MSquared Sports ranks the greatest players, teams and games in NBA history. Each stat is corrected for the strength of the opponent and the era, so a 1962 Finals and a 2022 Finals can sit on the same list.
The eras of a career, the peak window, the supporting cast, and every playoff series and great game. LeBron James is next.
Two titles, a top-five peak and the best defense the league has seen.
ProfileThe most complete guard outside Jordan, and the greatest player never to win an MVP.
10 playoff runs · 1962 to 1973 ProfileThe most underrated scorer in playoff history, and the offense that came with him.
15 playoff runs · 2001 to 2016 ProfileAn MVP-level peak, an unmatched first step and a short window to show it.
13 playoff runs · 2004 to 2018The full career arc, era by era, with the box score and what it misses.
Sortable tables built from the same adjusted data.
Six boards for single seasons and three- and five-year windows, on box score and On Court rating.
Preview: top rows of each board TeamsThe best teams, offenses and defenses in NBA history in one-, two- and three-year windows, plus all 70 champions.
Overall, Offenses, Defenses · 1957 to 2026 GamesThe best single playoff game of every postseason, with the full shooting line.
70 picks · 1957 to 2026Long-form arguments that sit on top of the data.
Who has scored the most efficiently against the best defenses, across eras.
A roster built from the greats, and the case for each spot.
The same three ideas run through every page. Read the full method.
Stats are scaled to a common pace, so a fast 1980s team and a slow 2000s team can be compared on equal footing.
aTS is true shooting adjusted for the defense faced. A series against a great defense counts for more than one against a weak one.
rTS and the team ratings compare each player and team to the league of that year, not to today.