United States media HoopsHype rearranged the 21st century NBATop10 players: James, Duncan, Kobe, Durant, Curry, O'Neal, Garnett, Paul, Nowitzki, Wade.
Among the top 100 athletes of the century previously evaluated by ESPN, the top 10 NBA basketball players were James, Kobe, Curry, Duncan, O'Neal, Garnett, Jokic, Wade, Durant and Nowitzki.
HoopsHype said that if the list were about the top players, it would include some players who also played in the 90s, but this is a list of players who belong to the 21st century.
If you only look at the number of championships and the number of All-Star selections, MVP and FMVP, Team of the Year, Defensive Team of the Year and other honors, James, Duncan, and Kobe Bryant are half a pound. But the NBA historical ranking is not only based on these, this is completely the result of comprehensive consideration, and James is placed in the position of the greatest player of the 21st century, and there is also a place to stand, which is why many fans list him as the second king of the game, and this cut is naturally reasonable.
However, if you look at the impact on basketball and the spread of the NBA around the world and the number of fans, it is also okay to rank Kobe Bryant as the greatest player of the 21st century. After all, every year of his trip to China, Kobe Bryant was surrounded by fans everywhere he went, which was his huge influence.
Of course, in the first list, Durant came ahead of Curry, which is obviously the most controversial place. After all, whether it is in terms of personal honors, team records, or the impact on the development of basketball, Curry should not be ranked behind Durant. All things considered, Curry's historical status is obviously higher than Durant's, there is no doubt about it.
However, you have to start from the stability of scoring, Durant is naturally stronger than Curry, after all, he has the ability to ignore the defensive environment to shoot, two meters and three meters tall plus the skills of backward jumpers, naturally in terms of scoring grasp is strong and stable than Curry.
But this kind of judgment is naturally biased and a little too simple, because Curry also has his own merits, just talking about three-pointers, long-range shooting and scoring explosiveness, or the ability to score without the ball, it can be said to be the most in history, and it can also be ranked first in history.
But as I just said, judging the historical status of a superstar cannot be viewed from a certain angle alone, but can only be ranked more objectively after combining all factors.
Overall, the all-time top 10 lists of these two lists are relatively more reasonable and objective, but there are some minor differences in the ranking order, which is acceptable to fans.