What is your top 5 each year from 2011-20?

[ardee]

I'll go mine first:

2011

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Dwight Howard
3. LeBron James
4. Dwyane Wade
5. Chris Paul

2012

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Chris Paul
4. Kevin Garnett
5. Russell Westbrook

2013

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Stephen Curry
4. Chris Paul
5. Tim Duncan

2014

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Chris Paul
4. Stephen Curry
5. Blake Griffin

2015

1. Stephen Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. LeBron James
4. James Harden
5. Anthony Davis

2016

1. LeBron James
2. Stephen Curry
3. Russell Westbrook
4. Kevin Durant
5. Kawhi Leonard

2017

1. LeBron James
2. Stephen Curry
3. Kawhi Leonard
4. Russell Westbrook
5. Kevin Durant

2018

1. LeBron James
2. James Harden
3. Anthony Davis
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo
5. Chris Paul/Stephen Curry (very hard to choose between them this year to be honest, both had injuries in the RS as well as PS but had similarly massive impact on great teams)

2019

1. Kawhi Leonard
2. Stephen Curry
3. James Harden (to be honest this top 3 could go in any order)
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo
5. Nikola Jokic

2020

1. LeBron James
2. Anthony Davis
3. Nikola Jokic
4. James Harden
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo/Kawhi Leonard (again a very difficult choice at the end of the ballot)

[iggymcfrack]

I'd have some minor quibbles here and there, but overall this is a remarkably good list. I feel like 99% of the time when I'd see something like this posted, I'd tend to fixate on one or two things I agreed with, but my overwhelming impression is just what a good job you did with this and how remarkably similar it is to what my own list would be.

[AEnigma]

Is this based in player quality, or is it more based around a “player of the year” concept?

[wafflzgod]

2011
1) LeBron James
2) Dirk Nowitzki
3) Dwyane Wade
4) Dwight Howard
5) Kobe Bryant

2012
1) LeBron James
2) Kevin Durant
3) Chris Paul
4) Dirk Nowitzki
5) Dwyane Wade

2013
1) LeBron James
2) Kevin Durant
3) Chris Paul
4) Kobe Bryant
5) Russell Westbrook

2014
1) LeBron James
2) Kevin Durant
3) Chris Paul
4) Steph Curry
5) Blake Griffin

2015
1) Steph Curry
2) LeBron James
3) Chris Paul
4) Anthony Davis
5) James Harden

2016
1) LeBron James
2) Steph Curry
3) Kevin Durant
4) Chris Paul
5) Kawhi Leonard

2017
1) LeBron James
2) Steph Curry
3) Kevin Durant
4) Kawhi Leonard
5) Russell Westbrook

2018
1) LeBron James
2) Steph Curry
3) Kevin Durant
4) James Harden
5) Anthony Davis

2019
1) Steph Curry
2) Kevin Durant
3) James Harden
4) Kawhi Leonard
5) Giannis Antetokounmpo

2020
1) LeBron James
2) Giannis Antetokounmpo
3) James Harden
4) Anthony Davis
5) Kawhi Leonard

[1993Playoffs]

Dwight over Lebron is somewhat egregious right?

[Special_Puppy]

2015
1. Steph Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. James Harden
4. Anthony Davis
5. LeBron James

2016
1. Steph Curry
2. LeBron James
3. Chris Paul
4. Russell Westbrook
5. Kawhi Leonard

2017
1. Steph Curry
2. LeBron James
3. Russell Westbrook
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. James Harden

2018
1. James Harden
2. LeBron James
3. Damian Lillard
4. Anthony Davis
5. Chris Paul

2019
1. James Harden
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Paul George
4. Nikola Jokic
5. Steph Curry

2020
1. James Harden
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. LeBron James
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Damian Lillard

[Cavsfansince84]

Dwight over Lebron is somewhat egregious right?

Honestly it wouldn't be so bad if Dwight were a proven chemistry/bbiq/leadership type of guy but in hindsight we know he's bad if not terrible in all 3 of these areas and granted it was his best rs but his team also lost in the 1st rd to the Hawks while LeBron's lost in the finals in 6 games. So I think LeBron should be ahead of him. I also wouldn't agree with Steph over LeBron in 2015 but his team won the title so I guess some people think he was the better player that year. I mean its defensible but I don't think he should be ahead of LeBron in really any of those years(15-18).

[rk2023]

2011: Dirk LBJ Wade CP3 Dwight

2012: LBJ Durant CP3 Dirk Garnett

2013: LBJ CP3 Durant Kobe Curry

2014: LBJ Durant CP3 Curry Blake

2015: Curry LBJ CP3 AD Harden

2016: LBJ Curry Westbrook Durant CP3/Draymond/Kawhi

2017: LBJ Curry Kawhi Durant CP3/Harden/Westbrook

2018: LBJ Durant AD Harden Curry

2019: Giannis Kawhi Harden Curry Durant

2020: LBJ Giannis AD Harden Kawhi

[The Explorer]

So only 1 person here has the MVP of the league, all-nba first teamer in their top 5 in 2011? Do people even have Rose in their top 20 in 2011? Insane.

[giordunk]

I watched all of these seasons and how are you guys even able to recollect each season and be able to differentiate them in your head like this

[LukaTheGOAT]

So only 1 person here has the MVP of the league, all-nba first teamer in their top 5 in 2011? Do people even have Rose in their top 20 in 2011? Insane.

I imagine he would comfortably be in everyone's top 10 for that year if the lists reached that long.

[OhayoKD]

Dwight over Lebron is somewhat egregious right?

if dirk is fair, not sure why dwight wouldn't be

[ShotCreator]

2011
1) Dirk Nowitzki
2) Dwyane Wade
3) CP3
4) Dwight Howard
5) LeBron

HM; Nash/Garnett

2012
1) LeBron James
Rest; TBD

2013
1) LeBron James
2) Chris Paul
3) Kevin Durant
4) Russell Westbrook
5) Duncan

HM; KG

2014
1) Chris Paul
2) LeBron James
3) Kevin Durant
4) Steph Curry
5) Westbrook

2015
1) Steph Curry
2) CP3
3) Anthony Davis
4) Draymond
5) Westbrook

HM; Harden, LeBron

2016
1) LeBron James
2) Draymond
3) Curry
4) Kawhi
5) CP3

HM; Westbrook/KD


2017
1) Steph Curry
2) LeBron James
3) Kawhi Leonard
4) Draymond
5) CP3

HM; Jokic/Westbrook/KD



2018
TBD

2019
1) James Harden
2) AD
3) Steph Curry
4) Kawhi Leonard
5) Jokic

HM; PG/Draymond/KD/Giannis

2020
1) AD
2) Harden
3) LeBron
4) Kawhi
5) Giannis

HM: Luka/Jokic

[ShotCreator]

Years like 2018 confuse me. Maybe they shouldn't.

LeBron was so so good in some ways, but just not good in others like defense. Pouted throughout the season and played terrible RS D overall. By far the best offensive player in the 2018 playoffs.

2012 was loaded with really bad playoff runs for a variety of reasons. Howard injured and missed it entirely, which I don't care about too much. But Wade was getting his knee drained, and CP3 was hobbling through injury, they get docked even though they could've just missed time like Howard and not have it against them?

Then KG was a ridiculously dominant player in 2012. And actually stifled LeBron big time in their time on the court agaisnt each other in 2012. It's essentially a more skilled, much more resilient version of what Gobert would do in the early 2020's IMO. And I don't see why he was much worse in 2013. They crushed NY's really good offense in the first round.

I want to TBD 2013 as well.

16 Curry's injury messes with me too. Draymond basically carried him in the playoffs overall.

[Narigo]

2020
1.LeBron James
2.Giannis Antkoumpo
3.James Harden
4.Kawhi Leonard
5.Anthony Davis
6.Chris Paul
7.Jimmy Butler
8.Luka Doncic
9.Damian Lillard
10.Nikola Jokic


2019
1.Giannis Antetokounmpo
2.James Harden
3.Nikola Jokic
4.Stephen Curry
5.Kawhi Leonard
6.Damian Lillard
7.Kevin Durant
8.Paul George
9.Joel Embiid
10.Rudy Gobert


2018
1.LeBron James
2.James Harden
3.Anthony Davis
4.Giannis Antetokkounmpo
5.Kevin Durant
6.Stephen Curry
7.Nikola Jokic
8.Damian Lillard
9.Russell Westbrook
10.Lamarcus Aldridge


2017
1. LeBron James
2. Stephen Curry
3. Kawhi Leonard
4. James Harden
5. Russell Westbrook
6. Kevin Durant
7. Chris Paul
8. Jimmy Butler
9. Giannis Antetokounmpo
10. Nikola Jokic


2016
1.Stephen Curry
2.LeBron James
3.Kawhi Leonard
4.Russell Westbrook
5.Kevin Durant
6.Chris Paul
7.Draymond Green
8.Kyle Lowry
9.James Harden
10.Paul George

2015
1. Stephen Curry
2. James Harden
3. Russell Westbrook
4. LeBron James
5. Chris Paul
6. Anthony Davis
7. DeMArcus Cousins
8. LaMArcus Aldridge
9. Damian Lillard
10.Kawhi Leonard

2014
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kevin Love
4. Stephen Curry
5. James Harden
6. Blake Griffin
7. Chris Paul
8. Dirk Nowitzki
9. LaMarcus Aldridge
10.Paul George



2013
1.LeBron James
2.Kevin Durant
3.Chris Paul
4.Russell Westbrook
5.Stephen Curry
6.James Harden
7.Dwyane Wade
8.Tim Duncan
9.Tony Parker
10.Kobe Bryant

2012
1.LeBron James
2.Kevin Durant
3.Chris Paul
4.Dwyane Wade
5.Kevin Love
6.Dwight Howard
7.Russell Westbrook
8.Dirk Nowitzki
9.Tony Parker
10.Kevin Garnett


2011
1.LeBron James
2.Dwight Howard
3.Dwyane Wade
4.Dirk Nowitzki
5.Chris Paul
6.Derrick Rose
7.Kevin Durant
8.Kobe Bryant
9.Manu Ginobli
10.Pau Gasol

[Colbinii]

So only 1 person here has the MVP of the league, all-nba first teamer in their top 5 in 2011? Do people even have Rose in their top 20 in 2011? Insane.

Can you explain where you would have him?

Clearly worse than LeBron, Dirk, Wade and Dwight.

I have him worse than CP3. Kobe and Durant both have strong arguments as well.

[ceoofkobefans]

2011
1. LeBron
2. Dirk
3. Dwyane
4. Dwight
5. KD/Kobe/CP3

2012
1. LeBron
2. KD
3. CP3
4. Kobe
5. Wade/Russ/Dirk

2013
1. LeBron
2. KD
3. CP3/Kobe
5. Dirk/Russ/Melo

2014
1. LeBron
2. KD
3. CP3
4. Steph
5. Dirk/Melo/Blake/Love

2015
1. LeBron/Steph
3. CP3
4. Russ
5. AD/Harden

2016
1. LeBron
2. Steph
3. KD/Russ
5. Kawhi/Harden/AD

2017
1. LeBron
2. Steph
3. KD
4. Kawhi
5. Russ

2018
1. LeBron/Steph
3. KD
4. Harden
5. AD

2019
1. Kawhi
2. Steph
3. Harden
4. Giannis/AD/KD

2020
1. LeBron
2. Harden
3. AD/Giannis
5. Kawhi

[ardee]

2011
1. LeBron
2. Dirk
3. Dwyane
4. Dwight
5. KD/Kobe/CP3

2012
1. LeBron
2. KD
3. CP3
4. Kobe
5. Wade/Russ/Dirk

2013
1. LeBron
2. KD
3. CP3/Kobe
5. Dirk/Russ/Melo

2014
1. LeBron
2. KD
3. CP3
4. Steph
5. Dirk/Melo/Blake/Love

2015
1. LeBron/Steph
3. CP3
4. Russ
5. AD/Harden

2016
1. LeBron
2. Steph
3. KD/Russ
5. Kawhi/Harden/AD

2017
1. LeBron
2. Steph
3. KD
4. Kawhi
5. Russ

2018
1. LeBron/Steph
3. KD
4. Harden
5. AD

2019
1. Kawhi
2. Steph
3. Harden
4. Giannis/AD/KD

2020
1. LeBron
2. Harden
3. AD/Giannis
5. Kawhi

I'm a huge Kobe guy but it's hard to see him top 5 in 2011 or 2013. 2011 he was simply gassed and injured in the Playoffs, looked way worse than the title years. 2013 he was definitely top 5 RS, but the Playoff injury is the issue here, hard to put him over guys like Curry and Duncan who actually killed it in the PS.

2012 gotta have KG in there too imo, that Playoff run was crazy.

2018: how come Steph tied for first after missing over 30 games + a whole Playoff series?

Otherwise most of it looks pretty solid.