NBA Top 101 Plays of the 2000s (2000-2009)

My top ranked plays of the 2000s decade. Did best I could re: video quality and picking the plays, easily could have gone another 100 deep. All content belongs to NBA blah blah blah, hope it's enjoyed.

[@Reddogg387]

The amount of nostalgia this creates can’t be put into words

[@Bobbybuckets27]

Nailed it

[@bennewman6323]

I feel like I remember 80% of these from watching Sportscenter

[@shawnkincheloesr5192]

You are so so right

[@jimbo1028]

It is amazing, I remember all these plays like it was yesterday

[@Aditya-jd8ps]

Without gather step, zero step, etc… they were still cooking

[@mummistheword]

Robert Horry is one of the most underrated players of all time. He may not have been the superstar or the first option but it’s not a coincidence the guy has 7 rings.

[@benmecha01]

He’s a major part of 3 different dynasties pretty crazy

[@Cannon4545]

It's partly a coincidence. If he'd been on other teams, he'd have 0 rings.

[@mummistheword]

@@Cannon4545 my point exactly. You can say that about anyone.

[@Cannon4545]

@@mummistheword Well, no, you couldn't. Take Michael Jordan and switch him from the 91 Bulls to the 91 Lakers, and I'll give you one guess who wins. Or switch him out of the Bulls roster in 96, 97 and 98 onto the competing teams... and the Sonics, Jazz and Pacers are each getting a ring. The same can't be said for Robert Horry.

[@patrickoakley7890]

It's so wild to see Chris Paul so young and KD in a Sonics jersey. Time flies, man. I remember the old Suns/Spurs rivalry and how it took Nash 5 years to get past them. Brandon Roy too....man that guy was destined for the HOF. Sad story.

[@Jarlaxled-wg6wj]

Brandon Roy was an amazing player and in my opinion one of the greatest "what if" of the NBA. I remember being hyped as fuck when he was announced to play for the Wolves with Rubio and Kevin Love (even though he was already plagued with injuries at that time). He played like 3 games and got the last injury on the knee that ended his career. I also read that much later he got shot when shielding a kid from a shooting. Mad respect for that man.

[@CoshReport]

Good job, this takes a lot of effort

[@andresavage9109]

I remember when a lot of these happened man good times man

[@drdrdrfloyd]

As a basketballer from the 90s and 2000s, I can confirm that we recorded our games with a potato.

[@multiplepassions3694]

I’m 29, this video brought me back to be a kid/teen watching highlights with my friends getting hyped 🔥 cool vid

[@GodSon91]

My favorite era of basketball my favorite player all time in this era & goes to show Dwade was very underrated & how quickly Lebron became a star throughout this era ⭐️

[@franagustin3094]

The greatest era. The skill and defense in their highest point

[@DeadSezSo]

Nah, definitely the peak of defense in the nba but skill has never been higher than it is today. What the game lacks today is the same sort of artistry the older generations have. Some of the best players still have the artistry (namely kyrie, steph, Luka, Joker, etc) but there is little artistry amongst the role players these days. They play rather robotically because they are expected to do a very specific role, there havent been many jason williams or Rafer Alston type role players that play with flavor lol now, there's a good reason for that: it's not the most efficient playing style. But boy was it incredible to watch lol I think we are seeing a little more flavor in the game now than we have in the last 15 years or so but it's still nothing like the early-mid 00s.

[@franagustin3094]

@@DeadSezSo skill of 2020s since Wemby, 2010s was soft and easy cause there were not centers

[@alphatrusbensiii8381]

That’s an absolute lie. 00s is notorious for their lack of offense.

[@Cristian-vm1bg]

@@alphatrusbensiii8381 BS. Kobe. Tim. Nash. Lebron. there were just some amazing defensive teams making noise just on their D alone like the pistons.

[@alphatrusbensiii8381]

@@Cristian-vm1bg you named 4 players out of 30 teams

[@DerWahnwitzsinnige]

Very nice compilation, thanks for your work

[@ramzykemal1391]

This era 2000s along w/ the 90s and 80s were pure nostalgia and were just so magical! 😮

[@mattie_world]

3:04 i could watch this era of basketball + with an instrumental track in the back like that for HOURS

[@ryeftww]

SWEAR 💯💯

[@blackjesus504]

Before the zero gather step bs

[@frdzcamu663]

ouuuh, just what I'm looking for Friday night🙌

[@cirobata3890]

Enjoyed EVERY SECOND of this video. Thank you so much!!

[@PranayPokhriyal567]

prince block on reggie was one of the best blocks in nba history. perfect timing..

[@jimbo1028]

Iverson was smooth. He might not have been the best player ever but he sure as hell looked the best doing it!

[@adamkelly926]

Nash to Stoudemire anybody? Think against Finley and Duncan there... 2000's were amazing

[@nickfavre8117]

2000 had the best combination of the tuff era and the skil era of now. By far the best overall talent of ANY ERA--1-8 on the bench

[@chaboiseann]

I wish they would do an NBA 90s/80s version of this

[@doeboy857]

Best era of basketball in my opinion, perfect combination of physicality and athleticism

[@KarimaMeziane-yd3so]

Merci pour le partage ! C'était le bon temps.

[@thetramp123]

The jerseys in the era are so big, guys are just swimming in them.

[@ninjabiscuit]

Makes me sad to see the Kings lose, but these are some great highlights. Nice job!

[@20fpsbasketball11]

Stg Brandon Roy is underrated af. Would've been one of the greats if it weren't for injuries.

[@frequentiis]

thats what i said, roy might be top 3 what if with penny & grant

[@BartGD]

Amazing, this would atleast take a year to make

[@ronaldsparks2014]

Fire 🔥 video

[@dwightkirkwood9090]

I’m so glad I grew up in these eras back when sports was the real deal it was the love for the game.

[@clumeroo]

Rasheed at #94 was a buzzer beater you never see highlights of anymore. Very cool!@

[@Jikjuka]

Tim Duncan with that hammer on Ben Wallace. Everybody talk about who was the best pf in that era that dunk encapsulated it perfectly. When Ben was scaring the s*** out of everyone Tim let him know with his actions how he felt

[@mrjackbagginz]

Ray allen vs steve nash was an absolute trully one of the ages match,. Triple overtime and that was cold blooded pull the trigger,. God damn

[@Jcloss]

The summer I started watching/playing basketball what a time 😮‍💨🤞🏽

[@frequentiis]

ok, its official, top 3 most underated stars from 2000-2009 are brandon roy, robert horry, josh smith, and the future hall of famer everyone loves to disrespect, the one and only stephon marbary i actually think brandon roy "what if" ranks with penny & grant

[@kincamell2]

Heavy Gratitude

[@sportz6721]

I’ve been looking for this

[@sonny_blade]

Good video. McGrady should be #1 though

[@user-ky7vk3ez3k]

That marbury pass 🔥🚒🔥 🚒🔥

[@benjirodriguez3908]

The era for me

[@davidgainesjr1834]

When basketball was good!

[@clutchcity25]

Jesus Christ, Marv Albert has witnessed some incredible moments.

[@mummistheword]

If Shaq played today and nobody could lay a finger on him without getting a foul, he’d have 50 a game.

[@alphatrusbensiii8381]

It’s beyond me how role players were sitting just inside the three point line.

[@sharkiechan8470]

Plays of the 2000s, and you could still see MJ there

[@PawelzLublina]

NBA W A S Fantastic

[@PranayPokhriyal567]

luke ridnour was so underrated guy...

[@yangyu702]

Good I’m old…so many I was there moments😂😂

[@adamkelly926]

Alotta amazing things here but im gunna highlight Derek Fisher, what a guy. Like steve kerr with the bulls but better

[@triggerwarning5911]

god i miss these days

[@tacodelgrande2963]

Honestly that Kobe behind the back should have been higher I still haven't seen anyone pull no shit like that in a nba game

[@chandleryen7315]

Damn. 101 was already pretty damn hype.

[@troyleft.1168]

Hell yeah to the AI homage.

[@alexboche1349]

I remember that missed foul call on Melo at 6:18. I believe NBA apologized.

[@sakimtornado]

are the highlisghts from 2000s better than the 2010s? im really curious. pls make a versus comparison of the the top 10 plays per year ex. top 10 of 2001 versus top 10 of 2011

[@spacehead4725]

I mean I think so. I could be wrong about this but I think players then had better basketball IQ and awareness. Where these days and even in the 2010’s it’s all about who has the nicest dunk, back in the 2000’s you had all these nice passes and blocks

[@sakimtornado]

@@spacehead4725 tbh kyries top 10 alone could probably trump the 2000s highlights

[@Antbeast23]

I think the game has expanded and gotten much more better. Faster stronger athletes. Fundamentals from some American players are lacking though

[@sakimtornado]

@@Antbeast23 agree sometimes they make unnecessary moves wherein they could probably just pull up for the shot. Ultimately if a game was set between the 2020s vs the 2000s. It could probably be a draw. imagine players in the 2000s were like mini jokic and lukas

[@Antbeast23]

A lot of Celtics in here lmao

[@gskv3331]

we needed more yao vs shaq

[@yao_ming11]

Yeah I did that 1:11

[@user-eb5tf8ib3x]

Carter is legend

[@Yooooo91]

NBA used to be so pure

[@g4lsupreme542]

You don’t see no traveling illegal screens or carries out there

[@xAsmodeus161]

How have I never seen the Ray Allen one hand rim hang dunk? That shit was ridiculous.

[@ShrinkRaptor]

The best era of the NBA by far!

[@Cperez2002]

Golden era

[@itstaemonson]

Yo VC coulda been a villain if he wanted to.

[@jeromemccollom936]

What the hell, that was the number one pick, Iverson making open jumpers. Yeah, because he clanged 3/5 of his jumpers anyway

[@markuselsesser174]

More Videos please

[@blog_ni_bam1985]

5:30 Dwight enjoyed that

[@earthian3658]

It's no coincidence that Kobe was at #24 and and Bron at #23.... I see you

[@JL050]

Don’t think Jason Williams was bailed out… he knew what he was gonna do

[@Dr-ob4pn]

Look, This is The NBA in 2000's. .😮❤ And it is not Even the NBA , Now.😂

[@jjktng]

Stephon Marbury is now a Hong Kong Citizen 🇭🇰

[@Yooooo91]

The announcers used to inhale the fxckin highlights

[@YinanLi-eh9fz]

Lower resolution but higher quality

[@Tyweezy84]

1:26 bruh

[@mummistheword]

D-Wade and Paul Pierce have almost identical stats and people act like Wade was so much better. It’s so strange.

[@martinwildey6857]

absolute prime i take shaq c duncan pf tmac sf kobe sg rose pg all in prime

[@vika0194]

A crossover is the best play in 10 years. Haha

[@zelmonasechighliths9652]

Hace más vídeo crack

[@617SHORTS]

Celtics played the most playoff games since 2000 but not one highlight

[@Sillysoft]

25:48 And that was the ONLY game they won in the series. Suns punked them the rest of the way.

[@scotjonesxs]

Stromile Swift was not a name I expected to see twice in the top 50

[@Sillysoft]

People say Shaq would dominate in todays NBA. After watching the highlights of Yao Ming running up and down the court while Shaq just waddling around behind him, shows Shaq would get destroyed in todays NBA. He would be a weakness on defense every time. And the way they call ticky tack body contact, Shaq would foul out by halftime.

[@lloydstanford6070]

That clip is from 02-03 season when shaq had a strained ligament in his toe and came in to training camp 50lbs overweight. Orlando or early Laker shaq would dominate just fine but still get killed on defense in the pick and roll

[@relentlesseducator]

Bro go to bed. Shaq was injured and out of shape.Prime Shaq would dominate in ANY era

[@jobeo]

#40 Shaq was wide open lol

[@kurtmagnus5243]

5:13 Dwight Howard did that on purpose 😅

[@Tyweezy84]

4:50 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@anjoesandiego5649]

That Kobe dunk against the hornest wasnt in the 2000s though

[@schuylersavage276]

Did Reggie get that shot off?

[@617SHORTS]

Any winning teams from the east aloud to be in this other than Detroit and Miami

[@jax.gaming153]

Brandon Roy was Drose before Drose no cap🧢🧢🧢

[@iansmith3261]

10 points in under 20 secs and overall, 13 in 39...m.c. grady was that dude, even mamba said it...

[@adamkelly926]

Ok gotta say shaq should have more, and wheres baron davis

[@mongoslade277]

Baron Davis dunked on Garnett. NASTY

[@danielebui8952]

With vince you could have easily a top 100

[@jeangerard8036]

tim duncan? yes tim can dunk

[@geezushasrisen]

Real hoops.

[@stolensentience]

cute crossover but tmac should be #1 (oh wait he is)

[@shady3legend]

The last era I really was a big fan of, once the superteam era started I begin to lose interest in the NBA

[@melanindads5133]

19:21 announcer said y’all salty as shit dickeads go home😭😭😭

[@Atlantasince82]

Brandon Roy traveled... #77

[@mattyb_740]

Tmac took souls

[@ProvenAndProbable]

No Monta Ellis?????????????????????????????????????????

[@Marco-sq4ki]

Kobe's 81 not in the top 10??