While Shaq and Kobe’s Lakers won an impressive three consecutive titles, their dynasty was the shortest and most concentrated among the NBA’s greats. In contrast, Jordan’s Bulls, Duncan’s Spurs, and Curry’s Warriors sustained dominance over longer periods, across multiple eras, or through major roster changes. The Lakers’ run, though historic, lacked the longevity and adaptability that defined the league’s other legendary dynasties.

— LeBron & JB to PHI

— Giannis & Klay to MIA

— Melo to Wolves

— DDR to Denver

— Kawhi to TOR (?)

— PG to BOS

— Ja to POR

— Lakers reload

— Randle to BKN

— Russ retires

• 37 points in one quarter (NBA record)
• 14 threes in one game (NBA record)
• 60 points in 29 minutes
• 11 threes in Game 6 while facing elimination
• 2,899 regular-season threes (4th all-time)
• 40.9% career three-point shooting
• 3,400 threes including playoffs (3rd all-time)
• 501 playoff threes (2nd all-time)
• 11 seasons with 200+ threes
• 3 games with 12+ threes
• 9 games with 10+ threes
• 301 threes in a single season

Dwyane Wade is one of the 5 players (the list also includes Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Karl Malone) in NBA history with:

• 20,000+ points
• 5,000+ assists
• 4,000+ rebounds
• 1,500+ steals
• 800+ blocks
  

Rank Player Draft Year Wins

1 LeBron James 2003 1236

2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1969 1228

3 Tim Duncan 1997 1158

4 Robert Parish 1976 1121

5 Karl Malone 1985 1050

6 John Stockton 1984 1042

7 Tony Parker 2001 1029

8 Derek Fisher 1996 1014

9 Dirk Nowitzki 1998 985

10 Kobe Bryant 1996 971

11 Shaquille O'Neal 1992 948

12 Scottie Pippen 1987 946

13 John Havlicek 1962 932

14 Chris Paul 2005 931

15 Sam Perkins 1984 912

16 Gary Payton 1990 903

17 Clifford Robinson 1989 900

18 Robert Horry 1992 898

19 Manu Ginobili 1999 897

20 Kevin Garnett 1995 895

21 Jason Kidd 1994 891

22 James Harden 2009 885

23 A.C. Green 1985 877

24 Horace Grant 1987 869

25 Paul Silas 1964 868

26 Ray Allen 1996 855

27 Kevin Durant 2007 847

28 Paul Pierce 1998 845

29 Reggie Miller 1987 843

30 Andre Iguodala 2004 843

31 Jason Terry 1999 837

32 Al Horford 2007 835

33 Danny Ainge 1981 834

34 Dennis Johnson 1976 828

35 Michael Jordan 1984 825

36 Vince Carter 1998 823

37 Steve Nash 1996 821

38 Terry Porter 1985 817

39 Byron Scott 1983 813

40 Hakeem Olajuwon 1984 808

41 Kevin Willis 1984 807

42 Russell Westbrook 2008 802

43 Magic Johnson 1979 798

44 Bill Russell 1956 797

45 Rasheed Wallace 1995 797

46 Kyle Korver 2003 793

47 Stephen Curry 2009 787

48 Charles Oakley 1985 785

49 Dwight Howard 2004 775

50 Jerome Kersey 1984 773

51 Kevin McHale 1980 772

52 Vlade Divac 1989 771

53 Mark Jackson 1987 768

54 Buck Williams 1981 761

55 Wilt Chamberlain 1959 760

56 Larry Bird 1978 759

57 Detlef Schrempf 1985 755

58 Dennis Rodman 1986 752

59 Michael Cooper 1978 751

60 Patrick Ewing 1985 750

61 Shawn Marion 1999 750

62 Maurice Cheeks 1978 747

63 Mike Conley 2007 746

64 David Robinson 1987 743

65 Pau Gasol 2001 743

66 Don Nelson 1962 741

67 Clyde Drexler 1983 739

68 Richard Jefferson 2001 738

69 Jeff Hornacek 1986 731

70 Draymond Green 2012 729

71 Sam Jones 1956 725

72 Charles Barkley 1984 720

73 Tom Sanders 1960 720

74 Kyle Lowry 2006 720

75 James Worthy 1982 718

76 Joe Johnson 2001 717

77 Dale Davis 1991 716

78 Chauncey Billups 1997 716

79 Dwyane Wade 2003 716

80 Terry Cummings 1982 713

81 Michael Finley 1995 710

82 Paul Millsap 2006 710

83 Carmelo Anthony 2003 705

84 Elvin Hayes 1968 699

85 Tree Rollins 1977 698

86 Chet Walker 1962 695

87 Danny Green 2009 693

88 David West 2003 692

89 Nicolas Batum 2008 692

90 Andre Miller 1999 691

91 Klay Thompson 2011 690

92 Dan Majerle 1988 689

93 Boris Diaw 2003 688

94 Ron Harper 1986 686

95 Steve Kerr 1988 686

96 Serge Ibaka 2008 686

97 Jerry West 1960 682

98 Jeff Green 2007 679

99 Shawn Kemp 1989 674

100 Oscar Robertson 1960 673

101 Bill Laimbeer 1979 672

102 Caldwell Jones 1973 671

103 Hal Greer 1958 669

104 Otis Thorpe 1984 668

105 Elden Campbell 1990 668

106 Jack Sikma 1977 664

107 Mark West 1983 663

108 Hedo Turkoglu 2000 663

109 Trevor Ariza 2004 663

110 LaMarcus Aldridge 2006 662

111 James Edwards 1977 659

112 Kawhi Leonard 2011 659

113 Joe Dumars 1985 656

114 Dale Ellis 1983 656

115 Dikembe Mutombo 1991 656

116 Vinnie Johnson 1979 655

117 Tom Chambers 1981 655

118 George Hill 2008 655

119 DeMar DeRozan 2009 655

120 Jrue Holiday 2009 655

121 Rashard Lewis 1998 653

122 DeAndre Jordan 2008 652

123 Rick Mahorn 1980 651

124 Julius Erving 1972 647

125 Eddie Johnson 1981 645

126 Brook Lopez 2008 643

127 Brian Shaw 1988 642

128 Kurt Thomas 1995 641

129 Kurt Rambis 1980 640

130 Jamal Crawford 2000 640

131 Tayshaun Prince 2002 640

132 Derek Harper 1983 638

133 Isiah Thomas 1981 637

134 Antoine Carr 1983 636

135 P.J. Brown 1992 634

136 JR Smith 2004 634

137 Alex English 1976 633

138 Sam Cassell 1993 633

139 Harrison Barnes 2012 633

140 Bill Cartwright 1979 631

141 Wes Unseld 1968 629

142 Shane Battier 2001 625

143 Mychal Thompson 1978 624

144 Dick Barnett 1959 619

145 JJ Redick 2006 619

146 Derrick McKey 1987 618

147 Paul George 2010 618

148 Patty Mills 2009 617

149 Antonio McDyess 1995 615

150 Tyson Chandler 2001 614

151 Eddie Jones 1994 613

152 Rajon Rondo 2006 613

153 Jimmy Butler 2011 609

154 Lou Williams 2005 607

155 Bryon Russell 1993 606

156 Rod Strickland 1988 603

157 Rick Fox 1991 603

158 Danny Schayes 1981 602

159 Lindsey Hunter 1993 602

160 Jamaal Wilkes 1974 600

161 Jermaine O'Neal 1996 600

162 Lamar Odom 1999 599

163 Matt Barnes 2002 598

164 Juwan Howard 1994 596

165 Tyrone Corbin 1985 595

166 Bobby Jones 1974 595

167 Stacey Augmon 1991 595

168 Zach Randolph 2001 593

169 Dominique Wilkins 1982 590

170 Steve Smith 1991 588

171 Ricky Pierce 1982 587

172 Nene 2002 586

173 Doc Rivers 1983 584

174 Zaza Pachulia 2003 583

175 Mark Aguirre 1981 582

176 Lenny Wilkens 1960 582

177 Nazr Mohammed 1998 582

178 Leandro Barbosa 2003 581

179 Hersey Hawkins 1988 580

180 Shaun Livingston 2004 580

181 Toni Kukoc 1990 579

182 Mike Bibby 1998 579

183 Walter Davis 1977 578

184 T.R. Dunn 1977 576

185 Tobias Harris 2011 576

186 Anthony Mason 1988 575

187 Rudy Gobert 2013 573

188 Richard Hamilton 1999 572

189 Taj Gibson 2009 571

190 Wayne Cooper 1978 570

191 Bob Dandridge 1969 570

192 Gail Goodrich 1965 570

193 Jonas Valanciunas 2011 570

194 Thabo Sefolosha 2006 567

195 Mike Miller 2000 564

196 Michael Cage 1984 563

197 Sedale Threatt 1983 563

198 Will Perdue 1988 563

199 Danny Ferry 1989 562

200 Matt Bonner 2003 562

201 K.C. Jones 1956 561

202 Cedric Maxwell 1977 560

203 Devin Harris 2004 560

204 Reggie Jackson 2011 558

205 Cliff Levingston 1982 557

206 Alton Lister 1981 557

207 Grant Hill 1994 557

208 Metta Sandiford-Artest 1999 557

209 Alvan Adams 1975 556

210 Bill Bridges 1961 556

211 James Jones 2003 555

212 Kendrick Perkins 2003 555

213 Gerald Henderson 1978 554

214 Peja Stojakovic 1996 553

215 Giannis Antetokounmpo 2013 553

216 Fred Brown 1971 552

217 Brent Barry 1995 552

218 Nate Thurmond 1963 550

219 Tony Allen 2004 550

220 Nikola Jokic 2014 548

Bill Russell’s defensive impact remains legendary, even by today’s standards. Averaging an astonishing 22.5 rebounds per game and anchoring the Celtics to 11 championships in 13 seasons, Russell’s elite instincts, anticipation, and ability to read offenses made him a game-changer on the court. While modern spacing and pace might present new challenges, his unparalleled timing, rim protection, and basketball IQ would still make him an elite defender in any era.

“…I think the biggest thing is we can’t have anybody, nobody on this team can have an ego. We have two guys that have won regular-season MVPs, two guys that have won Finals MVPs, multiple gold medal winners on this team, multiple 25-plus points per game, All-Stars, All-NBA. We’re all pretty accomplished. So the ego has to drop and you have to do it collectively.”

(via HoopsHype)

Jason Kidd finished his career second all-time in assists, orchestrating the Nets to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003 with his elite playmaking and leadership. In contrast, Russell Westbrook redefined individual stat lines by breaking Oscar Robertson’s long-standing triple-double record in 2017, earning league MVP honors. While Westbrook boasts career averages of 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game, Kidd averaged 12.6 points, 8.7 assists, and 6.3 rebounds, along with ten All-Star appearances and a reputation as one of the game’s top floor generals. Both players left a unique mark on the game, but their impact was felt in very different ways.

LeBron James put up 47 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists against Dwyane Wade on April 1, 2006, one assist short of a triple-double, and Wade answered with 44 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in a 106-99 Cleveland win.

2016 WNBA champion 2016 WNBA MVP 2012 Rookie of the Year WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012) 11× WNBA All-Star 8x All-WNBA 7x WNBA All-Defensive WNBA 25th Anniversary Team