Ranking the 10 Best NBA Players Since Michael Jordan

David Robinson
1989-2003, San Antonio Spurs, Drafted 1st
2x NBA Champion, 1x NBA MVP, 10x All-Star, 4x All-NBA First Team, 2x All-NBA Second Team, 1x Defensive Player of the Year, 4x NBA All-Defensive Team, 4x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 1x NBA Scoring Title, Rookie of the Year

Career Statistics: 21.1 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 2.5 APG, 3.0 BPG, FG% 51.8%
Advanced Statistics: Career Win Shares 178.7, Career VORP 74.8, WS/48 .250 eFG% TS% 58.3

A physical specimen who was the best center of his generation and one of the most statistically dominant players of any generation, which is even more impressive considering his prime was abbreviated by a full four years of college and two years of military service.

Robinson had every physical tool and led the Spurs to what was at the time the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history in his Rookie season. The Admiral’s 1993-94 season ranked the second highest in Win Shares of any season by anyone on this list, trailing only LeBron James otherworldly 2008-09 season.

Robinson averaged 23+ PPG and 10+ ROG for his first seven seasons and finished his 14 year career in 11th place overall in Career Win Shares.

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