Top 9 all-time NBA small forwards

The greatest small forwards in NBA history, by their honors. Pick your top 9 all-time NBA small forwards and number them 1 to 9 in a 3×3 grid.
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Michael Jordan
SG/SF · CHI
Larry Bird
SF/PF · BOS
Julius Erving
SF · PHI
Charles Barkley
SF/PF · PHI
LeBron James
PG/SF · CLE
Scottie Pippen
SF · CHI
Elgin Baylor
SF · LAL
Dennis Rodman
SF/PF · DET
Dave Cowens
C/SF · BOS
Rick Barry
SF · GS
John Havlicek
SG/SF · BOS
Kevin Durant
SF/PF · OKC
Clyde Drexler
SG/SF · POR
James Worthy
SF · LAL
Paul Arizin
SG/SF · GS
Dominique Wilkins
SF · ATL
Giannis Antetokounmpo
SF/PF · MIL
Hal Greer
SG/SF · PHI
Dave DeBusschere
SF · DET
Grant Hill
SF · ORL
Kawhi Leonard
SG/SF · SA
Billy Cunningham
SF · PHI
Carmelo Anthony
SF · DEN
Tracy McGrady
SG/SF · HOU
Paul Pierce
SF · BOS
Chris Mullin
SF · GS
Pat Riley
SG/SF · LAL
David Thompson
SG/SF · DEN
Tom Heinsohn
C/SF · BOS
Alex English
SF · DEN
Adrian Dantley
SG/SF · UTAH
Jerry Sloan
SG/SF · CHI
Jamaal Wilkes
SF · LAL
Connie Hawkins
C/SF · PHX
Don Nelson
SF/PF · GS
Chet Walker
SF/PF · PHI
Bernard King
SF · BKN
Gus Johnson
C/SF · IND
Bailey Howell
SF · BOS
LHLou Hudson
SG/SF · ATL
George Yardley
SF · DET
Satch Sanders
SF/PF · BOS
Alex Hannum
SF · ATL
CCChuck Cooper
SF · BOS
Earl Lloyd
SF · DET
Joe Fulks
SF · GS
Metta Sandiford-​Artest
SG/SF · LAL
Luol Deng
SF · CHI
Andre Iguodala
SG/SF · GS
Paul George
SG/SF · IND
Klay Thompson
SG/SF · GS
Glen Rice
SG/SF · MIA
Glenn Robinson
SF · MIL
Vince Carter
SG/SF · TOR
Andrei Kirilenko
SF/PF · UTAH
Peja Stojaković
SF · SAC
Frank Ramsey
SF · BOS
Michael Finley
SG/SF · DAL
Al Cervi
SG/SF · ATL
Ben Simmons
SF · PHI
Jimmy Butler
SG/SF · CHI
Jayson Tatum
SF · BOS
Andrew Wiggins
SF · MIN
Roger Brown
SG/SF · IND
Shawn Marion
SF/PF · PHX
Jaylen Brown
SF · BOS
Larry Johnson
SF/PF · NY
Kyle Korver
SG/SF · ATL
Gordon Hayward
SG/SF · UTAH
Danny Granger
SF/PF · IND
Joe Johnson
SG/SF · ATL
Richard Hamilton
SG/SF · DET
Gerald Wallace
SF/PF · CHA
Toni Kukoč
SF · CHI
Khris Middleton
SF · MIL
Hidayet Türkoğlu
SF · ORL
Detlef Schrempf
SF/PF · OKC
Antawn Jamison
SF/PF · WSH
Victor Oladipo
SG/SF · IND
Brandon Ingram
SF · NO
Rashard Lewis
SF/PF · OKC
Doug McDermott
SF · IND
Caron Butler
SG/SF · WSH
Deni Avdija
SF/PF · WSH
Terry Dischinger
SF · DET
Jerry Stackhouse
SG/SF · DET
Shane Battier
SG/SF · MEM
Dan Majerle
SG/SF · PHX
Sean Elliott
SF · SA
Marques Johnson
SG/SF · MIL
Dick Van Arsdale
SF · PHX
Walter Davis
SG/SF · PHX
Doug Collins
SG/SF · PHI
Michael Beasley
SF/PF · MEM
Eddie Jones
SG/SF · MIA
Mark Aguirre
SF · DAL
Josh Howard
SF · DAL
Reggie Lewis
SF · BOS
DEDale Ellis
SG/SF · OKC
Bob Love
SF · CHI

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