2. Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan lacked the on-court theatrics, off-court drama, or multi-media presence, and that’s why so many people take his unrelenting, unblemished, and unquestioned dominance for granted. He made an incredible 15 All-NBA teams and was also recognized as All-Defense 15 different times. Duncan’s statistics are the paradigm of consistency, and he was called “The Big Fundamental” for a reason: doing everything right on both ends of the court.
He was the cornerstone of the San Antonio Spurs dynasty that won five NBA championships, and he was NBA Finals MVP for three of them; that’s not even mentioning his two NBA MVP awards as well. There is simply no way you can argue against two facts: that Duncan was one of the 10 greatest players in NBA history (regardless of era), and arguably the greatest power forward of all time.