5. Dwyane Wade - It was hard to come up with my #5 here. I love Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, I think that Kevin Durant is quickly on the rise, and believe that Kevin Garnett is still elite. But Dwyane Wade had an amazing 2008-2009 campaign, having led the NBA in points per game.
His turnovers were a bit high, but no one's complaining. Wade definitely won his team far more games than they would have won without him.
4. Dwight Howard - Every five or so years, there's a new dominant man on the boards. For a while it was Dennis Rodman, then guys like Kevin Garnett and Ben Wallace. Now it belongs to Dwight Howard, and should remain that way for quite some time. His free throws are weak but everything else is invaluable.
Howard was best in the NBA when it came to both rebounds and blocked shots in 2008-2009, and his 57.8% field goal percentage was one of the best in the NBA. Howard is simply a beast.
3. Chris Paul - Arguably on his way to becoming one of the best NBA point guards of all-time, CP3 seems to get better with each year. Leading the NBA in both assists (11.0) and steals (2.6) is no laughing matter. At just 24 years old, it's scary to think about where he'll be at his peak.
2. Kobe Bryant - The Kobe/LeBron debate lives on this season, as Kobe won the most recent battle with his first NBA title without Shaq. At 30 years old, he can still drop 50 or 60 in a game when his team needs him to.
I might get criticized for putting Kobe over LeBron for this reason, but let's think about something. If Kobe was traded to the Cavs and LeBron went to the Lakers, which team would be stronger? Would Cleveland win a championship? No way, and I believe that this says it all about these two.
1. LeBron James - James will continue to get better with each season, and will learn from any failed efforts in his quest for a championship. The strongest player in the NBA today won his team and amazing 66 games in 08-09. The LeBron James era is in full effect.
His turnovers were a bit high, but no one's complaining. Wade definitely won his team far more games than they would have won without him.
4. Dwight Howard - Every five or so years, there's a new dominant man on the boards. For a while it was Dennis Rodman, then guys like Kevin Garnett and Ben Wallace. Now it belongs to Dwight Howard, and should remain that way for quite some time. His free throws are weak but everything else is invaluable.
Howard was best in the NBA when it came to both rebounds and blocked shots in 2008-2009, and his 57.8% field goal percentage was one of the best in the NBA. Howard is simply a beast.
3. Chris Paul - Arguably on his way to becoming one of the best NBA point guards of all-time, CP3 seems to get better with each year. Leading the NBA in both assists (11.0) and steals (2.6) is no laughing matter. At just 24 years old, it's scary to think about where he'll be at his peak.
2. Kobe Bryant - The Kobe/LeBron debate lives on this season, as Kobe won the most recent battle with his first NBA title without Shaq. At 30 years old, he can still drop 50 or 60 in a game when his team needs him to.
I might get criticized for putting Kobe over LeBron for this reason, but let's think about something. If Kobe was traded to the Cavs and LeBron went to the Lakers, which team would be stronger? Would Cleveland win a championship? No way, and I believe that this says it all about these two.
1. LeBron James - James will continue to get better with each season, and will learn from any failed efforts in his quest for a championship. The strongest player in the NBA today won his team and amazing 66 games in 08-09. The LeBron James era is in full effect.
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Jesse Boskoff is the founder of RootZoo, a social sports network with an extremely active sports forum, the web's largest database of sports trivia questions , fantasy football leagues, and many more original games and features. He can't wait for next NBA season to begin.
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