The 2021-22 season is drawing to a close, with only about 20 games left for most teams, and judging by the performance of the players, it is already possible to predict the best lineup in the league at this stage.
In an article, Eddie Bital predicted the league's best lineups, which have 3 centers, 6 guards and 6 forward players:
All-Three Teams: Chris Paul, Devon Booker, Jimmy Butler, Jason Tatum, Carl Anthony Downs
All-Second Team: Stephen Curry, James Harden, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic
Best team: Ja Morant, Luka Doncic, Demar DeRozan, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid
Judging from the above lineups, the best team second team seems to have a higher "coffee position", after all, whether it is Curry, Harden, James, Durant or Jokic are players who have won the MVP of the regular season, and these players also have the top data performance this season, but compared to the best lineup, these players are indeed a little behind in the number of appearances or team records.
As for the players in the Best Team, Ja Morant has averaged 27.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks this season, plus the overall record of the Grizzlies, and Morant has no problem being selected to the Best Team.
In addition, Doncic, DeRozan, Alphabet Brother and Embiid have all performed at the level of MVP in the regular season this season, and as for the choice between DeRozan and James, DeRozan, who can lead the Bulls to a better record with top statistics, will indeed be a better choice.
The best team three players include the Suns' two core backcourts Chris Paul and Devon Booker, two tough players in the forward position, Butler and Tatum, and Towns in the center position is also a good enough player so far this season.