Julius Erving names his Top 10 players of all time / News - Basketnews.com

Erving chose to include Tiny Archibald in a controversial all-time Top 10 list.

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Julius Erving is one of the best players ever to play the game of basketball. He is rarely considered among the very best, but he didn't shy away from giving his own Top 10 list.

Julius Erving

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In an interview withJoy DeAngela, Erving named the top 10 players he thinks are the best in basketball history.

"I have five guys who are untouchable - Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor.," he began. "That's my all-time best team. Everybody else has to be on the second team or the third team, and I made this decision when I was 15 years old. I'm sticking with it now all these years later."

"There is no order. I think West and Robertson would be in the backcourt. Elgin Baylor would be in the frontcourt with Wilt and Bill Russell," he explained his reasoning behind the Top 10 list. "The next group of guys would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Ervin 'Magic' Johnson, probably Karl Malone."

Erving struggled to name the last player on his top 10 list.

"I always argue with my son [about] where Tim Duncan belongs, and he's like, 'He belongs ahead of Karl Malone for sure.' I'm taking Karl Malone and that last position... I like Tiny Archibald," Erving surprised the host.

When asked why current players like Stephen Curry are not on his list, Erving provided his own argument.

"He hasn't played long enough. He has to finish his career. Everybody I named there, their careers are finished," the Hall of Famer said.

Full interview with Julius Erving:

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