Who Is Number 18 In The NBA?

We all know that LeBron James is the best player in the NBA, but who is the 18th best player? In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the 18th best player in the NBA according to various metrics.

LeBron James

LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history, and has been praised for his exceptional passing, shooting, and physical strength. Standing at 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) and weighing 250 pounds (113 kg), he has played the small forward and power forward positions. James has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He has also been selected to 14 NBA All-Star teams, 12 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams.

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 has won two NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, two Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. He has also been selected to nine All-NBA teams and ten NBA All-Star teams.

Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has played for the San Antonio Spurs and the Raptors. A versatile player, Leonard is regarded as one of the best two-way players in the NBA. He is a two-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, and a one-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2016–17 season. Westbrook has also been selected to nine All-NBA teams and nine NBA All-Defensive teams.

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time NBA All-Star, he has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice and won three NBA championships with the Warriors. Curry played college basketball for Davidson. There he was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year and set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Joel Embiid

Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia
76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the 76ers. He missed his first two pro seasons due to injury.

James Harden

James Harden 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. He was traded to Houston prior to the 2012–13 season. During his time with the Rockets, he became one of the NBA’s most prolific scorers and earned recognition as one of its best players; he has been voted an All-Star eight times, won back-to-back MVP awards in 2018 and 2019, and was named to nine All-NBA teams.

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011. A six-time NBA All-Star, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year and has also won two Olympic gold medals.

Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats, where he was named a consensus All-American and the 2012 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College, he transferred to Marquette University. Butler was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017, where he spent two seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019. He was traded again to the Miami Heat in 2020.

Paul George

Paul George is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time NBA All-Star and has been named three times to the All-NBA Team and twice to the All-Defensive team. George was drafted 10th overall by the Indiana Pacers in 2010. He spent his first seven seasons with the Pacers, before being traded to Oklahoma City in 2017.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been ranked as the best point guard in the NBA by Sports Illustrated and ESPN. He is a nine-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA Team member.

Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis is number 18 in the NBA. He is a power forward and center for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was drafted first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2012. He is a six-time NBA All-Star and has been named to the All-NBA First Team four times.

DeMar DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft. He has played for the Raptors his entire career, until he was traded to the Spurs in 2018.

Karl-Anthony Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns, also known as KAT, is a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He was born on November 15th, 1995, in Edison, New Jersey, and is currently 23 years old. Standing at 7-feet tall and weighing 248 pounds, Towns is a force to be reckoned with on the court. He was drafted first overall by the Timberwolves in the 2015 NBA draft, and has since established himself as one of the best young players in the league. In his rookie season, he was named NBA Rookie of the Year, and he has been selected to two All-Star teams. He is also a two-time recipient of the NBA All-Star MVP award. Towns is currently averaging 21.5 points per game and 12 rebounds per game.

Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted ninth overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Hornets. Walker played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies and was named NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading them to victory in the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, where he was a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2016. Mitchell was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 13th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and later traded to the Jazz. In his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Trae Young

Trae Young is a basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. He was drafted fifth overall in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, but he was traded to the Hawks on draft night. Young was born in Lubbock, Texas and grew up in Norman, Oklahoma. He played college basketball for one season at the University of Oklahoma before declaring for the NBA Draft.