The 5 Greatest Dribblers in NBA History 

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There needs to be 2 lists. One......the Pistol Pete era when you weren't allowed to carry/palm the ball with impunity and two.....the post Pistol Pete era when you were allowed to do anything almost anything with ball in hand. I can only imagine what some of the so-called "best ball-handlers" would look like if they were held to the same standard of dribbling as Pistol, the Big O, Bob Cousy, etc......

Ever heard of Pete Maravich?

Someone went to sleep on this video. Pete Maravich was the greatest ball handler, passer and showman. And could score at will.

Pistol Pete ⭐⚡ 6'5" Unstoppable and Show Time.. The first..

Peter Maravich. Nuff said.

Where is pistol pete

Pistol Pete was by far the greatest dribbler/ball handler of all time. No euro step, no jump stop:aka traveling!

These guys are good, even great players. However they are hardly in the class of "Pistol" Pete Maravich. Sorry guys but that's just the way it is.

Pete Maravich I've never seen any basketball player like him a very very good dribbler long range shooter and a pin point passer etc

You missed the mark by not including Pistol Pete in your list he was one of the best.

Pistol Pete. Ask Larry bird

The omission of Pistol Pete Maravich tells me that this list lacks credibility.

No PISTOL PETE????

Pete Maravich and Nate Archibald from the 70's, when they called a carry on occasion. Nate could dribble two balls the length of the court faster than most NBA players could run. Most of the dribbling drills used today come from Pete Maravich and his father, from the late 60's/early 70's. Then again, modern fans/writers don't realize how Wilt was and have no idea what averaging 23 rebounds for a career is.

Not complete-Pistol Pete #1

Any list without Pistol Pete isn’t a list.

Yeah, you can’t say best ball-handlers in NBA “History” and not include Pete Maravich. He revolutionized it and did it without carrying, travelling, double-dribbling, etc…

What about Pistol Pete??? He was the earliest and still the greatest.

Pistol Pete. Not taking you seriously if you don’t put the man that transformed the game here.

Back when basketball was a real sport, these guys would be just ordinary travelers.

Honorary mention goes to Jamal Crawford and Pistol Pete, who arguably should be on this list as many others have already stated.

The moment they removed the lifting and palmimg the ball violations in basketball .. dribbling became a thing of the past..

The fact that Pete Maravich isn’t on your list, makes your list null and void.

You totally left out Pistol Pete. The greatest ball handler of all time. Preceded all these guys.

Nice choices, but I guess that you have not seen Pete Maravich, Huh. He is the greatest dribbler that basketball has ever seen!!!!!

I played in a pickup game as a middle-aged guy in the mid-90's. No one under 30 had EVER EVEN HEARD of a carry infraction. It had to be explained to them. None of them could play --- at all--- without carrying. We had to let them carry --- but then we got to carry and they couldn't stop the old guys. What did beat the old guys was respiration!!!

The real dribblers were way back in the day .Pistol Pete was so smooth with the ball that the Harlem Globetrotters wanted him .My second choice would go to Earl the Pearl Monroe.The players today palm the ball ,and carry it sometimes plus take little shuffling steps that amount to traveling with the ball.

missed pistol pete

Great lists just missed on Maravich who was similar to Jayson Williams' dazzling style.

Lol no one gonna bring up how the video claimed Irving won 4 MVPs? 😂😂😂

These guys were all great ball-handlers/dribblers....but none could out-dribble or ball-handle better than Pete Maravich.

Most dribbles today carry the ball. Legit dribbles - Isaiah - pistol pete-tiny Archibald-Steve Nash-Bob Cousy-Earl Monroe-Jamal Crawford-White Chocolate- Tim Hardaway-Kobe Bryant-Kenny Anderson -kyrie Irvin.

Pistol Pete no one comes close

Isiah Thomas and his machine gun dribble was it for me. Never saw Maravich or Earl Monroe or Big O or Cousy but heard amazing things.

Pistol was the best.

Maravich number 1.

Nate the skate aka tiny archibald led the league in scoring and assists

i dont think any of the nba players had the same dribbling skills as marcus haynes

Pete always had his basketball with him in high school,in college at College,always every day ,every month. I have to agree that he would have been better than anyone had he lived. The good Lord gave him the ability to play any did he ever do so .

These guys don't exist without Cousy, and Pistol Pete!

Pistol not on the list? Who came up with this list?

Isaiah Thomas, Pete Maravich, Steph Curry

Pistol Pete should have been #1 on your list

all these guys moves are all based on maravich's work.

How do you not have Isaiah Thomas, Pistol Pete, Rod Strickland, and Magic or Steph Marbury on this list somewhere? Cmon now. Best dribbling shouldn't just be confined to the point guard neither.

Overlooking palming the ball is ruining the game.

If you don't have Pete at the top of the list, then your list is a joke

So, you believe the NBA started play in 1985?

How could the 5 GREATEST Dribblers NOT include Pistol Pete Maravich? You kidding? Or maybe you just don't know!

Good list!

Someone needed to enter the pronunciation of "Iverson" into the narration program, because the computer could not make up its mind.

What . To make a list like this and leave out Pete Maravich is like listing the greatest horses of all time and leaving out Secretariat

Calvin Murphy and Pete Maravich--who were contemporaries, were likely the two best. Since I didn't see any Murphy comments below, I would ask, "How does someone 5'9" get into the Hall of Fame if he's not a great dribbler?"

if this doesnt take the cake. and the cookies, too. they make dribbling a million times easier, and now all the best dribblers are newer players. most people today dont even know what dribbling is. a couple of clues - you cant walk with the ball, carry it over, or crossover, or any of the other stupid things they allow, today. back then you actually had to dribble the ball. put somewhat simply, there was no changing the direction of the ball, as it bounced upwards. so it was more difficult to keep it from being stolen. but in order to dumb the game down so the average fan would enjoy it, they wanted to encourage more offense. so they gave the dribbler a lot easier time of it.

It is hard to take this list seriously since Pistol Pete was not included.

Toni Kukoc too a 6'11 who can dribble like a point guard. He can drive the ball to the other court.

The list is missing Pete Maravich. Can't leave him off any list of dribblers & ball handlers.

Any "great dribbler" list without the Pistol is BOGUS!

My handles where awesome!!!! For many years love this

When did Kyrie git 4 MVP awards?? 🤔🤔🤔😄😄😄

Another generationally influenced "all time" greats list. Nash over Pistol, hell no, not even close.

The NBA sometimes is such a mean-spirited league. I remembered when Jason Williams was getting benched and to a degree the Kings had to make changes and traded Jason Williams for Mike Bibby. At that time, it was a good trade as the Kings lost a controversial 7 game series against the LA Lakers. One of the best redemption stories I liked about Jason Williams is that he earned a ring with the 2006 Heat.

Jason Williams 😁👍

Quote, Jason Williams "was known for his unorthodox dribbling style which included behind-the-back passes, no-look passes..''

You could still watch Pistol Pete's videos and learn a lot today. If I had a kid coming up that's who I'd want him to learn from.

Pistol Pete ? Westbrook ?Jordon ? You should have done a top 10 list.

Wow ! And that White Chocolate, use to make defenders look real bad out there 🤦🏾‍♂️

No Pistol Pete. No List.

No Pistol, no legitimacy. C'mon, man!

Kyrie has not won 4 MVP Awards 😂💀💀

Where is Pete "Pistol" Maravich? Jason Williams got his moves from Pistol Pete, the GOAT.

No Pete M. No Rafer Alston. No Shamgod... You have no idea what you're doing here.

Real top 5 ball handlers. 1 A.I. 2 Kyrie Irving 3 White chocolate J. Will 4 Jamal Crawford 5 Tim Hardaway.

Being the best ball handler doesn’t neccessarily mean being flashy. Muggsy Bogues should absolutely be on this list. He also barely turned the ball over.

I agree with most of your picks but you must not have watched Pistol Pete Maravich ! Whew ! What a talent !

you got a lot to learn.

Where is the Pistol?

Was not surprised to see all the comments asking "where's Pete Maravich?"-add me to the list-aside from the obvious omission of the Pistol that list was one "pundit's" opinion-I could add some names to that list (no offense to those mentioned)-anybody ever hear of God Shammgod?-there is a move called the Shammgod Crossover- and BTW Kyrie did not win 4 MVP's which I believe the commentator said-in fact he never won one, unless you count the 2014 All Star game

Pistol Pete, and an honorable mention for Isaiah "Zeke" Thomas.

You lost ALL CREDIBILITY not having the ABSOLUTE GREATEST NBA DRIBBLER OF ALL TIME on your list?! Don't even see how you could have researched this video without KNOWING and ACKNOWLEDGING PISTOL PETE!

Jwill the best. Flair and so graceful to watch🔥🔥

wth,no pistel pete,no deal

THIS WAS INTERESTING...........

NBA players also get sn xtra step or step and s half while they carry the ball.

Come on man, Hardaway did not invent the crossover.

Pistol Pete was the Best ball handler in history of the NBA!

White chocolate was great but not Elite. He was definitely a Top 5 passer though for damn sure.

You missed the #1 Pistol Pete !

Giannis 1 dribble from beyond 1/2 ct line to a dunk...being able to Euro "step" , throwing the ball out in front of yourself, and palming being ignored has changed everything

How sad Pistol Pete wasn’t in the video

I think this robot purposely left Pistol Pete out for the responses so desired 😏

Where's the dancer, Jamal Crawford?

I don’t know why they even require dribbling anymore, they palm the ball, they stop dribbling at the top of the circle, then take 4 more steps for a layup

I'll go back a little further in time. The first really great dribbler was the big O, Oscar Robinson. He was the first NBA'er to do behind the back passes.

Iverson revolutionized ball handling with the cross over and the step back. He also revolutionized the hair styles and the tatoo trend. He was criticized ( by racists) for it but it stuck and the NBA players can express themselves through fashion now, which is a good thing.

Maravich, Curry?

Pistol Pete was father of dribling...

As others have said, the omission of Pistol Pete makes the whole video pretty ridiculous. Having watched Calvin Murphy in high school, college, and the NBA it seems like he should have been considered too. Bob Cousy was spectacular and way ahead of his peers. He suffers because of the era he played in, but unlike some on this list that play under rules that ignore what once was called palming he was a fantastic ball handler and leader on his team.

Isiahi Thomas is somewhere in the top ten.