-#13 was won by Wilt Chamberlain
-#14 has just one realistic option and will continue the trend of easy choices
-You can vote for players in any way you want: On-court impact, Off-court impact, championships etc.
Nominees:
1. Bob Cousy (1950-51 to 1962-63)
| P/36 | R/36 | A/36 | TS% | Ortg | Drtg | PER | Ws/48 |
| 19.0 | 5.1 | 7.9 | .446 | Nr | Nr | 19.8 | .139 |
* Houdini. He was a part of those great Celtics teams. Led the league in assists 8 times in a row. Cousy was also an exceptional rebounder for his size.
Wasn't a very good scorer, as he led the league in field goals attempted one year, but posted just 21.7 points per game.
Cousy was a good free-throw shooter and got to the line regularly during his career.
He was the first great point guard and is the only one that could steal some votes from Oscar Robertson.
2. Sam Perkins (1990-91 to 2000-01)
| P/36 | R/36 | A/36 | TS% | Ortg | Drtg | PER | Ws/48 |
| 14.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | .558 | 116 | 105 | 15.1 | .146 |
* Hit that ugly three-pointer in the 1991 NBA Finals against the Bulls.
Perkins was mostly a role player during his tenure with the number, but still managed to impact the game. He was never a standout defender or rebounder, but could spread the floor and hit some shots.
Started taking a lot of threes with Seattle where they made the Finals.
Played in 3 Finals, losing all of them.
3. Oscar Robertson (1960-61 to 1969-70)
| P/36 | R/36 | A/36 | TS% | Ortg | Drtg | PER | Ws/48 |
| 23.9 | 6.9 | 8.4 | .572 | Nr | Nr | 25.0 | .224 |
* Just look at his numbers. Lol.
Most people will agree that he was the greatest guard of the pre-three point era. He is also one of the most versatile guards ever. You could expand the guard argument to him being one of the most versatile
players ever.
Led the league in assists 7 times, scoring once, FT% once, logged mroe than 40 minutes a game 10 straight years, had a triple double season and one that was just 0.1 shy of being another one.
The guy was amazing. The full package. Really, he was the perfect all-around player.
Sadly, he wasn't a regular in the Playoffs as he missed them out 4 times.
He never led his team out of the second round. Allen Iverson led his team to the Finals. Granted, it was in a weak Eastern Conference, but still.
He needed another All-time great just to be relevant after the regular season. But in the regular season, he was a monster.
4. Jeff Hornacek (1986-87 to 1999-00)
| P/36 | R/36 | A/36 | TS% | Ortg | Drtg | PER | Ws/48 |
| 16.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | .582 | 117 | 108 | 17.7 | .154 |
* Aside from having the best free-throw routine of all-time, Hornacek was a terrific offensive player throughout his career.
He had 7 120+ Ortg years. His TS% was always high, and he took care of the ball.
Hornacek was an integral part of those Finals Jazz teams. The perfect role player for spreading the floor.
A standout scorer and shooter, Hornacek had a great career despite not playing much defense.
Other Notable Player Shoutout
DJ Augustin has been wearing it for his whole career and is a good offensive point guard. Nikola Pekovic continues to be a good offensive and rebounding center, but his defense could improve. Now that Towns has been drafted, a forum genius predicts he will be released to the FA. Robert Pack had a few good years in the 90s, but didn't really play starter minutes throughout his career. Mike Newlin is one of those forgotten players from the old eras. Had good runs with the Rockets and Nets. Daequan Cook shot threes. Rickey Green was a good point guard and even led the league in steals per game one year, also making the All-star team. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist shows just how much Jordan sucks at drafting players. Jon McGlocklin had some good years in Milwaukee, scoring over 19 points per game one season. Tom Meschery was a good 60s rebounding small forward. Eddie Miles had some good years in Detroit. Brian Taylor is yet another good point guard that led the league in steals. Lenny Wilkens wore it for the Hawks were he wasvery good. He is inducted in the Hall of Fame both as a player and coach. Anthony Mason started wearing it for the Knicks . He had some good years later in his career, but logged major minutes so his numbers aren't that impressive. Jameer Nelson wore it in Orlando where he had one great year and a bunch of solid ones. Has a deserving lone All-star appearance.
