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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 217
    1984
  2. 2
    Up 359
    Down 199
    1978
  3. 3
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    Down 171
    1988
  4. 4
    Up 241
    Down 158
    1985
  5. 5
    Up 218
    Down 138
    1984
  6. 6
    Up 232
    Down 149
    1988
  7. 7
    Up 172
    Down 71
    1976
  8. 8
    Up 224
    Down 163
    1982
  9. 9
    Up 167
    Down 77
    1988
  10. 10
    Up 164
    Down 102
    1988
  11. 11
    Up 133
    Down 46
    1989
  12. 12
    Up 158
    Down 60
    1992
  13. 13
    Up 141
    Down 74
    1982
  14. 14
    Up 160
    Down 98
    1989
  15. 15
    Up 156
    Down 122
    1985
  16. 16
    Up 180
    Down 92

    Rajon Rondo

  17. 17
    Up 125
    Down 88
    1978
  18. 18
    Up 95
    Down 54
    1986
  19. 19
    Up 105
    Down 54
    1977
  20. 20
    Up 110
    Down 94
    1984
  21. 21
    Up 123
    Down 81
    1976
  22. 22
    Up 81
    Down 40
    1985
  23. 23
    Up 99
    Down 60
    1977
  24. 24
    Up 105
    Down 72
    1974
  25. 25
    Up 79
    Down 52
    1985
  26. 26
    Up 88
    Down 57
    1984
  27. 27
    Up 71
    Down 31
    1981
  28. 28
    Up 77
    Down 50
    1982
  29. 29
    Up 52
    Down 18

    Paul George

    1990
  30. 30
    Up 75
    Down 39
    1986
  31. 31
    Up 82
    Down 56
    1984
  32. 32
    Up 43
    Down 15
    1983
  33. 33
    Up 69
    Down 35
    1983
  34. 34
    Up 84
    Down 51
    1990
  35. 35
    Up 60
    Down 24
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    Lamarcus Alridridge

  36. 36
    Up 74
    Down 39
    1985
  37. 37
    Up 57
    Down 32
    1982
  38. 38
    Up 44
    Down 25

    LeBron James

  39. 39
    Up 69
    Down 46
    1980
  40. 40
    Up 73
    Down 33
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    Dwayne Wade

  41. 41
    Up 21
    Down 13
    1988
  42. 42
    Up 34
    Down 11
    1985
  43. 43
    Up 37
    Down 11
    1985
  44. 44
    Up 38
    Down 14
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    Kevin Durant

  45. 45
    Up 45
    Down 17
    1985
  46. 46
    Up 42
    Down 23
    1981
  47. 47
    Up 52
    Down 46
    1975
  48. 48
    Up 45
    Down 25

    Russell Westbrook

  49. 49
    Up 22
    Down 5

    DeMarcus Cousins

    1990
  50. 50
    Up 30
    Down 10
    1986
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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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