Who is the NBA GOAT? The greatest U.S. basketball players of all time, from MJ to 'Pistol Pete'
By Mark Giannotto, USA TODAY••USA Today
Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the best of U.S. men's basketball make up USA TODAY's '250 for 250' list of greats.
While today's sports fans may not be able to imagine an American sports scene without basketball, more than 115 years passed between the signing of the "Declaration of Independence" and the first gam…