#5 Shaquille O' Neal

Shaq was named in NBA's list of 50 greatest players of all time in 1996. He redefined on-court dominance and the use of muscle in the paint to bag 4 NBA titles, capturing NBA Finals MVP at three of those finals with the Lakers.

Under Phil Jackson's guidance at the Lakers, Shaq evolved as a player, focussing more on rebounding, defence and free-throw shooting, which eventually helped him win the regular season league MVP in 1999-2000 season. Complete to the core, he coupled with Kobe to lead the Lakers to 3 NBA championships in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
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His career playoffs total includes 5,250 points (5th highest total in NBA playoffs history) fetched in 216 playoff games. Along with 15 All-Star Game selections, O’Neal was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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