Larry Bird
He was the best ever: the greatest, most creative passer ever; one of the greatest defensive re-bounders, the greatest all around shooter, the greatest clutch shooter, and played great team defense. Add to all these qualities his great Basketball intelligence, mental toughness, and pure skill, and you have, by far, the greatest player of all times!
Larry was a great shooter with few dunks unlike Jordan who had many dunks to increase his shooting percentage. Larry was also a better rebounder, free throw shooter, and passer than Jordan. Larry entered the NBA one year late, after sitting out a year in college, and missed almost another full year in his prime with a foot injury. He was not a selfish shooter but just wanted to win and would get all of his teammate involved. He averaged over 10 rebounds per game for his career - not bad for someone who couldn't jump! He was both the first AND second player ever to shoot over 50% from the field AND over 90% from the line for a season - and this from a long range shooter! He was the best ever with a ful command of the game and awareness of what was happening - always.
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Michael Jordan is considered to be the greatest offensive player of all time. Wilt Chamberlain is also considered to be one of the greatest players.