篮球运动历史悠久,有许多杰出的球员在场上留下了不朽的足迹。虽然评选最伟大的球员是一个主观性很强的话题,但以下球员通常被认为是篮球史上的前十位伟大球员,他们以其技艺、领导力和影响力在篮球界树立了永恒的地位:
![Michael Jordan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg/220pxMichael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg)
![Kareem AbdulJabbar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/KareemAbdulJabbar_(cropped).jpg/220pxKareemAbdulJabbar_(cropped).jpg)
![Larry Bird](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Larry_Bird_Lipofsky.jpg/220pxLarry_Bird_Lipofsky.jpg)
![Magic Johnson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Magic_Johnson_Lipofsky.jpg/220pxMagic_Johnson_Lipofsky.jpg)
![Shaquille O'Neal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Shaquille_O'Neal_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/220pxShaquille_O'Neal_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg)
![Bill Russell](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Bill_Russell__2005_NBA_Hoop_Hall_induction_ceremony.jpg/220pxBill_Russell__2005_NBA_Hoop_Hall_induction_ceremony.jpg)
![Tim Duncan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Tim_Duncan_2014.jpg/220pxTim_Duncan_2014.jpg)