The NBA is one of the most entertaining things to watch especially when you are watching some of the best players do crazy plays. There are lots of really good players in the NBA, but some rise above the rest and that’s what we’ll be talking about today.
Stephen Curry
Wardell Stephen Curry II, or the “Baby Faced Assassin” is undoubtedly the best shooter of all time and makes a case for MVP every year winning it twice with the only unanimous MVP. So far he’s had a really good season averaging 25 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and a steal per game which is some of the best stats so far this season. He is also playing for the team with the best record so far at 8-1.
Stephen Curry shooting before a game
Kevin Durant
KD is having an amazing season so far with the Nets, even though the team together isn’t doing the greatest, it might just have something to do with Kyrie, but that’s a different story. So far this season he is averaging about 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists per game which is crazy. He’s on a team with another big scorer in James Harden, so if they both score a lot the Nets could be a threat.
KD in a game this season
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy “Buckets” Butler is another player having a really good season, with stats that aren’t as good as KD, but still, some of the best in the league, averaging 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals per game. Butler is on a Heat team that looks really good so far this season at 7-3 with the best record in the East.
Jimmy Butler heading back down to the other side of the court
Paul George
“PG-13” is having a career year so far averaging about 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.5 steals a game, all of those are his best career stats except for his points because in 2018 he averaged 28. He’s playing for the Clippers who have won 5 games in a row and seem to have got things going.
George taking the ball down the court for the Clippers
LeBron James
“The King” always makes a case for MVP and so far this season he’s continuing that averaging 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block a game. The Lakers are always a championship contender, especially when you have one of the best players of all time.
LeBron flexing in a game against the Golden State Warriors
Trae Young
“Ice Trae” entered the league only four years ago and has already impressed everyone. So far this year he continues to impress averaging 24 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, and a steal per game. He’s currently playing for the Atlanta Hawks who haven’t been very good so far this season at 4-8 and their loss total is double their win total.
Trae Young finishing at the rim
Giannis Antetokounmpo
“The Greek Freak” is having a really good year on a not-so-good Bucks team so far. They are below .500, but Giannis is averaging 28 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks per game, he’s a double-double machine! Giannis isn’t just getting rebounds because he’s tall, he’s also very athletic and good at boxing out.
Giannis screaming happily
Luka Dončić
Luka is another player having an outstanding year so far in his fourth season. He’s averaging 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and a steal per game. It’s not his best stats, but they are still really good and very close to his best. He’s had one of the biggest moments in the NBA so far this season when he drained a 3 pointer to put the Mavericks up by 3 on the Celtics with only a few seconds left in the game.
Dončić shooting a free throw during a home game
James Harden
“The Beard” isn’t having the best season of his career, but still has good stats. He’s averaging about 20 points 8 rebounds, 9 assists, a steal, and a block per game which is still really good. The only problem with how he’s playing is that he’s not getting the same fouls called that he was getting before, so he isn’t getting nearly as many points, but he’s still shooting really well from the field.
Harden flexing after making a play
DeMar DeRozan
DeRozan is having one of his best seasons averaging 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal on the year. His best game so far was when he had 38 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal, and a block.
DeRozan in a Bulls Uniform for the first year
Nikola Jokić
“The Joker” is having yet another MVP-worthy season averaging, 26 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal, and a block. He’s the reigning MVP and had an amazing year last year and is just continuing that this year.
Jokić shooting a free throw
