top 25 active NBA players

[ReyOrdonezforLife]

i understand his stock may be going up but what place did they finish last year in a pretty weak division.... the thing in basketball that seperates the top from the bottom is leadership... all those guys on the list have it.... lebromn finally got it this year and look how much better that team was

They finished first....

[MDIZZ]

they wouldnt have been in top 2 in any other western division

[ReyOrdonezforLife]

haha but he said they didnt finish first and they did...

[peterhaskett]

1 Lebron James
2 Tim Duncan
3 Kevin Garnett
4 Kobe Bryant
5 Dwyane Wade
6 Dwight Howard
7 Steve Nash
8 Dirk Nowitski
9 Yao Ming
10 Tracy McGrady
11 Vince Carter
12 Elton Brand
13 Amare Stoudimire
14 Andrei Kirilenko
15 Jason Kidd
16 Pao Gasol
17 Greg Oden (He will be #1 soon)
18 Michael Redd
19 Ron Artest
20 Mike Bibby

Iverson would be VERY high on this list had he listened to Larry Brown and become a true PG! Everyone always says his teams aren't good, you wouldn't be good either if your PG shoots 35 times a gameleaving you no shots! I love watching Iverson in the allstar game! He is so quick, and breaks down defense like no other. He plays true point every all star game, and nearly wins the MVP every time! If he would just trust his teammates!

[tutall]

i think putting Oden on this list may be the funniest thing i have ever seen... have you seen him play in person? One thing he has is height... he even has said in many interviews his skills are no where near where they need to be when he goes into the NBA... He offered to redshirt this year because he is injured and plans to be at OSU at least for a while.. He averaged 14 and 10 in high school... hell i averaged 12 and 8... im not 7 foot either.... he is not the dominating player everything thinks he is... he will own players that are 6'6-6'8" but that isnt who plays in the NBA... he is 7 foot tall and only 245 pounds.. What happens when plays against guys his own size... Most big ten centers are 6'9" 275 or so... he wont be able to move those guys under the basket and at least in high school he couldnt shoot..

Dont get me wrong... i really want him to succeed... he is one of the only athletes coming out of high school to be in the real world and realize he isnt superhuman... he carried a 4.2 all through high school and comes from one of the tightest families i have ever seen.... i just dont think he is as good right now as most of the centers in the NBA

and sorry... i meant conference not division..

[WilyWestbrook0]

Where is Carmelo Anthony on that list? I never was a fan of his, but he is admittedly playing some of the best basketball of anyone in the NBA right now.

[BMetts]

I'll give this a shot...COMPLETELY opinion here, just having some fun:

Top two are based on pure physical domination:
1. LeBron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Tim Duncan (all he does is win!)
5. Dirk Nowitzki
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Steve Nash
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Jason Kidd (still amazing...did you see what he did against the Suns?)
10. Kevin Garnett (numbers are great, but winning earns respect)
11. Allen Iverson
12. Dwight Howard
13. Vince Carter
14. Tracy McGrady (would be higher if not for injuries)
15. Tayshaun Prince (most underappreciated player in the league in my biased opinion)

[eaglefan52081]

1. Dwyane Wade

[greg bernhardt]

without mike redd the bucks would have three wins

[gosoxx777]

1. Lebron
2. Wade
3.kobe
4.shaq
5.paul pierce