Chosen by fifty selected panelists that included media, former coaches and former players, these basketball players were crowned the greatest NBA players at a press luncheon in New York City during October of 1996. Sixteen of the panelists were former players voting in their roles as players, thirteen were members of the print and broadcast news media, and twenty-one were team representatives: contemporary and former general managers, head coaches, and executives. Together, the 50 greatest players have accumulated over 107 NBA championship titles and over 923,000 points.