Thursday, June 29
Who are the five greatest NBA players of all-time? Here's my list and qualifications - I've followed the NBA closely for 53 years, covering the league for various newspapers before become a full-time handicapper.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: When he was known as Lew Alcindor, Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to the world championship in just the franchise's third season. He almost did it when he was a rookie and the Bucks were just in their second season of existence, but he had no power forward to help and his guards choked in the playoffs.
2. Michael Jordan: If I could pick one guy I'd want going for me with a game on the line it would be Jordan.
3. Magic Johnson: Greatest point guard. His talent, height and personality are unmatched at that key position.
4. LeBron James: He should be above criticism. If someone said James is better than Jordan I wouldn't argue.
5. Wilt Chamberlain: Absolutely unstoppable when he wanted to score. I once saw him block three shots in a span of about five seconds. One of the worst articles I ever read was in Bleacher Reporter where the author wrote Chamberlan was overrated. Obviously this guy never saw Chamberlain play.
On the handicapping front, I pushed my Triple Star hot streak to 28-13-1 by cashing my Game of the Week with the Pirates on Wednesday. I am 14-5 on my last 19 premium/free plays and have my Triple Star MLB Total of the Month heading my Thursday menu today. All of my plays and packages can be found here: https://pregame.com/pros/stephen-nover.
As always, let us suffer no bad beats!