Bleacher Report Ranks Kobe Bryant As 11th Greatest Player Of All Time; Stephen Curry In Top 10 originally appeared on Fadeaway World.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was listed just outside of the Top 10 on Bleacher Report's all-time list.

We asked our legion of B/R NBA experts, writers and editors to take a list of the best 500 current and former NBA stars and whittle it down to their top 100, ranked. It’s an impossible task, especially when confronted with the reality of comparing players from different eras.

As a second-generation player, Dallas Mavericks forward Klay Thompson is well-versed when it comes to NBA history. Following a recent ranking of the league's best players ever, the veteran marksman rushed to the defense of one of his generation's greatest talents.

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Dallas Mavericks No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg is already facing some lofty expectations, and another major comparison recently came his way.