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The TOP5 of the Most Outstanding No. 34 Players in NBA History: Antetokounmpo ranked third, Pierce is at the bottom

3:12am, 24 July 2025【Basketball】

There are outstanding players in jerseys in NBA history, such as Jordan, James, Iverson, Wade, etc. So are there outstanding players in jerseys No. 34? Today I will take a look at the five most outstanding No. 34 players in NBA history.

1: O'Neal

O'Neal can be said to be the most dominant center in NBA history. Looking at his career, he has won 4 championships in total, one of the 4 championships has won three consecutive championships, which is very valuable. He has 3 Finals FMVP, 1 regular season MVP, 15 All-Stars, and 8 selected for the first team. At his peak, O'Neal can be said to be basically unsolvable at the basket. During the three consecutive championships of the Lakers, he averaged 35 points and 15 rebounds per game. Due to his strong destructive power at the basket, the league later had to modify the rules to limit the shark chopping tactics.

2: Olajuwon

Olajuwon's personal honor in his career is also extremely brilliant. He led the team to win the championship twice, won the Finals FMVP twice, 1 Best Defensive Player, and 1 Regular Season MVP. In particular, Olajuwon won 1 MVP in a single season from 1993 to 1994, and the Finals FMVP. The Best Defensive Player is the only player in NBA history to achieve such a Grand Slam at the same time. At its peak, Olajuwon can be said to be unrivaled in his feet and is known as a fantastic footsteps. In the 1995 season finals, he showed his strong dominance and showed his offense and defense to the fullest. It can be said that Olajuwon is a skilled center ceiling player.

3: Antetokounmpo

Antetokounmpo also has many honors in his career, 1 championship, 1 Finals FMVP, 2 regular season MVP, 1 Best Defensive Player, 6 selected for the first team, 4 selected for the first defense, seeing these data is the best proof that Antetokounmpo is a player at the ceiling level of offense and defense. He has maintained an average of 28 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists in his career so far, especially in the 2021 playoffs Antetokounmpo led the team to win the championship with an average of 35 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Although he is now 30 years old, he is still in his peak period and his historical status is basically around 15.

4: Barkley

Barkley's career core honors once the regular season MVP, 11 selected for the first team, 11 selected for the All-Star, and won the rebounding champion with an average of 14.6 games in the 1986-87 season and is also the shortest rebounding champion in NBA history. The 1998 season created a miracle of 75% shooting percentage, 40 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. The most regrettable thing is that Barkley did not win the championship in his career. Barkley was no less than Jordan and Olajuwon at his peak. As for Barkley's historical status, I don't know how to rank it.

5: Pierce has 1 championship in his major career honors, 1 Finals FMVP, has been selected for 10 All-Stars, and has been selected for 4 Best Teams. In terms of technology, he can be said to be an offensive kaleidoscope player, but on the defensive end, he has only been selected for the second team once in his career. The only regret is that he did not have his own MVP season.

Let's give a final summary. O'Neal's career interprets violent aesthetics, Olajuwon's career interprets perfect techniques, Antetokounmpo's career interprets offense and defense, and Barkley and Pierce have shown their own value in their respective eras.

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