Can you name the players who have had the greatest careers in NBA history?

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  • ^ - Hall of Fame, * - active, teams in () are ABA. All data is current as of 3/31/12. (Please see first comment for explanation of "resumé," and the idea behind the quiz in general.)
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RankPlayerResumé
1^934.5 - CHI, WAS
2^932.0 - MIL, LAL
3^739.6 - BOS
4^714.0 - LAL
5^712.6 - PHW/SFW, PHI, LAL
6685.7 - ORL, LAL, MIA, PHO, CLE, BOS
7*682.5 - SAS
8*680.4 - LAL
9^654.9 - BOS
10^651.8 - UTA, LAL
11^584.6 - LAL
12^511.2 - CIN, MIL
13^505.1 - HOU, TOR
14^485.4 - (VIR), (NYA), PHI
15^479.1 - BOS
16*469.1 - MIN, BOS
17^468.2 - MLH/STL
18^459.8 - (UTS), (SSL), BUF, HOU, PHI, WSB, ATL, MIL, PHI, SAS
19^450.0 - SAS
20^449.9 - PHI, PHO, HOU
21*446.9 - DAL
22^431.8 - SYR/PHI
23^416.2 - MNL/LAL
24^411.5 - CHI, HOU, POR, CHI
25^406.2 - BOS, CIN
26*402.7 - CLE, MIA
27^392.3 - UTA
28^379.5 - MNL
29*334.3 - DAL, PHO, NJN, DAL
30^329.3 - SFW, (OAK), (WSA), (NYA), GSW, HOU
31324.1 - SEA, MIL, LAL, BOS, MIA
32^322.1 - SDR/HOU, BAL/CAP/WSB, HOU
33^320.3 - NYK, CLE
34^320.3 - NYK, SEA, ORL
35*311.4 - PHO, DAL, PHO
36^307.3 - POR, HOU
37^287.5 - (VIR), (SAA), SAS, CHI
38^284.1 - DET
39^283.0 - BOS
40281.7 - PHI, DEN, DET, MEM, PHI
41*281.1 - MIA
42^278.9 - GSW, BOS, CHH, CHI
43^278.7 - WSC, BOS
44^267.7 - BOS
45^258.2 - PHW
46*253.9 - BOS, TOR, DEN, MIN, DET, DEN, NYK, LAC
47^251.9 - SYR/PHI
48*248.1 - MIL, SEA, BOS
49^247.3 - (KEN), CHI, SAS, CHI, BOS
50^244.7 - IND
51^239.8 - BOS, MIL
52*238.9 - BOS
53^238.7 - ATL, LAC, BOS, SAS, ORL
54*235.9 - ORL
55^234.5 - NYK
56*233.9 - MEM, LAL
57^225.4 - MNL
58^225.2 - LAL
59^221.6 - BAL/CAP/WSB
60^221.6 - CIN, SFW, NYK
61^217.8 - BOS
62*213.2 - TOR, ORL, HOU, NYK, DET, ATL
63^213.2 - SEA, PHO, BOS
64^209.8 - PHW
65*209.4 - WSB/WAS, ORL, DET, CHI, CLE, DET
66^207.5 - BUF, IND, LAL, UTA, DET, DAL, MIL
67^206.0 - CIN/KCO/KCK, NYN, BOS, MIL
68*206.0 - DET, ORL, PHO
69^204.7 - STB, BOS, STL
70^200.7 - DET, BAL, BOS, PHI
71^197.5 - BUF, NYK, BOS, DET, NJN, LAL, PHI
72195.9 - MIL, ATL
73^190.4 - SYR/PHI, CHI
74197.1 - DEN, ATL, PHI, NJN, NYK, HOU
75186.4 - CHH, MIA, NJN, MIA
76185.4 - CLE, DET
77*184.9 - SAS
78184.6 - WSB, POR, ATL, DET, BOS
79^184.2 - DET
80^183.3 - STL, (DLC)
81^182.8 - DET, SAS, CHI, LAL, DAL
82^181.2 - (KEN), (DNA), DEN
83^180.9 - MIL, IND, DEN, DAL
84180.9 - SEA, MIL
85^178.8 - MNL, NYK, STL
86*177.8 - PHO, NYK
87177.6 - GSW, WSB/WAS, SAC, PHI, DET, GSW
88176.4 - MIL, WSB, MIL
89^176.3 - PHI, (CAR), PHI
90^174.5 - DET, MIL
91172.7 - SEA, CLE, POR, ORL
92167.7 - GSW, MIA, DAL, DEN, IND
93167.6 - BOS, PHO, SEA, NYK, PHO
94166.9 - CLE, PHO
95164.7 - NJN, POR, NYK
96163.8 - PHI, SAS, NYK, ATL, NJN
97161.7 - (DNR), SEA, NYK, NOJ, LAL, WSB
98160.4 - CHI, ORL, SEA, LAL, ORL, LAL
99^160.3 - GSW, IND, GSW
100160.1 - FTW, MNL, STL
RankPlayerResumé
101^159.0 - NYK, DET
102^158.8 - STL, SEA, CLE, POR
103*158.8 - TOR, NJN, ORL, PHO, DAL
104*158.1 - NOK/NOH, LAC
105*158.0 - PHO, MIA, TOR, DAL
106^156.1 - CHP/CHZ/BAL, NYK, DET, ATL, NOJ
107^153.9 - MNL
108^153.5 - DET, WSB, BOS
109^151.8 - LAL, PHO, LAL, NOJ
110^151.4 - ROC
111151.1 - (DNA), DEN, PHI
112151.0 - NJN, UTA, GSW, NYK, WSB, NJN
113^150.7 - ROC
114150.6 - GSW, SEA, WSB, ATL
115150.2 - BOS, GSW, KCK
116149.1 - (INA), PHI, DEN, IND
117148.5 - MIL, LAC, GSW
118^145.1 - FTW/DET, SYR
119^144.8 - BAL, NYK
120^141.8 - SFW/GSW, CHI, CLE
121^141.4 - DET, NYK
122139.5 - GSW, SAC, WAS, LAL
123138.0 - NYK, STL/ATL
124137.7 - PHO, DEN, POR, DEN
125*137.3 - SAS
126137.2 - ORL, PHO, NYK, MIA
127*136.8 - TOR, MIA
128*136.6 - WAS, DET, CHI
129^135.1 - (PTP), (MNP), PHO, LAL, ATL
130135.0 - PHO, CLE
131134.9 - CHS, NYK, BLB, MLH, FTW
132134.2 - POR, MIN, MIA, SAS
133^134.2 - ROC/CIN
134133.7 - STL/ATL, (UTS), LAL
135133.5 - DAL, IND, SEA, POR
136133.3 - HOU, PHO, DAL, NJN, MIL, MIN, LAC, BOS
137^133.2 - GSW, LAL, LAC
138131.1 - (SSL), (KEN), POR, NJN, NYK, PHO, LAL, SEA, POR
139128.2 - SDC, SEA, PHO, UTA, CHH, PHI
140127.8 - MIA, CHH, LAL, NYK, HOU, LAC
141127.5 - STL/ATL, LAL
142^126.7 - PHW
143126.0 - HOU
144124.6 - LAL, CHH, MIA, MEM, MIA, DAL
145^123.7 - ATL, NOJ/UTA, BOS
146^123.3 - POR, SDC/LAC, BOS
147*121.9 - CHI, LAC, PHI
148^120.0 - ROC, BOS
149119.4 - SDC, MIL, SAS, MIL, SEA, PHI, NYK, GSW
150119.3 - SAC, IND, NOK/NOH, TOR, DAL
151^119.2 - MNL, CIN, STL, BOS
152^118.4 - (MNM), (INA), (MMS), NYN
153118.2 - STL/ATL, PHO, BOS, DEN, SEA
154*117.8 - SEA/OKC
155*116.9 - POR, IND, TOR, MIA, BOS
156115.3 - DAL, DET, LAC
157114.8 - NYK, BOS
158^114.6 - CHS, PHW, FTW, BOS
159113.8 - PHO, CLE, MIA, PHO
160113.0 - CLE, WSB, GSW, ORL
161111.1 - PHW, SYR/PHI
162^110.1 - NYK, DET
163^107.2 - (DNA), DEN, SEA
164105.8 - GSW, NYK, MIN
165^104.8 - BAL, PHO, (INA)
166104.2 - LAL, PHO, DAL, LAL, MIA
167*103.8 - DEN, NYK
168^103.6 - PHW/SFW, NYK
169102.4 - MNL/LAL, SFW
170101.3 - HOU, PHO, LAL, SAS
171100.7 - PHO, PHI, UTA
17299.2 - CHH, NYK
17398.1 - DAL, NYK
17497.7 - CLE
17597.7 - SDR/HOU
17697.1 - PHO, DAL, SAS, BOS
17796.1 - STL, SFW/GSW
178*96.0 - SEA, ORL, WAS
17995.8 - NYK, SAS, POR, WSB/WAS, POR, MIA, MIN, ORL, TOR, HOU
18094.2 - NYK, PHO
18192.5 - PHW, NYK, FTW/DET, NYK, BAL
182*92.4 - BOS, PHO, ATL
18391.5 - (INA), IND, ATL, DET, WSB
184*90.6 - UTA, NJN
18590.3 - KCK/SAC, HOU, POR, DET, VAN, SAC, WAS, MIA, CHH
18690.1 - CIN, MIL, CHI, NYN, SEA
187*89.8 - CHI
18889.4 - STL/ATL, PHI, LAL, GSW
18989.3 - BLB, SYR
190*89.0 - BOS
19188.7 - LAL, PHI, BAL/CAP, SEA, DET
19287.7 - SYR/PHI, BAL
19387.5 - MIN, NJN, PHO, NYK, BOS
19487.2 - BOS, SAC, POR, PHO
19585.0 - WSC
19684.4 - PHI, SDC, GSW, CLE, PHI, HOU
19782.4 - POR, DEN, DAL
19882.2 - SAS, MIL, DET, TOR
19980.4 - NJN, DEN, NYK, CHH, MIA, MIL
20080.1 - BUF/SDC, CLE, NYK, SDC, ATL
RankPlayerResumé
20180.0 - NYK, BAL, SDR, PHI, CIN/KCO
20279.7 - KCK, NJN, BOS
20379.7 - WSB, ATL, NOJ, PHO, NYK
20478.8 - CHZ, LAL, BOS
205*77.6 - GSW, DAL, WAS, CLE
20677.5 - MIL, SEA, BOS, NYK, HOU, LAC
20777.3 - CIN, CHI, MIL
20876.9 - LAL, SDC/LAC
20976.8 - NYK, LAC, IND, DEN, IND, TOR, NYK, UTA, HOU
210*76.7 - GSW, WAS, ORL, MEM
21176.6 - IND, POR, GSW, IND, DET
21276.4 - INO
21376.1 - LAL, CHH, SAC, LAL
21475.8 - CLE, MIA
21575.2 - CHI, NYK, TOR, CHI, WAS, HOU
21674.5 - POR, BOS
21774.3 - SAS, DET, SAS
21874.1 - LAL, IND, VAN, LAL
21974.0 - BAL/CAP/WSB, IND, GSW
22073.3 - PHI
221*72.8 - CLE, UTA, CHI
222*72.5 - LAL, GSW, UTA, LAL, OKC
22372.1 - NYK, CHI, SEA
224*72.0 - CHH, CHI, IND, SAC, CHI, HOU, MIN
22571.6 - CHZ, BAL, DET, POR
22671.3 - DEN, POR, NYK, LAC
22771.1 - PHI, CHH, SEA, CHI, CHH
22870.3 - SYR, LAL, NYK
22969.5 - LAL
23069.4 - (VIR), PHO, BOS, LAL, DEN
23169.3 - NJN, PHI, CHH, PHI, DET
23269.2 - DAL, SEA, MIL, SAS, DEN, SEA, MIL, CHH
23369.1 - HOU, ORL, NYK, HOU
23468.7 - BOS, DAL, ATL, BOS, MIA, MIN
23568.1 - DAL, LAL, SEA, IND
23667.9 - DEN, PHO, DEN, NYK, PHO, DET, SAS
23767.7 - BAL, HOU, BUF, CHI
23867.6 - CIN, BOS, MIL
23967.5 - GSW, SDC, SEA
24067.4 - BOS, LAC, HOU
24167.4 - ATL, MIA, GSW, HOU, TOR, DEN, HOU, SAS, ATL, DAL
24267.3 - POR, PHO, DET, GSW, NJN
24366.6 - AND, TRI, FTW
24465.9 - CLE, LAC, CHI, LAL
24565.8 - ATL, UTA
246^65.8 - SDR/HOU
24765.6 - (NYA), (SAA), SAS, CHI, GSW, CLE
24865.5 - BOS
249^64.6 - ROC/CIN
25064.2 - CHI, KCK/SAC, ATL, ORL, NJN
251*63.5 - LAC, MIA, LAL, DAL
25263.3 - CLE, MIL, MIN
25362.7 - MIA, ATL, POR, SAS, NOH, CHA, MIA
25462.7 - POR, BOS, SDC
25562.7 - POR
25662.3 - BOS
257^61.9 - HOU, GSW, SAC, WSB
258*60.9 - CHH/NOH, GSW, LAC, CLE, NYK
25960.8 - WSC, SYR, BLB, FTW, BOS
26060.7 - (INA), IND, BUF, BOS, IND, KCK, SAS
26160.6 - STL, NYK, SFW, BOS
26260.3 - STB, BLB, SYR, FTW
26360.3 - STB, TRI
26460.1 - MNL, NYK
26559.9 - PHO
26659.8 - DET, NYK
26759.5 - DTF, CHS, BLB, MLH
26858.2 - DET, BAL, STL/ATL
26957.7 - CHI, GSW, CHH, ORL, CHI
27057.1 - PHW/SFW, CHI, CIN, MIL
27156.6 - NYK, SFW
27256.5 - SEA
273*56.1 - CHI, IND, SAC, HOU, LAL
27455.8 - NYK, GSW, NJN
275*55.6 - PHI, DET, WAS, DAL, MIL, MIA, ATL
27655.5 - MLH, FTW, NYK
27755.1 - WSB, UTA, PHI, MIA
27854.8 - DET, SDC, MIL, SEA, GSW, IND, DEN, CHH, MIL
27954.8 - CHI, PHI, ATL, MIL
28054.2 - LAC, ATL, PHO, MIL, UTA, DAL, DET
28154.2 - (DLC), (SAA), SAS, CLE
28253.7 - CIN, NYK, LAL, CHI, SEA, MIL
28353.0 - IND
28452.5 - BAL, CHI
28552.3 - ATL, LAC, NYK, SAS
28651.8 - (INA), IND, PHO, IND, POR, KCK
28751.6 - DET, CIN/KCO, PHI, ATL, PHO
28851.2 - NJN, ATL, GSW
28951.2 - TRH, CLR, BOS, PHW, BLB
29051.1 - DET, MIA, TOR, CHI, LAL
29151.1 - ROC, STL
292*51.0 - NOH/NOK/NOH, IND
29351.0 - DET, (DNR), PHI, MIL, LAL
29450.9 - VAN, ATL, POR, SAC
29550.7 - UTA
29650.0 - NJN, MIA, CHH/NOH/NOK, CHI, BOS
29749.8 - DAL, NYK, DAL, ORL, LAL
29849.3 - IND, TOR, CHI, NYK, TOR
29949.3 - CIN, SDR, MIL
30049.0 - PHW, NYK
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