The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, also referred to as NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the third anniversary team in the league.^[1] Fifty players were selected through a vote by a panel of media members, former players and coaches, and current and former general managers. In addition, the top ten head coaches and top ten single-season teams in NBA history were selected by media members as part of the celebration.^[2] The 50 players had to have played at least a portion of their careers in the NBA and were selected irrespective of position played.

The list was announced by NBA commissioner David Stern on October 29, 1996, at the hotel Grand Hyatt New York, the site of the Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed in 1946. The announcement marked the beginning of a season-long celebration of the league's anniversary.^[2] Forty-seven of the fifty players were later assembled in Cleveland, during the halftime ceremony of the 1997 All-Star Game.^{[2][nb 1]} At the time of the announcement, 11 players were active; all have subsequently retired.

Players selected

List

Eleven players (Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Parish, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, and John Stockton) were active in the 1996–97 season, during which the list was announced.^[4] All have since retired. O'Neal was the last to be active in the NBA, retiring at the end of the 2010–11 season. All of the selected players have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. At the time of the list, only Pete Maravich was deceased.^[5]

All 11 members from the 35th anniversary team were selected.^[5] Eight of the 10 players from the 25th anniversary team were chosen, with Bob Davies and Joe Fulks—who both last played in the 1950s—being omitted.^[6]

Key

Italics		Denotes player who was active in the NBA at the time of induction
All Star		Denotes number of All-Star appearances
HOF Year		Denotes year of Basketball Hall of Fame induction
G	Guard		F	Forward	C	Center
Pos	Position		Pts	Points	Reb	Rebounds
Ast		Assists		MVP	Most Valuable Player

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Name	Team(s) played for (years)	Pos	Pts	Reb	Ast	Championships won	MVP won	Finals MVP won	All Star	HOF Year	Ref.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)	C	38,387	17,440	5,660	6 (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)	6 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)	2 (1971, 1985)	19	1995	[7]
Nate Archibald	Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings (1970–1976) New York Nets (1976–1977) Boston Celtics (1978–1983) Milwaukee Bucks (1983–1984)	G	16,481	2,046	6,476	1 (1981)	None	None	6	1991	[8]
Paul Arizin	Philadelphia Warriors (1950–1952, 1954–1962)	F	16,266	6,129	1,665	1 (1956)	None	None	10	1978	[9]
Charles Barkley	Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992) Phoenix Suns (1992–1996) Houston Rockets (1996–2000)	F	23,757	12,546	4,215	None	1 (1993)	None	11	2006	[10]
Rick Barry	San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1965–1967, 1972–1978) Houston Rockets (1978–1980)	F	18,395	5,168	4,017	1 (1975)	None	1 (1975)	8	1987	[11]
Elgin Baylor	Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971)	F	23,149	11,463	3,650	None	None	None	11	1977	[12]
Dave Bing	Detroit Pistons (1966–1975) Washington Bullets (1975–1977) Boston Celtics (1977–1978)	G	18,327	3,420	5,397	None	None	None	7	1990	[13]
Larry Bird	Boston Celtics (1979–1992)	F	21,791	8,974	5,695	3 (1981, 1984, 1986)	3 (1984, 1985, 1986)	2 (1984, 1986)	12	1998	[14]
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973)	C	31,419	23,924	4,643	2 (1967, 1972)	4 (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968)	1 (1972)	13	1979	[15]
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics (1950–1963) Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)	G	16,960	4,786	6,955	6 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963)	1 (1957)	None	13	1971	[16]
Dave Cowens	Boston Celtics (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983)	C	13,516	10,444	2,910	2 (1974, 1976)	1 (1973)	None	7	1991	[17]
Billy Cunningham	Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1972, 1974–1976)	F	13,626	6,638	2,625	1 (1967)	None	None	4	1986	[18]
Dave DeBusschere	Detroit Pistons (1962–1968) New York Knicks (1968–1974)	F	14,053	9,618	2,497	2 (1970, 1973)	None	None	8	1983	[19]
Clyde Drexler	Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1995) Houston Rockets (1995–1998)	G	22,195	6,677	6,125	1 (1995)	None	None	10	2004	[20]
Julius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers (1976–1987)	F	18,364	5,601	3,224	1 (1983)	1 (1981)	None	11	1993	[21]
Patrick Ewing	New York Knicks (1985–2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001) Orlando Magic (2001–2002)	C	24,815	11,607	2,215	None	None	None	11	2008	[22]
Walt Frazier	New York Knicks (1967–1977) Cleveland Cavaliers (1977–1979)	G	15,581	4,830	5,040	2 (1970, 1973)	None	None	7	1987	[23]
George Gervin	San Antonio Spurs (1976–1985) Chicago Bulls (1985–1986)	G	20,708	3,607	2,214	None	None	None	9	1996	[24]
Hal Greer	Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1958–1973)	G	21,586	5,665	4,540	1 (1967)	None	None	10	1982	[25]
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics (1962–1978)	F/G	26,395	8,007	6,114	8 (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976)	None	1 (1974)	13	1984	[26]
Elvin Hayes	San Diego / Houston Rockets (1968–1972, 1981–1984) Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets (1972–1981)	F/C	27,313	16,279	2,398	1 (1978)	None	None	12	1990	[27]
Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1991, 1996)	G	17,707	6,559	10,141	5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)	3 (1987, 1989, 1990)	3 (1980, 1982, 1987)	12	2002	[28]
Sam Jones	Boston Celtics (1957–1969)	G	15,411	4,305	2,209	10 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)	None	None	5	1984	[29]
Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998) Washington Wizards (2001–2003)	G	32,292	6,672	5,633	6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)	5 (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)	6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)	14	2009	[30]
Jerry Lucas	Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969) San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971) New York Knicks (1971–1974)	F	14,053	12,942	2,732	1 (1973)	None	None	7	1980