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Does Scottie Pippen belong in the top 40? - Episode 4 Basketball 100

The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 4 includes players 39-20 hosted by Eric Nehm, Hunter Patterson and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.

20. Dirk Nowitzki

21. David Robinson

22. Giannis Antetokounmpo

23. Charles Barkley

24. Elgin Baylor

25. Isiah Thomas

26. Rick Barry

27. Dwayne Wade

28. Nikola Jokic

29. John Havlicek

30. Scottie Pippen

31. Chris Paul

32. Bob Pettit

33. John Stockton

34. James Harden

35. Kawhi Leonard

36. George Mikan

37. Jason Kidd

38. Patrick Ewing

39. Steve Nash



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Host: Eric Nehm

With: Hunter Patterson and Law Murray

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

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