The spectacular success of the NBA is based on its stars, their performances and personalities, which have excited fans game after game, championship after championship. Michael Grange has profiled 50 greatest and most electrifying players in the league's history in Basketball's Greatest Stars, which has been newly updated for the 2018-19 season. They're all here: the score-at-will centers, the quick-dishing guards, the take-it-to-the-hoop power forwards and the three-point shooters. The book also features a chapter on future greats who are starting on the NBA hardwood now, as well as insightful essays on the leading men and defining moments that have shaped the sport, the international game, the rise of the three-point shot and the changing nature and importance of statistical analysis. As an added bonus there are profiles of all 30 NBA franchises - the organizations that have orchestrated the league's rise to greatness.

Includes index.