Many American basketball fans would argue that Michael is by far the greatest player ever to in the National Basketball Association. The professional basketball has existed since 1947, and there have been individual players that have excelled in the game. such as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul , and Jerry West had made their mark in league long before Jordan ever played the game.

be sure, Jordan had a great impact on game primarily during his playing years with the Bulls. Jordan led the team to six championship , winning all six during the 1990s. His legend firmly cemented into the history of the great , and many fans feel he has no equal. is hard to argue against Jordan in light his success in all the titles he achieved, basketball is a team sport, and winning a needs a team effort. There have been countless who played in the league that did not good teammates, and never won a title. Chamberlain into that category.

Chamberlain did win two NBA in his career, but no one in the ever dominated it the way he did. He several league records, one of which is that is the only player ever to score 100 in a single game. However, when Chamberlain played game, the NBA was not as big as was in the 90s. During the 90s, the enjoyed a much greater popularity among American viewers, much of this can be attributed to the of Michael Jordan. Jordan brought a style of that had rarely been seen in the NBA. garnered many individual awards during his career. He his last few seasons as a member of Washington Bullets.