The 25 Greatest Streetball Players of All Time

Some of these guys could've been Hall of Fame NBA players and some already are.

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Streetball legends are a thing of the past. Before AND1 and YouTube, streetball players were like unicorns. They jumped over 15 people in a game of 21 or made 15 threes in a row from halfcourt. Tales of their exploits changed with each telling like a game of telephone. But that's what made them special. You had to see it to believe it. Many NBA Hall of Famers got their start in their respective concrete jungles. And many streetball legends could've been immortalized in the halls of Springfield, Mass. had they not allowed the street life to get the best of them.

Gorillas in the game like Pee Wee Kirkland, Earl "The Goat" Manigault, and Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond immediately come to mind. They didn't have the same fortune (or brains in some cases), as guys like Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, and Kareem "The Big Fella" Abdul-Jabbar. However, they still remain immortalized in the stories of oldheads in every hood. With the summer in full swing, we take a look at the 25 Greatest Streetball Players of All Time.

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25. Corey Williams

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24. Conrad McRae

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23. Kareem Reid

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22. Anthony Heyward

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21. Larry Williams

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20. Angel Cruz

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19. Jack Ryan

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18. Rafer Alston

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17. Lewis Lloyd

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16. Wilt Chamberlain

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15. Jackie Jackson

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14. Nate Archibald

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13. Brian Watson

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12. Herman Knowings

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11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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10. Earl Monroe

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9. Demetrius Mitchell

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8. Ed Smith

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7. Raymond Lewis

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6. James Williams

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5. Connie Hawkins

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4. Julius Erving

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3. Rick Kirkland

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2. Earl Manigault

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1. Joe Hammond

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