How difficult is it to never miss the playoffs in his career? Only 10 people in NBA history have done it, and one person in active service is on the list

NBA season is divided into regular season and playoffs. Generally speaking, everyone's common pursuit is to enter the playoffs, because the playoffs are the place to win honors, and this is the best time for players to prove their abilities. However, if you want to enter the playoffs, it is still difficult. For example, Jordan, who has missed the playoffs stage for two seasons, is enough to prove that you can't enter the playoffs just by wanting to. However, in NBA history, there are 10 players who have played for more than ten seasons. They have never missed the playoffs in their entire career. Let’s take a look at who they are!

10: Duncan

Duncan is the most stable star in the NBA. He has maintained a good performance for 19 seasons in his career. He even led the Spurs to the championship just after entering the second season of the league. Moreover, he led the Spurs to win four more championships. At the end of his career, he was still the team's defensive gate. In 19 seasons, the Spurs have never missed the playoffs under his leadership, and he is also the best player in the history of the Spurs.

9: Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson

As a point guard at the NBA history level, he is also a player of the peak type of debut. He led the Lakers to win the championship in his first season of his career, and he also won the FMVP trophy. In this regard, no player has surpassed him so far. Since then, he has led the Lakers to never miss the playoffs, but Magic Johnson encountered off-court troubles at his peak, which forced him to retire early. Otherwise, with the Lakers' lineup at that time, it would not be a problem to play in the playoffs a few more times.

8: Ginobili

As the best sixth man in the NBA history, Ginobili's performance in the substitute position can be said to be very outstanding. In fact, he has the strength to start, but for the team's performance, he chose to accept a substitute position, so the overall team cooperation of the Spurs was so tacit. He never missed the playoffs in the Spurs. Even though Duncan retired later, he could still help the team continue to enter the playoffs.

Seven: Horry

Horry is one of the lucky players in the NBA roles. He has won a total of seven championships throughout his career, two consecutive championships during the Rockets, three consecutive championships during the Lakers and two consecutive championships during the Spurs. He has never been in a weak team, so he has never missed the playoffs.

Six: Bill Russell

As the player with the largest number of championships in NBA history, Bill Russell never considered whether to enter the playoffs, but whether to win the championship. He won the championship 11 times in his entire career, and the championship rings were so numerous that he could not wear them with both hands.

5: Stockton

Stockton is actually a very underrated defender in the NBA. He holds two major records: assist king and steal king. No one can break it so far. He only missed 22 games in his career in 19 seasons, which is why his record is difficult to break. Moreover, Stockton has never missed the playoffs in his career, but he has not won the championship once in 19 playoff trips, which is also his biggest regret.

4: Carl Malone

Kal Malone is an old partner of Stockton. They helped the team with the Jazz team together and never missed the playoffs. However, in the last season of his career, Kal Malone chose to join the Lakers in order to win the championship. Although he once again reached the finals, he still failed to realize his wish to win the championship. However, with two regular season MVPs, he is still a superstar in the NBA.

3: Mike Haier

McHale is a celebrity of the Celtics. He was also a very good teammate around Bird at that time. He helped the team win three championships. He also did not miss the playoffs in his career.

2: Drexler

Drexler was a player who played against Jordan in the 1992 Finals. He is also a leader among the NBA spot guards. He has never missed the playoffs in his career and is known as the "glider". However, he did not win the championship during his time as the Trail Blazers, so he later went to the Rockets to join forces with Olajuwon. In the 94-95 season, Drexler helped the Rockets win the championship, and he also realized his dream of winning the championship.

1: Harden

Harden is the only player in his active career for more than ten seasons to have not missed the playoffs. He also played in the Finals as the best sixth man during the Thunder. Later, when he arrived at the Rockets, Harden became a super giant in the NBA's history level. The Rockets he led were also the Warriors' biggest opponent in those seasons. However, Harden has never won the championship. Although he has strong bottom-up ability, he always fails to make a breakthrough in the playoffs. So later, he traveled to the Nets, 76ers and other teams for the championship, and finally came to the Clippers.

The Clippers' lineup can be said to be very good now. It is logical that entering the playoffs will not be a problem. It depends on what kind of cooperation they can play next season. Whether Harden's dream of winning can be realized will be very critical in the next two seasons.