Does Scottie Pippen belong in the top 40? - Episode 4 Basketball 100
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🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
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
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| 0:47.8 | We are here to count down the top 100 players in NBA history and discuss and debate their place in history. |
| 0:54.0 | I'm your host, Eric |
| 0:54.7 | name, and with me today is Hunter Patterson and Law Murray of the Athletic. Today we are looking |
| 1:01.3 | at players 20 to 39 on the list. I'm going to rattle those off 39 to 20, just so everyone knows |
| 1:09.1 | who we're talking about, who we're thinking about. |
| 1:11.5 | I will try to do it quickly. |
| 1:13.0 | 39, we're going to start with Steve Nash, then Patrick Ewing, Jason Kidd, George Mican, |
| 1:19.2 | Kauai Leonard, James Harden, John Stockton, Bob Pettit, Chris Paul, at number 30, Scottie Pippen, |
| 1:26.6 | and then John Havilechk, Nikola Yokic, |
| 1:31.3 | Dwayne Wade, Rick Berry, Isaiah Thomas, Elgin Baylor, Charles Barkley, Yonis Aetocumbo, |
| 1:37.8 | David Robinson, and Dirk Novitsky. |
| 1:40.6 | So that is our lineup today, 39 to 20. |
| 1:45.0 | I think the easiest way to start this off with you guys, both Hunter and Law. |
| 1:51.0 | I guess that's, I mean, we're talking about the best of the best in the history of basketball. |
| 1:57.0 | I just listed off a bunch of players. |
| 1:59.0 | Which player will start with you, Hunter, brought you the most joy or excitement when I was reading those off? |
| 2:05.4 | You're just thinking your head, like, I cannot wait to talk about this player. |
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