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Who are the elite of the NBA, and earned the moniker of being called a superstar?

Here's my list:
Kobe
Duncan
Shaq
Kidd

should anybody else be included?

KG
Lebron

Lebron
AI
KG
Howard

Paul
Bosh
Anthony
Wade

remove SHAQ

add D.Howard

Duncan
Kobe
LeBron

Yao
KG
Wade
D Howard
Dirk
Nash

Paul
Deron
Baron
Bosh
Anthony
AI
Amare

Tier 1

Kobe
Duncan


Tier 2

KG
Lebron
Dirk
Nash
Chris Paul

Tier 3

Yao
Arenas
Amare
Melo
D Howard
Wade
Bosh
Baron Davis
Boozer
AI

As of now:

Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Allen Iverson
Chris Paul
Steve Nash
Dwight Howard

based on impact on the floor or on hype? If hype, you can look at jersey sales and the like (if you mean in the USA then you can discount the Yao/Yi factor)

In terms of visibility and how much they are talked about, this is how I'd put them. This isn't a list about the best players though.

Tier 1:
Kobe
Lebron

Tier 2:
Duncan
KG
Wade
Yao
Nash
Shaq
Dirk

Tier 3:
TMac
Melo
AI
Paul
Amare
Dwight

If LeBron James is not a superstar then there are no superstars in the NBA.

If you dont consider him a superstar or a "tier 1" superstar, you simply have no business being on an NBA forum.

Wake up people...LeBron James is for real. He is not the "star of the future" he is the star of today.

Slide Pierce into the third tier

kobe /lebron /duncan /nash /wade /kg /shaq /iverson /melo /tmac /yao

I'm not gonna list mine in popularity..Yao Ming is #1, easily ahead of anybody else if this is about marketing, hype and popularity..it's a completely different list..

superstars on the court..

Lebron, Duncan, Kobe, Garnett, Wade(when healthy and not tanking), Nash, Paul, Howard, Nowitzki, Howard..

I only consider these guys "superstars":

Tim Duncan
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Dwayne Wade (*)
Deron Williams
Chris Paul (**)
Dwight Howard (**)
Steve Nash (though some decrease may be creeping up)

*: Not exactly this season, but I think he'll get back to better form when he's healthy next season, along with a better team.

**: He'll have playoff success (going farther than round 1), and added onto that, quite possibly win the MVP.

Yao needs to have playoff success before I can consider him an overall superstar. Obviously has it with his game and off the court, but the substantial success hasn't been there yet. That's questionable to me with the western conference, and then depending how the Rockets are going to be set up.

Shaq is still a supersstar in terms of personality and off the court, but since 06, on the court he's not been a superstar.

Everybody else is a certain level of all-star player, in the way of 2nd tier, 3rd-tier star players.

Duncan should be on everybody's 1st-tier. Doesn't have the flash or the off-court attention, but that isn't ultimately what matters primarily, his on the court effect, skill, establishment, and success is great.

LALakers4ever wrote:Who are the elite of the NBA, and earned the moniker of being called a superstar?

Here's my list:
Kobe
Duncan
Shaq
Kidd

should anybody else be included?

Is this serious? How did you put Kidd on there and not put in the most visible and statistically impressive player in the league (not to mention a guy that is single handidly leading his team into the playoffs)? You just can't make a list of superstars and leave Ty Lue off.

lebron
nash
shaq
kobe


thats about it

some rand wrote:lebron
nash
shaq
kobe


thats about it

Except you're missing Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.

Flash and off the court popularity isn't what's most important for a superstar player. On the court ability, impact, success, and establishment is what matters most.

Kobe
Duncan
LeBron
Garnett

Wade(healthy)


D.Howard
A.Iverson
Melo
Yao
Nash
Nowitzki
Chris Paul

i always thought a superstar was someone who got enough publicity that a person who doesnt watch basketball at all will know who he is. in that case i'd say lebron wade shaq kg kobe yao.

SUPER,SUPER Stars:

LeBron
Kobe

SUPER Stars:

KG
Wade
Dwight Howard
Dirk
Duncan
Yao
Melo
Chris Paul

Stars:
Kidd - lost a step
Nash - Lost a step
Deron Williams- Almost a super star
Tracy Mac - Never does anything in postseason; getting old
Shaq - In name only. There are many who are better.
Bosh - Needs to win in post-season to move up.
Boozer - Damn close to next level
Billups - Should be in next level
Arenas - Hype? or the real deal?
Baron Davis - Should be in next level
Elton Brand - Playing for Clippers and injuries put him down here.
Amare - Close to next level
Marion - Probably a true Super-Star, but he hurts himself.
Artest - See above
Bibby - Losing a step, may not deserve to be here.
Kevin Martin - Starting to show that he will be a force to recon with.
Al Jefferson - see above
A.I. - Probably deserves to be higher, but Melo takes spotlight.
Pierce - Probably deserves to be higher.
Ray Allen - See above; Both Ray and Pierce get shadowed by KG
Bynum - May not deserve this yet, but he is so close, I added him.
Al Horford - Only Rookie that looks like he will be a top-10 player
Joe Johnson - May deserve more than this, but Atlanta keeps him here
Rip Hamilton - Under-rated, and deserves this, or better.
Brandon Roy - May be one of the most under-rated players in NBA