
273	Julius Randle	Basketball	🏳️ International	2015–active	59.4
274	Donovan Mitchell	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	59.4
275	CJ McCollum	Basketball	🏳️ International	2014–active	59.2
276	Al Horford	Basketball	🏳️ International	2008–active	59.2
277	Bradley Beal	Basketball	🏳️ International	2013–active	59.1
278	Buddy Hield	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	58.9
279	Andre Drummond	Basketball	🏳️ International	2013–active	58.7
280	De'Aaron Fox	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	58.4
281	Jordan Clarkson	Basketball	🏳️ International	2015–active	57.9
282	Harrison Barnes	Basketball	🏳️ International	2013–active	57.6
283	Derrick White	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	57.0
284	Dennis Schröder	Basketball	🏳️ International	2014–active	56.7
285	Tyrese Haliburton	Basketball	🏳️ International	2021–active	56.7
286	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Basketball	🏳️ International	2014–active	56.7
287	Zach LaVine	Basketball	🏳️ International	2015–active	56.6
288	Domantas Sabonis	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	56.6
289	Ben Simmons	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	56.6
290	Kristaps Porziņģis	Basketball	🏳️ International	2016–active	56.2
291	D'Angelo Russell	Basketball	🏳️ International	2016–active	55.5
292	Brandon Ingram	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	55.3
293	Jamal Murray	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	55.2
294	Evan Mobley	Basketball	🏳️ International	2022–active	55.0
295	Lauri Markkanen	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	54.5
296	Mikal Bridges	Basketball	🏳️ International	2019–active	53.7
297	Cade Cunningham	Basketball	🏳️ International	2022–active	53.5
298	OG Anunoby	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	53.4
299	Tyler Herro	Basketball	🏳️ International	2020–active	53.2
300	Kyle Kuzma	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	53.2

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