Dunks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) - Kareem was traded in 1974 to the LA Lakers, and despite many personal successes, failed to achieve team success until 1979, when the Lakers used their first-round draft pick to select Earvin "Magic" Johnson. After that, it was gravy - 9 divisional titles, 5 NBA championships, and 8 trips to the finals.

Karl Malone (36,928) - Karl "The Mailman" Malone became the third person in NBA history to score over 30,000 points on January 29, 2000. The 6'9" power forward is part of the dynamic duo of Malone and Stockton out in Utah, though the pair might still be playing because they haven't been able to win the NBA championship yet. They have twice made it to the Finals, but lost both times to Michael's Bulls.

Michael Jordan (32,292) - The man had an almost supernatural competitive fire and a gnawing urge to win. He won 6 championships, 5 league MVPs, many scoring championships, his name in the record book in all sorts of areas, and the megabucks that other players only dreamed about 'til he came along. He had to retire because he unfairly weighted the league by himself. If Mike hadn't gotten bored, who knows how many more points he would have scored? He was arguably at the peak of his game.

Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) - His name is in the record book more than any other player: most points in a single game (100), most points in a season (4000), most rebounds in a game (55), highest season scoring average (50.4), most career rebounds (23,924), most career sexual conquests (10,000, he claims), and many more. In a time when goaltending was legal, he tipped or stuffed in countless shots, and blocked or cleared out as many more on the defensive end. If stats were kept on blocked shots when he was playing, then he would have had many seasons where he averaged a triple double.

Moses Malone (27,409) - Malone was a frequent league MVP, All-star, and leading rebounder, but without the towering height of the opposing centers, he had to rely on his natural quickness and toughness to get the job done - a Charles Barkley of an earlier era. He retired in 1994 with many awards and honors under his belt, and was later named one of the 50 best players in NBA history.

Elvin Hayes (27,313) - The prototypical power forward, the 6'9" Hayes was known for his turnaround jumper and aggressive rebounding and defense. He is also in the top ten in career rebounds, games, and minutes played. He played with a variety of teams during his first 12 All-star seasons, finally winning the NBA Finals in 1978 with the Washington Bullets

Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) - During his 18-year career, Nigeria-born Hakeem Olajuwon staked his claim as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Long considered a physical marvel since his days at the University of Houston, his aesthetic and productive play -- highlighted by the Houston Rockets’ back-to-back NBA titles -- earned him a place among the game’s best. "Hakeem the Dream" had a storybook season in 1993-94 when he became the first player to be named NBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Finals MVP in the same year.

Oscar Robertson (26,710) - The Big "O" is one of those names that people bandy about when talking about the greatest player ever to play the game. And deservedly so - he had the all-around game that a lot of today's players lack. He is, in fact, the only player ever to officially average a triple double for an entire season, in 1961-62.

Dominique Wilkins (26,668) - One of the NBA's true marquee players for more than a decade, Dominique Wilkins earned the nickname "Human Highlight Film" with a plethora of spectacular individual plays dating back to his college years at Georgia. A member of the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1983, the high-flying 6-8 forward was been named to seven All-NBA teams and nine consecutive All-Star squads and is a two-time winner of the NBA Slam-Dunk Championship. In 1986 he won the NBA scoring title with an average of 30.3 points per game.

Shaquille O'Neal (26,452) - O’Neal was named one of the league’s 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and has been an All-NBA Team selection for the past 11 seasons, including being named to the All-NBA First Team for the last five years. In his twelve NBA seasons, he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player once, the NBA Finals MVP on three occasions and the NBA All-Star Game MVP twice.