Nov.22 at 12:50 pm

Reggie Evans says:
First!

Nov.22 at 12:52 pm

Froggiestyle says:
Did you say timeless or mindless? Ok just kidding. Calmez-vous

Nov.22 at 12:57 pm

Ryan Jones says:
Kobe No. 1? Sam, are you crazy? I do like that Chauncey Billups was SLAM’s official co-MVP pick about six months ago, and now he’s “way too high” at No. 28. It’s a funny game, this.

Nov.22 at 1:08 pm

marcel mutoni says:
i really don’t see how kobe wouldn’t be no.1
at least until lebron starts caring on defense.

Nov.22 at 1:12 pm

Nads says:
Excellent “Apocalypse Now” reference.
I like.

Nov.22 at 1:52 pm

winston and the telescreen says:
Bynum at 50!

Nov.22 at 2:03 pm

Ma++hew says:
i think Jordan Farmar will b a star in this league soon.

Nov.22 at 2:03 pm

Max Airington says:
Word.

Nov.22 at 2:14 pm

jbn74sb says:
Agreed that Baron Davis on Lamar Odom should be top 50.

Nov.22 at 2:16 pm

BETCATS says:
How did Darko get in and Emeka didnt

Nov.22 at 2:16 pm

jbn74sb says:
And Deron Williams. Where the hell did this guy come from? And where’s Mehmet Okhur?

Nov.22 at 2:32 pm

LUIS says:
dam right lamar odom should have been 36

Nov.22 at 2:34 pm

Ananth Pandian says:
okafor is ballin’ out of control right now….
avg 4-5 blocks a night…blocked 8 against the mavs

Nov.22 at 2:39 pm

Escott Ingless says:
Yo dun, where’s the Lebron top 50 article?

Nov.22 at 2:50 pm

BETCATS says:
Ananth Pandian u r smarter than whoever the hell made that list

Nov.22 at 3:05 pm

Jon says:
When are the covers for Slam 104 dropping?

Nov.22 at 3:21 pm

B Ortega says:
i’m not saying he wont be good but for now darko pretty much should not even be mentioned for top fifty

Nov.22 at 3:36 pm

Chris says:
I still think Ray Allen is too low.

Nov.22 at 4:08 pm

llei says:
Tayshaun Prince should have been on this list. His stats say otherwise but seriously he is huge for the pistons.

Nov.22 at 4:29 pm

TrippleX says:
i agree bargnani shouldnt be on this list… YET. cmon guys, its only 10 games in the season. why you playing like dat? if bargnani gets minutes, 95% of the time he produces. the only concern with me is his fouls, but half the stuff the refs call on hiom are questonable. cause hes a rook, thats why the refs picking on him. but after the allstar break, this guy will seriously be in the voting for rook of the yr, kind of like a felton any1?

Nov.22 at 4:31 pm

TrippleX says:
man randolph and b-jizzle are tearin dis shit up! also gotta give props to my man MICHAEL REDD!

Nov.22 at 4:46 pm

BETCATS says:
Slam are u gonna make any other list to make me mad. FIrst this top fiffty bull-shit now your dirty 30 with bobcats at 30

Nov.22 at 4:53 pm

Alex says:
do u really think Yao Ming is better than chauncey billups yao sucks he’s only popular cause hes tall!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov.22 at 4:57 pm

boston's finest says:
good job on the fix up. yeah i’m quite perplexed that my man b diddy didnt make it, but sam cassell? WTF?? darko??? andrea? what was yall smoking on?… ak47 ahead of Tmac was a sin. yall should do 50 hail mary’s for this mistake….kobe and lebron; it could have went either way. honestly, i would have chosen lebron bron @ #1 since he’s been living up to the hype, turned cleveland into a serious contender now, and he’s just F’in amazing…okafor & gordon, the uconn connect didnt even make the list? or wallace? wow. so u were saying that jamison is more significant than they are; that heinrich is more of a factor than flash gordon. that morrisons offense and mustace are better than okafor’s 18,13,3 blks.? yeah u guys really F’d up. but i’m glad u did this. once again, SLAM at its best. overall, great job on the list though….Bynum @ 50? my @$$!!!!….will blaylock, will blaylock, will blaylo…

Nov.22 at 4:57 pm

mj balla says:
kobe changed his number to 24 cause he wants to be 1 ahead of micheal jordan which is number 23

Nov.22 at 5:45 pm

BETCATS says:
i was suprised they put mr.musacheo on the list and left Emekea off 2.

Nov.22 at 6:09 pm

serbia23 says:
aight list gave me sumthing to read while i wuz on da comp though so props for dat one
KOBE 4 MVP
STOJAKOVIC 4 BEST INTERNATIONAL
MILICIC 4 IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
www.sizzerb.com

Nov.22 at 6:22 pm

B Ortega says:
I would like to present a motion that next year if you do a top fifty…rooks not allowed seeing as they never played yet.

Nov.22 at 7:50 pm

Waxtron says:
Uh, Hinrich is my all time favorite player.

Nov.22 at 8:06 pm

Dylan Rice-Leary says:
I CANNOT BELIEVE that SLAM magazine rates Darko higher than Sheed, now, then, or ever.

Nov.22 at 8:42 pm

BETCATS says:
i am not sure how they rate Darko and Andrea over Emeka and Sheed but i guess they have their reasons for beeing stupid

Nov.22 at 8:58 pm

Tara says:
WHAT?!? no regrets about putting gil down at 13??? come on man.

Nov.22 at 9:07 pm

BETCATS says:
helloo where the fuck is everbody

Nov.22 at 9:07 pm

DEAN says:
Marion could’ve easily been top ten.

Nov.22 at 9:08 pm

BETCATS says:
and who could regret Gilbert, the man may not pass as much as he should but he is still good

Nov.22 at 9:13 pm

BETCATS says:
anybody in here or is it just me

Nov.22 at 9:14 pm

BETCATS says:
well i guess i am all alone, eh.

Nov.22 at 9:15 pm

LUIS says:
hell yeah gil can score with the best of them,have you guys seen his bad ass tatto of l.a. on his chest that shit is gangsta

Nov.22 at 9:21 pm

BETCATS says:
thank u man and that tiger tatto or whatever it is is nice and the only thing he needs to do to get to number one is drop one or two points and turn them into assit and he would be without a doubt the best.

Nov.22 at 9:29 pm

wondahbap says:
KOBE AT #1 IS A NO BRAINER……JUST CAN’T WAIT ‘TIL ALL THESE SAC RIDERS HOP BACK OVER ON KOBE’S NUTS WHEN THE LAKERS MAKE NOISE ALL YEAR…..NAME ONE THING LEBRON CAN DO THAT KOBE CAN’T….NOTHING….BUT THERE ARE SOMETHINGS KOBE CAN THAT LEBRON CAN’T…. 1ST TEAM D IS ONE OF EM…..NEVER MIND….BEING THE BEST CLUTCH PLAYER IN SPORTS (SORRY TIGER)….

Nov.22 at 9:29 pm

LUIS says:
nah i dont think anyone can be better than kobe i mean gilgot game and he is my home town hero but kobe is just cold

Nov.22 at 9:43 pm

wondahbap says:
STEPHON…..HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ARE CALLING…..IT’S TIME THEY LOST TO THE GENERALS AGAIN AND THEY KNOW YOU’RE THE MAN FOR THE JOB….LOSING FOLLOWS YOU EVERYWHERE…..THEY’RE TIRED OF STAGING IT….

Nov.22 at 10:13 pm

BigWalt206 says:
You were dead wrong about Ray! I’ll just chalk it up to your ignorance, no biggie.
Tony Parker? STAT? VC? PAU?
Like P.E. Says “Don’t Believe The Hype”

Nov.22 at 11:09 pm

Mike says:
what about Rashard Lewis he is doing really good this season

Nov.23 at 12:28 am

DeVAndrei says:
yall kinda twisted on this list. I am HUGE Shaq fan, and i was a lil bit confterble now with his position. But FUCK MAN!!! BARON DAVIS!!!!!! ARE YOU GUYS NUTS!!! WHO THE HELL IS THIS DARON CHARACTER!!!

Nov.23 at 1:07 am

Illmatic says:
A redux 15 games into the season?! That makes a lot of sense…

Nov.23 at 2:58 am

London's Finest says:
Josh Eric remember the name soon i will be in this list

Nov.23 at 3:25 am

MDShuai says:
Peja best European? Dirk might have something to say about that, dude.

Nov.23 at 6:16 am

Norway says:
Boozer! Leaving Carlos Boozer off the list is clearly the biggest mistake you made. Right now he’s playing like an MVP. And Deron Williams might be just as good as Chris Paul(if not better). Stockton-Malone is back!!

Nov.23 at 6:25 am

scott says:
Since this list is based off of this year here are a few more guys derserving of top 50 status:
Monta Ellis
Luke Ridnour
Marcus Camby
TJ Ford
Mehmet Okur
Wally Szczerbiak
Andre Miller
Leandro Barbosa
Kevin Martin
Rashard Lewis

Nov.23 at 9:22 am

A_B says:
sorry to say this but D-wade can’t lead that team to victory he needs shaq inside to create double teams and open spaces cuzz miami just ain’t gettin the job done. I’ma regret this in april/may/june but for now these guys ain’t doin they thang

Nov.23 at 10:01 am

BETCATS says:
DWADE is great but he still needs Shaq,but give him a few years and he will be able to carry the team.

Nov.23 at 12:14 pm

Gilbert0 says:
I think this just proves there are a lot of great players and there will never be room for everyone in the list, which is why giving spots to bogut and barganani etc is never a good idea because the spots dried up before the players did. Oh, and its easy to be swayed by current season form but it is hard to argue boozer would be top 50 before the season started, even though he is obviously playing like a top 10 now. I think based on when the rankings were done, the biggest mistake was lamar odom not being on the list. More weight should have been given to what guys have produced, rather than potential. Good job though.

Nov.23 at 2:54 pm

D.Wade4President says:
Ok so Darko makes it, and Andrea Bargnani makes it and, ehhh… Josh Smith makes it But Youn mean to tell me That Joe Johnson, Steve Francis and Baron Davis do not…is this a joke or somthing.

Nov.23 at 2:54 pm

D.Wade4President says:
O Yea Wade should be one or Two No arguments Lebron Isnt that good

Nov.23 at 3:24 pm

New era says:
Kobe, Lebron, Carmelo all carry their teams all through the season and playoffs but D-Wade can’t even keep the heat above five hundred. Damn Wade is the greatest player of alltime. Heat suck without the old fat man and D-Wade is good but not that good.

Nov.23 at 3:25 pm

New era says:
Kobe, Lebron, Carmelo all carry their teams all through the season and playoffs but D-Wade can’t even keep the heat above five hundred. Damn Wade is the greatest player of alltime. Heat suck without the old fat man and D-Wade is good but not that good to carry a team.

Nov.23 at 4:35 pm

AkA47 says:
I honestly belive Lamar is in the top 10. He is the 2nd most verstile player in the Leauge. I gotta give Lebrons props for bieng #1. Lamar is undderrated..when Kobe was gone..Lamar made the Lakers go 2-0. Lamar is a all-star..and he would be if the greatest offensive weapon was not on his team.

Nov.23 at 4:45 pm

Zach F. says:
you’re sayin that wade can’t carry his team. well next time look around lebron and you can’t tell me that he doesn’t have a pretty damn good cast around him too. as for someone who can carry his team is Chauncey B. he3 also lost his big d post player and yet has still carried his team to a 7-5 record. rip is doing a lot of the scoring but billups is the one feeding him, sheed, and prince while still holding true to his name “Mr. Big Shot” and there is no way around that. and c’mon you gatta get kg higher.correct hids rebounding tots. have went down the past couple years but he still always leads the league in boards and dbl.-dbls.

Nov.23 at 5:01 pm

Criz_Millz says:
Ok Criz Millz is here to save the day again and the top 50 are: 50. Andrew Bogut
49. Emeka Okafur
48. Deron Williams
47. Corey Maggette
46. Josh Smith
45. Rashard Lewis
44. Carlos Boozer
43. Antawn Jamison
42. Ben Gordon
41. Peja Stojakovic
40. Jason Terry
39. Caron Butler
38. Kirk Hinrich
37. Josh Howard
36. Zach Randolph
35. Tayshaun Prince
34. Richard Jefferson
33. Jason Richardson
32. Stephon Marbury
31. Baron Davis
30. Andrei Kirilenko
29. Rasheed Wallace
28. Lamar Odom
27. Ben Wallace
26. Sam Cassell
25. Mike Bibby
24. Pau Gasol
23. Chauncey Billups
22. Joe Johnson
21. Rip Hamilton
20. Shawn Marion
19. Chris Bosh
18. Jason Kidd
17. Ray Allen
16. Michael Redd
15. Manu Ginobili
14. Dwight Howard
13. Amare Stoudemire
12. Tony Parker
11. Jermaine O’Neal
10. Ron Artest
09. Shaquille O’Neal
08. Vince Carter
07. Paul Pierce
06. Chris Paul
05. Elton Brand
04. Yao Ming
03. Gilbert Arenas
02. Kevin Garnett
01. A.I., Nash, Dirk, T-Mac, Duncan, Melo, Bryant, Wade and Lebron (there is no single #1) Honorable Mentions 01. Chris Webber
02. Andre Iquodala
03. Steve Francis
04. Gerald Wallace
05. Antionio McDyess
06. Larry Hughes
07. Bonzi Wells
08. Shane Battier
09. Jamal Crawford
10. Kevin Martin
11. Luke Ridnour
12. T.J. Ford

Nov.23 at 6:07 pm

serbia23 says:
nice list criz millz pretty accurate

Nov.23 at 11:33 pm

Noah Doucette says:
Plz Millz put bosh a little higher. he getting like 23 n 13 right now and he could totally pwn parker, JO, and amare. ginobli too

Nov.24 at 1:51 am

Kansas City_Mitch says:
i like c millz list but i still cant beleive the first list with darko and bargnani on there. Here’s my list 50.Andrew Bynum- on the come up
49.Drew Gooden
48.Al harrington
47.Carlos Boozer
46.T.J. Ford
45.Deron Williams
44.Boris Diaw
43.Andres Nocioni
42.Tayshaun Prince
41.Josh Smith
40.Kevin Martin- rising star
39.Peja Stojakivic- best shot in the L
38.Emeka Okefor
37.Kirk Hinrich
36.Mike Bibby
35.David West- 1 of most underrated players
34.Antawn Jamison
33.Rasheed Wallace
32.Chauncey Billups
31.Zach Randolph
30.Tony Parker
29.Manu Ginobli
28.Big Ben Wallace- this high for his Defense
27.Baron Davis
26.Lamar Odom
25.Rip Hamilton
24.Pau Gasol
23.Joe Johnson
22.Andre Kirilenko- all around game
21.Shawn Marion
20.Amare Stoudamire-needs 2 come backstrong from injury
19.Ron Artest
18.Ray Allen
17.Jason Kidd
16.Yao-we can all say “well if he wasn’t tall” but the fact is the man is 7″6
15.Jermaine O’Neal
14.Shaq-he’s still shaq
13.Tracy McGrady
12.Chris Bosh- all around baller
11.Dwight Howard-a beast
10.Paul Pierce
9.Dirk Nowitzki
8.Tim Duncan- just gets it done
7.Allen Iverson
6.Dwayne Wade-i think he’s just not the same when Shaq is out
1. I’m gonna skip to number 1 because i can’t really pick a real number 1 between Kobe,LeBron,KG,and Melo (but i put KG and LeBron top 2 probably)

Nov.24 at 1:52 am

Norway says:
But…. I’m wondering: has there ever been a Jazz player on the cover of Slam? If no, when wil we see the first one? How about Boozer, Williams and Kirilenko on one cover? Maybe Okur also?

Nov.24 at 2:01 am

TC says:
Lang, I like your work at SLAM, and I like Melo’s game. With that said, I still think you are a Carmelo groupie……….

Nov.24 at 7:42 pm

luis orlando says:
i dont care much if KOBE24 is No 1, and LeBron, Wade and Co are just a step behind the game is just god damm all right!!!!!!!!!

Nov.26 at 8:36 pm

jr says:
from 1 to 3 this list is accurate

Nov.26 at 11:58 pm

Criz_Millz says:
Noah i luv Chris Bosh but doesn’t show up every night its just good for him the Raptors are alil better than last year,

Nov.27 at 1:30 am

Boing Dynasty says:
Millz saying Bosh dosnt show up is more disrepectful than you could imagine, check the numbers, then factor in dudes playing through plantar fasciitis, and a bum knee(including brace).
21 pts
12.3 boards(4 Offensive)
1.8 blocks
.486 fg%
.400 3p%

Nov.27 at 12:51 pm

kevin p says:
boris diaw the leagues most improved player at 50? fifty? are you serious, hes gonna b an allstars soon and you put him at 50? come on step your game up

Nov.28 at 12:38 am

LDn2005 says:
Kobe @ #1. so somebody @ slam really does watch basketball. A.I. should’ve been #2, T-Mac @ #3 Shaq @ #4(yes i said #4. truth is weather u like it or not, put shaq on ANY team wit a shooter and thier going 2 da finals.)and i say odam should’ve at least been n da top 20s. and where was da franchise? melo is good dis is tru. d-wade he made it 2 da NBA so he has some skills. and as 4 labron son listen i know da fans like it and all but u cant dunk ur way 2 a championship im sorry.

Nov.28 at 1:28 am

Jeffrey Gaban says:
Dwight Howard should be in the top 5…he’s way much better than shaq…the greatest young talent not named lebron james

Nov.28 at 5:08 am

Criz_Millz says:
ok on my list he is 19 and from 18 to 1 Chris Bosh can’t hold any of those players and Boing Dynasty u have to check what i’m talking about Chris Bosh is 15 for 40 in the last 3 games i mean he is cool but he’s no Garnett,no Melo, no Dirk, no Duncan, no Brand, no J.O., no Amare or D-Howard, he is just alright, nothing special to me anyway,

Nov.28 at 5:26 am

Criz_Millz says:
and LDn2005 r u serious if Lebron had Shaq he would win a championship without Shaq no Laker 3 peat and no Heat title,Lebron does more than dunk 27pts,7ast,7rebs,career numbers only MJ,Bird and Big O has done that or better,I love D-Wade but without Shaq he can’t carry the load, and Kobe will never make a Finals appearance in the rest of his career,Lebron is a beast,

Nov.28 at 5:54 pm

KP says:
shaq is done hes finished, this is gonna b his last season hes too old too big

Nov.28 at 6:41 pm

Criz_Millz says:
KP Shaq does this every year sit the beginning of the year, comeback if his team is not around .500,and play a couple days or a week before they play the Lakers,and enough so he can play in the All Star Game, sit one time before the home run at the end of the year,he has done that from 2000 up until now,and on his part its smart for his age and everything

Nov.28 at 6:43 pm

Criz_Millz says:
JG Dwight is good but he doesn’t do what Shaq did at his age, Shaq was a game changer,Dwight is not, and he is not better than Amare yet,

Nov.30 at 12:37 pm

classic says:
how the hell aint baron davis in the top 50?

Nov.30 at 10:51 pm

TrippleX says:
criz, are u telling me bosh aint better then JO? Amare (right now)? Manu? Tony Parker? Artest? Im sorry, but no way is Dwight 14 and Chris Paul 6. Thats a HUGE differential there. I’d say Bosh, Dwight, and Okafor are the big men of the east now amd right now, bosh is the best outta all of them. Dwight is a monster i know, but hes gotta hit his free throws (to like 70% minimum). bosh now stepped up his rebounding, hes basically a dwight howard expect much more skilled, not as strong in the paint. and i think chris paul u overrated him way too much. he is good and i think he can make it as a starter to this yrs allstar team since he is slowly being recognized by fans in the states (soon the world), but i cannot say hes 6 right now. mayub in 2 yrs he can be considered top 5 talent, but not now man. 6 is just way too high right now. id say top 15 is reasonable for bosh, dwight and cp3. but point is, ur overrating some ppl way too much an bosh would own guys like JO, artest, manu, amare, tp, etc.

Nov.30 at 10:55 pm

TrippleX says:
if uve seen the pacers game, bosh owned jo’s ass. i think toronto fans overrate him evry1 else underrates him. he just doesnt get his respect. hes averagin like 20 and 12 right now on a bum knee. he could sit out right now like shaq, but he is a true warrior. i rly think the city of toronto has a very bright future ahead of them. also, bargnani is shutting ppl up. i dont think top 50 (Yet), but ppl labelling him as a bust was stupid. ten games in the season and u already label some1 a bust? that aint fair man, u gotta give andrea his props now. i think hes better than dirk (in dirks first yr). i knw, andrea is a bit older than dirk was his first yr, but andrea is putting up much beter numbers now. i see him as a pau gasol but with a better perimeter game.

Nov.30 at 10:57 pm

TrippleX says:
btw, im not a homer. i dont live in toronto, im from miami. but i seriously think the raptors, celtics, and magic have a very good core for the future. mayb charlotte can be included as well and atlanta. but atlanta has got to get a point guard and big man (sorry Myung).

Dec.1 at 3:04 pm

Will says:
Adam Morrison is gonna be a beast. But he’s not nearly complete or effective enough to be on this list yet. There are role players with a much better complete game

Dec.1 at 11:13 pm

nham says:
You know i have to agree with TrippleX. I also believe that Toronto is going to improve this year. Bargnani is scoring in double figure numbers ever since he got increased floor time. Look, 11 against Boston, 12 at Dallas, 16 at New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 14 against Indiana, and 15 at Utah. He is no bust. In the next few years, he will likely be one of the league’s top international players. And I am a Lakers fan and i usually dont pay attention to other teams, but something about Toronto, along with Charlotte, has really grabbed my attention. Must be the rookies.

Dec.3 at 5:13 am

nong mu says:
Starbury should be No.1,so guys from slam will be satisfy with their dump-ass brain Ha! Ha! Ha!

Dec.4 at 7:51 am

Criz_Millz says:
TrippleX u telling Chris Bosh is better than D-Howard,ok so why didn’t he getting any tick in the World game?if Amare didn’t have surgury Chris Bosh wouldn’t even made the cut,the first month of the season and hows playre of the month? Dwight Howard,Chris Bosh will never make player of the week, he’s too soft,Jermaine had 15 and 11, Chris Bosh had 17 and 11 thats a 2 two point different,all the players i’m naming have no college under there belt,J.O.,Amare,D-Howard,all beast Chris bosh is cool but Chris Bosh ain’t better than Amare,D-Howard, Rashard Lewis, Carlos Boozer, K.G., T-Duncan, Pau Gasol, J.O., Sheed, Brand, and thats 10 Power Forwards there the i talk about him the more TRASH he becomes,he just doesn’t impress me,Maui is a champion and Artest is a beast and as far a Chris Paul is concern he is the future of the Point Godz and top 3 or 4 in the league right now,behind T.Parker, Nash and Kidd,and the only reason i put Chris Paul above Kidd and Parker is because Kidd is getting old and Parker is a scoring Point God, Chris Paul is a true Point God, and other debates holla @ me,

Dec.4 at 9:18 pm

TrippleX says:
criz, if i ever said bosh is CLEARLY better than dwight, i apologize. the point im trying to say however is that there is not a major dropoff between bosh or dwight. at the most, i would say is 2 spots. btw, rashard lewis is NOT a power forward, most ppl
would say bosh is already better than jermaine oneal, bosh is much better than rasheed, pau is ARGUABLY the same level as bosh (my opinion, bosh is better than jo, jo is around pau’s level),and boozer is just having a monster season. if boozer can keep this up, ill admit that booz is a better player. brand, timmy d, and kg are the only unanimous players that are better than bosh. bosh is already close to their level… well to answer ur question to the world tick ill give u another question. how come dwight howard didnt make the allstar team last season? its not like he was the most notable player who got robbed… anthony, paul made better cases. heck, even jkidd had a better case (although he hasnt made the team since like ‘03?) and just to let you know, bosh already won 2 player of the week awards (dwight MAY have more, but saying that bosh will never win player of the week is going too far. the guys only 22, and saying he wont win a player of the week doesnt make any sense whatsoever…) for the chris paul debate: id say paul is better than parker, and iverson is better than chris paul. gilbert arenas is better than chris paul. dont say any crap about the worlds, this is the nba were talking about. chris paul is prob in my top 5 PG (Nash, Iverson, Gil, Kidd, Billups, Tony parker, Baron Davis any1? you can throw Joe Johnson in there if u want…) im not saying those pg’s are all better than paul, but at the same time u cant say paul is clearly better than any of them.

Dec.5 at 10:48 pm

Criz_Millz says:
ok X why did Gilbert fake a injury to go home in World Games, Billups,Gil,B.D., are cool but they all scoring point guards,Iverson is not a true point god,Parker, Nash and Kidd are tru point Godz,and i’m through talking about Chris Bosh, my fault about the player of the week and Rashard lewis being a power forward,but no doubt he will make this year and the rest of his career, but i have question for who will be the best MJ or Kobe? at Kobe career end?

Dec.7 at 2:30 pm

LDn2005 says:
C-Millz ? do u mean KB is not goin back 2 da finials with his current roster yeah, but face it Kobe Bryant is the “King of the Hill” wit or wit out da lakers. give hime a good big man n da paint and he’ll handle the rest. Odom is good but he can’t rule da paint. give him KG, howard, or Amare and it’s a wrap. And AI not a tru pg? come on millz. AI is da best thing dat then happened 2 da pg position since magic. he is da best thing dat has hapeened 2 da sixers since Dr.J &Wilt period. Kobe (@ career end) might not pass jordan but he will b within a hair close 2 it.

Dec.7 at 2:37 pm

LDn2005 says:
Name 1 thing dat Lebron can do dat Kobe can’t if not better or has already done.

Dec.7 at 8:26 pm

TrippleX says:
finding his teammates. both are great distributors, but kobe cant find the open guy like lebron does. id also say lebrons a better slasher, but that means nothing for now cause both can finish with da best of them. and criz, im jus saying u gotta give bosh, gil, billups, ai, etc their props. thats it. AI avrgs like over 7 assists per game, and same with billups… those guys can score but they also can run their team and be a leader like a true point gurad. thats all im saying criz. hope theres noe beef betweem us…

Dec.7 at 8:28 pm

TrippleX says:
unless kobe can win as many championships as mj, i dont think they can compare… their career years so far are pretty similar point wise lol. not sure about the rest but i know both averaged over 35 ppg in 1 season and thats whack…

Dec.7 at 8:29 pm

TrippleX says:
sorry my bad. i didnt mean their whole career so far. just meant kobes career high in ppg for a season and mjs ppg for a season are similar.

Dec.9 at 12:01 am

yung j says:
A healthy BROY is a top 25 player -watch. how Nash, after 2 MVPs in a row isn’t #1 is a little silly. Delonte West, anyone

Dec.9 at 7:23 am

Criz_Millz says:
ok the Mike vs Kobe deal is Kobe will never be better than MJ just for the fact, MJ is the only Guard to get Defensive player of the year and M.V.P. the same years (1988),and thats with Magic, Bird, Zeke, Barkley, Drexler, The Dream, Nique, Bernard King, Ewing, Alex English and Kiki ect., in the league,Rookie of the year (1985) and the only time he was on the All Second Team,for the rest of his Bulls career (87-93,96-98) he was on the First Team, 9 times All Defensive first time (88-93,96-98),
3 time All Star MVP (1988,96,98)and Kobe’s Scoring he’s the man, but he will never win a Championship,make it to the Finals (cause one wants to play with him), never win an All star or league MVP,and Jordan played against Superstars,Kobe play against Allstars,Kobe will never be better than Michael Jordan,

Dec.19 at 3:37 pm

LDn2005 says:
The whole deal wit Kobe is “Nobody likes Him, but EVERYBODY wants Him!”

Dec.23 at 4:34 pm

ana8 says:
Youre right you totally should of pu Lamar Odom an Caron Butler In the top 50 they are playin great bball just last night Caron had 30 sumthin points against the suns LO had a good average before getting hurt and im sure when he gets back he’ll be just as good if not better also Gilbert Arenas shouldve been higher

Jan.11 at 9:23 pm

Gilbert0 says:
Gilbert Arenas at 13? way to low he is one of the best players in the legue, caron butler should be on the list he is going to be a star and why is kobe at 1 he shouldn’t be that high!!!

Jan.13 at 5:08 pm

Gilbert0 says:
o and why is Antwan jamison so low he should be a little higher than that!!!!

Jan.22 at 6:46 pm

Joseph says:
Baron should be above 30

Jan.27 at 2:52 pm

Gilbert0 says:
okay gil is in the all star game starting gil for #1!!!

Jan.31 at 10:39 pm

vili says:
allen iverson should me number 2!! GTB Est.2k

Jan.31 at 10:41 pm

vili says:
allen iverson should be number 2!! GTB Est.2k

Jan.31 at 10:44 pm

vili says:
kobe just wanna be MJ thats why he number 1! GTB Est.2k

Feb.4 at 7:47 am

Aofil says:
yall r stupid and this lst is wack…
i regret reading this garbage, u know SLAM u often publish such *** that i regret buying your mag but i don’t care u guys are racists and don’t know as much about ball as u think u do! How arrogant are u to say Who is Pau GAsol??
He was the best player in the world championships, far better was his performance than Wade, Melo, Bron…Artest better than Stoudemire?!? u ’sort of’ wish u included Peja and Jefferson??? And yall shud kick yourselves in the head when Darko !FINALLY! develops, obviously u dnt know about the world championshps so i’ll let u knw that Darko Milicic led the WEAKEST EVER! Serbian team to the second round and led all players in blocks…he showed he could lead, and in my opinion he should play starters minutes wit Dwight oh and Bargnani will be an awesome player! and how cud u put morrison on the list but not Roy?

Feb.6 at 7:00 pm

anthony says:
weres Tayshaun Prince and y isnt he on the All-Star team he should be ahead of Jason Richardson by 1 and knock boris diaw off

Feb.9 at 9:30 pm

Gilbert0 says:
Why is Gil still at 13, best point guard inthe game GIL 4 #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb.11 at 6:00 pm

jon e says:
vince 19 more like # 5

Feb.11 at 6:01 pm

jon e says:
1.vince carter
2.lebron james
3.kobe bryant
4.gilbert arenas
5.kevin garnett

Feb.21 at 4:14 pm

C-Dub says:
WOW! jon e, first you say Vince is #5 then u put him at #1? even in his prime Vince was never even close to bing the best player in L. Kobe IS the best single player in the league, nobody can stop him. and how is Nash not in the top 5? I’d take Nash over Wade & Iverson any day.

Mar.2 at 9:34 pm

Brooke says:
Tony Parker better than Shawn Marion??? Thats bull-Tony Parker is so overrated. He needs to learn how to pass the ball. Shawn M. could teach him a thing or two.

Mar.2 at 9:36 pm

Brooke says:
Everyones gotta know Manu is way too good to be placed at 31. Show some love- he’s gotta land at atleast 20.

Mar.10 at 1:59 pm

alvens says:
i need a magazine send to this box P.O.Box 919 Agodi

Mar.13 at 3:26 pm

schwab says:
nash #1 marion#2 STAT#2 barbosa aka THA STUD#3 bell#3 diaw #4 jones #5…………….that looks bout right PHOENIX SUNS

Mar.13 at 3:30 pm

Azh says:
nash #1 marion#2 STAT#2 barbosa aka THA STUD#3 bell#3 diaw #4 jones #5…………….that looks bout right PHOENIX SUNS……feelin you on the comment bout marion brooke

Mar.21 at 6:49 pm

raptorfan says:
looks liek andrea is living up to his spot…

Apr.7 at 12:59 am

emman says:
kobe the next mj!! hehehe

Apr.7 at 1:01 am

janus says:
I agree w/ you ^^

Apr.12 at 8:58 pm

Savannah Rodgers says:
Come on why is Gilbert still at thirteen come on!!!

Apr.13 at 9:09 pm

Gilbert0 says:
Gilbert may be injured but he at least earned a top 5 this season dropped 60 0n kobe and 56 0n stevie nash its kinda unfair if ya ask me

Apr.15 at 4:20 am

Kobe Berg says:
Brandon Roy. Nuff said.

Apr.15 at 11:56 pm

joe cass says:
ok, darko and morrison suck ass

Apr.21 at 6:08 pm

mikyal says:
jon e ur a idiot. vince carter is not no. 1 hes more like no. 30. he sucks b-lls.ur a idiot.vince can wash kb24s feet and drink the water.kobe =bball god. jordabow down to kobe. vince, just retire. please. ur an embarresment 2 bball. u suck. kg come to la win a chip.

Apr.22 at 1:55 am

kyle Johnson says:
True dat morrson sucked this year(fg% lower than 40) and Bargnani would’ve got rookie of the year is he didnt miss the last 12 games. Chris bosh should automatically be top 10(I have him at 5 behind nash,dirk,kobe,lebron and duncan)

Apr.25 at 12:58 am

Nick says:
You Gotta Love It.

Apr.26 at 3:22 pm

Corey Isaacs says:
AI should be top 3 or at leat 5. Then KG should’ve also been higher.

May.7 at 4:34 pm

2shea says:
I agree wit tha quote PAUL PIERCE SHOULD’VE BEEN HIGHER

May.7 at 4:36 pm

2shea says:
also i’m so damn glad dat u finally put melo iverson & dwade on tha top 10 playas

May.10 at 3:34 pm

CHUCK says:
IT’S INCONCEIVABLE THAT PAU WOULD BE ON A TOP 50 LIST, GET REAL. AS FAR AS #1, HOW BOUT 2 TIME MVP STEVE NASH, WITHOUT HIM, PHEONIX WOULD BE A LOTTRY TEAM.

May.16 at 10:25 pm

bengordon7Fan says:
BEN GORDONNNNN PLLLLZZZ SLAM GIVE HIM A DAMN COVER

May.17 at 10:22 am

carneytime25 says:
STAT should be higher, Gordan should be in there, so should Deng, and lastly AK47 is way to high

May.17 at 10:24 am

carneytime25 says:
arenas should be higher to, top ten for sure

May.21 at 5:31 am

Paolo says:
Luol Deng.

Jun.10 at 5:18 pm

Mark Balliet says:
were the hell is Loul Deng or Ben Gordon?!?!
and why is Jason Kidd so low?!

Jun.11 at 12:42 am

Mark Balliet says:
Criz_Millz iz RETARDED
Kobe nd LeBron are 1st!
WTF
u Retarded?

Jun.11 at 12:45 am

Mark Balliet says:
Bruce Bowen..???
“DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS”-Ray Lewis

Jun.12 at 2:05 pm

polo assn. says:
gilbert is easily better than chris paul and melo

Jun.26 at 12:41 am

bee says:
seem like slam wants to copy bill simmon’s list,but does not do enough research.

Jun.28 at 6:31 pm

carter says:
tony parker and manu ginobili should be hire

Jun.28 at 8:44 pm

will says:
morrison, bargnani, milicic…? what you smoking sam rubenstein? and also… you regret putting bargnani on but not morrison? huh? and you dont have baron and deron at all on that list… you thought of bargnani, morrioson, and milicic before Deron Williams?! and why do you have random names on the list bolded (YAO, JASONKIDD!!) like a 12 year old kid? besides, like, the top 20 a chimp has a faily good chance of doing a better job than you. tsk tsk tsk…

Jun.28 at 8:56 pm

will says:
oh yah i like the steve nash/ghostface comparison (mainly because i like ghostface) and i dont want mikki moore’ ugly mug nowhere near my face. i know most of the slam staff are underpaid but we know one dude is getting what he deserves.

Jul.20 at 11:36 am

ball boy says:
you would still put peja up there you gotta be kidding me. even when he was in his prime with sac he wasn’t no top 50 player and your man crush on kobe continues. tim duncan, lebron and wade belong higher than him on this list.

Aug.10 at 4:59 pm

simon says:
how can i say anything constructive about the nba finals mvp being left out of the top 20? atleast top 5 is good, except i take nash (and duncan) over nowitzki, no hesitation.

Sep.9 at 4:06 pm

jens says:
its good, KG should been on top 10 and zach randolph should been on top 30, but its OK

Sep.16 at 11:17 am

minikidd says:
I can’t believe that you had CP3 as number 10 and J-Kidd at 34…!

Sep.16 at 11:19 am

minikidd says:
sorry, CP3 was actually put as number 9! What the f**k were u thinking:D??

Oct.3 at 9:52 am

jonas says:
i think that you are a goof. u call urself a bbal xpert but ur top 50 is a mess. marion should be in the top 20 and and nash in the 1st spot. darko in the top 50??? wat a jerk!!!

Oct.22 at 12:23 am

steve says:
kansas city mitch, your list is PERFECT

Dec.24 at 12:38 am

5454254540 says:
U DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BASKETBALL

Feb.22 at 12:00 pm

tyler dugan says:
how could u say kobe shouldnt be number 1 ?

May.14 at 4:11 pm

cj says:
dude are u crazy nash should be at number three

Jul.2 at 11:08 am

dd says:
that was the worst list ever!

Aug.29 at 4:50 pm

B_Easy24 says:
How old is this List because Ron Artest is ranked way too high so is stephon maurbary. I think that ya’ll should make a know list and include new players as well as take off the some of the current players that ya’ll have on the list like Jason Kid

Aug.29 at 9:18 pm

cozz says:
steve nash at 7? kg at 11? amare at 24? ak47 at 16? this thing is messed up

Aug.29 at 9:19 pm

cozz says:
kg should be at 3, nash at 4, iverson at like 20, amare at 5 and kirilenko not even on

Aug.29 at 9:20 pm

cozz says:
and lebron should be no 1

Sep.1 at 10:19 am

Nathan says:
Wut the heck? Paul Pierce should be number one because if u think about it he won the fianls mvp and he stopped kobe and lebron during the finals.

Sep.1 at 5:42 pm

AJ Carter Da Next CP3 says:
Come on how come the other A.I. is not on this list. This is an outrage Iggy not up here are yall crazyyyyyyy

Sep.2 at 8:42 pm

PMAC says:
Where is Baron Davis??????????

Sep.14 at 9:33 pm

kc ball till i fall says:
B-DIZZLE the sickest. RESPECT

Sep.26 at 1:47 pm

JordanXX2 says:
Amare S. is way too low, he should be higher than Kirilenko…Morrison, Milicic, Cassell suck too.

Sep.27 at 12:26 am

murphizzle says:
dude this was such a rip off…i know u wish u put d-will on the top but you didn’t and he is in the top two point gaurds in the league if not the top!!!

Oct.5 at 1:00 pm

estevez says:
damn, was this list made in this decade? you guys got about 8 dudes that are about 15 years too old to be on this list. stephon marbury? mike bibby? ron artest? pleaseee. if you’d pick either of these old ass dudes over a brandon roy or a deron williams you should consider never talking to anyone about basketball again. times change slam, and stephon marbury is an old ass nigga