Ranking the 10 Best NBA Players Since Michael Jordan

Shaquille O’Neal

1993-2011, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Drafted 1st

4x NBA Champion, 3x NBA Finals MVP, 1x NBA MVP, 15x All-Star, 8x All-NBA First Team, 2x All-NBA Second Team, 3x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 2x NBA Scoring Title, Rookie of the Year

Career Statistics

: 23.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.3 BPG, FG% 58.2

Advanced Statistics

: Career Win Shares 181.7, Career VORP 68.7, WS/48 .208, TS% 58.6

Dominant, memorable, over-powering, unstoppable. The most dominant ever, when he wanted to be, which unfortunately wasn’t all the time. Shaq was outgoing and fun loving, perhaps too much, as a lack of dedication undoubtedly anchored his basketball accomplishments.

Despite not getting the most out of his potential the Diesel still managed to win four titles, three as the best player and a league MVP. When fit and motivated Shaq was unstoppable, he had the highest peak on this list particularly the 99-00 season where he averaged 29.7 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 3.8 APG and 3.0 BPG. The 99-00 season ranks as the 25th best all-time and 6th best of the players on this list.

Yes he was a notoriously poor free throw shooter and he was passed around later in his career but without question at his best, he was the most dominant player on this list, even accounting for all the weight and fitness issues Shaq sits 10th all-time in Career Win Shares

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