No. 4: Larry Bird, SF, Boston Celtics
Chief Accolades – 3x NBA Champion, 2x NBA Finals MVP, 3x NBA MVP, 12x NBA All-Star, 9x All-NBA First Team, 3x All-Defense Second Team, 2x 50-40-90 club
Stats – 13 Seasons, 24.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 6.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 115 ORTG, 101 DRTG, 145.8 WS, 79.7 VORP
Larry Legend. Larry Bird is literally the embodiment of an all around player. He could shoot, finish around the rim, flat out score, pass, play defense and rebound. Larry Bird was one of the first ever lethal shooters the NBA saw and his two-time 50-40-90 club appearances show that.
Bird wasn’t only a great player, but the NBA’s best ever trash talker. He would trash talk to everyone, including coaches. Bird helped lead the Celtics to one of the best seasons ever in 1985-86 and won three rings total in Beantown.
If it weren’t for a nagging back injuries towards the end of his career, he could possibly be higher on this list. Even with that said, Larry Bird cracks the top 5 with ease.
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