Greatest Basketball PlayersThere are many great players who had the talent to be all professional and lost it on the streets. The two most famous failures are probably Lloyd Daniels and Earl Manigult. Both could have been stars, but let drugs and inner-city life destroy their chances. It is said that Earl Manigult's best feat was being able to jump to the top of the sign, take a dollar bill and replace it with four coins. Another rumor had it that he once threw a basketball backwards thirty-six times in a row to win a sixty-dollar bet. Now let's move on to LloydDaniels, considered the best basketball player to ever play in New York. He was heavily recruited and signed with UNLV despite never graduating HS. His biggest downfall was his drug addiction since the age of twelve. Although he had everything he wanted and UNLV he was caught buying drugs and was kicked off the basketball team and the school. Next, the player who made and continues to make the basketball world move in full swing. The most famous and well-known basketball player is Michael Jordan. He has won four NBA titles and is the most recognized player of all time. Despite his professional career, he was cut from his HS team. Then two years later he was a HS All-American. Two years later at the University of North Carolina, Michael, as a freshman, hit the game-winning shot to secure legendary coach Dean Smith his first-ever collegiate championship. As a professional playing for the four defending champions, he averaged 32.2 points per game, 5.9 assists per game, 6.4 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 1 block. MichaelJordan is the best role model for American youth since Dr..