As of November 3, 2026, leads with 80% of head-to-head picks across 7 votes.
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Early results after 7 picks. They settle as more people vote.
- 13 picks80%
- 21 pick67%
- 31 pick67%
- 42 picks50%
- 54 picks33%
- 61 pick33%
- 71 pick33%
- 81 pick33%
The case for each
Michael Jordan
Six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls, six Finals MVPs and never a lost Finals. For a generation of fans he is simply the measure of greatness.
Kobe Bryant
Five titles in 20 seasons with the Lakers, an 81-point game and the Mamba Mentality that a generation of players grew up copying.
LeBron James
The NBA's all-time leading scorer, with four titles for three different teams and a career that has lasted more than two decades at the top.
Stephen Curry
The greatest shooter ever: he holds the record for career three-pointers and changed how the whole sport is played, winning four titles with Golden State.
Shaquille O'Neal
The most physically dominant centre of his era, with four titles and three straight Finals MVPs from 2000 to 2002.
Magic Johnson
Five titles with the Showtime Lakers as a 6'9" point guard, and half of the Magic–Bird rivalry that rescued the NBA in the 1980s.
Larry Bird
Three titles and three straight MVP awards with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s, and one of the most famous trash talkers in the game.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Six MVP awards, the most ever, six titles and the unstoppable skyhook. He held the scoring record for almost 39 years.