Author: Dr. Allan Anthony Rwabutaza
Date: 11:05 am ET, Tuesday, March 19, 2024
When it comes to the entire history of basketball, there is only one and only one Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), Michael Jordan.
To determine the greatest basketball player of all time, we take a holistic approach, looking at the entire resume of a player’s entire basketball career, putting in mind the competitiveness of the NBA league and that of a player, a player’s productivity, effectiveness, efficiency and impact on his team and the entire basketball game as a whole. When it comes to this, no one has surpassed Michael Jordan. It’s not even close between Michael Jordan and the second of all time.
Here are some of Michael Jordan’s notable achievements:
- 6x NBA champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
- NBA Finals Winning Record (6-0, 100%)
- 5x NBA Most Valuable Player: 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
- 6x NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Number 1 All Time in Scoring: 30.1 Points Per Game
- 10x Scoring Champion: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98
- 9x All-Defensive selection
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1987-88
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 1984-85
- 14x NBA All-Star: 1985, 1986 (selected but injured), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003
- 3x NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: 1988, 1996, 1998
- 2x NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1987, 1988, Runner-up in 1985
- 3x Steals leader: 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93
- 2x Minutes leader: 1987-88, 1988-89
- 11x All-NBA selection: First Team: 1987-93, 1996-98, Second Team: 1985
- NBA All-Rookie selection: First Team: 1985
By looking at the entire resume of a player’s entire basketball career, considering the competitiveness of the NBA league and that of a player, a player’s productivity, effectiveness, efficiency and impact on his team and the entire basketball game as a whole, there is only one and only one player that stands out from everyone, Michael Jordan.