Who Are the Top 5 NBA Players?
We all have our favorite NBA players, but who are the top 5 players in the league right now?
LeBron James
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history. James has won four NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, four Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals.
Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft. Durant won back-to-back NBA Championships with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the NBA in 2014, and has won two Olympic gold medals as a member of Team USA in 2010 and 2012.
Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played two seasons of college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs, and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a sophomore. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on draft night. During his seven seasons with the Spurs, Leonard won an NBA championship in 2014 and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), becoming just the third player in NBA history to win Finals MVP without being selected as regular season MVP. He was also a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, winning back-to-back honors in 2015 and 2016, and was named to four straight All-Defensive teams from 2015 to 2018.
In 2018, he was traded to Toronto Raptors after asking for a trade from San Antonio. In his first season with Toronto, Leonard helped lead them to their first ever NBA Finals appearance, where they defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games. Leonard was again named Finals MVP, becoming just the second player in history to win Finals MVP with two different teams. In 2019, he led Toronto to their first ever NBA championship, defeating Golden State once again in six games. Leonard became just the third player in history to win an NBA championship and Finals MVP with two different teams. Following his second championship victory, Leonard opted out of his contract with Toronto and became a free agent.
James Harden
James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Arizona State, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped lead them to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat in five games. He was traded to Houston prior to the start of the 2012–13 season. During his time with the Rockets, he became one of the league’s most prolific scorers and earned recognition as one of its best all-around players.
He has been named to six All-Star teams, won an NBA MVP Award, and was voted onto both All-NBA First and Second Teams. He has also been a member of three USA Basketball teams, winning gold medals at both the 2010 FIBA World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis was selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans Pelicans. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and has been named to five All-NBA First Teams and three All-Defensive Teams. He has also led the league in blocks twice. (Full article…)
