NBA's 50 Greatest Players Of All Time Rare Footage

[@Ewabound571]

R.I.P. to all the legends who passed. Lmao Bill Russell so funny Wes Unseld: “Hello Mr Russell.” Bill: “Shut Up Unseld.” 😂

[@DemonDriver31]

Omg i m crying 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@mattb0878]

Kept watching that bit back.😆

[@sdmurphy20]

That was hilarious 😂😂

[@wingzero2348]

Lol russell still calling Kareem 'kid'.

[@zilliondollaredits]

Lmao ikw right!

[@fezzik7619]

By comparison he was.

[@naothi]

Man! Wilt Chamberlain had such a presence. The aura that carried was something

[@kaspafischer]

it seemed like he was the biggest man out there, literally and figuratively

[@capitanfuturo594]

Wilt Chamberlain was the real GOAT.

[@keyboardwarrior4092]

@@capitanfuturo594 wilt was good, but bill Russell is the real goat

[@capitanfuturo594]

@@keyboardwarrior4092 blah blah blah Wilt Chamberlain was better than Russell. Stop writing crap.

[@keyboardwarrior4092]

@@capitanfuturo594 who won 11 championships again? ask chamberlain

[@donniehenderson1916]

Russell's laugh is legendary

[@Ewabound571]

Chuck callin Moses dad. Good stuff

[@adanbravo4722]

Charles Barkley looked like a little kid hugging Wilt and he’s like 6’5

[@91dodgespiritrt]

"Fanboy" man crush alert. YAWN.

[@MackP414]

Wilt, Russell, Kareem,Jordan, magic and Bird presence commanded so much respect from others players. They’re truly Legends of legends.

[@kris9145]

Big o and elgin too

[@keyboardwarrior4092]

@@kris9145 and Nate the great and Willis reed

[@tomhazelton3070]

Definitely a lot of respect for Elgin and Oscar.@@kris9145

[@koreanqpatriot4595]

Don't forget Havlicek!

[@tomhazelton3070]

Larry Bird and Patrick Ewing became good friends when they played together on the Dream Team. You can tell how much Ewing admires Bird.

[@Blacklist324]

3:40 The only two men to win league MVP as Rookies, Wes Unseld & Wilt Chamberlain.

[@ducatarina8310]

happy that Wilt was a part of that moment before he die, Kobe also deserved to be in the Top 75 before he die.

[@kris9145]

I'm not sure anyone has kobe outside of their top 75 all time rankings so I agree

[@whenisdinner2137]

Crazy how bill was still there for both of them in person

[@immanuelcunt7296]

He is top 75, he just didn't attend the ceremony

[@maelguiraud3568]

@@immanuelcunt7296 that's what he meant genius he meant he wished he wa here with other legends and just didn't attend really.

[@ducatarina8310]

​@@immanuelcunt7296I was talking about the ceremony

[@leiferickson9225]

7:22 Charles really did call him dad.

[@tomhazelton3070]

Big Mo is the guy who took Charles under his wing in Philly.

[@EretzLaAm]

3:03 Ewing saying he's gonna get one before it's all said and done, is a little heartbreaking

[@stevenbarna3]

Chuck calling Moses Malone dad .. awesome

[@zenithzeitgeist7489]

I was looking for this comment 😀

[@YvngGoat_]

Life before phones, everyone socializing and having a great time.

[@heyitsmedammit]

This was way cooler than the 75th anniversary

[@barney5583]

That's because lebum wasn't there to dork it up.🤣🤣😍

[@musicman76enator]

​​@@barney5583LeBum was 12 years old when this happened. He most likely was in 6th grade at that time. Hard to believe LeBum will be 40 in December.

[@musicman76enator]

Well Duh. It was before the world became Super Woke like we see today.

[@samwelsh8241]

Such a shame Pete was gone years before this

[@pistolpetetc]

No player in the history of Basketball was ever further ahead of his time than Maravich was. Arrived too soon. Gone too soon. One of the most influential players ever though. No one before or since did the shit he did.

[@lamontrucker9580]

💯 agree wished Pistol was there best ball handling ever dosen't matter what these kid's do Pete did it first

[@heyitsmedammit]

Bird, classy as hell. MJ, trash-talking everyone (but Wilt). Wilt, loud and dominant. Magic, wingman to MJ. Russell, hard-ass but classy. Isiah, gossipy. Barkley, serene. Robinson, laid-back. Pippen, going with the flow. Ewing, looking for fun.

[@beachplumb]

Olajuwon - all business.

[@massdagod]

13:51, Bird called everyone a bunch of losers repeatedly. What’s so “class as hell” about that? 🤔

[@tomhazelton3070]

Everyone was in awe of Wilt Chamberlain. I've never seen Michael look so intimidated.

[@tomhazelton3070]

@@massdagodBird was just busting balls, which is kind of what he was famous for on the court.

[@massdagod]

@@tomhazelton3070 I dont care. Nothing wrong with busting balls at all. It’s the “classy” comment. He’s a white man that talks so he’s atomically “classy”? No. Busting balls isn’t “classy”. It’s the exact opposite by definition.

[@danieldbdb]

11:37 Kareem looked salty at the woman complimenting Wilt and ignoring him. Lol

[@mikegillins4992]

That was Lisa Leslie

[@barney5583]

An all time great in her own right.

[@joshuagates3108]

Barkley is the man he is so friendly and polite to everyone in these clips. dude may say some stuff people don't like but he is a good dude

[@rapereggae7961]

He’s genuine man never seen ppl talking bad about sir Charles. He’s a real one

[@QinEmperorShiHuangDi]

Chuck the nicest NBA superstar ever.

[@ollie1178]

One thing that stands out to me in this video is the energy around three players. Wilt, Mike, Bill. There’s a different aura around those guys.

[@popdafourliketupacshakur6256]

What’s the aura that you feel is only coming from those 3? Can u describe it or nah?

[@ollie1178]

@@popdafourliketupacshakur6256 a different level of respect. Each of the other players is in awe of them and some seem almost starstruck by those three in particular.

[@popdafourliketupacshakur6256]

@@ollie1178 interesting take

[@ayanfo]

And Magic!

[@finalfantasyopus1lightning605]

dr j too

[@a-rod279]

Wilt "bigger than life"Chamberlain

[@SuperMastodon]

10:15 Magic, Bird, MJ, and Dr. J all in one shot. Sheesh what a legendary group.

[@barney5583]

This was awesome. Wish I could hear all their conversations with each other. Especially between Wilt and Russell and between Jordan and Dr. J.

[@NotGeoWild_]

Not Lisa Leslie with the shade on The Big Dipper 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@erics9754]

Kareem was jealous like he always was of Wilts style and way he had with the ladies also the talent he had on the court. Wilt will never be surpassed the greatest big man to ever play the game. Kareem was great but Wilt was a god on the court.

[@joydesilva7118]

Chuck was enjoying the moments he is relatively became a superfan.

[@TheBatugan77]

Those jackets are badass.

[@georgeseinfeld4150]

I laughed my ass off at the 3:54 moment... Larry Byrd's reaction is hilarious... and Wilt really is an MJ just of the 60's and 70's, very charismatic dude he was

[@tomhazelton3070]

Bird "introduced" himself to Bill Walton. Hilarious! Bird always loved busting Walton's balls, and Walton loved it more than anyone.

[@stevesteve0521]

Lisa Leslie looks like she met Superman when she approached and was talking to wilt

[@erics9754]

She did meet Superman with a sulking Kareem in the background lmao.

[@barney5583]

@stevesteve0521, I have a feeling that later that night she met all of wilt. 😏

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

​@@erics9754😂😂😂😂

[@tomhazelton3070]

Wilt is the closest thing there has ever been to Superman in real life.

[@irishgrl]

The behind the scenes stuff is the BEST!

[@Amick44]

Wonderful celebration. Frazier, Wilt and Walton all gave well expressed, heartfelt explanations of the magnitude of what it meant to be a part of this.

[@patriciamccormick9321]

Charles Barkley was truly humbled as well.

[@yojlemsaidolem]

Dr. J, Wilt, Bill, Kareem, Magic, Bird, and MJ - my gosh! Old school basketball heaven.

[@edisonedison7588]

I wish pistol Pete was there he was the one that entertained the people

[@knuckletherapyserveothersf6092]

What an amazing moment in history. The amount of extraordinary talent in one place at the same time. Incredible. I wish I was there in person . I watched it live on TV like everyone else.

[@treydelaney4870]

This is really pff topic but bills laugh really cheers me up 🤣🙏

[@nunomartins4265]

russell had the greatest laugh

[@TheBatugan77]

Makes me feel... 1. Old 2. Damn glad to be so.

[@daglue6343]

Great stuff! I am glad they have finally released this footage. I want to see the Jordan/Wilt debate, that's the footage I wanna see!

[@91dodgespiritrt]

I'M "GLAD" YOU'RE "GLAD" and the rest of mankind rejoices with "GLADNESS". Everyone have a glass of "GLAD" on me! HOORAY!!

[@The5150tone]

Jordan had a hard time talking to Wilt. He didn’t even give him iContact. Talk about ego/intimidation mixture.

[@devilzdandruff9199]

@@The5150toneWilt > Everyone.

[@tomhazelton3070]

@@The5150toneJordan looks terrified of Wilt here.

[@terrelparris8642]

I agree with the selection, but Dominique Wilkins should be up there. Wilt still looks taller then many of the guys who are suppose to be tall. Great, great video. R.l.P. to all those that are no longer here.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

A lot of folks think Dominique should have been picked before Shaq - even SHAQ has said he didn't belong in the 50 as he hadn't established himself YET.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Bill Walton should not have been on the list. His peak in the NBA was way too short to be selected to Top 50. Dominique deserved to be in his place.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@Joseph-lz5er Most folks say Dominique should have replaced Shaq in that 50 - but Bill was also marginal due to his VERY SHORT actual time playing in his career. Pretty much never seems to be a question that 'nique SHOULD have been there though!

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

@@Joseph-lz5er Agreed

[@davidschmidt1793]

@@Joseph-lz5er Even with a short peak he had imense impact, on top of leading the Blazers to their only ring ever, winning the FMVP and the MVP aswell. He certainly deserved to be there and so did Wilkins.

[@PookieBanton87]

"They gave you Kevin Willis' jacket."😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Pepilepsy]

If i could meet and speak to any HoFer it would be Wilt or Bill Russell, sorry Magic, Jordan, Shaq etc. But i want to speak to the OG legends.

[@Besdayz]

Jordan Wilt alphas

[@tomhazelton3070]

Alphas among alphas. And between the two of them, Wilt is the alpha.

[@coreyzimmerman9782]

Wilt still the BOSS

[@tonyyan7860]

All Legend's of the Greatness of NBA... Goats

[@vingthor13]

Not sure if that convo tween Wilt & MJ ever happened, but I wooda loved to have been a fly on the wall during THAT convo!!!

[@prescriptionexercise3899]

It did happen. Bill Walton witnessed it and has told it. It can be seen on KZbin. Wilt and MJ were debating each other on who was better. Let's just say that Mr. Chamberlain had the LAST WORD and won the debate.

[@rapereggae7961]

@@prescriptionexercise3899Bro… MJ far superior it ain’t even close lmao both eye test and resume wilt top 10 doe

[@scottodonnell7121]

@@prescriptionexercise3899 that sounds a little childish, though.

[@anthonynguyen2920]

@@prescriptionexercise3899 Wilt had the last words? As an embellished bragger for sure! Let’s see, sleeping with 20k women, bench pressing 600 bls… blah blah… Only his fanboys would believe in his fairy tales. With those long arms, and slender body, he should not even press more than 400bls

[@barney5583]

@prescriptionexercise3899, I'm not sure I believe that's what he wanted to talk about so we'll just have to agree to disagree.

[@jamesanderson1179]

I'd love to have a signed autograph book by all those players.

[@marvinspeak3777]

REAL TALK!!!!!!

[@91dodgespiritrt]

...AND IMMEDIATELY SELL IT ON EBAY.

[@minnesotafats8140]

Wilt is so godamn big lol My god……

[@tomhazelton3070]

He dwarfs everyone else.

[@christianbrianenad7032]

what's great is that 49 of the 50 was alive during this time

[@johnburris7711]

Wow ! Everyone was so respectful and friendly! Just beautiful to see the humility.

[@JamusChristus]

Good Mikan looked great. Doc looked icredible

[@ayv-]

this video is a gem.

[@Amick44]

Saw a bit of this on NBA TV about it a week ago. Had to see it again. The respect and camaraderie is beautiful. Especially amongst different eras.

[@simplysimple7628]

My goodness….. The legendary status all together is beyond comprehension……😳😳😳

[@beazy7751]

Beautiful Footage worth waiting 25 years for

[@91dodgespiritrt]

You wasted 25 years. HA, HA!

[@kene6593]

Awesome video!! Great NBA history!!

[@dagameplayer]

Man thats so cool. Thats what I love about the NBA that they give so much love to the players throughout all of the history of the sport. It's one big brother hood.

[@benitodeluna970]

What can I say an outstanding historical event of the greatest basketball players of all time! Amazing!

[@mariovh]

I have no words for this , this Royalty 👏🏻🙌🏻

[@91dodgespiritrt]

So how did you manage to write them here, fanboy?

[@MrMixItup]

Absolutely the BEST video I’ve seen in years! Thank you for posting this!

[@MIXPRO68]

this is such an amazing moment-i so cherish this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@briantneary2248]

I was 13 when this happened. Still my favorite night in basketball history, outside of Celtics championships.

[@percypercerton2125]

There are goats Then, there are legends.

[@ozz3790]

Oi oi oiiii the tenion between Wilt and MJ at 14:27 !!!!

[@Classicbasketballdvds]

thanks for this footage...one of my fav seasons

[@whenisdinner2137]

Bill Murray saying congratulations on making the top 50 Bill Russell is funny as hell acting like he just barely made the cut

[@scottodonnell7121]

Remember when Russell hosted SNL? They had a pretty funny sketch together.

[@zilliondollaredits]

Man this is the best thing I've watched in a looooong time ❤

[@marvinspeak3777]

This Was Absolute Great Footage!!!!! REAL TALK!!!!!!

[@whenisdinner2137]

Michael Jordan really was encouraging Moses Malone to go completely bald LMAO

[@tyroneanderson2168]

Michael and Isiah were talking for 50, but for 75. I blame the last dance...lol

[@barney5583]

Yeah I think he took offense to Jordan saying he hates him.🤣🤣🤣

[@naulipopland]

Barkeley calling Moses Dad🙏

[@dylanbenjaminwalter2896]

What did Wilt want to tell Mike? This made me feel 14 again.

[@barney5583]

I was wondering that to. I hope wilt wasn't serious about trying to play again because he looked well pass playing shape here.

[@francisflores6899]

Chuck calling Moses dad...this is an amazing piece of basketball history....

[@The5150tone]

It was fun watching the reaction of the players when Wilt Chamberlain was in their presence. They looked at him in awe. Like they were children seeing the greatest player who ever lived. Michael Jordan had a hard time being in the presence of Wilt. I bet his ego got in the way of Reality.

[@rapereggae7961]

The greatest player who ever lived used the number 23 for the Bulls… Wilt in the top 5 tho don’t worry

[@Ometecuhtli]

Noticed that too, Wilt was truly on a category of his own

[@aitortilla5128]

@@rapereggae7961 and yet another toxic Jordan fanboy.

[@suskris1]

I don’t think MJ was bothered by Wilts presence. MJ hates to be considered the greatest because he never played against him, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.

[@anthonynguyen2920]

@@aitortilla5128 Not a fanboy of anyone but ONLY a handful of people like u think Wilt is the Goat. And please don’t blame it on the generation bias because most of the poll across all ages have shown the consensus choice of Goat.

[@nw6866]

My personal fave isn't up there (Bobby Jones 76ers), but wow, what a lineup. Great to see them all in one place. There's a lot of good history there.

[@ducatarina8310]

Wilt overshadows all the legends, he was a star 11:46 look at Kareem´s face he was mad LOL LOL LOL

[@DemonDriver31]

Omg your right.

[@seekthe9]

From everything I have seen, Michael Jordan does not like being made Lil Bro- the two perpetrators: Wilt and Magic, even at the 75 year

[@antonioangelocento9855]

Wilt Chamberlain is the King !!!!!

[@jacksmith5692]

Not against Willis Reed in the NBA finals!

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

​@@jacksmith5692kicked his back in 68. Owned him as a 76er

[@jacksmith5692]

@@BoosterGoldEarth6 Owned as a 76er, Reed was a power forward. Walt Bellamy was the Center! Reed was playing Lucious Jackson! Reed as the power forward in 1968 averaged 21, 10, and 2 shooting over 54% in under 35 minutes and Luke Jackson averaged 12, 9, and 2 shooting under 37%! Looks like Reed despite playing out of position and having Walt Bellamy clog the middle on offense kicked some ass on Luke Jackson! Gotta know your basketball before you post BGE6!

[@jacksmith5692]

@@BoosterGoldEarth6How you don't know that Walt Bellamy was the Knicks center in 1967/68 I'll never know? Very pathetic! In the 1968 playoffs, the 76ers went up 3-1 to Boston and choked and lost in 7 games and Chamberlain shot under 49% against Russell. In game 7 Wilt disappeared on offense only shooting 4 for 9 and scored 14 points in 48 minutes! Another example of small Wilt! In game 7 of the 1970 finals Wilt came up small with only 21 points against one leg Willis Reed in 48 minutes. The game before with Reed in his street clothes Wilt went for 45 and 27 in LA! Reed was the 1970 finals MVP! In game 5 of the 1973 finals when the Knicks won a second title, Reed with a bad left knee was able to play 31 minutes against Wilt and scored 18 with 12 rebounds and 7 assists shooting over 56%. In games 3 to 5 of the finals, Reed against Wilt was able to play 96 minutes and scored 61 points with 33 rebounds and 10 assists shooting 54% winning a second Finals MVP against Wilt despite a terrible left knee!

[@jacksmith5692]

@@BoosterGoldEarth6 In the 1973 finals on ABC, Bill Russell as the color man constantly was singing Reed's leadership and ability to will his body to perform against Wilt despite a horrible left knee. Reed was on borrowed time as shown the next season when he was only able to play 19 games and retired at age 31! Despite that Reed played Jabbar twice within a week in November of 1973 and held Jabbar to 18 for 40 shooting and 44 points in 86 minutes! Right after the second game, Reed sat out 47 games with his right knee bad along with the already bad left knee. Kareem hated playing Willis and only won 6 of 21 games against Reed!

[@mikelemikele160]

What a gentleman was Wilt also David is such a good guy

[@thedaydreamer7972]

Its seems to me that Wilt is the total Alpha in this room, I think in another other instances MJ would be, but look at 1028, Wilt hovering over Jordan, and puts his arm around him like a kid and MJ is almost sheepishly looking away,,I think MJ is the GOAT, but Wilt is the biggest Alpha no matter who is in the room,,,you probably will never see anything like this ever again

[@Whocares282]

Seems more like MJ is ignoring him to show who is the real boss while Wilt says I wanna talk to you lol

[@barney5583]

@Whocares282, what did wilt the stilt want to talk to mj about?

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

They all know who the goat was

[@thedaydreamer7972]

@@barney5583 They actually did talk and it was an intense conversation, bill walton saw it and talked about how intense they were about who is the greatest

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

@@thedaydreamer7972 I remember Zeke mentioned it as well

[@keith863]

Legends, in the presence of Legends.

[@JcbJcbJcb14]

These dudes would make today's players look soft on the court. They played hard, no flopping, just went all out all the time. I'll take any of these guys over any of the 2010+ players.

[@SilentMovements305]

In my opinion correct me if I'm wrong as well. I think that era died off when Duncan Garrnett Kobe and Vince Carter retired along wit Pual Pierce. If I'm missing some lmk

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@SilentMovements305 More that it died off rather fast when Silver replaced Stern - and started pushing hard on the "cult of the offensive player".

[@allanfifield8256]

Actually played back to back games!!!!!

[@erichodge567]

This is so beautiful.

[@juanitayancey3553]

Wilt, Isaiah, Barkley and Bill Walton were the stars of the stars on this video. Great video!

[@markhoon7931]

I hope the new generation knows how good moses malone was! #RIP

[@barney5583]

He was damn good.

[@Amick44]

​@@barney5583none better for a stretch.

[@jakaichilala5317]

Legendary linkup 🙌🏾

[@RobertJ-vo4bk]

The 50 list is so much more iconic than the 75. But it still needed Dominique and McAdoo.

[@allanfifield8256]

1996-1997, back when the all-star game meant something to the players and the fans. The current players have killed it the last 1o years. I wonder what a copy of that book costs today.

[@javiercolunge5274]

Awesome stuff!

[@user-ej9ub6wl5l]

It's kinda unbelievable to think that Rober "Chief" Parish came into the league in the 70s when John Havelicek was still playing, he's older than Bird and Mchale, and yet back in 1997, the man was STILL an ACTIVE player. I think he was 43 going on 44. Sure, he barely played for the Bulls, but still, a man who never had the benefit of today's technology playing until he was almost 44 is mind-boggling.

[@tomhazelton3070]

And he got another ring!

[@howsway42]

Wilkens at this time was top 30 alltime. One of the biggest suprises was him being left off this original list

[@michaelrobinson540]

Look at Scottie and Isiah giving each other respect. It's a shame as grown men, some of these guys can't get past petty grudges

[@andrewmarks4640]

The pistons played dirty. That's why

[@michaelrobinson540]

@@andrewmarks4640 So why are they cool here in 1997, 5 years after the fact but not cool in 2020?

[@arycahya]

and jordan had some chat with zeke too in 13:06

[@immanuelcunt7296]

I mean it's not really a grudge, because Jordan doesn't say things publically about him. They just don't talk.

[@rapereggae7961]

@@michaelrobinson540it’s more like respectful presence for the event. Zeke even said MJ signed autograph for his son but personally they don’t have a relationship

[@seanconner6258]

Larry bird and Bill Walton are hilarious

[@patriciamccormick9321]

Larry Bird and Patrick Ewing are like a classic comic duo. I never knew Patrick was that funny.

[@theungreatkahli]

So cool.

[@kevinvillatoro6936]

I wonder what Bird and Kareem were thinking when they shook hands🤣🤣 2 of The Greatest

[@Amick44]

Each has long had a great deal of respect for one another.

[@91dodgespiritrt]

Here's a synopsis: "I hate you." "I hate you, more."

[@DemonDriver31]

@@91dodgespiritrt Thats before Now :i love ya and i love ya.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@91dodgespiritrt Actually, they both had quite a bit of respect for each other. Now had LAIMBEER shown up for some stupid reason....

[@scottodonnell7121]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 well, he could have said to Jabbar, "That was NOT a foul!"

[@dionysise5008]

13:06 Zeke and MJ

[@archieandrew9317]

Happy to see MJ still ok with Isiah and Chuck, i hope they can work things out one of these days and reconcile, they're not getting any younger anyway.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

This video was from 1997 🤣

[@barney5583]

@archieandrew9317, this was before Chuck talked sh!t about MJ's gm skills and before mj said he hated zeke in the last dance doc so now they don't talk for those reasons and zeke is actively trying to bad mouth mj every chance he gets because of it.

[@yingghit97]

Lol Bill walton and Larry bird were teammates yet they introduced themselves to each other like they were first time meeting lmao And Wilt + Russell love to tease Wes Unseld

[@tomhazelton3070]

Bird loved busting Walton's balls back in the day and used to do it all the time when they played together. Walton absolutely loved every minute of it.

[@davidf8692]

This was so enjoyable! Where was Jerry West?

[@mikegillins4992]

Jerry west couldn't make it forgot the reason thou

[@rickteasley2237]

Wilt Chamberlain was THE star among stars.... Ewing talking shit about handling Wilt.....lol

[@soneroguz5705]

Best ever NBA history Wilt Chamberlain ...

[@dan-cw2bt]

11:37 Wilt getting number 20,001

[@erics9754]

Kareem looked jealous lol. Wilt also looks bigger than Kareem.

[@sdgakatbk]

1:28 The NY Knicks backcourt in the early 70s.

[@scottodonnell7121]

And 2/3rds of the frontcourt.

[@likespurple2261]

Still my dream team

[@likespurple2261]

@@scottodonnell7121 Still my dream team.