Give me your top 18 players in the NBA

[KG Living Legend]

 Tier 1 studs in the league.  Guys that are a number one or number two option in the League.  There is a purpose to this drill which I will reveal after the exercise.

 My list was 18 strong. So that's the number I'm asking you guys to stick to. Best lists get Tps.

[gouki88]

1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokoumpo
3. Kevin Durant
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. LeBron James
6. James Harden
7. Joel Embiid
8. Steph Curry
9. Luka Doncic
10. Damian Lillard
11. Jayson Tatum
12. Rudy Gobert
13. Anthony Davis
14. Bradley Beal
15. Jimmy Butler
16. Paul George
17. Donovan Mitchell
18. Devin Booker

Taking into account recent performance and injury history, hence why LeBron and AD are lower than they traditionally are

[bello_man09]

I think Tatum is better than Luka

[gouki88]

I think Tatum is better than Luka

I appreciate a good old-fashioned homer

[SHAQATTACK]

I think Tatum is better than Luka

We re drinking the same green koolaid 

[KG Living Legend]

1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokoumpo
3. Kevin Durant
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. LeBron James
6. James Harden
7. Joel Embiid
8. Steph Curry
9. Luka Doncic
10. Damian Lillard
11. Jayson Tatum
12. Rudy Gobert
13. Anthony Davis
14. Bradley Beal
15. Jimmy Butler
16. Paul George
17. Donovan Mitchell
18. Devin Booker

Taking into account recent performance and injury history, hence why LeBron and AD are lower than they traditionally are

 TP solid list. No need to put in order. Let's see some other lists fellas


 Trae Young, Chris Paul and Donavan Mitchell are in the conversation.  Butler doesn't make my list anymore.

[PhoSita]

Let me answer it this way ... guys who can be the center piece of a playoff caliber offense:

Jokic
Luka
Giannis
Durant
Kawhi
Bron
Embiid
Curry
Dame

Harden
Butler
Tatum
Mitchell
Booker
Morant
Trae


Very good players who aren't on this list because I think they're just very good second / third guys until proven otherwise:

Davis
Zion
Kyrie
Gobert
George
Beal
Towns
Bam
Klay (if he's ever healthy)
Randle
Middleton
Murray
Lavine
Brown
Siakam


Let me know if I forgot somebody obvious

[Tr1boy]

1. Kevin Durant
2. Kawhi Leonard
3. Nikola Jokic
4. Giannis Antetokoumpo
5. Lebron James
6. Steph Curry
7. Anthony Davis
8. Luka Doncic
9. James Harden
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Trey Young
12. Joel Embiid
13. Jimmy Butler
14. Damian Lillard
15. Kyrie Irving
16. Jayson Tatum
17. Jaylen Brown
18. Devin Booker
19. Bradley Beal
20. Rudy Gobert

[gouki88]

1. Kevin Durant
2. Kawhi Leonard
3. Nikola Jokic
4. Giannis Antetokoumpo
5. Lebron James
6. Steph Curry
7. Anthony Davis
8. Luka Doncic
9. James Harden
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Trey Young
12. Joel Embiid
13. Jimmy Butler
14. Damian Lillard
15. Kyrie Irving
16. Jayson Tatum
17. Jaylen Brown
18. Devon Booker
19. Bradley Beal
20. Rudy Gobert

Donovan Mitchell ahead of Embiid???

[Tr1boy]

1. Kevin Durant
2. Kawhi Leonard
3. Nikola Jokic
4. Giannis Antetokoumpo
5. Lebron James
6. Steph Curry
7. Anthony Davis
8. Luka Doncic
9. James Harden
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Trey Young
12. Joel Embiid
13. Jimmy Butler
14. Damian Lillard
15. Kyrie Irving
16. Jayson Tatum
17. Jaylen Brown
18. Devon Booker
19. Bradley Beal
20. Rudy Gobert

Donovan Mitchell ahead of Embiid???

Yup. Mitchell is clutch.

Embiid health should be a factor. He didnt look right last game vs Hawks.

[Csfan1984]

KD
Curry
Giannis
KL
Harden
Jokic
LeBron
Luka
Embid
Lillard
Beal
Tatum
Zion
Young
Towns
Mitchell
Booker
Bam

Honorable mention
AD
Sabonis
SGA
Butler
Gorbert
Morant

[Kiorrik]

Are Spyda and Dame pretty much the same guy?

Wish I could join in this topic but I doubt I'd bring anything new. Pretty much concur with most of what's already been posted.

[Tr1boy]

KD
Curry
Giannis
KL
Harden
Jokic
LeBron
Luka
Embid
Lillard
Beal
Tatum
Zion
Young
Towns
Mitchell
Booker
Bam

Honorable mention
AD
Sabonis
SGA
Butler
Gorbert
Morant

KD should be number 1 on everyones list

He is pretty much unguardable.  Those 3s in crunch time is nasty. And now much more engaged on D

God I hate him

[gouki88]

1. Kevin Durant
2. Kawhi Leonard
3. Nikola Jokic
4. Giannis Antetokoumpo
5. Lebron James
6. Steph Curry
7. Anthony Davis
8. Luka Doncic
9. James Harden
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Trey Young
12. Joel Embiid
13. Jimmy Butler
14. Damian Lillard
15. Kyrie Irving
16. Jayson Tatum
17. Jaylen Brown
18. Devon Booker
19. Bradley Beal
20. Rudy Gobert

Donovan Mitchell ahead of Embiid???

Yup. Mitchell is clutch.

Embiid health should be a factor. He didnt look right last game vs Hawks.

I think you overrate Mitchell significantly. I actually think I overrated him in my list. He's not particularly efficient and his defence is bad, he just plays alongside Gobert and Conley

Embiid still put up 39/9/4/3/1 despite 'not looking right'

[RLewis35]

Zion should be on all of these lists.  He is still only 20 and averaged 27, 7 and 4 with 61 pct FG.

For comparison, Anthony Davis averaged 20 and 10 on 51 pct in his age 20 season...