Who are the Top Players in the NBA Entering 2020-21 Season?

[LaVar Ball]

My Top 5 List:


1. Kawhi Leonard - LA Clippers

Still the best 2 way player in the league by far. He is a 2x finals MVP and has the best organization (Ballmer, West, Winger, Jenkins) and Executive of the Year (Frank) to help him even improve even more. Only 28 years old. If the organization can continue the load management tactic they can preserve him longterm so that he can dominate in the postseason.


2. Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks

The reigning 1x DPOY and 2x League MVP. He is just an unstoppable force and is a consistent jump shot away from dominating this league at his age.


3. James Harden - Houston Rockets

The man just knows how to score the ball. We've seen his track record. Nuff said.


4. Luka Doncic - Dallas Mavericks

The most sensational young superstar that there is and basically mini LeBron with the potential to even rise.


5. LeBron James - LA Lakers

Will be 36 years old but is coming off a title/fmvp against an injury-ravaged undermanned Heat team.



Thoughts

[Tg11]

1- LeBron
2- Giannis
3- Kawhi
4- Luka
5- Harden

In that order

[Iggie]

LeBron

Kawhi Giannis Curry KD

Jimmy AD Luka Harden Lillard Jokic

[KnicksorBust]

If it's for one season I don't see how you don't take Bron #1.

#1.) LeBron
#2.) Giannis
#3.) Kawhi
#4.) Anthony Davis
#5.) Luka

[mightybosstone]

Assuming there's some rust from Curry and Durant:

1. Lebron
2. Giannis
3. Kawhi
4. Harden
5. Davis

[blams]

1 LeBron
2 giannis
3 harden
4 AD
5 Luka
6 KD
7 Steph

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[Iron24th]

Assuming there's some rust from Curry and Durant:

1. Lebron
2. Giannis
3. Kawhi
4. Harden
5. Davis

Seems fair

[Redrum187]

1 LeBron
2 giannis
3 harden
4 AD
5 Luka
6 KD
7 Steph

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If I could bear children, I'd want Luka to impregnate me... but um, several things wrong with this list.

1.) Kawhi is bae #2 and is superior to Luka (as of right now).
2.) Kawhi is on par with LeBron, at at worst, 2nd on this list.
3.) Harden might be a top 3 player if we are counting individual stats and excluding the playoffs. Taking everything into account, Steph and KD are superior (assuming they play on par to what they did before injury).

Sucks putting some of those players over Luka, but I'm just being objective. I do think he'll pass them soon enough though, but not yet.

[NBA all the way]

LeBron/Kawhi/Giannis/KD/Wardell

Harden/AD/Luka

Butler/Jokic/Dame/Embiid

Tatum/Westbrook/Murray/Ben Simmons

Mitchell/PG13/Kyrie/Zion

Outside of the top 5, I think guys can move up or down a tier fluidly. But just a quick jab at the top 20.

[Redrum187]

I love Giannis, but I feel people are giving him a huge pass for getting spanked by Heat.

[KnicksorBust]

LeBron/Kawhi/Giannis/KD/Wardell

Harden/AD/Luka

Butler/Jokic/Dame/Embiid

Tatum/Westbrook/Murray/Ben Simmons

Mitchell/PG13/Kyrie/Zion

Outside of the top 5, I think guys can move up or down a tier fluidly. But just a quick jab at the top 20.

Would you really take Curry over AD at this point? I like the rankings and everything but having AD on a whole tier below Curry just doesn't seem right after what we just saw.

[KnicksorBust]

I love Giannis, but I feel people are giving him a huge pass for getting spanked by Heat.

He just won back to back league MVPs. How far down do you want to put him over 2 bad games?

[IKnowHoops]

1.Bron
2. Giannis
3. Kawhi
4. Davis
5. Harden

[Redrum187]

He just won back to back league MVPs. How far down do you want to put him over 2 bad games?

I think Kawhi is better. Giannis is number 3.

Kawhi is on par in the regular season but a complete monster in the postseason.

[NBA all the way]

Would you really take Curry over AD at this point? I like the rankings and everything but having AD on a whole tier below Curry just doesn't seem right after what we just saw.

Yeah man, I would. I just feel if both were on teams as the only superstar, identical rosters, that Curry would have a greater impact on winning than AD.