These players have a gift for the game that most people can only dream about having. They have the body, they have the fundamentals, and they have the heart to be the best. Here are the Top 10 Best NBA Players in the game today.
10. Amare Stoudemire (PHX, PF/C)
Amare is ranked at ten because when healthy, he is one of the most powerful big men down low. He has the talent to drive the ball to the basket and once he passes the free throw line, there is no way of stopping him from slamming the ball right through the net.
To add to his athletic arsenal, Amare has the ability to practically shoot from all angles of the court. His FG percent in the 07-08 season was 59 percent along with 25.2 ppg 9.1 rpg, and 2.1 bpg. Amare still has room for improvement and can easily move his way up in the rankings this season as long as he can stay healthy.
9. Deron Williams (UTA, PG)
Deron Williams is one of the best point-guards in the game today, arguably the best. Last season Deron was ranked as one of the best fantasy players in the NBA averaging 18.8 points, 10.5 assists (second most in the league), 3.0 rebounds, and one steal.
We all saw what Deron was about in the 07-08 season and he ranks where he is because of how great he played for the USA team. He is only 24-years-old and still has potential to become the best point-guard in the NBA today.
8. Dwight Howard (ORL, C)
Dwight Howard has the perfect body for the NBA, standing 6 feet 11 inches and weighing 265 lbs. It gives him the ability to absolutely punish any defender that tries to match-up against him. To add to that, it also has kept him from missing any games in his four seasons in the league.
At 22 years of age Dwight will dominate the NBA for many years to come and will easily move up on the rankings for best player in the game today (as long as he can win at least one championship!).
7. Kevin Garnett (BOS, PF)
Kevin Garnett has a career average of 20.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.6 blocks, and 1.4 steals and has appeared in 10 All Star games during his NBA career.
Finally winning a Championship has guaranteed KG into the Hall of Fame. In the NBA today, I believe Garnett belongs at No. 7 only for the fact that he is now getting older, at 32 years of age, and will slowly start to lose his athleticism for the game.
6. Dwyane Wade (MIA, SG)
It’s pretty amazing to say that Wade has only been in the league for five years. Dwyane is an extremely gifted player with the talent to beat anybody in the league today. His career numbers are 23.9 points, 6.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and a little less than a block per game.
He has the ability to become one of the best players in the history of the NBA. Wade is ranked No. 6 with high potential of becoming one of the top three best players in the game today.
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Mark Brown 8 months ago
Nice article, but I got to argue with a few things. Duncan and Garnett are too high; they used to be there, but now they have been replaced by Stoudemire and Howard. Chris Paul is better than AI, too, because Paul is the better leader and defender.
10. Allen Iverson
9. Kevin Garnett
8. Tim Duncan
7. Dwyane Wade
6. Dwight Howard
5. Deron Williams
4. Amare Stoudemire
3. Chris Paul
2. LeBron James
1. Kobe Bryant
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Brandon Ribak 8 months ago
I believe Duncan still has it in him and his team is still good enough to win him at least one or two more championship rings before he retires. Iverson will still put up 25 ppg for the next few seasons so he should definitely be top 5.
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Steven Jarjees 8 months ago
This is a great list. But i would put it in different order. I would put CP3 ahead of AI and take out Amare and put in Yao (when healthy).
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Brandon Ribak 8 months ago
Yao has not proven himself to be put up in the list of the top 10 best players in the game.
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Mark Brown 8 months ago
Duncan is still top 10 talent, but he is no longer the force he once was. His team can still win, but that is in part to Manu Ginobli and Tony Parker. Iverson will continue to score and assist, but he is not a very good leader or winner. He is also not a very good defender. He is getting old, and with the somewhat reckless style he plays with, he is going to get injured one of these days. I agree with Yao, though. He hasn't proven himself yet.
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John Lorge 8 months ago
I would liek to see Dwight Howard a little higher on this list. Ever season he has expanded his game and he will continue to do so this season. I am not big on the Deron Wiliams hype machine, and this ankle injury could follow him for a while. I love Iverson, but he's past his prime. I would have Dirk on this list instead of Deron Williams, but I may be int he minority on that one.
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Kyle Fitzgerald 6 months ago
10.Amare Stoudemire
9.Allen Iverson
8.Tim Duncan
7.Tracy McGrady
6.Steve Nash
5.Kevin Garnett
4.Chris Paul
3.Dwayne Wade
2.LeBron James
1.Kobe Bryant
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alexandra hernandez 5 months ago
1.Tim duncan
2.David Robinson
3.Michael Jordan
4.Kobe bryant
5.Steve Nash
6.rOger Maso Jr.
7.Manu Ginobili
8.Tony Parker
9.Bruce Bowen
10.Shaquile Oneal
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Hanan Sibony 4 months ago
thats an O.K list but this would be my list
10.Carmelo Anthony
9: Amare Stoudemire
8: Dirk Nowitzki
7: Tim Duncan
6: Kevin Garnett
5: Dwight Howard
4: Chris Paul
3: Dwyane Wade
2: LeBron James
1: Kobe Bryant
from all of them i love dwade the most
but i know some players are better than him(2) so i made
a fair list
PEACE OUT
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ruthdel dali-re 3 months ago
1.lebron james
2.kobe bryant
3.dwayne wade
4.chris paul
5.dwight howard
6.amare stoudemire
7.dirk nowitzki
8.kevin garnett
9.carmelo anthony
10.danny granger
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joe sandera 3 months ago
kobe sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LeBron james is the best
1.LeBron James
2.Kobe Bryant
3.Chris Paul
4.Dwayne Wade
5.Kevin Garnett
6.Dwight Howard
7.Tim Duncan
8.Paul Peirce
9.Amare Staudimire
10.Carmelo Anthony
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joe sandera 3 months ago
Srry this is the real one
1.LeBron James
2.Kobe Bryant
3.Chris Paul
4.Dwayne Wade
5.Kevin Garnett
6.Dwight Howard
7.Tim Duncan
8.Amare Staudimire
9.Carmelo Anthony
10. Paul Peirce
thats what it really is
Thats is what it really is
10.
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d j about 1 month ago
Great article but you should tell how you did your top 10. It depends what you base your list on. If it's offense, defense, success, leadership, etc,etc. It should be something like this.
1. Tim Duncan
2. Kobe Bryant
2. Shaq
4. Kevin Garnett
5. Dwyane Wade
6. Lebron James
7. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Allen Iverson
9. Chris Paul
10. Dwight Howard
I know Shaq isn't that productive, he's old and I put Duncan first and blah blah, but this list is based on MVPs, DPOY, defense, offense, All NBA awards and so on. In put Kobe and Shaq both as #2 on purpose because I think they're equals in these categories. Of course Shaq has been less productive b/c of his injuries and age. Yes I know Chris Paul and Howard have higher averages than some of the people above them, but guys like KG and Duncan don't have to do as much to win.
If you were to do a list for these past 3 seasons.
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Lebron James
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Chris Paul
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Tim Duncan
7. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Dwight Howard
9. Paul Pierce
10.Carmello Anthony
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