Ranking the 10 Best Players to Never Win an NBA Title

#2 Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley (Image courtesy: NBA.com)

Career Averages: 22.1 Points 11.7 Rebounds 3.9 Assists

Honors: 1x MVP, 11x All-Star, 11x All NBA selections

Charles Barkley is one of the most dominant Power Forwards of all time. He was an incredibly well rounded (pun intended) player, a terrific scorer, an outstanding rebounder for a man his size and he was also a good playmaker. Barkley is the shortest player to lead the league in Rebounding in NBA history. He wasn't the greatest defender however by any stretch of the imagination.

Barkley would have mixed playoff success in Philly. He reached the Conference Finals in his rookie season, but he'd failed to get back there again. Towards the end of his tenure in Philly Barkley lacked the supporting cast to get deeper into the Playoffs. He was then traded to Phoenix in 1992.

Barkley would win his only MVP in his first season with the Suns and he would lead them to the NBA Finals to face the Bulls. While Barkley played well, the Suns had no answer for Jordan, who averaged an NBA finals record 41.0 points per game.

The lack of a title is what often keeps Barkley out of the discussions when it comes to the greatest of all time. Many wonder how much better he could have been if he took better care of his body.