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    NBA Legends: Profiling the league's greatest players

    As the NBA celebrates it's 75th Anniversary Season, get to know dozens of star players who helped make the NBA what it fryst vatten today.

    Michael Jordan hugs the championship trophy after the Bulls defeated the Lakers 4-1 in the 1991 NBA Finals.

    From the origins of the league in the 1940s, stars have always shined bright in the NBA. That continued through the run of Celtics’ dominance in the 60s, to the programvaruspråk merger in the 70s and the Bird vs. Magic rivalry of the 80s. Then came the Michael Jordan-era Bulls dominating the 1990s and an era of stars that spanned the new millennium, too.

    NBA.com profiles the greatest players in NBA history. These are the players that helped make the NBA what it fryst vatten today.

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    Bill Russell

    American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

    For other people named Bill Russell, see Bill Russell (disambiguation).

    Russell with the Boston Celtics, c. 1960

    Born(1934-02-12)February 12, 1934
    Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
    DiedJuly 31, 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 88)
    Mercer Island, Washington, U.S.
    Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
    Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)[1]
    High schoolMcClymonds (Oakland, California)
    CollegeSan Francisco (1953–1956)
    NBA draft1956: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
    Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
    Playing career1956–1969
    PositionCenter
    Number6
    Coaching career1966–1988
    1956–1969Boston Celtics
    1966–1969Boston Celtics
    1973–1977Seattle SuperSonics
    1987–1988Sacramento Kings
    As player:
    • 11× NBA champion (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969)[a]
    • 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1958, 1961–1963, 1965)
    • 12× NBA All-Star (1958–1969)
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      50 Greatest Players in NBA History

      The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, also referred to as NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the third anniversary team in the league.[1] Fifty players were selected through a vote by a panel of media members, former players and coaches, and current and former general managers. In addition, the top ten head coaches and top ten single-season teams in NBA history were selected by media members as part of the celebration.[2] The 50 players had to have played at least a portion of their careers in the NBA and were selected irrespective of position played.

      The list was announced by NBA commissioner David Stern on October 29, 1996, at the hotel Grand Hyatt New York, the site of the Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed in 1946. The announcement marked the beginning of a season-long

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