NBA Unveils Its 75th Anniversary Team
Zeeshan Mehtab Published October 22, 2021 | 08:40 AM
Los Angeles, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Oct, 2021 ) :Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and LeBron James highlight the National Basketball Association's 75th anniversary team which was announced on Thursday.
The members of the team have won a total of 158 NBA championships and amassed 730 all-star selections leading up to the league's landmark 75th anniversary season which began on Tuesday with the Milwaukee Bucks unveiling their championship banner.
A panel of voters were asked to choose the 75 greatest players of all-time, but the league ended up settling on 76 players instead of 75. They did not rank the players by number or position.
There are six international stars from a half dozen countries, comprising Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Patrick Ewing (Jamaica), Steve Nash (Canada), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) and Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) and Tim Duncan (US Virgin Islands).
Eleven active players also got the nod: Antetokounmpo, James, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook.
The voting panel included several current and former players who are also named to the team including Rick Barry, Julius Erving, Stephen Curry, and Scottie Pippen.
Recent Stories
Pakistan, Japan agrees to convene 'Economic Policy Dialogue'
FM Dar conveys deepest sympathy on torrential rains devastation in UAE
Spain PM Sanchez says weighing resignation after wife's graft probe
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - 1st update
Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 mn euros
Osaka seals first win on clay since 2022 in Madrid
Earthquake jolts Karachi
Sindh minister orders operation after attack on police in Ghotki
TikTok to fight US ban law in courts
Anger among Ukrainians in Poland as Kyiv halts passport renewals
Police book youngster for abusing student for one year
British-Pakistani firm unveils $35 million luxury apartments for overseas Pakist ..
More Stories From Sports
-
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - 1st update
52 seconds ago -
Osaka seals first win on clay since 2022 in Madrid
56 seconds ago -
Watford hire Cleverley as permanent boss
18 minutes ago -
Karachi, Lahore, Multan win matches of National Women’s Cricket Tournament
37 minutes ago -
No communication gap among players, asserts Babar Azam
38 minutes ago -
Bracewell looks ahead to Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan
38 minutes ago
-
Bolt named ICC Men’s T20 WC 2024 ambassador
2 hours ago -
Kewell's Yokohama beat Ulsan to reach Asian Champions League final
3 hours ago -
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results
3 hours ago -
Advisor Sports hands over Rs500,000 to prominent Martial Art Athlete Irfan Mehsud
3 hours ago -
Muhammad Rizwan, Mohammad Irfan Khan ruled out of T20I series against New Zealand
3 hours ago -
Rizwan, Irfan out of New Zealand series
3 hours ago