the list was made through unranked voting completed by fifty selected panelists. sixteen of the panelists were former players voting in their roles as players, thirteen were members of the print and broadcast news media, and twenty-one were team representatives: contemporary and former general managers, head coaches, and executives. of the last group, thirteen were former nba players. players were prohibited from voting for themselves. only three voting veterans (bill bradley, johnny kerr, and bob lanier) were not selected to the team.