who do you think is the overall best player in the NBA right now? in history?
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Kobe Bryant is definitely the overall best player in the NBA.  And Michael Jordan is the best of all time.
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Allen Iverson, He is the best all around player a team can have. In the beginning of his career, they expected AI to win every game and to do everything. Now, He is playing like a point/shooting guard should play. Top sells on his jersey in the world. Second leader in scoring. AI is the best.
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DIRK NOWITZKI...hes d only centre 2 win 3 pt shooting competition...dat means he can do anything...so overall hes easily the best basketball player...has all n i mean ALL the skills required for bball...for instance- shooting , rebounding , defense , drivin , intersections , floor awareness...blah
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This is an extremely difficult question to poise at this term given the current state of the NBA.  Are there any dominant players around?  Any players that are dominant on both the defensive as well as offensive side of the ball?\n\nI started to go with my favorite team's star, Tim Duncan, ala the Big Fundamental.  Certainly an argument can be made for Duncan based on some of his NBA league stats this season:\n#5 rebounds/game\n#12 blocks/game\n#4 double-doubles\n#14 in the NBA in Efficiency Ranking\n\nDuncan's scoring a down this season, 18.8 ppg (a career low), but this can be attributed to a well balanced Spurs team (with scorers Tony Parker, Manu Ginobilli, and Michael Finley on board).  But, while I give a lot of credit to Duncan, and probably would still select him as the one player I'd build a team around.  Though I'll have to go with someone else, currently, as the best player in the NBA.\n\nI'd go with Kevin Garnett as presently the most complete, best all-around player in the NBA.  Garnett ranks, in the NBA:\n#15 points per game\n#8 field goal percentage\n#16 free throws made\n#1 double-doubles\n#1 in the NBA in Efficiency Ranking\n\nGarnett's size mixed with his athletic and basketball ability makes him arguably one of the best players in basketball today.\n\nI see LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as players on the cusp of challenging for best player in the league.
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Shaquille Oneal and Dewayne Wade are the strongest and the best in the NBA. Plus I love Dewayne Wade. In almost every game Oneal and Wade came through to the very end scoring and blocking. These two together are the best!
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That depends if you're asking all-time or still in the league right now. All-time is Michael Jordan without a doubt. Dude averaged 30.1 ppg, 6.20 rpg (1.60 off 4.70 def), 5.3 apg, and 2.3 spg. And that's regular season stats. In the playoffs he had 33.4 ppg, 6.40 rpg (1.70 off 4.70 def), 5.7 apg, and 2.1 spg. But that's all-time. Playing in the NBA right now im'a have to go with Kobe Bryant (and I know alot of you don't like him, but the guy is amazing). He's averaging 22.6 ppg on career (27.7 in the last 6 seasons), 5.1 rpg (1.3 off 3.8 def), 4.5 apg, and 1.44 spg. Plus the guys only 27, and I don't think the numbers have anywhere else to go but up. He's an all around player ON court, but he's no Michael Jordan. MJ would've made sure Shaq stayed there with him in LA, and that's something that he can't be doing anymore. Another guy to watch is LBJ, dudes gonna be one of the best all arounds by the end of his career, too.
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mcgrady is my favorite player, lebron is my second favorite, but i would have to say lebron is the best overall player in the NBA right now. he can make great passes. make steals and block shots. he can drive to the hoop anytime he wants because of his power and can hit a nice range shot. plus he is soooooo fun to watch because of his dunks. he also averages around 25-7-7. so lebron is the best. no, i seriously doubt that lebron will ever win a championship, ilgauskas is good, but not good enough to help lebron james carry the cavs to become a NBA championship calibur team. larry hughs has medical problems and probably will not be able to play for the remainder of this season and after he returns from his injuries, he still will not be as good of a player as he was when he was in washington with the wizards. drew gooden is a very inconsistant player and will not be able to contribute much to his team against all the good power forwards in the game today. such as kevin garnett, and tim duncan.
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Yeah besides Jordan LeBron is the best player of all time.
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I think lebron james is the best of the three. because he can do all 3 postions and has more muscle then the other 2 and he has proven that he scores better
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Well if you are going by stats, definitely Iverson. He has the stats to back it up. Averages more assists and steals a game. I believe he is also the toughest player on the court today. He plays hurt, something Kobe is not the best at doing. They are both great closers in tight games though. And they both go off when it comes to scoring. Kobe is the better pure shooter though. I would be happy if I got either on my team.
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Kobe is the best of right now. but not of all time. not yet. he could be, but we'll have to see how his career plays out.
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Dwayne Wade; he has not yet even entered his prime, and already he is putting up All-Star numbers. Of course having someone like Shaq helps; but nevertheless, he is still in my mind the best clutch player.
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Lebron. He's achived so much in so little time, It's won't be surprising if he totally dominates the game in a few years and surpassed Jordan. And how can people say that Lebron is a ballhog when he is averaging 6 assists a game? He gets double figures in assists many times.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  He's also has the most amount of points in the NBA ever.  The guy is a king.
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Michael Jordan, hands down. No one person has ever or ever will have the talent the MJ has. Not downing Wilt, but he was 6 inches taller than everyone else in the NBA. If we get a 7'8" guy with power, he would dominate. Not because of skill...because of size.
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Most complete: Shawn Marion\nMost Potential:LeBron\nBest Scorer/closer:Kobe\nBest Passer:Steve Nash\nBest Rebounder:Marcus Camby (for now)\nTheir really hasn't been a clearcut all-around best player since MJ in his prime.
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Gotta go with the Bad Boys.  Ben Wallace is the current day Dennis Rodman (not really, Rodman was better).  Isiah >>>>>>> Chauncey Billups. Dumars and RIP is close though, but I give the edge to Dumars.  Lambier and Daugherty - no one messes with those two.