The first round is unacceptable for most stars, because they lead the team into the playoffs, the goal is to go further in the playoffs, to impact the final championship, but in the first round to be eliminated, such a result is obviously unacceptable, because it makes them lose the opportunity to compete for the championship in the first round. For players who want to win the championship, the first round is the last thing they want to see. So the question is, in the active league, how many first-round trips have those big-name stars experienced in their careers?
The first is James and Curry, both of whom have more than 10 years of careers and who have done very well in the playoffs as the league's top stars. Both players have only one first-round trip in their careers, James lost to the Suns in the first round of the 20-21 season, which was the first time in his career that he was eliminated in the first round, and Curry was eliminated in the 13-14 season, when the Warriors lost to the Clippers in the first round and did not qualify, from that season, Curry began a journey to reach the Finals for five consecutive years and win three championships. James and Curry's results in the playoffs are very good, and they have only experienced 1 first round trip in their long careers, which shows their ability to lead the team.
Durant's career has had two first-round trips, namely the 09-10 season and this season, of which the first round of Durant's Nets was swept by the Celtics this season, which was also the first time in Durant's career that it was swept in the first round, and the results set a new career low. For Durant, this season is undoubtedly a failure, the outside world is optimistic that they can win the championship, but the team did not even break through in the first round, but also swept by the opponent, Durant as the league superstar, such results are obviously unacceptable, looking forward to the supergiant next season to be able to respond.
Alphabet brother has encountered the first round three times in his career, and when he was not yet the MVP, he helped the team enter the playoffs three times in 4 years, but 3 times were eliminated by opponents in the first round, and the performance was not good. After the first round of the trip, The Alphabet Brother also tried to improve his shortcomings, and in the last few playoffs, the Alphabet Brother helped the team reach the division finals, and in the 20-21 season, he also helped the team win the championship. After encountering the first round of consecutive trips, Brother Alphabet did not choose to change teams, but persevered, and this spirit is commendable.
Harden has had four first-round trips in his career, including one for the Thunder and three for the Rockets. Westbrook's career has had five first-round trips, four in the Thunder and one in the Wizards. Paul has encountered 6 first-round trips in his career, including 2 times in the Hornets (now pelicans), 3 times for the Clippers and 1 time for the Thunder, not counting this season, Paul has participated in a total of 13 playoffs, 6 first rounds, 5 second rounds, 1 West Conference Finals and 1 Finals.
And if you want to talk about who has the most first rounds in the active league, it is definitely Melon Anthony, who has made a total of 13 playoffs in his 19-year career, including 11 first-round trips, which is tied with Terry Porter for 1st place in history. While playing for the Nuggets, he made seven playoff appearances but six first-round trips, while at the Knicks he also had two, and three for the Thunder and Trail Blazers. Anthony is a very good player, who has won the scoring championship and has been selected as an All-Star, but has suffered 11 first round trips in the playoffs, and such a playoff leadership ability is indeed only average.