75 leikmenn heiðraðir

NBA-deildin ameríska í körfuknattleik hefur valið 75 leikmenn sem fá sérstakan heiðurssess í tilefni þess að nú er að hefjast keppnistímabil númer 75 í sögu deildarinnar. 

Á 50 ára afmæli deildarinnar voru 50 leikmenn valdir. Þessir 50 eru einnig á nýja leikmannalistanum. 

Biill Russell og Kevin Garnett. Reuters

Ellefu leikmenn sem nú spila í deildinni eru á 75 manna listanum: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, James Harden, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul og Russell Westbrook.

Leikmennirnir: 

A
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ray Allen
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Carmelo Anthony
Nate Archibald
Paul Arizin

B
Charles Barkley
Rick Barry
Elgin Baylor
Dave Bing
Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant

C
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Billy Cunningham
Stephen Curry

D
Anthony Davis
Dave DeBusschere
Clyde Drexler
Tim Duncan
Kevin Durant

E
Julius Erving
Patrick Ewing

F
Walt Frazier

G
Kevin Garnett
George Gervin
Hal Greer

H
James Harden
John Havlicek
Elvin Hayes

J
LeBron James
Magic Johnson
Sam Jones
Michael Jordan

K
Jason Kidd

I
Allen Iverson

L
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Jerry Lucas

M
Karl Malone
Moses Malone
Pete Maravich
Bob McAdoo
Kevin McHale
George Mikan
Reggie Miller
Earl Monroe

N
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki

O
Shaquille O’Neal
Hakeem Olajuwon

P
Robert Parish
Chris Paul
Gary Payton
Bob Pettit
Paul Pierce
Scottie Pippen

R
Willis Reed
Oscar Robertson
David Robinson
Dennis Rodman
Bill Russell

S
Dolph Schayes
Bill Sharman
John Stockton

T
Isiah Thomas
Nate Thurmond

U
Wes Unseld

W
Dwyane Wade
Bill Walton
Jerry West
Russell Westbrook
Lenny Wilkens
Dominique Wilkins
James Worthy

Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen og Michael Jordan. AFP

Eftirtaldir tóku þátt í kjörinu: 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Marv Albert | David Aldridge | Sam Amick | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Steve Aschburner | Charles Barkley | Rick Barry | Howard Beck | Sue Bird | Dave Bing | Carol Blazejowski | Mike Breen | Doris Burke | Jerry Colangelo | Doug Collins | Cynthia Cooper | Bob Costas | Dave Cowens | Billy Cunningham | Stephen Curry | Tim Duncan | David DuPree | Clyde Drexler | Wayne Embry | Julius Erving | Patrick Ewing | Walt Frazier | George Gervin | Russ Granik | Becky Hammon | Elvin Hayes | Ernie Johnson | Magic Johnson | Sam Jones | Michael Jordan | Steve Kerr | Bob Lanier | Kara Lawson | Lisa Leslie | Nancy Lieberman | Zach Lowe | Jerry Lucas | Jack McCallum | Brian McIntyre | Ann Meyers | Yoko Miyaji | Earl Monroe | Jackie MacMullan | Steve Nash | Rachel Nichols | Dirk Nowitzki | Shaquille O’Neal | Robert Parish | Candace Parker | Chris Paul | Bob Pettit | Scottie Pippen | Gregg Popovich | Shaun Powell | Ahmad Rashad | Willis Reed | Tim Reynolds | Bill Rhoden | Pat Riley | Oscar Robertson | David Robinson | Bill Russell | Bob Ryan | Bill Simmons | Sam Smith | Stephen A. Smith | Marc Spears | Erik Spoelstra | John Stockton | Hannah Storm | Sheryl Swoopes | Isiah Thomas | Rod Thorn | Rudy Tomjanovich | Peter Vecsey | Bill Walton | Rick Welts | Jerry West | Michael Wilbon | Lenny Wilkens | James Worthy | Jeff Zillgitt

Kobe Bryant. AFP

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