Cases For The Greatest of All Time: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

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Today we start the new series; Cases for the greatest of all time. Kareem has a strong case, let's take a look.
These videos aren`t meant to definitively say who the greatest is, rather it is to lay out the case for them being the greatest.

[@giholste123]

I honestly think Kareem being the all-time Bucks leading scorer might be the most impressive stat. He played there 5 seasons... from the ages of 22-26... and is a franchise's ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER.

[@ospinra]

he's the nba all time leading scorer though...

[@PoliticusRex632]

giholste123 I don't think they understand your statement.

[@dylanlange9235]

@@ospinra Read the whole comment.

[@bmartin6493]

Ospinra he mentioned it because it’s insane that he’s the franchise scoring leader even though he only played there 5 years. He doesn’t need to mention that he’s the leagues leading scorer, because that’s common knowledge. What the guy is saying is that the fact that he leads the bucks in scoring for that franchise is an underrated stat since he spent so little time there. No need to get all aggressive

[@jaidamann8365]

@@ospinra I think you totally missed @giholste point. Being the Bucks all-time leading scoring in just four/five years (still to this day) is incredible.

[@lightskindisgrace]

This is such an underrated channel. Thanks for this video.

[@NBAInsider]

I know ! You should check out my channel , you might like it too ! Just give it a shot !

[@sebastianmaldonado9764]

+NBA Insider stop spamming you fuck

[@SomewhatInteresting]

+NBA Insider no

[@justin40315]

I've watched NBA insider and they have really good vids. My favorite is the 4 point line video.

[@lightskindisgrace]

I got that fucking foresight y'all ain't even know it

[@TheDefenseIsUpNext]

Kareem is the GOAT. Played the greatest centres night in and night out throughout his career. I back him for GOAT over anybody as the greatest player ever.

[@FuShengAlex]

Olajuwon was my favorite C and player, but I'm forever cheesed at how easily Jabbar was lighting him up as a old man in his early years lol. But I have to tip my hat to Kareem as the GOAT C because of that.

[@peterprieto1961]

He had the single most effective offensive weapon ever. Combine that with his dominance in defense and rebounding. He was great passer too. And considering all his all time records, his accomplishments, and his impact on the game, you wouldn't be wrong if you said he was the GOAT

[@hernan_n5]

Peter Prieto He wasn’t very good at defense...

[@hernan_n5]

Peter Prieto MJ is goat. He could withstand the bad boys and was a better all around player

[@angeliquaserenity5009]

Kareem is definitely the GOAT as far as centers go. However I would put Jordan slightly over Kareem for GOAT as far as NBA players as a whole go.

[@carrastealth]

Kareem's high School resume through his NBA resume is the single greatest resume of any basketball player ever. There is no other player that was the greatest High School Player of All Time(Bill Walton is a close 2nd) Which followed that up by being the greatest College Basketball Player of All Time And followed that up with a resume at the NBA level that right at, or in some eyes is as close to Jordan's. AS WELL as someone who statistically is ahead of Jordan in EVERY category except steal That and Kareem would have more NBA records had they tracked certain stats when he came into the league instead of 5-6 years after he came into the league. So even with his stats, there are some that are 4-5 years inaccurate and missing out on thousands. Imagine that.

[@larryroberts2792]

He's the greatest basketball player to walk the earth

[@PoliticusRex632]

But, but, but...MJ sold more shoes!

[@bigdino475]

Wilt was better

[@MR-wc9lh]

Blocked Shot stats weren't recorded in Kareem's first four seasons, when Kareem was in his Prime, so his career totals in Blocked Shots in the records are less than actual.

[@Mckylan]

I would say Lebron in high school comes close n legacy wise both top 5 players all time

[@crashforce0415]

at that time the ncaa banned dunking. imagine shaq playing in that era

[@anonymouslakernerd7214]

Ha! Good point.

[@gabrielking1247]

Kareem was 3 inches taller tho

[@briankeenan1314]

+Gabriel King taller but not as big

[@RisKOutlawS]

+Gabriel King he was 1 inch taller

[@gabrielking1247]

+RisK OutlawS Kareem was listed at 7"2 but Jerry west said that that's how tall he was in college and they stuck with it, and that he was closer to 7"4

[@GodZofbeasting]

Other people to do the series on MJ Magic Johnson Shaq Tim Duncan Chamberlain LeBron Kobe Bird Bill Russel

[@andrewmey0302]

Yah

[@jeromecovington8919]

Isaiah Thomas (former player) > Magic Johnson

[@joshisonwheels]

+SpaceJamJerry *Isiah

[@jeromecovington8919]

+Scizor For Hire My bad

[@taincaapaza4169]

Just stop with MJ

[@Dom2k16]

Today I`m starting a new series called; Cases for the greatest of all time. As I state, these are just their cases, I`m not saying for sure any of these players are actually the greatest, but there are more cases than you may have thought. Who else do you think could be in this series? Like comment and sub if you enjoyed! At the beginning of this video, I took sometimes to correct some of my careless mistakes. I`m from the rural side of KZbin where I never got so many people coming to one video and mistakes are pretty critical now so in the future I`ll make sure to basically not make a mistake lol. But I`ve owned them now so no more issue with that. Thanks for the support! Business email: [e-mail] Patreon: patreon.com/dom2k16 Facebook: facebook.com/mrnba2khighlights Twitter: twitter.com/mr2khighlights Instagram: instagram.com/nba_2k_highlights Snapchat: Dom_2k

[@Adog00]

Yo nice vid

[@northcarolinaaa8268]

Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Hakeem the Dream, Timmy D, and I'm guessing you're leaving Michael out of this.

[@RibsBjj]

+Reppin Carolina For Life keep your ring

[@jordanhargrove2193]

Do Lebron next

[@johnconnell0631]

magic, wilt, bill russell, lebron, kobe

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Kareem is the greatest in my opinion, always will be #1 to me until shown otherwise.

[@Flashyfinancier]

Jordan showed you otherwise

[@somethingfishy1233]

Chris Paul

[@igipop14]

Both Jordan and Wilt have shown you otherwise.

[@SeanRankin2]

He's the best. He'd score on the pussy Jordan at will

[@astrokiller1000]

Sean Rankin and Jordan would do exactly the same, but better!

[@seanswinton6242]

In this day and age, I truly appreciate your humility and admitting your mistakes. Many people don't. Great video in Kareem. My first biography I wrote in 4th grade was on Kareem.

[@BigYARK]

Kareem is the goat. The media never pushed any type of narrative of him being the best bc Kareem was "aloof." He has the greatest resume challenged only by Bill Russell and Jordan. He is literally the greatest offensive force ever factoring in the skyhook which was only his signature, having many fluid post moves and footwork. Automatic 2 points if he gets the ball. One of the only players ever to be considered truly unstoppable. Most MVPs, 6 championships on dominant teams (teams that WOULD NOT be the same without him). The 71 Bucks and the showtime Lakers are in the convo for greatest teams ever. Yes he played with the two greatest point guards ever, but they never won chips without Kareem. I wouldn't put as much into magic and oscar as you would for a situation like Stockton and Malone (most assists ever and 2nd most points ever respectively). At the end of the day the goat convo is opinionated and Kareem, whom has an arguement for being the goat, just so happens to be my favorite player so if you ask me I'll always say Kareem, immediately followed by Michael Jordan and Bill Russell, with a mention of Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson

[@ringz3215]

I think the other players you will do are: MJ, LeBron, Kobe, Magic, Hakeem, Bird.

[@FreshOfftheMilk]

Bill Russell

[@troyhourigan3339]

I don't think he'll do MJ it's too easy imo

[@ringz3215]

Wane Wane true

[@ianquintonbanno2577]

Personally, I don't really see a case for Kobe but that's just me. I respect your opinion though :))

[@ringz3215]

Ian Quinton I respect that but when I take a look at Kobes achievements and records I don't see how he isn't 5. Some people even say he isn't top 10. Don't focus on the fact he needed some good teammates because no one has ever won it all with a shit roster.

[@vision-gc4hy]

Blown away how much work you put into this video. I truly admire the corrections section. That's journalism. I'm a new Sub today. Keep up the great work. I love Kareem. He's one of the great heroes of my life. A great athlete, a scholar and an intellectual.

[@Bryan-uq1fs]

1.Greg Oden 2.Darko Militic 3. Kwame Brown

[@Dom2k16]

Flawless

[@jeromecovington8919]

Why you sleeping on Scalabrine?? #GOAT

[@kijaritariq9836]

+SpaceJamJerry Scalabrine takes the first 5 slots on the G.O.A.T list obviously.

[@jeromecovington8919]

+Kijari Tariq No question XD

[@DwayneIsKing]

bruh. not many KZbinrs will admit there mistakes so once again man, great video, and you're one of the best KZbinrs in my books

[@Dom2k16]

Thanks bro means a lot

[@Kalinbuggs]

Kareem's sky hook, Jordan's fade away, and Hakeem's dream shake are moves they did every game you can't compare those moves to LBJ chase down he gets those every blue moon

[@Kalinbuggs]

Kalu Abay those players I named did it every game

[@Kalinbuggs]

Kalu Abay bruh he doesn't get a chase down block every game what I'm saying is those player I mentioned did there moves every game bc they copy bc there on offense you can't compare an offensive move to a defensive play that doesn't make any sense

[@raymondchou6827]

u dumb af u say lebron avg a block a game yet all those players KE TV listed avg 2+ blocks a game besides jordan

[@SeanRankin2]

Kareem's skyhook is the only unmatched move. The rest you mentioned are ok at best

[@frescowayne5482]

@@SeanRankin2 Ok at best? Yeah your definitely a casual lol.

[@domais68]

Dom2k, I'm checking out your posts and they're all very impressive! I just commented on your Wilt post. I'm a basketball fanatic and I love all of these stories and stats. Keep them coming and thank you. As far a Kareem, I still marvel at his skyhook. Most big men use a short-motioned push hook. If you watch Kareem's skyhook, it's amazing to see that his long sweeping motion results with outstretched fingers. He was "following through" just like a long-range shooter would. Big men with touch on any of their shots don't come around often. Kareem's skyhook is, by far, the most deadly finesse post move in NBA history. He has been a coach for so long and he's never found a player that could come close to duplicating his patented shot. I watch b-ball all the time and I can't remember the last time I saw a real skyhook. If any modern 4 or 5 could develop a decent skyhook, they'd have a max paycheck.

[@ricegoat8091]

Kareem in my opinion his the GOAT he did for a longtime he won every level his numbers speak for itself.

[@ericpledge1]

Kareem is the GOAT!!!

[@jasonrivera1339]

Keep up the good vids u seem to put in a lot of work

[@aaronalvarado9944]

+NBA Insider no

[@Wangste002]

Dirk's fadeaway is unstoppable and underrated af.

[@michaeljackson4538]

nope

[@Eligenix]

Michael Jackson Yeah it is

[@mauriciomondragon7312]

It's unstoppable but not underrated, people always talks about it.

[@pillbox1240]

Steven H Wang Dirk is basically a playoff choker. Luckily he pulled one out of his ass because another team choked even worse than he usually does.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

Pill Box BULLSHIT. Dirk is one of the few players whose production consistently improved during the playoffs.

[@CODprodu74]

Good video my brother. I really like the way you presented it. KAJ is underrated in the GOAT conversation for sure

[@Dom2k16]

Thanks man

[@Dom2k16]

Agreed

[@user-em6uu4fg6u]

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[@CODprodu74]

Google Support This seems legit. I'll flick you a text. Hook me up with the dough my nigga

[@intersalman]

I respect Kareem not only as a sportsman, but also as a human being. His philanthropy after his playing career is also exceptional.

[@BartholomewSmutz]

Terrific video!

[@Dom2k16]

Thanks

[@abdulr4141]

Dom2k is the series gonna continue?

[@TheDragonyuk]

Kareem, Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, Wilt, Magic

[@PRIDEATH]

Not Kobe

[@aramisravery5864]

+Knicks 4 Life yes Kobe

[@MKWiiLuke4TW]

+Kobe Bryant nah kobes just a discount MJ

[@omereissa5435]

+God the discount goat doesn't have a case for the goat?

[@becarefulwhatyoufish4764]

I'd say Kereem's the most unstoppable. But only because of one move. He couldn't really shoot or do anything else. Just block, rebound, skyhook... To me, you can't be known as the greatest if you can't dribble, pass, shoot, defend, etc. And centers arent really good dribblers, shooters, or passers and those are the most basic parts of basketball. The first thing you teach a kid is how to dribble. So I dont know how you can make it all the way to the NBA and not be a decent ball handler. You don't to be an ankle breaker, but you should still be able to A LITTLE somethin. Kareem just had one of the most successful careers. But Kareem himself isn't quite that great. Take away his hook shot and what do you have left? Take away Jordan's post fade away and you still have a complete player.

[@ncsidhu]

Dom2k what do you think about this list? 1.Scalabrine 2.Kwame Brown 3.Kendrick Perkins 4.Luke Walton 5.JaVale McGee 6.Swaggy P 7.Sun Yue 8.LaRue Martin 9.Luis Scola 10.Otto Porter 11.Wang Zizi 12.Glen Davis 13.Michael Olowokandi 14.Bruno Caboclo 15.Anthony Bennett 16.Kevin Hart 17.Sim Bhullar 15.Boban Marjonovic 16.Joe Caroll 17.Stephen Curry 18.Klay Thompson 19.Kevin Durant 20.Draymond Green 21.Jeremy Linsanity 22.Michael Ruffin This isn't in order BTW except for #1 and 2

[@ncsidhu]

W

[@luckyyy3900]

W

[@camerondavidson2026]

I love that you have all of the warriors big four up there 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎😎(sarcasm)

[@viper809]

Just found your channel and I love it. Subscribed. I love NBA history.

[@Dom2k16]

Appreciate it

[@MistahUnknown]

Mj fans be like: "Oh what's that? Kareem lost 2 games in College? Well a lost is a lost and MJ is 6-0 in the finals so he's the GOAT"

[@Paul_George_13]

He is 6-0 in finals but from 1984 to 1989 he didn’t even make the finals

[@josephjohnroe3678]

1000Kbaby what in the hell does Lebron have to do with Kareem being better than Jordan? Which he is.

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

Tej not my argument. I take a prime Jordan over prime Kareem

[@tristanhicks5372]

1000Kbaby you brought Lebron into this. This video is about Kareem. The only person to mention any other player was you

[@jeffmorphis5667]

Mistah Unknown. Numbers don't lie. Men do.

[@renguerrero7218]

You've got a great channel brother! Excellent topics of discussion, fantastic points made, strong facts to support your statements, great choices of video footage, you're well-spoken, you're open-minded, and not afraid to admit that you made a mistake! I'd like to see you make cases for The G.O.A.T for Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Kobe Bryant!

[@Dom2k16]

Thanks man appreciate that!

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

Dom, your channel is awesome brother. Surprised to hear you were born in the mid-90s, you're really knowledgeable especially for your age :) Just wanted to let you know something that I've never heard anybody talk about--when you do Magic's case for the GOAT, you should mention his 3rd season, 82-83--he very nearly averaged a triple double, it's on nbastats so it's legit..maybe the closest of anybody else:18 pts, 9.6 rb, 9.5 ast (+2stl)! Fucking amazing! Keep up the good work dude :)

[@1amayzingman652]

Greatest centers of all time 1.kareem 2.wilt 3.russell 4.hakeem 5.shaq

[@ncsidhu]

Scalabrine next please

[@Dom2k16]

Of course

[@ncsidhu]

I seriously really want you too! I hope so When do u think the vid will be coming out?

[@veerchasm1]

His bench warming was UNSTOPPABLE

[@rhondaanthony5102]

Kareem is my favorite player ever,he is even my wall paper on my phone

[@domiquewilliams4160]

I agree. Kareem Adbul-Jabbar and John Stockton are the two most unappreciated players of all time.

[@mattmorrissey6248]

Domique Williams Hakeem and Robinson too

[@MistahUnknown]

Dirk too...

[@mahnamejay5429]

Domique Williams and Tim Duncan

[@RockFighters27]

So is Michael Jordan. Why can't everybody accept he is the 🐐?

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Mr. Pulp Kareem>Jordan. More career points (all-time) More MVP awards 6 championships (1971 with Milwaukee Bucks 5x with LA Lakers) NCAA tournament MVP (MJ was never tournament MVP) Back to back college championships with UCLA (Michael Jordan 1x championship with the Tar Heels) He did more in his high school than Jordan ever did in Laney High School Jordan is the greatest shooting guard in the history of the game Kareem is the greatest player in the history of the game Kareem won a championship before Magic Johnson came to the league Jordan didn’t win a playoff series until Pippen came to the league

[@thetaintpainter5443]

I'm pissed that 2k isn't adding any new teams and that Steve Nash isn't returning in 2k17.

[@Dom2k16]

He's not???

[@thetaintpainter5443]

+Dom2k Shake4ndBake said he wasn't returning in the comment section of one of his recent videos.

[@thetaintpainter5443]

+Dom2k Also there is an Operation Sports forum about him not returning

[@GJTrae]

Kobe on the cover and neither of his last 2 ring teams are on there

[@doriangore373]

Dom, Will you ever collaborate with Mike Korzemba???

[@migsmarasigan8076]

Excited to see more of this series. Since you asked, here are the 7 people I think should be part of the conversation: Kareem Russell Wilt Jordan LeBron Magic Bird With some special mentions for other players of our time: Kobe, Tim and Shaq.

[@jeromecovington8919]

They others will be, LeBron, Kobe, Wilt, Bill Russell, and MJ Honorable Mention: Hakeem

[@johndottaviano5113]

Kobe dosent have enough to make a case for

[@johndottaviano5113]

Re place Kobe with duncan

[@jeromecovington8919]

+john dottaviano I respectfully disagree, but I can definitely see Duncan being on here.

[@Vr4be1]

06 good night.

[@Leaveittolauni]

dirk

[@MistahUnknown]

I'm that one guy who has Kareem at #1 on my GOAT list. I jumped out my chair when I saw this video in the recommended up next video's list. Thank you for the video. Keep bringing us content. By the way, thanks for correcting yourself and taking L's like a man.

[@sleeposaki49]

The beauty of sports, particularly basketball, is that nothing can be taken literally, different eras = different rules, everything has to be considered not just stats, just because a player performed at the top of one era doesn't automatically mean they'll dominate other eras, only the youngsters ( usually fans under 26 )think this present era is sooooo great when the rules and officials allow mediocre players to be better than they would be in past eras when the rules didn't effect the game as much, MJ and KAJ are at the top....Second: its ridiculous to compare big men to guards, makes NO SENSE!!! #CarryOn

[@Dom2k16]

What about when zone defense wasn't allowed? In the 90's a one on one player would be even better because you either had to double team them or guard your own man. Could you imagine Melo, KD, Westbrook, Lebron, Kobe, Harden only being guarded by one guy?

[@sleeposaki49]

In the 90's they were allowed to be physical tho, today's game is obviously soft compared to the 80's and 90's, the zone helps the defense cover up liabilities on defense because the help always waiting, but there's holes in the zone, its mainly a college defense!!! One on one basketball shows who's really better IMO, they need to drop the zone and bring back hand checking, make players go heads up instead of pick n rolls and setting screens all game, its more exciting to see games within the game

[@joeymungoi9290]

Wow Dom, do you even watch the games being played today? They barely use the zone, 85% is man to man.

[@Dom2k16]

Joey Mungoi But Zone isn't illegal. As in the 2011 finals when Dallas used some zone to slow Lebron down which is part of the reason he had such a terrible finals...

[@Dom2k16]

Joey Mungoi And on top of that, it was double team or nothing in those days are you risked illegal defense call. You either had to commit to double team or stick on your man, and defenses today definitely are not all or nothing

[@ELANSURF]

Just gotta say, you really lay down a good basketball video.... Hitting from the main spots, highlighting the exceptional, and leaving it all open to the games that can never be played... For my opinion, it's Kareem or Magic as GOAT. I look at it like this. Lining up all the contenders, at the same age (say 18), who would I expect to put the most skill to compete, across all eras, for the most years. That is Kareem. Another way to say that for K.A.J. is that, draft him to the NBA out of high school - put him on a fairly good team, such as with Oscar, and he wins 2 or 3 more rings - Without being part of a dynasty. K.A.J. brings the most to the table over the longest period of time. As for the other GOAT. It's as simple as this. What player, placed on ANY team, ever, would bring the highest average improvement to all teams. Magic Johnson. Magic, past him prime and into his injury years took a very average Lakers team against Jordan's prime and still stole a game in the finals. If Magic had been in his prime vs. Jordan in his prime, placed on equal teams = Magic takes it home, making the most of his BASKETBALL team.

[@Flashyfinancier]

Big Baby at 9 year old was almost as big as isiah thomas today 😂🤣😂

[@ShaunPhillipsAV]

Here are the actual numbers of Wilt Chamberlain vs Kareem Abdul Jabbar Head to Head for their first 3 years (1969,70 & 71). Wilt is aged 33-35. Kareem is 22-24. Note: Three days after their 1st meeting in 1969, Wilt got injured and required major knee surgery. They only played each other once that season. Regular season - 1969-70 1. 10/24/69 - Chamberlain 25 pts, 25 rebs, 5 as, 3 blocks, 9-14 FG/FGA W - Abdul-Jabbar 23 pts, 20 rebs, 2 as, 2 blocks, 9-21 FG/FGA L Regular season - 1970-71 2. 11/20/70 - Chamberlain 28 pts, 23 rebs, 3 as, 10 blocks, 7-20 FG/FGA -6 blocks against Jabbar L - Abdul-Jabbar 29 pts, 13 rebs, 0 as, 2 blocks, 13-32 FG/FGA W 3. 12/21/70 - Chamberlain 25 pts, 14 rebs, 3 as, 2 blocks, 11-23 FG/FGA L - Abdul-Jabbar 37 pts, 16 rebs, 0 as, 4 blocks, 17-33 FG/FGA W 4. 02/05/71 - Chamberlain 14 pts, 14 rebs, 3 as, 6 blocks, 7-10 FG/FGA W - Abdul-Jabbar 27 pts, 10 rebs, 3 as, * blocks, 10-21 FG/FGA L 5. 02/11/71 - Chamberlain 25 pts, 11 rebs, 1 as, * blocks, 10-19 FG/FGA L - Abdul-Jabbar 31 pts, 21 rebs, 0 as, * blocks, 13-30 FG/FGA - 2 blocks against Wilt W 6. 03/03/71 - Chamberlain 24 pts, 13 rebs, 5 as, 8 blocks, 7-15 FG/FGA L - Abdul-Jabbar 15 pts, 6 rebs, 2 as, * blocks, 7-21 FG/FGA W 7. 04/09/71 - Chamberlain 22 pts, 20 rebs, 1 as, 8 blocks, 10-19 FG/FGA- 3 blocks against Jabbar L - Abdul-Jabbar 32 pts, 22 rebs, 1 as, 1 blocks, 14-30 FG/FGA W 8. 04/11/71 - Chamberlain 26 pts, 22 rebs, 0 as, * blocks, 10-21 FG/FGA- Wilt blocked numerous shots L - Abdul-Jabbar 22 pts, 10 rebs, 4 as, * blocks,9-19 FG/FGA W 9. 04/14/71 - Chamberlain 24 pts, 24 rebs, 3 as, 3 blocks, 9-19 FG/FGA W - Abdul-Jabbar 20 pts, 19 rebs, 6 as, 0 blocks,8-16 FG/FGA L 10. 04/16/71 - Chamberlain 15 pts, 16 rebs, 2 as, * blocks, 7-14 FG/FGA L - Abdul-Jabbar 31 pts, 20 rebs, 5 as, * blocks, 14-20 FG/FGA W 11. 04/18/71 - Chamberlain 23 pts, 12 rebs, 4 as, 6 blocks, 10-21 FG/FGA- 5 blocks against Jabbar L - Abdul-Jabbar 20 pts, 15 rebs, 5 as, 3 blocks, 7-23 FG/FGA W In all but the first game, Wilt is a few years past his prime and coming back from a major knee injury. Kareem is healthy, but still a year or two away from his prime. Old man Wilt does just fine against young Buck (pun intended) Jabbar. Wilt almost always shoots well over 50% while holding Kareem to under 40% shooting five different times.

[@morrisparrish76]

Jabbar had better thank God he never faced an in his prime WNC!

[@jackflynn9898]

Great vid, bit for future reference, it is robertson not robinson

[@dceld09]

your channel is highkey one of the greatest nba channels if all time

[@Dom2k16]

Appreciate that

[@edwinrangel4175]

what if the 2007 spurs played the 2009 celtics and all players in best forms

[@andrewhous10]

Jesserthelazer is so lit

[@jeromecovington8919]

Or 2013 Spurs, they had T-Mac

[@edwinrangel4175]

SpaceJamJerry but he was washed up at the time

[@taincaapaza4169]

+Thepgking Stop advertising for jesser. Completely different channel

[@edwinrangel4175]

Tainca Apaza im just a fan but i dont advertise

[@jeremywashington4889]

The most factual information, and willing to admit when you're wrong. Respect my brother subbed.

[@christinacumba787]

In my opinion, Kareem is the greatest player ever. Wilt and Russell are the two I constantly argue for second. And while I have heard many conversations about how Jordan is the GOAT, I actually have him at fifth. There is no question if I was going to start a team with any single player, Kareem would be that player. Not Jordan, Russell, West, Robertson, James, Curry, O'Neal, Bryant, Olajuwon, or Chamberlain... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

[@inkyoo8]

He made the all NBA team 15x (with 2nd team included) All defensive team (11x with second team included) I think that's important to note. Great video. I think he's the GOAT too.

[@mclark8857]

Wilt Chamberlain is my GOAT. He just dominated the game and was such an amazing player but never seems to get the credit he deserves.

[@colinpace3917]

He played in a league where it'd be more impressive if he didn't do that amazing. Even in this league he'd still be a star but he was a superhuman

[@lloydkline3265]

@@colinpace3917 wilt was the black super man

[@lloydkline3265]

@TerrorTown7575 wilt won two NBA championships

[@user-hq4uv1kf4s]

@@lloydkline3265 2-4 finals record Kareem has higher win shares a

[@JaxsonParis]

FINALLY a video that highlights Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Greatest BASKETBALL PLAYER of All Time. Incredible High School - College - NBA career stats..... and still THE NBA ALL TIME LEADING SCORER.

[@samhill6458]

Players with a case: Jordan Magic LeBron Kobe Wilt Russell

[@ncsidhu]

Jordan SUCKS BRO DO YOU KNOW BASKETBALL

[@rojoe802]

And Duncan

[@samhill6458]

True, I would would say Timmy was the best at his position, but then again, it wouldn't be as hard to dispute if The Mailman and Chuck had a ring on their respective resumes. Then again, that'd require the existence of Bulls teams without Jordan or Pippen.

[@samhill6458]

ncsidhu Can't tell if that's a joke or not but just to put it out there, I'm more in the Kobe or Magic G.O.A.T. camp myself. Tons of respect to MJ, but that's just my opinion.

[@ncsidhu]

Its not a joke..... Magic and Kobe are both better but the real GOAT is Scalabrine duh

[@creditdue6395]

My man you deserve twice more W's than your L's for being real and admitting your wrongs. You underrated

[@munchkin8465]

DO SCALABRINE

[@simba4809]

Dom2k take my ring for taking 25 L's so gracefully, and this amazing vid.

[@Dom2k16]

Ring accepted

[@TheBadguy42]

The true greatest of all time . Not fucking jordan .

[@X02Overdose]

TheBadguy42 Jordan is the GOAT

[@X02Overdose]

Its NNG He wasn't way better at scoring, he played more seasons so of course he would have more all star appearances, better accolades, etc. Plus he played with two of the top 10 GOAT PGs in Magic Oscar for most of his career, so one would at the very least expect him to have some GOAT worthy stats. Wilt averaged 50 in one season but when it came playoff time he only averaged like 22 PPG overall. Teams back in the Wilts era took 100-110 shots per game, averaging around 40% from the 70s onward teams took 80-90 shots per game averaging 45-50%- meaning there were FAR less opportunities for Pts and rebounds, two stat categories Wilt excelled at. Not only that, his subpar playoffs performances resulted in losing playoff records against Bill Russell (1-7) and Willis Reed (0-2) no wonder he only has 2 rings. Don't bring up that Bill Russell argument either, Robert Horry has more rings than Jordan, Kobe and LeBron. By your logic I guess he's better than all of them right? Now on to guys like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird who can "compete" with Jordan. Larry Bird said MJ was god disguised as a human, and look up "the one and only time Magic Johnson trashed talked to Michael Jordan". Did I forget to mention he has better overall stats than both of them? MJ at the age of 40 averaged 26-5-6 while playing with cracked ribs and knee tendinitis. He made one of the worst defensive teams in the Wizards that year into one of the best with Rip Hamilton being the only notable player on the team. Before his knee injury they went 15-1 and after he went down they went like 2-10 and missed the playoffs. So......... please explain why Jordan is overrated?

[@maxj02]

X02Overdose Bruh Wilt would have done the same if they put him on a shitty team at 40 i mean that guy was like 50 and still athletic as fuck

[@DocOrph]

Ruthlezz 614 Someone has never seen jordan play

[@VinceHHT]

So a guy who argues KAJ as the GOAT is because he never saw MJ play? lol If anything it's more likely that most of you never saw KAJ play.

[@abaddonfrazier4772]

Your voice has DEEPENED over that last couple years. No disrespect but you sound alot better now.

[@thatboultec1304]

i been saying Kareem was the greatest

[@kobebryant7470]

That Boul Tec no one cares what u say

[@user-hq4uv1kf4s]

@@kobebryant7470 shut up

[@cristiandelvillar3121]

Kareem is the greatest basketball player to ever live. And I mean basketball. The game. Most of you don't know all the other greats that didn't make a splash in the NBA. Kuroc, Belov, Schmidt, prime Sabonis, Petrovic, Nikos Galis, and then the Bill Walton, Pete Maravich in college, then Michael, Kobe, Russell, on any level, on any court there has never been a better basketball player than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

[@Mynamewhiteboy]

Do one about wilt chamberlain being the goat

[@pixelmongaming9285]

no

[@Mynamewhiteboy]

He is the Greatest Of All Time

[@GJTrae]

+Zachary Kniezewski stop it

[@Mynamewhiteboy]

What did I do? It's my opinion!

[@PRIDEATH]

+Trae 5 Id take wilt over anyone

[@stevenkunzer9027]

You do great work Dom2k People who are not watching these videos are missing out.

[@fbhe645dsn756q87gR7]

Do Larry Bird

[@Addi.B.B.]

Amazing series. You and Legend of Winning put so much work in your videos, you guy's deserve allot more subs. Keep it up.

[@nachovea6639]

We all know that the GOAT is Scalabrine.

[@Dom2k16]

Of course

[@user-em6uu4fg6u]

What's up with it bro you gone text me 2103911858

[@thereaper769]

Dom, I love your content dude. I talk about this stuff all the time with my friends and it makes me happy to see someone on KZbin, that goes in depth with these topics the way you do. I'm a huge Celtics fan btw Paul pierce has been my dude from the beginning.

[@marquismanigault7041]

Dom who is the goat in yo eyes

[@AllAbout_Ball]

he said mj

[@Ishraqwantstochill]

when did he say MJ? he said MJ is almost the unanimous selection, but that's not his opinion.

[@Oscar-ge9gy]

You sure deserved that thumbs up I gave you. You're doing some great work and I really appreciated that video in particular. I enjoy your videos a lot, good luck :) ! By the way I see Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Jordan and James for your other GOAT candidates. Outsiders being Hakeem, Kobe, Oscar and Duncan (in no particular order).

[@noahgutierrez1369]

In my opinion: Mj, Kobe, magic, kareem, lebron, Tim Duncan all have a case for the GOAT.

[@noahgutierrez1369]

And wilt and Oscar

[@noahgutierrez1369]

+savagerants can I share my opinion? Lol chill.

[@pixelmongaming9285]

And Russell

[@garrettbrandon8079]

fuck off yes he does he is so much better than tim duncan and that is facts

[@SuperDeadpool4321]

+Itz Xeno Duncan still has more MVPs awards than Kobe.

[@Dix98XeE]

Man it has been more than 6 months since you made this video, why haven't we seen any other video on tis topic "Cases for the greatest of all time". Keep up the good work

[@kevinlin9141]

You and Mike Korzemba have to make a video together

[@keysersoze5032]

Deadass they are my fav KZbinrs

[@stanakkerman2386]

Wilt, Russell, Magic, Bird, Shaq, Duncan, and LeBron would be the next seven I would choose for this series. Excellent video! Thanks for educating people that think basketball has only been around since 1990. I do hope that you continue this series

[@stanakkerman2386]

I assume that you meant players other than MJ btw

[@Dom2k16]

Thanks man I will

[@JonnnnyHood13]

Wilt Chamberlain. I mean he average 50.4 PPG in a season. Now yea the pace of the game was faster, but who else could even has the energy to put up 50 points a game? With the faster pace? According to many who have done no research he played small weak white guys every game, which is false. Average height of today's NBA is only 1 inch more than his day. He played against HoF Centres more often than not with a smaller league(doesn't mean less competition, means more dense competition) and played Bill Russell one of the greatest defenders of all and time 145 times. He holds basically every rebounding record, in the games where blocks are available(112 games) he averaged 8.8. The only reason he didn't win as many rings as he should have was Bill Russell's Celtics. Not Bill Russell by himself, but his team which was full of future hall of famers. KZbin comments only allow so many words so I have to cut it short...

[@omarkansoh3808]

1-Jordan 2- Kareem 3- Lebron 4- Magic 5- Wilt Chamberlin 6- Bill Russel Honorable Mentions: Kobe, Shaq and Larry Bird.

[@lilblackmamba538]

Kareem Jordan Magic Kobe LeBron Shaq ........Damn mostly lakers smh......and im a clipper fan 💀

[@Dom2k16]

LA had everyone lol

[@lilblackmamba538]

For real

[@TJDdubbs]

your channel is growing! you were just at 8k now you're at 17!! good shit!!

[@traivyn8152]

Holy shit your voice 😂😂

[@basket472]

Traivyn. Lol i watched this when it came out and i dont remember his voice being this high

[@gaffle-411]

@Dom2k... this was EXCELLENT work. And absolutely... Kareem is and always will be the GOAT in basketball.

[@eggroll7541]

Do wilt

[@eggroll7541]

Or Oscar Robertson

[@dontplayvirtual6836]

+errol currie I've never heard someone argue that Oscar Robertson is the GOAT

[@gabravacci]

Jim Sym Me neither, but now that I think about it he does have a pretty good case imo.

[@vingthor13]

YES . please.... Wilt !

[@Pricopea]

And you forgot that he stood toe to toe with Bruce lee, great video

[@knee-colayo-kitc104]

Kareem won 5 of his rings as a declining second option, only reason he isn't better than Lebron or Jordan

[@Dom2k16]

Doesn`t take away from what he did though. His stats in those playoffs were still great, and him and Magic needed each other.

[@knee-colayo-kitc104]

It doesn't, but he still needed the two most dominant stat sheet stuffers of his time, Magic and Oscar. Weren't the lakers missing the playoffs when it was just him?

[@ugie8851]

thank you for time stamp to skip intro, and for addressing him as Kareem & not Lew. respect.

[@AngelSurgeSSX]

My top 10 1.Jordan 2.Lebron 3.Kobe 4.KAJ 5.Wilt 6.Magic 7.Bird 8.Bill Russell 9.Oscar Robertson 10.Shaq

[@AngelSurgeSSX]

I'm a big Kobe fan so I'm biased

[@mobilegamingexpress7711]

I'd switch Wilt and Russell but otherwise it looks good👌

[@basketballgenesis8969]

Wilt Russel and Rebertson stats aren't as impressive as you think they may be

[@FreshOfftheMilk]

AngelSurge SSX yet u put LBJ on top of Kobe lol

[@AngelSurgeSSX]

+Fresh Off the Milk Eh I love Kobe but I respect Lebron a lot

[@8844DRAKE]

Amazing video dude! Keep up the great work, your a very underrated channel. U got facts and u present them in a great way along with some visuals of what u are talking about. In my opinion this is one of the best basketball channels on KZbin 👌🏻 keep up the great work!

[@thatkidck]

Lol he sounds diff

[@iinasii2416]

Thatkid ck exactly

[@dolphingoosby7195]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the most unipreatiated superstar in the history of sports! His body of work speaks for itself.

[@esingh7933]

Kobes better then mj

[@SuperDeadpool4321]

Nah

[@PB-jp9ei]

kobe is a copy of mj

[@bradturner321]

Elaborate

[@lavellethegoat7685]

Yeah

[@RicardoGarcia-vj9hi]

nah dumb ass nigga

[@justincolon5628]

Hurry up I'm hype af for this series and I don't want it to go down ever.

[@phillip_reynolds]

Great video Dom! I’ve learned a lot about Kareem. Thank you.

[@JCastro134]

Really nice video man I'm hoping the others you do a video on are Bill Russell, Wilt, Shaq, Magic, and Larry Bird

[@zachmorgan6982]

When you see a time stamp to skip it straight to the video and realize dom2ks L's formula is trailblazing in itself for the world of petty Mathmeticians... greatness personified

[@Milordvega]

1. My greatest of all time is Michael Jordan. I saw him play. I know his stats. 2-4. The other three comprising my Mt Rushmore would be the 3 legendary centers: Kareem, Bill Russell, and Wilt Chamberlain (in any order, but I prefer Kareem at #2). Kareem for obvious reasons - his scoring record, his 6 MVPs and 6 titles, his skyhook. Russell won 11 titles. Never lost a Game 7. Greatest winner and defender ever. Possibly greatest rebounder if not guy below. Not a great scorer but could give you 20+ points in the biggest games. Chamberlain the most dominating player ever, and he played on two tremendous title teams. 100 points in 1 game, 55 rebounds in another, 50.4 ppg in one season, led league in assists in other, all-time top rebounder in rebounding average 5-6. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson tie for 5th and 6th places. I was a teen in the 80's. I saw how they dominated the league and how they popularized passing and all-around play within a team concept. Tremendous winners: Magic won the NBA Finals MVP in his rookie year, while the same year, Bird led the Celtics to a league-best 61-21 record after they'd gone 29-53 the year before. Then the next season (1980-81), his Celtics won the title, after they had to come back froim 3-1 deficit in Eastern Final against the powerful Philadelphia 76ers. 7. LeBron James (though I concede that LeBron may have surpassed Bird and Magic by now, but I like how Bird and Magic made their teams great from the very beginning, and up to the end of their careers). 8. Tim Duncan - best power forward of all time, and his Spurs teams were title contenders for EVERY SEASON of his long (19 seasons) career. 9. Shaq (most dominating player of his time, and if he had just played at a high level in his last 3-4 seasons, he may be ranked higher) 10-12. The three great guards: Kobe, Jerry West, and Oscar Robertson. Each has his own merit for being on the tenth spot. Kobe's great scoring and relentless drive, Jerry West's brilliance and clutch play, Oscar's tremendous all-around stats as well as being an assist leader while scoring over 30ppg in his best seasons. And I think any of the Top 7 above could be argued as the Greatest of All Time. But if you include Duncan, Shaq, Kobe, Oscar, and West too, I believe they also would have good arguments for the honor. So it's MJ, Kareem, Russell, Wilt, Bird and Magic, LeBron, Duncan, Shaq and the trio of guards Kobe, West, and Oscar. My top 12.

[@tomjordan7312]

DO MORE OF THESE DOM, MAAAAAW

[@YusefAnderson-ds2lg]

Peace 14years old freshman first skyhook king Kareem and missed teammates encourage him to keep shooting it skyhook capt #1 period thx 🏀👍✌️

[@jahvon8083]

this series is literally a golden idea please continue it

[@ricegoat8091]

Kareem Is the Greatest basketball player he won on every level imaginable.

[@5inthamornin]

You need to post some more of these this is a great idea for a series

[@cerenthiafunches-thomas4073]

Plz continue these vids... We need more cases. And continue to think out the box. Id like to see cases for russel, kobe, hakeem, and shaq. Love your channel

[@cerenthiafunches-thomas4073]

Btw... Making 4 vids for lebron seems kinda biased

[@PoliticusRex632]

If Kareem had been allowed to go to the NBA early his all time scoring record would be ridiculously out of reach. And he would possibly be the all time leading rebounder.

[@JasonBrown-mq4dl]

Kareem gets my vote for greatest PLAYER. If you're talking greatest NBA player it's closer, but his high school / college resume is great to the point of being ridiculous...and that combined with a fantastic NBA career and the longevity puts him over the top.

[@mebeatyou7057]

Imagine a player with MJ's fade away Ray Allen's Jump shot Kobe's mentality LeBron's athleticism AI's crossover Magic's passing Hakeem's defense and the GOATNESS of Brian Scalabrine damn

[@carolinareaper2063]

My top 5 list has gone like this for a long time... 1. Michael Jordan 2. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 3. Larry Bird 4. Magic Johnson 5. Bill Russell It would be very difficult to move any of these players out of the top 5 and the reason why MJ eclipses Jabbar in my view, is because his NBA resume is even greater overall and he accomplished most of it within 11 FULL seasons with the Bulls as opposed to Kareem's 20.

[@sakketin]

Love this series. I hate how people think MJ is in a league of his own when compared to other legends. The man was insane but if I'd have to win a game to save my life I'd propobly pick Kareem first.

[@Dimmerrishh]

You forgot about all of the activism that surrounded Kareem as an African American basketball player and person in General in the 70s and 80s