who is the best individual basketball player in the nba?
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I would go for LeBron James.  Compare to Kobe, LJ has more rebounds, assists and FG percentage.  Steals and blocks are about the same.  Kobe is a terrific basketball player, but if you consider all stats, LeBron is more complete.  \n\nBTW, LeBrone is 2 inch taller and six years younger than Kobe.  8-in taller and nine years younger than A.I.
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Well, it has to be Michael Jordan.  Six championships, numerous MVP awards, and he made all of his teammates on the Bulls better.  However, LeBron James is probably going to replace MJ as the best ever some day.  At 21 he is almost as good as Jordan was in his prime.  We are all witnesses ...
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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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lamar odom.  I've always liked him since the day he came into the league.  He's in my opinion one of the top 3 most complete players in the game today.  He can literally do everything on the basketball court. shoot, rebound, dribble, pass, post up, shoot the 3, block shots, and play solid D.
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I think it will either be A.I. or Lebron James.  I'm a Kobe fan, but this year he looks like he's going to be more passive and get his teammates involved more.  For A.I. he's always been that high consistent scorer for most of his career.  Lebron James can put up some big numbers at times, but I don't know if he'll make 30 or more a game.  So I'll bet on A.I., one of the best scoreres of all-time.
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Minnesota Timberwolves. Go watch Kevin Garnett. He's the best player in the NBA next to Kobe.
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Jordan with any of the second teir stars is the best.  He is the one player who could not be stopped in the clutch.  His defense was simply awesome and his leadership equal to Larry and Magic.
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Micheal jackson.lol!\n\nThe best white player of all time would have to be Mr. Larry Bird. The best player EVER would have to be Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was the most dominant player the NBA had ever seen. Jordan has set the bar so high for players like, LeBron, Anthony, and Kobe that they might never be able to reach it.\n\nMichael Jordan was SO good that the whole NBA could be considered overrated talent compared to him. Jordan is what hype is compared to. IF you don't reach up to Jordan's level you could be percived as failure. I believe that if Lebron, KG or Wade never a championship during their career, they will be called "overrated."\n\nJordan is the greatest basketball talent to ever play the game.
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my own opinion I would have to say (based on the win loss %) u would have to go with Lebron right now , but my best player hands down is Mac- T-Mac
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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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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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Truth is, there are about 8 players in NBA history who have a legitimate argument to be called the best (or most dominant) player of all time...\n\nThey are:\n\n1) Wilt Chamberlain\n2) Bill Russell\n3) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\n4) Larry Bird\n5) Magic Johnson\n6) Oscar Robertson\n7) Michael Jordan\n8) Shaquille O'Neal\n\nTim Duncan probably comes the closest to matching the skill level of these guys, in terms of fundamentals...but Duncan does not have a claim to be called the best ever...\n\nWilt was really the most dominant player ever (on BOTH ends of the court), and his basketball skills far exceeded those of Shaquille O'Neal. Although Jordan's strong suit is his scoring, his scoring feats really pale in comparison with Wilt.\n\nRussell led his team to 11 NBA titles in his 13 year career. Were Jordan around back then, he'd be just another guy who lost to the Celtic machine.\n\nJordan and Shaq are the only players on the above list who had the luxury of playing against what amounts to 'high school' players. The level of competition and overall skill levels of todays players is not as good as during, for example, the 1980s. But players today are adjusting to the way the NBA wants the game played. Traveling is never called, nor is 'palming' the ball (probably no one under 25 today even knows what 'palming the ball' even means...)\n\nThe All Defensive teams were not selected until after the 1969 season, so Wilt only made that team 3 or 4 times, but would have made it more often had there been such a thing in the '60s. So the idea that Jordan is the greatest defender ever because of his All Defensive number of selections is not well-founded.\n\nIf anyone thinks that todays players are more highly skilled than players of the 60s 70s and 80s, we need only look as far as the U.S. recent international performances, or lack thereof. Teams from Europe are beating our NBA "All Star" teams on a regular basis the last few years, because they (the Europeans) are still playing the game the way the U.S. played it in the 60s and 70s, when the U.S. truly dominated the world in basketball. They have taken the way we taught them the game and are now using that style against us. The U.S. international teams have been pathetic during the 21st century.\n\nMcGrady is not even close to being the best player of all time... there's no argument that one can make to place him anywhere near the company of the guys on this list. Being able to dunk doesn't make you the greatest player of all time.  If you think T-Mac is one of the two greatest players ever, you obviously haven't watched very much basketball.
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Since the playoffs are about to start, I'll only take into consideration playoff teams. \n\nFirst off all,it depends on how you want to define best. 'Best' as in most important to their team, then it has to be Steve Nash or Chauncy Billups. Niether the suns or pistons would be where they are at without their respective point guards. \n\nBut, if you want to define best, as in the best point guard in a 1-on-1 situation, i think it has to be Gilbert Arenas. He is still an unknown nationally, but as far as pure talent, size, speed, Gilbert takes the cake when it comes to point guards in the playoffs. He can backdown a smaller guard or blow by a slower guard trying to guard him face to face. Now I havent forgotten about Dwayne Wade. But I dont really consider him a point guard. He can play pg, but he is more of an off guard like Lebron James.\n\nSo in the end, it all depends on how you want to define best.
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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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Michael Jordan for sure. He has the ability to carry a team and he was a much better defensive player than Kobe. Before we start any talk of greatness with Kobe, he has to cement his status as a premiere player in the NBA by winning at least one league MVP award.
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I'd say LeBron James because he has a complete game.
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Currently it is without a doubt Kobe Bryant he can dominate a game by himself.  He scored 18 points in the 4th quarter in today's game against the Hornets.  Also, 81 points is still unbelievable.\nOf all time it is Michael Jordan.\nThe best dunker is Vince Carter.