{"id":240,"date":"2023-09-22T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:51:59","slug":"10-best-nba-players-of-the-90s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/2023\/09\/10-best-nba-players-of-the-90s\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 NBA Players of the 90s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(last updated on October 6, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask basketball fans of a certain age their opinion on the best era in NBA history and you will be bound to hear some praise for the 1990s. They\u2019ll tell you the game was more physical, it was the last decade dominated by traditional bigs, and that some of the greatest NBA players of the 90s were also some of the greatest players of all time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a deeper look at that last point. Every era has their stars, from Bird and Magic in the 80s to Lebron and Steph in the 2010s. While generations of fans will always debate which eras, teams, and players were the best, one thing hoop heads of all ages should agree on is that the 90s were an important and exciting time in NBA history that produced some of the league\u2019s most loved\u2014and loathed\u2014stars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tMichael Jordan<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n \n\n \n\n \n

\n \n Michael Jeffrey Jordan<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n \n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\n(Mike, Air Jordan, M.J., His Airness, Money, Black Cat, Mr. June, G.O.A.T., Superman, Captain Marvel, Black Jesus)\n<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n \n

\n \n Position:\n <\/strong>\n Shooting Guard and Small Forward\n\n\n \n \u25aa\n \n \n Shoots:\n <\/strong>\n Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n

6-6<\/span>, 198lb<\/span> (198cm, 89kg) <\/p>\n\n \n\n \n

\n Born: <\/strong>\n \n February 17<\/a>,\n 1963<\/a>\n <\/span> (Age: 60-216d)<\/span>\n \n in Brooklyn, New York<\/a><\/span>\n us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n

\n \n \n College:\n \n <\/strong>\n \n UNC<\/a>\n \n <\/p>\n\n\n \n

\n \n \n High School:\n \n <\/strong>\n \n Emsley A. Laney in Wilmington, North Carolina<\/a>\n \n <\/p>\n\n\n \n\n \n

\n \n Draft:\n <\/strong>\n Chicago Bulls<\/a>, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1984 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n \n

\n NBA Debut: <\/strong>October 26, 1984<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n \n

\n Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2009 (Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n \n

\n \n Career Length:<\/strong> 15 years\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n