This year marks the 20th anniversary of the “50 Greatest Players in NBA History” announcement, a presentation that coincided with the league’s 50th season. Sports Illustrated’s Jack McCallum, an original panelist who helped craft the list back in 1996, has revisited the process and re-ranked the NBA’s “50 Greatest” right here.
McCallum’s latest list replaces 11 members of the “Original 50” selections with 11 players whose accomplishments have taken place since 1996. Effectively, his new list amounts to the 50 Greatest Players of the NBA’s first 70 years.