#3 Michael Jordan - 2,514
Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest all-around player in the history of the game. Being named in the All-NBA First team 10 times plus 9 times in the NBA All-Defensive first team emboldens his impact on both ends of the floor.
Jordan led the league in steals in 1988, 1990 and 1993, averaging a career-high 3.2 steals per game in the 1987-88 season. He was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) and was also named Defensive Player of the Year in 1988.
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MJ has 2,514 career steals currently ranking 3rd on NBA's all-time steals list(with 376 steals in the post-season also ranking 3rd on the all-time playoffs steals list).
In 1996 the NBA named him one of the 50 greatest players of all time, and in 2009 he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
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