The BEST players in the NBA, period according to the Daily News.
This is a list that the Daily News put together of who their staff thinks comprises the top twenty players in the NBA.
Deron Williams did not even crack the top 10.
1. Lebron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dirk Nowitzki
4. Derrick Rose
5. Kevin Durant
6. Dwyane Wade
7. Dwight Howard
8. Chris Paul
9. Carmelo Anthony
10. Amar'e Stoudemire
11. Deron Williams
12. Rajon Rondo
13. Paul Pierce
14. Manu Ginobili
15. Blake Griffin
16. Chris Bosh
17. Pau Gasol
18. Kevin Love
19. Steve Nash
20. Tim Duncan
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Questionable.
My list (not specific to this season):
1. LeBron James
2 Dwight Howard
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Chris Paul
6. Kevin Durant
7. Kobe Bryant
8. Deron Williams
9. Derrick Rose
10. Pau Gasol
11. Russell Westbrook
12. Amare Stoudemire
13. Carmelo Anthony
14. LaMarcus Aldridge
15. Kevin Garnett
16. Manu Ginobli
17. Steve Nash
18. Paul Pierce
19. Blake Griffin
20. Kevin Martin
Players I wanted to put in, but couldn't find room for:
Zach Randolph, Tim Duncan and Lamar Odom.
Kevin Martin?
K-Love should be on a list of top 20 I think.
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by caseycheesecake on Jun 2, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Carmelo Anthony is the most overrated player in the entire NBA. Putting him ahead of Williams is a joke. Also, I’d take Howard and Wade over Rose any day of the week.
by Andres B on Jun 1, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I'd put these 9 guys in the top 10 somewhere -
Lebron
Dwight
Wade
Kobe
Durant
Dirk
Deron
Paul
Rose
Not sure who the 10th guy would be. I would flip flop depending on the day. Could be Amare one day , Ginobli another , Gasol another , and so on.
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by strange-brew on Jun 1, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Alright heres my top 15, I still debate the order sometimes, but
- 1 LeBron
- 2 Dwight
- 3 Wade
- 4 Kobe
- 5 Dirk
- 6 Durant
- 7 Paul
- 8 Deron
- 9 Rose
- 10 Amare
- 11 Pau
- 12 Melo
- 13 Rondo
- 14 Manu
- 15 Griffin
This is assuming all players are healthy
And Im sure tomorrow I could look at this list and say “What was I thinking?”
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Probably next season
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
by NetsMets4Life on Jun 2, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Rondo is extremely overrated, he's at least top 50 and at the most top 30.
But he isn’t all that great other than his defense, his ability to score on the break, and his passing. But his team is good and other players would have much more assist if they were in that team instead of him.
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And of course it figures they put Amare and Melo directly in front of Dwill
so that he is not in the top ten. Daily News is terribly predictable.
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
And Dwight Howard not in the top 5, or 3 for that matter
is ridiculous.
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
i realize this is subjective, but really?
Rondo at 12? Brother can’t hit the broad side of a barn and he plays with three probable HOFers. It’s a lot easier to look good when you’ve got Pierce, Garnett and Allen around you. Let’s see Rondo’s numbers in another year or two when those three are gone (or their skills are further diminished.)
Duncan at 20? He’s a shell of his former self. HOF the second he’s eligible. But sorry, he’s a nice guy, but not top 20. Not anymore.
And Love at 18? Did anyone see the year he just had? Perhaps you need to adjust a bit because he was on an awful team but tell me… if you could have Love, Bosh or Amare, who are you taking? I’ll take Love, thank you.
Why do these lists generate so much buzz?
Who gives a crap? Everybody has their own list.
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My top 20
My top 20
1. Lebron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dirk Nowitzki
4. Kevin Durant
5. Dwyane Wade
6. Derrick Rose
7. Dwight Howard
8. Deron Williams
9. Carmelo Anthony
10. Chris Paul
11. Russell Westbrook
12. Blake Griffin
13. Amar’e Stoudemire
14. Rajon Rondo
15. Kevin Love
16. Chris Bosh
17. Manu Ginobili
18. Steve Nash
19. LaMarcus Aldridge
20. Paul Pierce
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I think Chris Paul is better than D-Will
Thought it before the trade, not gonna change now. Hope D-Will changes my mind in a Nets jersey,
JJ for 3!
Wow, that's a pathetic list
Players 6-8 are as good as 1-3.
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by calling all toasters on Jun 3, 2011 4:54 PM EDT reply actions
you guys are putting
Gasol over carmelo,,stop the bs and admit the knicks have 2 top 10 players in theirown rite but at the same time deron is right there with them and if we were to get Howard hes above all of them
Pau Gasol actually plays defense
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
by NetsMets4Life on Jun 4, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol Both Melo and Amare top 10?
I dont think so
Lebron
Wade
Howard
Kobe
Dirk
Durant
ROse
Dwill
Paul
10 is between Westbrook Pau and Ur two selfish stars
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There is no way dirk would be that high on everyones' lists
If he wasn’t playing the best basketball of his career in these playoffs. He is the most underrated player in the league and now he is finally getting the respect he deserves.
How does anybody think that Chris Paul is worthy of a top 10 spot?
He hasn’t been himself for two years, couldn’t score more than 16 points last year yet still played 80 games, and hasn’t done anything for the hornets. He is a baby and wants out of New Orleans but is too afraid to say it like Lebron. I garentee he does exactly what Lebron did, starting with demanding more players.
you guys are putting howard a little too high
I know you guys want him and all but NO way is he better than Rose, Kobe or Dirk. I agree with the News he is probably 7th, as good as he is he can’t hit a jumper and shots pathetically awful from the foul line (probably worse than Shaq its debatable). Amare is too high, he had a great half year and then typical 2nd half, hes top 15. Williams cracks 10, but they’ll give the edge to Melo’ because it’s NY, but there close in terms of TALENT (Dwill makes players better but thats not his pure talent)…
Obviously Melo on that list
Is an utter joke. His teams fortunes improved dramatically once they traded him, and Amar’e fell off as soon as the Knicks acquired him.
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1. Lebron James
2. Dwight Howard
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Kevin Durant
6. Chris Paul
7. Deron Williams
8. Derrick Rose
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Pau Gasol
11. LaMarcus Aldridge
12. Manu Ginobili
13. Steve Nash
14. Amar’e Stoudamire
15. Paul Pierce
16. Carmelo Anthony
17. Kevin Garnett
18. Chris Bosh
19. Russell Westbrook
20. Andrew Bogut
Honorable mentions to Rondo,Rudy Gay, Danny Granger, Kevin Love,Tim Duncan, Andre Igoudala and Blake Griffin.
by vincecarter4pres on Jun 9, 2011 1:34 AM EDT reply actions
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