This position names Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the best basketball player of all time. It argues that he enjoyed more sustained success at the highest level than anyone — unmatched longevity in the NBA — and that he was also the greatest collegiate player the game has seen.
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- Abdul-Jabbar had unparalleled longevityFollowing the most successful college career in history, Abdul-Jabbar excelled at the professional level and remained at the top for longer than any other player.
- Abdul-Jabbar was the greatest collegiate player of all timeThe history of U.S. college basketball is as storied as that of the NBA, and Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) was college basketball's greatest champion.