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The Top Current NBA Players

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List of the best basketball players in the NBA today. It's common to see lists of the greatest basketball players of all time, but considerably more difficult to consider athletes' relative strengths while their careers are still ongoing. Looking back on the career of a Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson once it's complete, there are many factors to consider - number of championships, overall contribution to great teams, even just looking at the statistics. But who can say while a player is still competing whether their peak years are in front of them or behind? And harder still to compare their merits in comparison to other players who may be injured, have overall less experience playing professionally or are just going through a slump.

This list attempts to sort through all the NBA's current all stars to find the most talented, and the players who are the most essential to have on a winning team. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, two of the most iconic and celebrated players to ever compete, dominated in the early rankings, but a number of other challengers for the title - such as Chicago Bulls phenom Derrick Rose and the legendary Carmelo Anthony - have become more recent favorites. Vote up your own favorite basketball stars, and if your favorite player (or team) isn't represented, make your own list and add them to the rankings.

List Criteria: Only players currently competing in the NBA.

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  1. 1
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    Down 186
    1978
  2. 2
    Up 346
    Down 207
    1984
  3. 3
    Up 279
    Down 167
    1988
  4. 4
    Up 216
    Down 152
    1985
  5. 5
    Up 195
    Down 131
    1984
  6. 6
    Up 208
    Down 143
    1988
  7. 7
    Up 205
    Down 154
    1982
  8. 8
    Up 153
    Down 99
    1988
  9. 9
    Up 150
    Down 70
    1988
  10. 10
    Up 154
    Down 68
    1976
  11. 11
    Up 117
    Down 40
    1989
  12. 12
    Up 152
    Down 92
    1989
  13. 13
    Up 144
    Down 54
    1992
  14. 14
    Up 142
    Down 117
    1985
  15. 15
    Up 127
    Down 71
    1982
  16. 16
    Up 171
    Down 90

    Rajon Rondo

  17. 17
    Up 114
    Down 78
    1978
  18. 18
    Up 99
    Down 45
    1977
  19. 19
    Up 114
    Down 75
    1976
  20. 20
    Up 81
    Down 45
    1984
  21. 21
    Up 96
    Down 85
    1984
  22. 22
    Up 77
    Down 50
    1986
  23. 23
    Up 75
    Down 33
    1985
  24. 24
    Up 76
    Down 48
    1985
  25. 25
    Up 88
    Down 54
    1977
  26. 26
    Up 81
    Down 50
    1984
  27. 27
    Up 71
    Down 32
    1986
  28. 28
    Up 45
    Down 12

    Paul George

    1990
  29. 29
    Up 70
    Down 43
    1982
  30. 30
    Up 95
    Down 70
    1974
  31. 31
    Up 64
    Down 27
    1981
  32. 32
    Up 66
    Down 29
    1983
  33. 33
    Up 57
    Down 21
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    Lamarcus Alridridge

  34. 34
    Up 71
    Down 35
    1985
  35. 35
    Up 77
    Down 45
    1990
  36. 36
    Up 40
    Down 10
    1983
  37. 37
    Up 40
    Down 23

    LeBron James

  38. 38
    Up 71
    Down 31
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    Dwayne Wade

  39. 39
    Up 33
    Down 9
    1985
  40. 40
    Up 62
    Down 40
    1980
  41. 41
    Up 50
    Down 28
    1982
  42. 42
    Up 40
    Down 18
    1981
  43. 43
    Up 30
    Down 8
    1985
  44. 44
    Up 33
    Down 12
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    Kevin Durant

  45. 45
    Up 41
    Down 13
    1985
  46. 46
    Up 33
    Down 12
    1990
  47. 47
    Up 44
    Down 23

    Russell Westbrook

  48. 48
    Up 28
    Down 12
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    Carmeol Anthony

  49. 49
    Up 54
    Down 57
    1987
  50. 50
    Up 44
    Down 40
    1975
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    1. Superstacy
      Top Current NBA Players at 1/27/2013 7:30 PM
      You've got to hand it to a person who is knowledgeable about Current NBA Players

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