ESPN.com · Feb 1, 2016
Pelton's all-time top 40 (Insider)
Kevin Pelton ranks the 40 greatest NBA players of all time by championship value added.Over the seven decades the NBA has existed, a lot has changed -- including even the name of the league, which originally incorporated as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Differences in style of play, level of competition, rules and the addition of the 3-point line make it difficult for us to compare across eras for projects like ESPN's ongoing effort to pick the best NBA players of all-time using #NBArank voting.
