#6 James Worthy
James Worthy also known as "Big Game James" is sixth in our list as he has scored 16,320 points, 4708 rebounds, and 1041 steals during his 12-year old career in the NBA.
He was a part of the Showtime Lakers which consisted of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Magic Johnson. Worthy was a three-time NBA champion, one-time NBA finals MVP and a seven-time All-Star.
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James was the first pick overall in 1982 NBA draft and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers. They got the no.1 pick in the draft despite being the defending champions.
Worthy was known for his athletic skills as he was extremely agile. He used his speed and quickness to get past the defenders and finish smoothly around the ring with a finger roll or his trademark, one-handed tomahawk jams.
He holds the all-time record for the highest field-goal percentage in a five-game playoff series (.721 in the '85 Western Conference finals vs. Denver), also his career postseason field-goal percentage of .544 ranks among the top 10 on the NBA's all-time playoff list.
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