Whos the best player in the NBA?
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Current Players Wade or Lebron, Nash, but NOT Kobe.\n\nPast Players: Magic, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan
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Right now?\n\nBest player is no doubt Lebron James. He's currently averaging 29/6/6, and the Cleveland aren't doing too shabby. Hate to say this, but best team RIGHT NOW are the Jazz. It all shows in the record, 9-1, and I'm sure they will taper off. They've been through only 3 elite teams now (Suns and Clippers), and Im sure theyll slow down once they face Hornets. Mavs, or Spurs.
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The best is definitely Kobe.  Lebron is up there but Kobe is an amazing player that can do anything.  He can shoot from anywhere, has the craziest dunks.  His defense is a lockdown type.  He is just hitting his prime too.  I can't wait to see what Lebron turns into but Kobe is amazing.\n\nHere are the 5\n\nPG - Steve Nash.  He sees the court like no other.  I think his soccer background helps him out a lot.  He made Marion be the player he needed to be without Stoudemire.\n\nSG - Kobe Bryant.  If you read above you'll see why.\n\nSF - Lebron James - A freak of nature.  The dude is 21 and a superstar on the rise.  Possibly top 10 of all time when his career is done.\n\nPF - Elton Brand - He has developed into a premier power forward.  He can do it all.  He is a beast in the paint and his team would be nothing without him.  Ask me this question in like 2 years and without a doubt my choice for PF will be Dwight Howard.  I can't wait to see him dominate.\n\nC - Shaquille O'Neal - When he is on the court its a different game.  He may not score like he used to but just his presence makes teams play a different style.  Sure he is on his way out but he can still win a championship.
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John Stockton...\nHe is the league's all time leader in assists and steals, he did such a good job of running the team, and scored points very effciently with a silky stroke from outside.\nHe was the best point guard ever in the NBA.\nIf Jordan had not won all those championships he would certainly have won a couple.
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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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Kevin Garnett\nDominique Wilkins\nAllen Iverson\nCharles Barkley\nPatrick Ewing
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Truth is, there are about 8 players in NBA history who have a legitimate argument to be called the best (or most dominant) player of all time...\n\nThey are:\n\n1) Wilt Chamberlain\n2) Bill Russell\n3) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\n4) Larry Bird\n5) Magic Johnson\n6) Oscar Robertson\n7) Michael Jordan\n8) Shaquille O'Neal\n\nTim Duncan probably comes the closest to matching the skill level of these guys, in terms of fundamentals...but Duncan does not have a claim to be called the best ever...\n\nWilt was really the most dominant player ever (on BOTH ends of the court), and his basketball skills far exceeded those of Shaquille O'Neal. Although Jordan's strong suit is his scoring, his scoring feats really pale in comparison with Wilt.\n\nRussell led his team to 11 NBA titles in his 13 year career. Were Jordan around back then, he'd be just another guy who lost to the Celtic machine.\n\nJordan and Shaq are the only players on the above list who had the luxury of playing against what amounts to 'high school' players. The level of competition and overall skill levels of todays players is not as good as during, for example, the 1980s. But players today are adjusting to the way the NBA wants the game played. Traveling is never called, nor is 'palming' the ball (probably no one under 25 today even knows what 'palming the ball' even means...)\n\nThe All Defensive teams were not selected until after the 1969 season, so Wilt only made that team 3 or 4 times, but would have made it more often had there been such a thing in the '60s. So the idea that Jordan is the greatest defender ever because of his All Defensive number of selections is not well-founded.\n\nIf anyone thinks that todays players are more highly skilled than players of the 60s 70s and 80s, we need only look as far as the U.S. recent international performances, or lack thereof. Teams from Europe are beating our NBA "All Star" teams on a regular basis the last few years, because they (the Europeans) are still playing the game the way the U.S. played it in the 60s and 70s, when the U.S. truly dominated the world in basketball. They have taken the way we taught them the game and are now using that style against us. The U.S. international teams have been pathetic during the 21st century.\n\nMcGrady is not even close to being the best player of all time... there's no argument that one can make to place him anywhere near the company of the guys on this list. Being able to dunk doesn't make you the greatest player of all time.  If you think T-Mac is one of the two greatest players ever, you obviously haven't watched very much basketball.
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Me personally I would go with Michael Jordan, you know MJ thats right He had it all, stlye, calm under pressure, the ability to pass, which most rising stars fail to do, and most of all he loved the game.  He renovated the game for the Kobe's and the LeBron's.  For that there is no equal!
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I would have to say it was Wilt Chamberlain. He Averaged 30.1 points per game over his career and averaged about 50ppg one season!!! Here is a link to his career stats! http://www.nba.com/history/players/chamberlain_summary.html "ew..pick me, pick me..lol"
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The best white player of all time would have to be Mr. Larry Bird. The best player EVER would have to be Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was the most dominant player the NBA had ever seen. Jordan has set the bar so high for players like, LeBron, Anthony, and Kobe that they might never be able to reach it.\n\nMichael Jordan was SO good that the whole NBA could be considered overrated talent compared to him. Jordan is what hype is compared to. IF you don't reach up to Jordan's level you could be percived as failure. I believe that if Lebron, KG or Wade never a championship during their career, they will be called "overrated."\n\nJordan is the greatest basketball talent to ever play the game.
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allen iverson because he wins in the following categories:\n\nspeed, shooting, experience, makes his team better, shot %, scoring titles, assists, fans,
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Lebron. He combines the speed of Tony Parker the crossovers of AI the Dunks of Vince Carter and the smile of Magic Johnson.\n\n\n=[)
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There has been many good point guards over the years, but the best ever, in my humble opinion, is Magic Johnson.  He revolutionized the position by proving that someone 6-9 could do more than just rebound.  His totally unselfish play led the Lakers to the promised land several times.  John Stockton owns the record for most assists, but I give Magic the edge because of the championships.
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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.
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In my opinion, LeBron James because he can contribute in almost every category (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, ect) and his teams have been very competitive in the Central Division and in the East for 2 years now. He is also a good teammate and makes his teammates better.
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D Wade--- Insane speed and drriving ability,proven he can dunk or do da lay up, and he has proven he can fight in the air and hang wit da best of them, if he doesnt score, he'll surely draw da foul.\n\nTracy McGrady--- Jus utter dominance words can't describe him
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Steve Nash MVP two years in a row and the most unselfish player in the league \n\nDwanye Wade what can i say he's one of the most athletic players in the league\n\nLebron James the best athletic player in the league and the future of the NBA need proof look what he did this playoffs remember the wizards and he pushed the pistons to the brink in his first playoffs!!