Top 10 players in the NBA?

[Ming Kong!]

Since in the playoffs one discovers a lot about players, I'd like to see what you guys think are the best players in the NBA.

My 10:

James
Wade
Howard
Bryant
Dirk
Duncan
Paul
Williams
Roy
Billups or Anthony

[magicfan217]

hmmmm



Lebron
Kobe
Wade
Howard
Paul


Duncan
WIlliams
Garnett
Billups
Anthony

[Basileus777]

In no particular order:

LeBron
Kobe
Wade
Dirk
Howard
Yao
Paul
Garnett
Duncan
Melo

[Mumbles]

Lebron James
Kobe Bryant
Dwyane Wade
Yao Ming
Dwight Howard
Dirk Nowitzki
Chris Paul
Carmelo Anthony
Tim Duncan
Kevin Garnett

[SimonAdebisi]

Lebron James

Dwyane Wade

Kobe Bryant
Dwight Howard
Chris Paul


Tim Duncan
Kevin Garnett
Dirk Nowitzki


Carmelo Anthony

Deron Williams


Yao Ming is way too unreliable health-wise.

[Ming Kong!]

hmmmm



Lebron
Kobe
Wade
Howard
Paul


Duncan
WIlliams
Garnett
Billups
Anthony

No Dirk? I agree with the rest though (Garnett misses my list by a little, but w/e).

[elbowthrower]

Luis Scola
Aaron Brooks

[Hemingway]

and Paul Pierce makes nobodies list

[coolnerd88]

Who cares Lebron's made everybody look bad so far when it comes to playoff play, I will admit that. He hasn't played anybody worth a grain of salt but he's made mince meat of who he's had to play.

Not enough people have consistently shown out for me to name 10 players

[BMF Jet Jaguar]

aaron brooks
scola
battier
ron artest
chuck hayes
kyle lowry
von wafer
yao
Landry
mutumbo

[devirginator]

aaron brooks
scola
battier
ron artest
chuck hayes
kyle lowry
von wafer
yao
Landry
mutumbo

brent barry

james white

brian cook

[C'mon Cavs]

Carmelo and Billups are not top 10 players in the NBA. Billups is arguably not even a top 25 player.

Assuming players are all healthy by next season:

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. Dwight
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. KG
8. Yao
9. Deron
10. Dirk

I've got Roy, Pierce, Durant, Gasol and Bosh as my next 5.

[BMF Jet Jaguar]

Carmelo and Billups are not top 10 players in the NBA. Billups is arguably not even a top 25 player.

Assuming players are all healthy by next season:

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. Dwight
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. KG
8. Yao
9. Deron
10. Dirk

I've got Roy, Pierce, Durant, Gasol and Bosh as my next 5.

name 25 players better than chauncy

[Ming Kong!]

Carmelo and Billups are not top 10 players in the NBA. Billups is arguably not even a top 25 player.

Assuming players are all healthy by next season:

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. Dwight
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. KG
8. Yao
9. Deron
10. Dirk

I've got Roy, Pierce, Durant, Gasol and Bosh as my next 5.

So the Nuggets are a top 5 team in the NBA without having a top 15 player in the league? Or I guess top 25?

[C'mon Cavs]

name 25 players better than chauncy

I said arguably. I have him #22 but I feel that you could make a case that some players below him are better...here's my top 25, subject to change (and debate/criticsim)

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. Dwight
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. KG
8. Yao
9. Deron
10. Dirk
11. Brandon Roy
12. Pierce
13. Durant
14. Gasol
15. Bosh
16. Carmelo
17. Amare
18. Tony Parker
19. Al Jefferson
20. Joe Johnson
21. Vince Carter
22. Billups
23. Danny Granger
24. Carlos Boozer
25. David West
26. Ginobili

[MHZ]

Carmelo and Billups are not top 10 players in the NBA. Billups is arguably not even a top 25 player.

Assuming players are all healthy by next season:

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. Dwight
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. KG
8. Yao
9. Deron
10. Dirk

I've got Roy, Pierce, Durant, Gasol and Bosh as my next 5.

Wow.

[C'mon Cavs]

So the Nuggets are a top 5 team in the NBA without having a top 15 player in the league? Or I guess top 25?

I guess so. The Cavs are a top 2 team in the NBA and they have the best player and no one else in the top 40 (roughly). As SilverBullet will tell you, there's more to a team than just talent, and the Cavs and Nuggets are good examples of that.

[legacyinthemakin89c]

Lebron
Wade
Kobe
Dirk
Duncan
Garnett
Paul
Howard
Pierce
Carmelo
Yao

My next five
Roy
Bosh
Durant
Billups
Williams

[manchambo]

name 25 players better than chauncy

I said arguably. I have him #22 but I feel that you could make a case that some players below him are better...here's my top 25, subject to change (and debate/criticsim)

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. Dwight
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. KG
8. Yao
9. Deron
10. Dirk
11. Brandon Roy
12. Pierce
13. Durant
14. Gasol
15. Bosh
16. Carmelo
17. Amare
18. Tony Parker
19. Al Jefferson
20. Joe Johnson
21. Vince Carter
22. Billups
23. Danny Granger
24. Carlos Boozer
25. David West
26. Ginobili

So now Gasol is better than Anthony. Any criticism anyone has of Anothy applies triply to Gasol, considering he's seven feet tall and has no excuse whatsoever for being such a soft biotch.

And, of course, Anthony is an infinitely more dynamic offensive player.

Just one of many incomprehensible opinions expressed in this list.

[C'mon Cavs]

So now Gasol is better than Anthony. Any criticism anyone has of Anothy applies triply to Gasol, considering he's seven feet tall and has no excuse whatsoever for being such a soft biotch.

And, of course, Anthony is an infinitely more dynamic offensive player.

Just one of many incomprehensible opinions expressed in this list.

Well, let's see your list then.

I think Gasol is the better rebounder, passer, and defender. Also, he hasn't had any attitude problems or gotten suspended like Carmelo, so that's a factor too.

Carmelo's definitely got the scoring edge though, no doubt about that. He's just too one dimensional for me to put over some of these guys. Maybe he can change my mind in the conference finals.