whos the best player in the nba as of right now?
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DIRK NOWITZKI...hes d only centre 2 win 3 pt shooting competition...dat means he can do anything...so overall hes easily the best basketball player...has all n i mean ALL the skills required for bball...for instance- shooting , rebounding , defense , drivin , intersections , floor awareness...blah
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Dwight Howard and LeBron James. The others have already grown up, but these guys are simply sensational. Depending on how this year turns out, you may be Andrew Bynum in that list as well.
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Lebron. He's achived so much in so little time, It's won't be surprising if he totally dominates the game in a few years and surpassed Jordan. And how can people say that Lebron is a ballhog when he is averaging 6 assists a game? He gets double figures in assists many times.
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kevin garnett\ntim duncan\nsteve nash\ntracy mcgrady\nkobe bryant\nlebron james\ndirk nowitzki\nallen iverson\nshaquille o'neal\nvince carter
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allen iverson would be the best because he is a all around player he is good on all subjects like shooting and layups.  Or assists.  But if u like alot of shooting it would be Kobe he makes alot of winning shots but is starting to just help team mates so it would be allen iverson!\n\nALLEN IVERSON*
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Allen Iverson is The Answer
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I'd have to say Ray Allen.  There are a lot of other great shooters from the past such as Larry Bird, Walter Davis, Reggie Miller, Rick Barry, Isiah Thomas, Kevin Johnson, Jim Paxson, John Stockton, etc.  And even now, Michael Redd, J.J. Redick, Richard Hamilton, Allan Houston, Kyle Korver, etc.  I've watched all of em', but Ray Allen has the "purest shot".  If you just watch him, his shot just looks so easy.  His release is perfect and fairly quick.  And looking at it, it just looks so natural, a thing of beauty.  Not only does his shot look nice, but he has one of the highest FG%'s.  Ray Allen, the "purest" shooter in nba history.
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Currently it is without a doubt Kobe Bryant he can dominate a game by himself.  He scored 18 points in the 4th quarter in today's game against the Hornets.  Also, 81 points is still unbelievable.\nOf all time it is Michael Jordan.\nThe best dunker is Vince Carter.
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Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets\n\n\nBut Watch for Sun Ming-Ming, he's 7-8 and will come to the league in 08...
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kobe.. i dont think we've seen the best of dwayne yet
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well, In Basketball I tend to say jordan in his prime. today maybe Kobe, right now. Eventually Lebron will destroy like he has the potential to
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MJ is the best player all-time so far.
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~West~\nForwards: Ron Artest, because half of the NBA fears him and the other half should. \nKevin Garnett, because he can do it all. \nGuards: Tracy McGrady because he is unstoppable from anywhere on the court.\nChris Paul, because he has to be one of the best point guards in the west. \nCenter: Yao Ming, what I saw all ready this year from Yao, he is defiantly the best center in the league.\n\n~East~\nForwards: Lebron James, did you see him so far this year, because if you haven't then i feel sorry for you because he is just phenomenal.\nEmeka Okafor, he is better than he was a year ago and is developing into one of the best players in the league.\nGuards: Micheal Redd, Leads the league in scoring with 31.3 points per game, has a .503 FG pecentage, and he got the NikeBasketball.com Baller of the Week.\nAllen Iverson, deserves it sence he did get all-star MVP last Year.\nCenter: Dwight Howard, If you ask me, i think the kid is the next Kevin Garnett.\n\nThe write in I choose Kevin Martin, of the Sacromento Kings because he has proved to everyone that he should be an all-star.
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Gotta go with the Bad Boys.  Ben Wallace is the current day Dennis Rodman (not really, Rodman was better).  Isiah >>>>>>> Chauncey Billups. Dumars and RIP is close though, but I give the edge to Dumars.  Lambier and Daugherty - no one messes with those two.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  He's also has the most amount of points in the NBA ever.  The guy is a king.
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That depends if you're asking all-time or still in the league right now. All-time is Michael Jordan without a doubt. Dude averaged 30.1 ppg, 6.20 rpg (1.60 off 4.70 def), 5.3 apg, and 2.3 spg. And that's regular season stats. In the playoffs he had 33.4 ppg, 6.40 rpg (1.70 off 4.70 def), 5.7 apg, and 2.1 spg. But that's all-time. Playing in the NBA right now im'a have to go with Kobe Bryant (and I know alot of you don't like him, but the guy is amazing). He's averaging 22.6 ppg on career (27.7 in the last 6 seasons), 5.1 rpg (1.3 off 3.8 def), 4.5 apg, and 1.44 spg. Plus the guys only 27, and I don't think the numbers have anywhere else to go but up. He's an all around player ON court, but he's no Michael Jordan. MJ would've made sure Shaq stayed there with him in LA, and that's something that he can't be doing anymore. Another guy to watch is LBJ, dudes gonna be one of the best all arounds by the end of his career, too.
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Im gonna say Tim Duncan is overall the best player in the NBA.  He is always either winning championships or going deep in the playoffs.  Wade is good, but not as good as LeBron.