***Official Top 10 Players In The League Thread***

[Froob]

It’s time for everyone’s favorite offseason talker!

Go on record with the RANKING of your TOP 10 NBA players “going into the season”. This means, not who you think was best last year, but who will be the best going into the upcoming season.

No, this thread does not belong in NBA chat because fuck you—it’s too slow around here.

This thread has produced all-time great talkers that have continued to withstand the test of time.

Be the first of many to rank Kevin Love #4!

Put Jimmy or Karl in your top 10!

Everything is on the table, but be careful, these takes are written in virtual stone!

[somuchyummy]

no particular order

giannis
lebron
AD
kawhi
harden
paul
westbrook
steph
durant
embiid

[Froob]

Still under construction but here’s where I’m at for now.

1. Lebron
2. Durant

3. Curry
4. Harden

5. Davis
6. Irving
7. Lillard
8. Oladipo
9. Mitchell
10. Greek Freak

I’m not sold that Kawhi will be healthy this year.

[UnFadeable21]

Lebron
Kd
Curry
Harden
AD
Kawhi
Embiid
Greek
Russ
Cp3 or Kyrie whoever is most healthy

[Corre Ricky Corre]

Lebron
KD
AD
Kawhi (When healthy)
Curry
Harden
Westbrook
Greek Freak
CP3
Kyrie

[Moses Scurry]

Curry
LeBron
Durant
Kawhi
Harden
Westbrook
Paul
Davis
Embiid
Giannis
Love

[brison]

.

[Froob]

Rank ‘em, fellas! I’ve updated the OP.

[T_J]

Top 10 is tough.

Lebron
KD
AD**
Kawhi**

Harden
Curry**
Giannis

Russ
Irving**
Cp3**

Honorable Mentions in no particular order and certainly omitting somebody:
Embiid
Jimmy
Lillard
Mitchell
PG13
Klay
Gobert
Towns
Derozan
Dray
Dipo
Jokic
Love
Aldridge

[Moses Scurry]

My reasoning for those left out:
Irving plays no D, he couldn't carry a bad Cavs team to anything other than 33 wins. He's lethal on a good team.
Lillard plays no D. He's been carrying a load, wouldn't have problem swapping him an Embiid maybe but Embiid is a force of nature.
Jimmy has a lower ceiling than the other top 10 guys.
Dipo, same player as Jimmy. TT would start a team and Dipo would be his 8th pick overall? GTFOOH.

I don't see Paul George on your list TT, what gives?

[Froob]

I don't see Paul George on your list TT, what gives?

You never thought Curry and George were alphas so...

[Moses Scurry]

I don't see Paul George on your list TT, what gives?

You never thought Curry and George were alphas so...

We were both half right.

[Froob]

I don't see Paul George on your list TT, what gives?

You never thought Curry and George were alphas so...

We were both half right.

LOLzy! You were all wrong. Stick to Van Hagar. George carried Pacers deep into the playoffs multiple times.

[Moses Scurry]

You never thought Curry and George were alphas so...

We were both half right.

LOLzy! You were all wrong. Stick to Van Hagar. George carried Pacers deep into the playoffs multiple times.

Yep, until he got to the West and had to play real teams.

You seem to go to that Van Hagar bit a lot, is that all you got? Is that supposed to bother me?

[Style]

Man, no love for Gobert in this thread.

1. Durant
2. James
3. Curry
4. Harden
5. AD
6. Kawhi
7. CP3
8. Gobert
9. Greek Freak
10. Westbrook

[Froob]

Yep, until he got to the West and had to play real teams.

OKC can only have one alpha and you know who that is.

Why did you miss on an alpha so obvious as Curry, Van Hagar?

[Moses Scurry]

Yep, until he got to the West and had to play real teams.

OKC can only have one alpha and you know who that is.

Why did you miss on an alpha so obvious as Curry, Van Hagar?

So weak. Not very creative TT.

I assumed his ankles would cave in, I was wrong.

I'm glad you're safe here at Abe chat, away from Swaggers bullying.

[Froob]

Who?

[YBBR]

LeBron
Durant
Curry
Davis
Antetokounmpo
Leonard
Lillard
Harden
Westbrook
Jokic

Hopefully Towns or Butler can crack the top 10. Doable for both of them.

[T_J]

Man, no love for Gobert in this thread.

1. Durant
2. James
3. Curry
4. Harden
5. AD
6. Kawhi
7. CP3
8. Gobert
9. Greek Freak
10. Westbrook

Shit that is a big one (pun) I forgot. I wouldn't have him top 10, but he's in my honorable mentions.

[Style]

After about the top 5, you could make an honest case for about 15 players. NBA is in great shape right now!

[Froob]

The case of alphas teaming up with other alphas deserves a monicker worse than “ring chaser”, in my opinion.

[somuchyummy]

After about the top 5, you could make an honest case for about 15 players. NBA is in great shape right now!

when i did my initial runthru of names, i came up with 27!

[mglviks]

Lebron
Durant
Curry
Davis
Westbrook
Greek
Harden
Leonard
Lillard
Jokic

[j2j]

1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Curry
4. Harden
5. Davis
6. Westbrook
7. Antetokounmpo
8. Leonard
9. Simmons
10. Irving

Goodness, that was tough. Lillard, Embiid, Jokic, George, Oladipo, Towns, Butler, Aldridge, Paul and Thompson in the next 10.

Plus love for Draymond, Hayward, Tatum, Mitchell, Gobert...

Has the league ever been deeper?

[UnFadeable21]

I'm pretty much with all these lists because there are many that can be interchanged around the 6-10 region and not enough spots.

But like Moses didn't, I wonder how Lillard gets forgotted by so many. Really think he's not top 10? Or is it because of where he plays? I think he's top 5/6.

Chris Paul is better than Dame because Paul is a two way player.

Kyrie is better than Dame because he has better handles and is more clutch shooter

[brison]

I'm pretty much with all these lists because there are many that can be interchanged around the 6-10 region and not enough spots.

But like Moses didn't, I wonder how Lillard gets forgotted by so many. Really think he's not top 10? Or is it because of where he plays? I think he's top 5/6.

Chris Paul is better than Dame because Paul is a two way player.

Kyrie is better than Dame because he has better handles and is more clutch shooter

Some of that is true and some isn't. Lillard is a clutch shooter. Kyrie might have better handles, not sure. But Kyrie is more intense and is more of a force driving with his size. And fulltime two way players are hella important so I'ma give you that.

So he's not in your top 10 then? I still want to put him in there. Maybe not rightfully so. One of the few that can take over completely.

[zeitgeist]

Tier 1
Stephen Curry/LeBron James

Tier 2
James Harden/Anthony Davis


Tier 3
Russell Westbrook
Chris Paul

Tier 4
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant
Victor Oladipo

HM: Possibly Joel Embiid, tough to decide between him and Oladipo but I gave Oladipo the slight edge.

[HeHateMe]

LeBron
Durant
Harden
Davis
Curry
Westbrook
CP3
Giannis
Kawhi
Lillard


Kevin Love might be back to the top after this upcoming year.

[T_J]

Tier 1
Stephen Curry/LeBron James

Tier 2
James Harden/Anthony Davis


Tier 3
Russell Westbrook
Chris Paul

Tier 4
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant
Victor Oladipo

HM: Possibly Joel Embiid, tough to decide between him and Oladipo but I gave Oladipo the slight edge.

Really low on KD. I assume no Kawhi due to injury concerns?