1. Jerry Lucas
   Walt Bellamy
2. Elvin Hayes
   Bob Lanier

Walt Bellamy was traded in the middle of the 1968-69 season from the Knicks to the Pistons. Since the teams had offset schedules, Bellamy was able to play in more games than he would have otherwise.

1. Bob Pettit
   Dave Bing
2. Bob Lanier
   Elvin Hayes

Drafted out of Houston, Elvin Hayes was taken with the first pick in the 1968 NBA draft. Hayes went on to be named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1969.

1. Wilt Chamberlain
   Bill Russell
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
   Shaquille O'Neal

While playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against the Knicks in 1962. It's the most points ever scored in a single game.

1. Buck Williams
   Mark Aguirre
2. Steve Johnson
   Isiah Thomas

Steve Johnson switched between the center and power forward positions throughout his NBA career. He was never a great rebounder, and his teams often suffered because of it.

1. Stephen Curry
   Klay Thompson
2. Reggie Miller
   Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver joined the Cavaliers in the middle of the 2016-17 season. He helped the team reach two NBA Finals, but the Cavs lost both times to the Golden State Warriors.

1. Anthony Morrow
   Ray Allen
2. Jason Kidd
   Steve Kerr

Anthony Morrow shot 42% from three-point range throughout his NBA regular season career. However, that dropped to 37% in the playoffs.

1. Ray Allen
   Klay Thompson
2. Stephen Curry
   Reggie Miller

Stephen Curry won his first NBA MVP in 2015 on his way to an NBA championship. He won the MVP again the next season but lost in the NBA Finals to the Cavaliers.

1. Larry Bird
   Donovan Mitchell
2. Jayson Tatum
   Lonzo Ball

Donovan Mitchell led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs his rookie season. His play lifted a Jazz team that had just lost their star player, Gordon Hayward, in the offseason.

1. Pau Gasol
   Marc Gasol
2. Ricky Rubio
   Jose Calderon

Jose Calderon played for Spain in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics. He won silver medals in his first two Olympic appearances and bronze in the 2016 Olympics.

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
   Kobe Bryant
2. Jerry West
   Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Jerry West won the 1969 NBA Finals MVP despite losing to the Celtics. He's the only NBA player to win the MVP in a losing effort.

1. Wilt Chamberlain
   Bill Russell
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
   Charles Barkley

Wilt Chamberlain consistently averaged over 20 rebounds per game throughout his career. Even in his final season, Chamberlain pulled down over 18 rebounds per game.

1. Charles Barkley
   Moses Malone
2. Patrick Ewing
   David Robinson

In the middle of his prime and looking for an NBA title, Moses Malone joined Julius Erving on the 76ers in 1982. They won the title together, and Malone was named the Finals MVP.

1. Patrick Ewing
   Charles Barkley
2. Hakeem Olajuwon
   Karl Malone

Hakeem Olajuwon was a Nigerian-born NBA player. In college, he was recruited by several teams but decided to join the Houston Cougars because of the warm weather in Texas.

1. Karl Malone
   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Shaquille O'Neal
   Yao Ming

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA MVPs throughout his career in the NBA. No other player has won more than five.

1. Jason Kidd
   Earvin "Magic" Johnson
2. Steve Nash
   John Stockton

John Stockton reached the NBA Finals twice with the Utah Jazz in the late '90s. However, he lost both matchups to the Chicago Bulls, who were led by Michael Jordan.

1. Darryl Dawkins
   Charles Oakley
2. John Starks
   Dennis Rodman

Darryl Dawkins was well-known for his dunking ability. In 1979, he twice shattered NBA backboards, which is one of the reasons the NBA went to breakaway rims.

1. Steve Johnson
   John Starks
2. Reggie Miller
   Dennis Rodman

Steve Johnson played only 12 seasons in the NBA. During those 12 years, he made the playoffs four times but never made it out of the first round.

1. Don Buse
   Alvin Robertson
2. Slick Watts
   Michael Jordan

Alvin Robertson was selected with the seventh pick in the 1984 NBA draft. He was drafted behind future legends like Charles Barkley, Akeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan.

1. Charles Oakley
   Dennis Rodman
2. Yao Ming
   Mark Eaton

Mark Eaton stood at 7 ft 4 in during his NBA career. His height made him a lethal defender who opposing teams struggled to score against.

1. James Harden
   Allen Iverson
2. Larry Bird
   Russell Westbrook

James Harden was named the NBA MVP in 2018. That season, he led the Houston Rockets to the Western Conference Finals, but they lost in seven games to the Golden State Warriors.

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
   Shaquille O'Neal
2. Kobe Bryant
   Jerry West

Kobe Bryant finished his NBA career at the end of the 2016 season. In his final NBA game, Bryant put up 60 points at the age of 37.

1. Robert Parish
   Kevin McHale
2. Kevin Garnett
   Bill Russell

In 1966, Bill Russell was hired on as a player-coach for the Celtics. With his hire, he became the first African-American coach in the league.

1. Julius Irving
   Allen Iverson
2. Hal Greer
   Charles Barkley

A four-time NBA scoring champion, Allen Iverson knew how to put the ball in the hoop. Throughout his playoff career, Iverson averaged over 29 points per game.

1. John Starks
   Willis Reed
2. Patrick Ewing
   Carmelo Anthony

John Starks is most well-known for a play referred to as "The Dunk." The play occurred in the 1993 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, where Starks dunked over Bulls power forward Horace Grant.

1. Charles Barkley
   Tim Duncan
2. Oscar Robinson
   Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal has had as successful a career off the court as on the court. The former center has been an actor, philanthropist, and even a sheriff's deputy.

1. Steve Kerr
   Mark Jackson
2. Isiah Thomas
   Steve Nash

Mark Jackson coached the Golden State Warriors from 2011 until 2014. A year after he was let go, the Warriors won the NBA championship.

1. Oscar Robertson
   Larry Bird
2. Kobe Bryant
   Michael Jordan

Nicknamed "The Big O," Oscar Robertson was the NBA assists leader six times during his career. He was named the NBA MVP in 1964.

1. Russell Westbrook
   James Harden
2. Kevin Durant
   Paul George

Unable to win a title, Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. Durant was criticized for the decision because he was joining a team that had won the NBA title two years prior.

1. Bill Walton
   Terry Porter
2. Clyde Drexler
   LaMarcus Aldridge

Bill Walton played college basketball at UCLA from 1971 until 1974. Walton was taken with the first pick in the 1974 NBA draft.

1. Glenn Robinson
   Ray Allen
2. Oscar Robertson
   Michael Redd

Ray Allen was never able to win an NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks. However, he did win titles with both the Boston Celtics in 2008 and the Miami Heat in 2013.

1. Dennis Rodman
   Chauncey Billups
2. Ben Wallace
   Isiah Thomas

Isiah Thomas was left off of the 1992 men's Olympic basketball team that became known as "The Dream Team." It's widely believed that Michael Jordan played a part in keeping Thomas off of the team because of a feud between the two legends.

1. Scottie Pippen
   Derrick Rose
2. Michael Jordan
   Jimmy Butler

Michael Jordan was a six-time NBA champion and five-time NBA MVP. The only thing that slowed Jordan down was his decision to leave the NBA for two seasons during his prime when he tried his hand at baseball.

1. Yao Ming
   Manute Bol
2. Gheorghe Muresan
   Bill Russell

Manute Bol was a Sudanese player who entered the league in 1985. Bol was dominant on defense, but he never pulled together an offensive game, averaging only 2.6 points per game during the regular season.

1. Kyrie Irving
   Mark Price
2. Brad Daugherty
   Lebron James

Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010 to join the Miami Heat. After winning two titles in Miami, Lebron returned to Cleveland and helped his home state win a championship in 2016.

1. Draymond Green
   Tim Hardaway
2. David Lee
   Chris Mullen

David Lee was a two-time NBA All-Star with the Golden State Warriors. Lee left the team after winning an NBA title in 2015.

1. Steve Nash
   Charles Barkley
2. Alvan Adams
   Tom Chambers

Steve Nash won back to back NBA MVPs in 2005 and 2006. Many critics believe those awards should have gone to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant respectively.

1. Dwight Howard
   Shaquille O'Neal
2. Tracy McGrady
   Penny Hardaway

Dwight Howard watched the NBA change right in front of him. Before he came along, the NBA was all about the center position. However, that changed as three-pointers became more popular around the league.

1. Jason Kidd
   Moses Malone
2. James Harden
   Ron Harper

Ron Harper was an important role player on the Bulls in the late '90s and the Lakers in the early '00s. He won five NBA championships between the two teams.

1. Tim Duncan
   David Robinson
2. Khawi Leonard
   Manu Ginobili

Alongside Tim Duncan, David Robinson was part of one of the best front courts in NBA history. Known as the "Twin Towers," they won two NBA titles together.

1. Tony Parker
   Luca Doncic
2. Dirk Nowitzki
   J.J. Barea

Dirk Nowitzki went on a tear in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, as he put up spectacular performance after performance. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Nowitzki even set a​ playoff record by hitting 24 straight free throws.