Quote Originally Posted by flyingdutchdevil View Post
Side note: I don't think Karl Malone gets enough credit for longevity. He played 19 seasons in the NBA, and this is after playing 3 seasons of college. That's 22 years of highly competitive basketball where he never missed more than 2 games a season until his last season when he was 40 years old.
Karl Malone was pretty exceptional. He averaged 20+ in all but his first and last seasons. He was also first team all-defense twice. One title could have really changed perception of him and boosted him 5-6 spots higher.