美媒選出NBA史上籃球智商最高的20位球員，Larry Bird 登榜首，Yao Ming B. Roy 喜獲提名
有美媒依照一系列準則，列出NBA史上籃球智商最高的20位球員。
準則從球員熟悉籃球基本規條與否、有否具備良好的運動本能、球場意識、奉獻精神、良好心理素質、領導能力與態度等多方面入手作評價。報告特意指評價不單包含球員的個人攻防能力，更包括球員對身旁隊友的影響，後者更是首要標準。
評估從以上多方面作估量，得出以下排名：
1. Larry Bird
2. Magic Johnson
3. Bob Cousy
4. Bill Russel
5. John Havlicek
6. Oscar Robertson
7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
8. Michael Jordan
9. Tim Duncan
10. Jerry West
11. Nate Archibald
12. Hakeem Olajuwon
13. LeBron James
14. Rick Barry
15. John Stockton
16. Steve Nash
17. Wilt Chamberlain
18. Lenny Wilkens
19. Dennis Rodman
20. Pete Maravich
或以傷患、毒品等影響而未獲排行 (不分先後)：
Bob McAdoo
Bill Walton
John Lucas
Michael Ray RichardsonArvydas Sabonis
Ralph Sampson
Len Bias
Grant Hill
Brandon Roy
Yao Ming
在不同範疇獲高度評價 (不分先後)：
Bob Pettite, Artis Gilmore, Earl Monroe, Sam Jones, Gail Goodrich, Dave Bing, Norm Nixon, Elgin Baylor, Dave Cowens, Julius Irving, Billy Cunningham, Wes Unseld, George Gervin, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Kiki Vandeweghe, Alex English, Adrian Dantley, Mark Aguirre, Alvin Robertson, Fat Lever, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper, Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, Cedric Maxwell, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Karl Malone, Maurice Cheeks, Danny Ainge, Terry Porter, Clyde Drexler, Kevin Johnson, Jeff Hornacek, Tom Chambers, Ricky Pierce, Sidney Moncrief, Brad Dougherty, Mark Price, Rod Strickland, Hersey Hawkins, Scottie Pippen, Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf, Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson, Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber, Robert Horry, Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace, Andrei Kireilinko, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, David Robinson, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Kevin Durant.
現役且具潛質球員 (不分先後)：
Kyrie Irving, Steph Curry, James Harden, Paul George, Kwahi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Ricky Rubio, Kenneth Faried, and Anthony Davis.
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