There are three generations of active veterans, middle and young, and the best three sets of lineups: led by Janduku, the younger generation has risen
I don't know if you have noticed that this season's NBA is more competitive than in the past two years, to take the simplest example, the Kings are still the core of last season, and their core is healthy enough, as a result, they were third in the West last season, and this season is only a team in the Western Conference play-offs, the reason for this problem is that the league can now play more players, the older generation of stars still have the peak level, and the younger generation is also showing good form.
Having said that, let's take a look at the best three lineups of the old, middle and young generations.
Older generation
The boundaries of the older generation are players over 34 years old, and now there are indeed many peaks in the league at this age, but there are no interior players, after all, with the prevalence of the small-ball era in the 10s, many centers failed to transform successfully, and eventually became blue-collar players, the strongest point guard of this generation is Curry, although Curry is 36 years old, but he still has an average of 26 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5 assists per game this season.
The No. 2 position is DeRozan, Azan is still playing the level of the league's king of shooting this season, they can still contribute stable scoring at critical moments, this season's Azan is 34 years old, he can average 23.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The No. 3 spot is Butler, who is also 34 years old and has proven his ability in the past two years, and he is a player who can't show his level in the regular season, averaging 21 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.4 steals per game this season.
The No. 4 position is James, although Lao Zhan is now 39 years old, but he still has a very good level, this season James can average 25.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game, maybe Lao Zhan's career is only two years. The No. 5 position is Durant, Durant is 35 years old, and the older generation has 3 players in the top 20 in history, which can be regarded as very successful, Durant averaged 27.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game this season, which is very comprehensive.
Middle generation
The middle generation is also a player who is at his peak, generally 27-33 years old, there are three top five in the league in this class, and after James, Durant and Curry leave the league, the league is likely to be supported by these people The façade of the league, the No. 1 position is Booker, Booker is one of the best backcourt players in the current league, and his scoring ability is very good, at the age of 27 this season, he averaged 27.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7 assists and 0.9 steals per game.
No. 2 Leonard, Xiaoka is 32 years old this season, many fans may think that Xiaoka has played for many years, in fact, he only became famous too early in the Spurs, Leonard still has this very good state this season, averaging 23.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. No. 3 Brother Alphabet, the age of the alphabet this season is 29 years old, the current league top five level I players, this season average 30.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.
The No. 4 position is Embiid, in fact, the No. 4 and No. 5 Embiid and Jokic can be anyone, they are the two best interior lines in the active league, Jokic is now 29 years old, and can average 26.1 points, 12.2 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season. Embiid is now 30 years old and is averaging 35.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game this season.
The younger generation
The younger generation is under 27 years old, we have no limit on this, and the literary class that has just entered the league can also be selected, and two of the top five in this generation have played at the top five level of the league, which is also very good, to be honest, the talent shown by the younger generation as a whole looks better than the middle generation. The No. 1 position is Doncic, who is now 25 years old, and Doncic is the league's best ball-handling core this season, averaging 34 points, 9.1 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
The No. 2 position is Alexander 25 years old, he and Doncic have both played in the league's top five, Alexander can average 30.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season, second in the league in points per game, first in steals. The No. 3 position is Edwards, although Edwards is a shooting guard, but his body is no problem playing the No. 3 position, Edwards is averaging 26.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game this season, which is very good.
The No. 4 position is Tatum, Tatum also gives the impression that he has played for many years, in fact, Tatum is only famous early, he is only 26 years old, Tatum led the team to the first place in the league this season, he can average 27.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1 steal per game, which is very good. The No. 5 position is Wembanyama, who can average 21 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game this season, ranking first in the league in blocks per game, he is only 20 years old, and his potential is too great.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the best lineup of these three generations?