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NBA Basketball Hall of Fame Selection Rankings
Expanded list including early-era inductees from the first Hall of Fame classes onward
World Ranking
▲ Top 5
#1
Michael Jordan (2009)
Six-time NBA champion, six-time Finals MVP, five-time MVP, and ten-time scoring champion who achieved global icon status with the Chicago Bulls.
+61
#2
Magic Johnson (2002)
6-foot-9 point guard who directed the 'Showtime' Lakers to five NBA championships, capturing three MVPs and three Finals MVPs with dazzling open-court passing.
+32
#3
Kobe Bryant (2020)
'The Black Mamba', five-time champion and eighteen-time All-Star who scored 81 points in a game and 33,643 career points over twenty seasons with the Lakers.
+20
#4
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)
Master of the unblockable skyhook who won six NBA championships, a record six MVP awards, and scored 38,387 career points across two decades.
+19
#5
Larry Bird (1998)
'Larry Legend', three-time consecutive NBA MVP (1984–1986) and three-time champion forward who defined clutch shooting, passing vision, and basketball IQ in Boston.
+14
▼ Bottom 5
#1
Dwight Howard (2025)
Three-time consecutive Defensive Player of the Year (2009–2011) who led the Orlando Magic to the 2009 Finals and won the 2020 championship with the Lakers.
-49
#2
Chauncey Billups (2024)
'Mr. Big Shot', five-time All-Star point guard and 2004 Finals MVP who led the Detroit Pistons to six consecutive Eastern Conference Finals appearances.
-36
#3
Nat Holman (1964)
Star playmaking guard for the Original Celtics and CCNY head coach who is the only coach to win both the NCAA tournament and NIT titles in the same season (1950).
-24
#4
Jack Sikma (2019)
Seven-time All-Star center who pioneered perimeter shooting from the five spot and anchored the defense of the 1979 champion Seattle SuperSonics.
-23
#5
Carmelo Anthony (2025)
Ten-time All-Star and 2013 scoring champion who scored 28,289 career points and captured three Olympic gold medals with USA Basketball.
-15
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All Items (69)
Michael Jordan (2009)+61
Magic Johnson (2002)+32
Kobe Bryant (2020)+20
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)+19
Larry Bird (1998)+14
Bill Russell (1975)+9
Wilt Chamberlain (1979)+9
Pete Maravich (1987)+4
Tim Duncan (2020)+4
Bob Cousy (1971)+3
Willis Reed (1982)+3
George Mikan (1959)+2
Jerry West (1980)+2
Oscar Robertson (1980)+1
Ed Macauley (1960)—
Andy Phillip (1961)—
John Wooden (1960)—
Bob Pettit (1971)—
Dolph Schayes (1973)—
Bill Sharman (1976)—
Elgin Baylor (1977)—
Paul Arizin (1978)—
Jerry Lucas (1980)—
Hal Greer (1982)—
Rick Barry (1987)—
Walt Frazier (1987)—
Wes Unseld (1988)—
Lenny Wilkens (1989)—
Dave Bing (1990)—
Isiah Thomas (2000)—
Hakeem Olajuwon (2008)—
Patrick Ewing (2008)—
David Robinson (2009)—
John Stockton (2009)—
Karl Malone (2010)—
Scottie Pippen (2010)—
Dennis Rodman (2011)—
Chris Mullin (2011)—
Gary Payton (2013)—
Dikembe Mutombo (2015)—
Shaquille O'Neal (2016)—
Allen Iverson (2016)—
Tracy McGrady (2017)—
Jason Kidd (2018)—
Ray Allen (2018)—
Sidney Moncrief (2019)—
Kevin Garnett (2020)—
Paul Pierce (2021)—
Chris Bosh (2021)—
Ben Wallace (2021)—
Manu Ginobili (2022)—
Tim Hardaway (2022)—
Dirk Nowitzki (2023)—
Dwyane Wade (2023)—
Tony Parker (2023)—
Pau Gasol (2023)—
Vince Carter (2024)—
Alonzo Mourning (2014)-1
Bob Davies (1970)-2
Steve Nash (2018)-2
Grant Hill (2018)-3
Joe Lapchick (1959)-5
Reggie Miller (2012)-8
Hank Luisetti (1959)-15
Carmelo Anthony (2025)-15
Jack Sikma (2019)-23
Nat Holman (1964)-24
Chauncey Billups (2024)-36
Dwight Howard (2025)-49
Image credits (66)
- Allen Iverson (2016) — Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Mourning (2014) — Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Russell (1975) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Sharman (1976) — Unidentified ( El Rodeo is the USC yearbook published by Associated Students of USC) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cousy (1971) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Pettit (1971) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Carmelo Anthony (2025) — Tripsdubs · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Billups (2024) — Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Bosh (2021) — Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Mullin (2011) — Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Bing (1990) — Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of the Chief Human Capital Office. Office of Broadcasting Operations. Photo Section. (ca. 2011 - ca. 7/18/2014) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- David Robinson (2009) — Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Rodman (2011) — GabboT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Dikembe Mutombo (2015) — Cavic = Steve Lipofsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Nowitzki (2023) — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Dolph Schayes (1973) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Howard (2025) — Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Dwyane Wade (2023) — Flickr user Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Macauley (1960) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Baylor (1977) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Payton (2013) — Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- George Mikan (1959) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Hill (2018) — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Hakeem Olajuwon (2008) — U.S. Department of State · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Greer (1982) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Luisetti (1959) — Unknown · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Isiah Thomas (2000) — Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sikma (2019) — Unknown Illinois Wesleyan · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Kidd (2018) — File:Jason Kidd Nets coach.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Lucas (1980) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry West (1980) — Malcolm W. Emmons · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Lapchick (1959) — Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- John Stockton (2009) — All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- John Wooden (1960) — Associated Students of the University of California at Los Angeles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995) — Yahoo from Sunnyvale, California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Malone (2010) — Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Garnett (2020) — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Kobe Bryant (2020) — Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bird (1998) — Kurt Shimala · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Lenny Wilkens (1989) — Malcolm Emmons · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Magic Johnson (2002) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Manu Ginobili (2022) — Mike · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jordan (2009) — Zach Catanzareti Photo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Nat Holman (1964) — Goudey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Robertson (1980) — Governor Eric Holcomb · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Ewing (2008) — AlexanderJonesi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Pau Gasol (2023) — Dabryna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Arizin (1978) — Philadelphia Warriors / NBA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Pierce (2021) — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Maravich (1987) — Robert Kingsbury · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Allen (2018) — 7th Army Training Command from Grafenwoehr, Germany · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Miller (2012) — Flickr user Philadelphia 76ers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Barry (1987) — Corey Carter from Fremont, US · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Scottie Pippen (2010) — Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Shaquille O'Neal (2016) — TechCrunch · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Moncrief (2019) — Milwaukee VA Medical Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Nash (2018) — Scott L from Los Angeles, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Duncan (2020) — Geoff Livingston · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hardaway (2022) — TonyTheTiger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Parker (2023) — Zafer · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy McGrady (2017) — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Carter (2024) — Danny Bollinger · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Frazier (1987) — All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Unseld (1988) — Louis Requena · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Reed (1982) — New York Knicks · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wilt Chamberlain (1979) — Bill Allen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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