Kobe Bryant

Kobe won 5 NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and built a legacy as one of the most skilled and relentlessly competitive players ever. He scored 81 points against Toronto in 2006 (the 2nd-highest single-game total ever) and earned 1 regular-season MVP and 2 Finals MVPs. His 81-point game outperforms #4-ranked LeBron James's career high of 61 points by 20 points, and he achieved a 60-point game in his final NBA appearance—a feat matched by only 2% of retired Hall of Famers.