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Who is the best NBA player born in 1962?

By YPB Team2 votes

Three Hall of Fame cornerstones came out of 1962, and so did a deep bench of rebounders, stoppers and 1980s workhorses.

  1. John Stockton — ranked #11
    John Stockton
    Utah Jazz point guard from 1984 to 2003 who retired as the NBA's career leader in assists (15,806) and steals (3,265).
    1000pts
  2. Otis Thorpe — ranked #22
    Otis Thorpe
    Power forward who made the 1992 All-Star Game, won the 1994 championship with the Houston Rockets and finished with more than 17,000 points and 10,000 rebounds.
    873pts
  3. Clyde Drexler — ranked #33
    Clyde Drexler
    Ten-time All-Star guard who spent most of his career in Portland and won the 1995 NBA title with the Houston Rockets.
    668pts
  4. Alvin Robertson — ranked #44
    Alvin Robertson
    Four-time All-Star guard, 1986 Defensive Player of the Year and the only player to record a quadruple-double that included steals.
    565pts
  5. Patrick Ewing — ranked #55
    Patrick Ewing
    New York Knicks center from 1985 to 2000, 1986 Rookie of the Year, 11-time All-Star and the franchise's career scoring leader.
    439pts
  6. Kevin Willis — ranked #66
    Kevin Willis
    Big man who made the 1992 All-Star Game with Atlanta, won the 2003 title with San Antonio and played 21 NBA seasons.
    439pts
  7. Jay Humphries — ranked #77
    Jay Humphries
    Point guard drafted 13th overall by Phoenix in 1984 who played for Milwaukee from 1988 to 1992 and later for Utah.
    439pts
  8. Jerome Kersey — ranked #88
    Jerome Kersey
    Forward who played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1984 to 1995 and won the 1999 championship with San Antonio.
    0pts
  9. Tyrone Corbin — ranked #99
    Tyrone Corbin
    Forward who played 16 NBA seasons between 1985 and 2001 and later served as head coach of the Utah Jazz.
    0pts
  10. Michael Cage — ranked #1010
    Michael Cage
    Forward-center who won the 1987-88 NBA rebounding title with the Los Angeles Clippers and later played for Seattle and Cleveland.
    0pts

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