We’re here at the conclusion of The Athletic’s four-month-long countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history. 75 to Michael Jordan at No. 1, the project came to about 300,000 words written by 45 writers for 75 player features, 24 complementary pieces and one introduction to the series back on Nov. 1, 2021. So, to avoid adding more words …
Welcome to the NBA 75, The Athletic’s countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history, in honor of the league’s diamond anniversary. “I don’t think any of us expected it this way,” McGrady told Marc Spears in 2013 when he was a player on the end of the Spurs’ bench in the NBA Finals. When you say playoffs, you’re …
