Best player to never win an NBA championship?

[pwaldo]

If you were never considered the best in the league when you were playing (ie no MVPs) can you be considered the best to never win a championship once you've retired?

Good point.

I'd go with Karl Malone as best to have never won an NBA championship so far

[FioreSA]

If you were never considered the best in the league when you were playing (ie no MVPs) can you be considered the best to never win a championship once you've retired?

one reason i think barkley should be it. he won it in 1993 and in 1989 had the most first place votes but lost it to magic johnson. Although malone had 2 of them, barkley also was on some really..."iffy" teams.

[wrigleyfield]

Good point.

I'd go with Karl Malone as best to have never won an NBA championship so far

He would probably get my vote as well.

[bdoody42]

If I was forced to vote for one guy it would be Malone.

[gatorboymike]

One guy no one has mentioned yet is Elgin Baylor.

[ajcorleone]

Elgin Baylor for sure Pistol Pete,Ewing and Malone

[gatorboymike]

Nine of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players never won a title: Charles Barkley, Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing, Patrick Ewing, George Gervin, Karl Malone, Pete Maravich, John Stockton and Nate Thurmond.