Ranking 76ers’ Tobias Harris and the top 30 NBA small forwards
. SF. Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James. 3. player. 20
LeBron James recently broke the NBA scoring record. He’s also the greatest passer of his generation, a once-in-a-lifetime offensive engine who can do just about everything on the basketball court. He’s no longer the clear-cut No.1 in year 20, but he’s not far off either.
player. 18. . SF. Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum. 2
Jayson Tatum has cemented himself in the MVP conversation for the next decade-plus it seems. Boston is the best team in the NBA and it all starts with Tatum, a deadly, precise scorer who has shown that he can create for others and elevate teammates at the same level as his counterparts in the MVP race. He’s also one of the best wing defenders in the NBA, for good measure.
1. player. 66. . SF. Phoenix Suns. Kevin Durant
Before his injury, Kevin Durant looked like a very real MVP candidate and the Nets felt like very real contenders. Oh, it feels just like yesterday. Because it was. But now Durant is on the Suns, and now the Suns are title favorites. Durant is not only the best scorer in the NBA: he’s having the best defensive season of his career, supplying elite weak-side rim protection and using those long arms to full effect.
