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The legend picks: Dr. J’s top ten in NBA history
During the summer months, discussions about the NBA league often revolve around the ranking of the greatest players from its rich history.
A basketball player with a magnificent career spoke about his favorite best of all time. It is Julius Erving, also known by the nickname “Doctor J.”
“I have five guys who are untouchable - Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor. That’s my all-time best team. Everybody else has to be on the second team or the third team, and I made this decision when I was 15 years old. I’m sticking with it now all these years later. There is no order. I think West and Robertson would be in the backcourt. Elgin Baylor would be in the frontcourt with Wilt and Bill Russell,” said Julius Erving in an interview with Joy DeAngela.
“The next group of guys would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson, probably Karl Malone. I always argue with my son [about] where Tim Duncan belongs, and he’s like, ‘He belongs ahead of Karl Malone for sure.’ I’m taking Karl Malone and that last position... I like Tiny Archibald,” as for Steph Curry: “He hasn’t played long enough. He has to finish his career. Everybody I named there, their careers are finished,” added the legendary basketball player.
Julius Erving, who is 73 years old, is widely regarded as one of the greatest guards in basketball history. He first played in the former ABA league, and following the merger of that league with the NBA, he emerged as one of the dominant players in the best basketball league in the world. In 1981, he was awarded the prestigious MVP award of the NBA. Two years later, he won the NBA championship and became an NBA All-Star on 11 occasions.