And opens our list of the most famous basketball players of the world Clyde Drexler .
The player in the positions of an easy striker and an attacking defender was born in 1963 in New Orleans. In 1995, Clyde, being part of the team "Houston Rockets", was named the champion of the association, and in 1992 the Olympic Champion. In the sports world has received the nickname "sliding". During his career in the NBA he made 25 triple-doubles, because of which he took the honorable tenth place among basketball players of the NBA. By the way, it is Clyde that is included in the list of "the most famous players of NBA history". This is all due to the fact that for his entire career, the basketball player was able to score 20 thousand points, making 6 thousand transfers and 6 thousand rebounds.
A significant part of his star career Drexler played for Portland, then moved to Houston and brought him, in the first season, a complete victory in the NBA championship. In 1996, the athlete was named the best basketball player in the world.
George Maiken
George Maiken was a player of almost all professional basketball leagues and US associations. On his account, victory in seven championships. George three times held an honorary place in the ranking of the best players of the season. In addition, the basketball player took part four times in the match, where all the famous basketball players played.
After the end of his sports career, Maiken became an honorary founder of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and founded the basketball team of the Minnesota Timberwills, which has been making tremendous progress in the NBA for more than one year. The basketball player was included in the Basketball Hall of Fame and was mentioned among the fifty best players of the NBA and the world.
Scotty Pippen
Player of the team "Chicago Bulz" in the position of "light" striker Scottie Pippen, six times brought the team a victory in the NBA games. In addition to his team, Pippen played for the US team and twice became an Olympic champion. Recently, Scotty was named the best basketball player and included in the list of fifty best NBA players.
Dennis Rodman
Born basketball player in 1961, the city of Trenton. His sport career Rodman began in the basketball club "Chicago Bulz", where played such famous basketball players as Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. In addition to the "Chicago Bulls" Dennis played for such well-known clubs as "Los Angeles Lakers" and "Dallas Mavericks", has many awards of the basketball league. By the way, in addition to basketball, Rodman is a huge favorite of the world of the show business: he often takes part in a variety of television and radio shows, and in 1997 even starred in the film called "Colony", where he played with Jean-Claude Vann Dam. In addition to all the above, the basketball player wrote the book "I want to be the worst". Since 2000, he holds an honorary position as a coach in the NBA.
Andrei Kirilenko
It's no secret that all the popular basketball players are Americans by origin, but our Andrei Kirilenko was a pleasant exception. Andrey was born in 1981, in Izhevsk (Russia). Career basketball player started in St. Petersburg, where he moved with his parents. It was there that Andrey started playing for the national team. In 1995, Kirilenko's team won the Russian Championship. After that the basketball player moved to CSKA. And already in 2000 Andrei was offered a contract with the famous American basketball team "Utah Jazz". It was in this team that Andrei was given the status of leader.
Michael Jordan
Michael, nicknamed "terrible", was born in 1963. His popularity was Michael, playing for the "Chicago Bulz". Not once was one of the best basketball players in the world. Has 5 titles in the nomination, which includes the best basketball players. Playing for the "Chicago Bulls", six times brought her victory in the NBA league. Since 2000, Michael Jordan is the manager of the Washington Wizards basketball team, which he played in 2003.
Michael is one of the few basketball players, who has been recognized as the best NBA player for many times.
Shaquille O'Neill
The famous 216 centimeter basketball player Phoenix Suns was born in 1972, Newark, New Jersey. The athlete is recognized as one of the best players in NBA history. His career began in the "Los Angeles Lakers". For three consecutive years he was the honorary champion of the NBA.
In addition to basketball, Shaquille O'Neill released several rap albums and starred in such films as "Kazam" (1996) and "Steel" (1997).
Kobe Bryant
Attacking defender of the "Los Angeles Lakers" Kobe Bryant was born in 1978, the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For this team, Kobe has been playing since 1996, where together with Shaquille O'Neill helped the team three times to become the NBA champion.
Bryant is a five-time champion of the association and more than once was named the most productive basketball player of the NBA. In addition, the basketball player has not once played for the NBA star team. And in 2007 and 2008 he won gold at the American Championships and the Olympics. Included in the top five, where are the most famous athletes of the decade.
Duane Wade
Popular and part-time best player, "Miami Heat" was born in 1982 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. His career in the NBA Wade began in 2003, after which he was recognized as one of the best players in the league. The basketball player has played for the US team, where he won bronze, but at the 2008 Olympics Duane received gold.
Carmelo Anthony
Anthony Carmelo, known to all of us for his play in the Denver Nuggets, was born in 1984, in New York. Not once was noted in the rating TOP "Famous of this world, in the category of sport." In addition, the basketball player wears the proud name of the NBA star. In 2004, as part of the national team that took part in the Athens Olympics, he received a bronze medal.
These are the people who are talking about basketball all over the world. It is these basketball players who have done everything to get into the history of world sports.