Since the beginning of the 21st century, who are the most influential stars in the NBA? At first, there was no doubt that it was Michael Jordan, and although he was close to retirement at that time, his influence was still unmatched. It was followed by Kobe Bryant, who became James after entering the 10s, and now Durant has taken over the position.
Basketball is a sport of 5 people, whether it is Jordan, Kobe, James or Durant, they can succeed without the help of their teammates. Recently, the US media fadeworld selected the best teammate lineup of these four superstar careers, let's take a look at it together.
Members: Steve Cole, Tony Kukocchi, Scott Pippen, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman
To be honest, with the exception of Pippen and Rodman, the other three players are estimated to be unknown to many fans. If it weren't for kerr leading the Warriors to 3 championships after becoming the head coach, his popularity would not be as high as it is now. Kukoc's biggest personal accolade in his entire career was only one trophy for Best Sixth Man, and he hadn't even been named to the All-Star Team or the All-Star Team. Grant is slightly better, but he has only been selected to the All-Star Team once, so jordan's best teammate lineup inevitably has some starlight.
Members: Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Lamar Odom, Paul Gasol, Shaquille O'Neal
In fact, Kobe Bryant's teammates are not much better than Jordan, and among these 5 people, only Gasol is more famous than the Sharks. Odom is indeed a very versatile player, but his ability in all aspects is relatively limited, none of which is particularly prominent, but no one is a shortcoming, and he has won two awards for the best sixth man in his entire career. As for Fisher and Fox, they are at best competent starters, with no highlights in their careers.
Members: Kyrie Owen, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Love, Chris Bosh, Anthony Davis
Compared with Kobe Bryant and Jordan, James's best teammate lineup is much stronger on average, but this is also due to the times, after all, the league's group style was not so serious. The above 5 players are all All-Star players, but if you analyze it from the historical status, these people are not prominent enough except Wade. Bosh has retired, Love's peak is over, Irving and Davis are at their peak, but it's too early to talk about their historical status.
Members: Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Draymond Green
Durant is undoubtedly the player with the most guard helpers in NBA history, whether it is Curry, Irving, Westbrook or Harden, they are the league's premier defenders today, of which Curry is recognized as the second point guard in history and the best scorer in history. As for Westbrook, he is the historical triple-double king, Harden is the first active quarterback, and the personal honors of Dream Green and Irving may be less, but the strength is still very recognizable.
So the question is, who do you think Jordan, Kobe Bryant, James, and Durant are the strongest teammates? And whose teammates are the weakest?