On the evening of October 28, 1996, a gossip media outlet in New York released the list of NBA 50 Greatest Players, whose final voting and counting had just been completed today.
A total of 9 point guards, 9 shooting guards, 9 small forwards, 9 power forwards, and 14 centers were selected.
Point Guards: Knight Archibald, Bob Cousy, Walt Frazier, Elvin Johnson, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Dave Bing, Oscar Robertson, Lanny Wilkens.
Shooting Guards: Clyde Drexler, George Gervin, Hal Greer, Sam Jones, Michael Jordan, Pete Maravich, Earl Monroe, Bill Sharman, Jerry West.
Small Forwards: Paul Arizin, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Bill Cunningham, Julius Erving, John Havlicek, Scottie Pippen, James Worthy.
Power Forwards: Charles Barkley, Dave DeBusschere, Elvin Hayes, Jerry Lucas, Karl Malone, Kevin McHale, Bob Pettit, Dolph Schayes, Zhang Hao.
