Although Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 6 titles to Wilt Chamberlain's 2, I would still pick Wilt in his prime over Kareem in his prime in an instant. Russell's total of 11 in 13 years (not to mention his 2 NCAA titles and his Olympic gold medal in the two years before that) is so absurd that you have to pick him first. As a rebounder, he was statistically a very close second to Wilt, but when you took his size into account (6'9", 230 vs. 7'1", 275 for Wilt), you would have to say that he was a better rebounder, pound-for-pound (to borrow a boxing term).

Right now the holy trinity of NBA centers is Wilt, Russell, and Kareem, and the second tier are players like Moses Malone, George Mikan, Akeem Olajuwon, and now Shaquille O'Neal. I think that if Shaq can keep up what he's doing for another 3 or 4 years and win 2 or 3 more titles, he will climb up to the level of the holy trinity.

I love when they talk about someone being the best "pure" point guard. One example is John Stockton. He is one of those in contention for that title, but when they talk about the best point guard of all time, with no qualifiers, the answer begins and ends with Magic.