Bryant at top of list for greatest players in NBA
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who won his fourth NBA championship ring last summer, was voted the top player among a list of the top 50 players currently playing in the league.
Bryant was voted the top player in survey conducted by the Sporting News, which polled a group of 107 different people that included Hall of Famers, NBA executives and current and former players.
Bryant beat out Cleveland’s LeBron James, last year’s MVP in the NBA, for the No. 1 spot with 62 first-place votes. James had 34 first-place votes. Miami’s Dwyane Wade was third, Magic center Dwight Howard was fourth and San Antonio forward Tim Duncan was fifth.
Bryant had four of his Lakers teammates join him on the top 50 list.
Pau Gasol was ranked 17th, Ron Artest 29th, Lamar Odom 43rd and Andrew Bynum 50th.
-- Broderick Turner