DirtyDez Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Top-3 are pretty easy then it gets tricky… 1. Lebron 2. Durant 3. Curry (first 2-3 years of the decade he wasn’t a star yet) 4. Kawhi (^^ same goes for Kawhi but there’s a wide gap between him and Curry) 5. Paul —— - not counting the last two years keeps Giannis out - Westbrook was too volatile - Harden wasn’t good enough in the playoffs - Davis won one playoff series - Lillard wasn’t a superstar until 2015-ish - Griffin missed too many games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Hard to see an argument for CP3 over Harden. Besides that the top 4 are pretty easy. Edited January 5, 2022 by seminoles1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 https://www.nba.com/all-decade-team-best-players-2010s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 LeBron Durant/Curry Harden Paul I don't see it with Kawhi. He has 191 games of superstar level play in the whole decade and one other year as an All Star. A role player FMVP and a middle of the pack one. Role player for one title and the easiest title of the decade as a top guy. Chris Paul gives you 675 games of All Star level play+. James Harden gives you 613 games of superstar play. Do Chris Paul or James Harden win a title with the Spurs? Almost certainly. Could they have beaten what was left of the 2019 Warriors in the finals? Most likely, yes. Kawhi has to have one of the most inflated resumes in NBA history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I would have to look into it but I would think Harden>Kawhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DirtyDez Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Harden has a case but the timing hurt him a bit. Granted he probably would’ve been starting sooner on a different team. He’s got an MVP and the highest single season scoring average by a player not named Wilt, Elgin or Jordan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 10:04 PM, DirtyDez said: Top-3 are pretty easy then it gets tricky… 1. Lebron 2. Durant 3. Curry (first 2-3 years of the decade he wasn’t a star yet) 4. Kawhi (^^ same goes for Kawhi but there’s a wide gap between him and Curry) 5. Paul —— - not counting the last two years keeps Giannis out - Westbrook was too volatile - Harden wasn’t good enough in the playoffs - Davis won one playoff series - Lillard wasn’t a superstar until 2015-ish - Griffin missed too many games I would flip Curry and Durant and the rest of the list is solid. Curry changed the game, all timers change the game. GS took over that decade, like the Heat. Kawhi took over two finals in the 2010s so he is ahead of Paul and Harden. Paul and Harden is close but I'll give it to Paul. I'm a Kyrie stan because I would put him in that mix too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Dillon Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) On 1/5/2022 at 12:04 AM, DirtyDez said: Top-3 are pretty easy then it gets tricky… 1. Lebron 2. Durant 3. Curry (first 2-3 years of the decade he wasn’t a star yet) 4. Kawhi (^^ same goes for Kawhi but there’s a wide gap between him and Curry) 5. Paul —— - not counting the last two years keeps Giannis out - Westbrook was too volatile - Harden wasn’t good enough in the playoffs - Davis won one playoff series - Lillard wasn’t a superstar until 2015-ish - Griffin missed too many games Harden went to 4 conference finals and an nba finals. cp3 didn’t come close to that playoff success. say what you want about harden but he lead the league in scoring during a 10 year period, that’s impressive enough not to mention he lead the league in assists one year during that time period Edited January 7, 2022 by Pastor Dillon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 9 hours ago, Humble_Beast said: I would flip Curry and Durant and the rest of the list is solid. Curry changed the game, all timers change the game. GS took over that decade, like the Heat. Kawhi took over two finals in the 2010s so he is ahead of Paul and Harden. Paul and Harden is close but I'll give it to Paul. I'm a Kyrie stan because I would put him in that mix too. That's bold. Can't imagine a decent argument for top 5. Could maybe see lower top 10 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlenlyKenny Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1️⃣ LeBron James. It's hard to deny his impact on several teams. He dominated on Cleveland, Miami, and LA 2️⃣ Kevin Durant. Had some hard playoff losses but when he won his first championship, it solidified him as a great player. 3️⃣ Stephen Curry. Great player and a great winner. One of the greatest shooters of all time. 4️⃣ James Harden. Terrific scorer, he is great with the ball in his hands and puts up the points with a great skillset. 5️⃣ Kawhi Leonard. He's played just about every other all-star in the 2010's and his competive play puts him in a good place in the league. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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