OT: Thinking Basketball - Best Careers/Best Peaks

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Discovered this the other day. This guy Ben Taylor has rankings of best careers and best peaks. His best career rankings are an interesting spin on the best player ever discussion, as he prioritizes players who provided the largest increase in the odds of a team winning a title over the course of their careers. This explains why he's got Jordan third and ranks guys like KG so high. Best peaks is pretty self-explanatory but comes with a cool youtube series which is a great time suck.

Top 40 Careers

1. LeBron James
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Michael Jordan
4. Bill Russell
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Tim Duncan
8. Wilt Chamberlain
9. Kevin Garnett
10. Larry Bird
11. Magic Johnson
12. Kobe Bryant
13. Karl Malone
14. Oscar Robertson
15. Dirk Nowitzki
16. Steph Curry
17. Chris Paul
18. Jerry West
19. David Robinson
20. Julius Erving
21. Kevin Durant
22. Charles Barkley
23. Steve Nash
24. John Stockton
25. Moses Malone
26. Dwyane Wade
27. Scottie Pippen
28. Rick Barry
29. Reggie Miller
30. James Harden
31. Bob Pettit
32. John Havlicek
33. Jason Kidd
34. Artis Gilmore
35. Patrick Ewing
36. Paul Pierce
37. Walt Frazier
38. Elgin Baylor
39. Isiah Thomas
40. Clyde Drexler

Top 10 8-Year Peaks

1. Michael Jordan
2. LeBron James
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Bill Russell
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Tim Duncan
8. Larry Bird
9. Wilt Chamberlain
10. Steph Curry