In the world of basketball, personal data is of course a very important reference standard for strength levels, but data does not represent absolute strength. For example, Bradley. Bill was the second highest score in the league last season. But I believe that no one would think that he is the second best player in the league, because good data needs to be supported by the performance of the team, especially when you are the absolute core of the team. It is the ultimate display of the player's strength.
According to the above criteria, we divide the players in the league into three top-level leadership positions, namely A, S and the strongest SS level! Let's take a look at which players in these ranks are on the list!
Class A: Chris Paul / Mitchell / Tatum / Trey Young
is obviously on the absolute strength of the library, Paul span2span, and Lillard, especially the scoring ability, but at the end of his career, 19-20/20-21 Paul dedicated his career masterpiece for two consecutive seasons, the original weak Thunder was his leader Brought into the playoffs, and the perennial Western Suns was brought to the finals by him, although he still missed the championship, but Paul's lead is really very high.
Mitchell, Tatum, and Tre Young are all emerging stars in the league. As team leaders, they have each brought their teams into the ranks of the divisional powers. , Especially Mitchell's growth rate is very gratifying, his playoff points in two consecutive seasons have exceeded 32 points +.
S-class: Leonard / Durant/Jokic/ Doncic
is an alliance ofLeonard The first person in the offensive and defensive system, one is the unsolvable offensive killer, as long as they are slightly better staffed, they can easily bring the team to at least the level of the division semifinals. This can be verified by time. It is also the confidence that the long-term good team performance has brought to these two.
As international players, Jokic and Doncic are the absolute core of the team building in their respective teams. In the past two seasons, Jokic and Doncic have not seen a second All-Star next to them. Players, but even so, their team's performance is also very good (relative to staffing), especially Doncic, once he is given a slightly higher level of teammates, perhaps he can be overwhelmed in the West.
SS level: James/Atetokounmpo/Harden
James may be the only player in this league who doesn’t need to prove himself anymore. He has James’ ball for a long time. The team means the finals. Although he has won many championships and MVPs, the most impressive thing is that he led the team independently in 2018 and he just pulled Thompson, Clarkson, Nance, Teammates like JR Smith reached the finals. In the words of the famous basketball commentator Yang Yi, "I believe that Jordan may not be able to do it."
And for Antetokounmpo,We may finally see him in perfect shape last season, maybe you will regard the victory over the Nets as a kind of luck, but in the finals, when he can score 50 points, he can throw those shots that are usually difficult to hit. When you enter, you have to admit that he has really become stronger! Two regular season MVPs and one finals MVP. In the current league, apart from James, only Antetokounmpo has done it.
Although Harden’s personal honor can’t be compared with the two above, we can recall that in Houston’s time, Harden led the team with a single core for a long time. The best teammate around time is Eric Gordon. All-star teammates are only , Howard and Paul and they are all day laborers. But in his 9 years with the Rockets, the average record of the Rockets is that of the league. Fourth, during this period, he has won 3 scoring champions and 1 assists champion, plus 6 league games. He is often looked down upon because he has no championship.
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