{"id":728141,"date":"2021-10-13T11:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T15:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=728141"},"modified":"2021-10-27T18:22:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T22:22:23","slug":"slam-presents-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/slam-presents-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAM Presents the Top 75 NBA Players of All-Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NBA just turned 75 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/slam.ly\/top-75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">so here\u2019s our birthday cake to all the players<\/a> that contributed to our passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slam.ly\/top-75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One hundred and twenty-four pages of history, featuring our list of the best 75 players ever<\/a>, as well as lists from celebrities around the basketball world. There\u2019s also a rundown of the sneakers and fits that have defined these seven and a half decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far feelings surrounding and reactions to this very thoroughly conceived list, well\u2026 sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slam.ly\/top-75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SLAM Presents the Top 75 NBA Players of All-Time is OUT NOW!<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SLM-TOP75-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SLM-TOP75-resized.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SLM-TOP75-resized-307x384.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SLM-TOP75-resized-634x793.jpg 634w, 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