15. Nikola Jokic
Why Nikola Jokic is Amazing:
- Passes like he has eyes on the back of his head
- Great outside shooting
- Can throw up both passes out of the post, or insane outlet passes
Nikola Jokic details: https://hoopshype.com/player/nikola-jokic/2k/
14. DeMarcus Cousins
Why DeMarcus Cousins is Amazing:
- Cousins can still hit shots from deep
- The giant presence inside getting rebounds
- A powerful force in the middle
DeMarcus Cousins details: https://hoopshype.com/player/nikola-jokic/2k/
13. Joel Embiid
Why Joel Embiid is Amazing:
- The best post scorer in the entire league right now
- Absolutely dominates the inside
- Rebounds super well
- Blocks every shot near the rim
- Has an outside shot and a reliable midrange
Joel Embiid Details details: https://hoopshype.com/player/joel-embiid/2k/
12. Damian Lillard
Why Damian Lillard is Amazing:
- Smooth jumper from way downtown
- Can attack the rack with insane dunks
- Handles the ball well and can dribble right through defenders
Damian Lillard details: https://hoopshype.com/player/damian-lillard/2k/
11. Chris Paul
Why Chris Paul is Amazing:
- Chris Paul can still drive to the rim and score with his finesse at layups and floaters
- Cp3 can dribble his way out of anything with his underrated but super smooth handle
- Can still pass the ball at a high level, especially for lobs
Chris Paul details: https://hoopshype.com/player/chris-paul/2k/
10. Karl Anthony-Towns
Why Karl Anthony-Towns is Amazing:
- Drops shots from all over the court
- Smart as a ball handler getting inside off of drives with ease
- Underrated as a rebounder on both ends
Karl Anthony-Towns details: https://hoopshype.com/player/karl-anthony-towns/2k/
9. Russell Westbrook
Why Russell Westbrook is Amazing:
- Dunks and layups are always highlight reel material
- Drives are always super fast and unbothered even when defended well
- Athletic beast as always
- Rebounds the ball super well for a point guard, even better than some forwards
Russell Westbrook details: https://hoopshype.com/player/russell-westbrook/2k/
8. Kyrie Irving
Why Kyrie Irving is Amazing :
- Ambidextrous finishing with his acrobatic layups
- Can hit shots from anywhere with ease
- His dribble continues to be the best in all of NBA history
- One of the clutchest players of all time
Kyrie Irving details: https://hoopshype.com/player/kyrie-irving/2k/
7. Kawhi Leonard
Why Kawhi Leonard is Amazing:
- Inside finishing with his hands are still insane
- Continues to be a midrange assassin
- Hits the three supper efficiently
- Clutch gene, as seen by his insane plays in the 4th
- Defensive monster especially one on one with the best opposing player
Kawhi Leonard details: https://hoopshype.com/player/kawhi-leonard/2k/
6. Anthony Davis
Why Anthony Davis is Amazing:
- Can score on the inside with ease whether it’s post-ups, drives, or off-ball cuts for lobs and finishes
- Can score outside well at a high clip
- Rebounds super well, especially on offense
- Defensive monster blocking shots all over the court
Anthony Davis details: https://hoopshype.com/player/anthony-davis/2k/
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Why Giannis Antetekounmpo is Amazing:
- Swooping inside for clean dunks and layup is his bread and butter
- Transition machine getting two points no matter who is defending him
- Can score on any drive through his ball handling that is better than some guards
- One of the best at pulling the defense for easy scoring opportunities for three-point specialists
- Can defend all 5 positions and go for insane blocks all over the court on defense.
Giannis Antetekounmpo details: https://hoopshype.com/player/giannis-antetokounmpo/2k/
4. Stephen Curry
Why Stephen Curry is Amazing:
- Curry can still hit shots from deep and near half court
- Curry still has that insane gravity that pulls a defense out for open threes and inside looks
- Insane finishes off the glasses and off of high releases
- Super smooth dribbling that chains well with his jumper
- Underrated playmaking as always
Stephen Curry details: https://hoopshype.com/player/stephen-curry/2k/
3. James Harden
Why James Harden is Amazing:
- One of the best pick-and-roll ball handlers in the league
- Floater game and dunks make him deadly close to the rim
- Dribbles super smooth for stumbles, and falls
- His stepback continues to be the most deadly weapon in the league
James Harden details: https://hoopshype.com/player/james-harden/2k/
2. Kevin Durant
Why Kevin Durant is Amazing:
- Insane shot-making from midrange being almost automatic
- His three-ball is still an elite level
- Pull up jumper is still incredibly difficult to guard and even when contested still goes in
- Durant can still attack the rim with his sheer length and speed and finish over people
- Off-ball movement and scoring makes him unstoppable
- Underrated presence as a rim protector
- Fadeaway that is almost as unstoppable as Dirk’s fadeaway
Kevin Durant details: https://hoopshype.com/player/kevin-durant/2k/
1. Lebron James
Why Lebron James is Amazing:
- Lebron can finish at an incredible rate no matter who’s guarding him
- Lebron’s drive is still just as powerful and speedy as his prime
- Lebron continues to hit threes consistently and can even shoot from way deep and make them
- Lebron still has insane passing abilities dropping easy dimes to his teammates
- Lebron still has those insane highlight reel dunks every single fastbreak
- Lebron still has that top-tier defense, especially on fastbreak attempts with his chase downs
Lebron James details: https://hoopshype.com/player/lebron-james/2k/
