Who will be the Best Player in the League in 5 years?

[CeoTypeDoe619]

:confusedshrug:

I will go with Kevin Durant

[Marv_Albert]

Lebron James, still.

[rfm767]

Kevin Durant.

[CeoTypeDoe619]

Lebron James, still.
at 30? Come one son

[ShoeGuy]

Besides the obvious, Lebron and KD, I see Tyreke Evans, Derrick Rose and Rajan Rondo becoming elite players within 5 years

[lakerspng]

Someone unexpected.

players with the best chance...

Lebron
Durant
Derek Rose
D Williams
Chris Paul
D Howard
Melo

I'd like to think Andrew Bynum will be able to stay healthy and develop over that time into one of the top 5 in the league by then, but who knows.

[plowking]

MJ and Kobe.

[O.J A 6'4Mamba]

if we take lebron out the mix.

OJ Mayo and Tony Wroten Jr.

[entropy35]

I'm going out on a limb and say tyreke evans, statistically. Anyone think J.Wall has an outside chance? he'll win more games than tyreke.

[ExtremeHops]

Beasley :)

[Bernie Nips]

I'll go on the biggest limb and say Oden.

[entropy35]

Beasley :)
I like it

[Junny]

Jrue Holiday baby. :pimp:

[ImaBigDawg]

Derrick Rose
OJ Mayo
Kevin Durant
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Tyreke Evans

Just some canidates

[InspiredLebowski]

LBJ and Hibbert will be alternating MVPs. McRoberts will be just below them.

[TROLL_HUNTER]

Derrick Rose
OJ Mayo
Kevin Durant
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Tyreke Evans

Just some canidates



Durant and Lebron. they are the most talented young players by far. You may make a case for Deron though id not put my money on it. OJ Mayo? not yet Tyreke is a big question mark and out of the topic so far and D-Howard is not talented enough. he would need a Shaq's athleticism for that.
same reads for Bynum, which is not even a candidate due to his injury-prone condition.

I guess there will be some other candidates we have not heard of in the coming years...

[zizozain]

Lebron will be elbowless and ringless

[Styles p]

Jrue Holiday baby. :pimp:
:applause:

[King Kong]

Durant and Lebron. they are the most talented young players by far. You may make a case for Deron though id not put my money on it. OJ Mayo? not yet Tyreke is a big question mark and out of the topic so far and D-Howard is not talented enough. he would need a Shaq's athleticism for that.
same reads for Bynum, which is not even a candidate due to his injury-prone condition.

I guess there will be some other candidates we have not heard of in the coming years...

Don't be so sure looking at all these bump threads of 5 years ago only about 10% of the posters where actually right with their prediction. I totally forgot the days where we though Jordan Farmar, TJ Ford, Kirk Hinrich were going to be special pgs.
I think LeBron will still be the best come on he would only be 30 years old.

Others candidates in order,

1.Kevin Durant (is averaging 30 ppg now, his prime could have a season where he is scoring 34/7/3 he is that amazing)

2.Derrick Rose ( Rose can show he can put the ball in the basket and is a pretty good passer. 26/5/9 it is a possibility he will be the best pg in the leauge and there is no doubt in my mind, sorry chris paul))

3.OJ Mayo ( the most raw and untapped potential out of the group, but he has shown tons of flashes of dominance. 28/4/6 could be)

4.Tyreke Evans ( basically a mini lebron james just doesnt have lebron's athletism which could keep him from the absolute best, still has a chance 26/7/8 is a possiblity

5.Dwight Howard (if he gets a post game, which i don't see he hands down will be)

are the only players in the league that i can see them becoming that dominate to be considered the best in their primes. I don't see Williams, Paul, Jennings, Holiday, Roy, Wall, Beasley ever being as dominate.

i could be wrong though.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Don't be so sure looking at all these bump threads of 5 years ago only about 10% of the posters where actually right with their prediction. I totally forgot the days where we though Jordan Farmar, TJ Ford, Kirk Hinrich were going to be special pgs.
I think LeBron will still be the best come on he would only be 30 years old.

Others candidates in order,

1.Kevin Durant (is averaging 30 ppg now, his prime could have a season where he is scoring 34/7/3 he is that amazing)

2.Derrick Rose ( Rose can show he can put the ball in the basket and is a pretty good passer. 26/5/9 it is a possibility he will be the best pg in the leauge and there is no doubt in my mind, sorry chris paul))

3.OJ Mayo ( the most raw and untapped potential out of the group, but he has shown tons of flashes of dominance. 28/4/6 could be)

4.Tyreke Evans ( basically a mini lebron james just doesnt have lebron's athletism which could keep him from the absolute best, still has a chance 26/7/8 is a possiblity

5.Dwight Howard (if he gets a post game, which i don't see he hands down will be)

are the only players in the league that i can see them becoming that dominate to be considered the best in their primes. I don't see Williams, Paul, Jennings, Holiday, Roy, Wall, Beasley ever being as dominate.

i could be wrong though.

What's up, RocketGreatness?

[King Kong]

What's up, RocketGreatness?

no, ha

[Rake2204]

LBJ and Hibbert will be alternating MVPs. McRoberts will be just below them.
Could Josh McRoberts put on a legitimate show in an NBA dunk contest?

[Birmingham1955]

the obvious choices

lebron
durant

evans
rose
mayo
wall

However i'll go on limb and say
Stephen Curry.

[RaceBannana]

Consensus Best player: Probably Lebron.

Real best player: IDK. It depends.... Its hard to tell the future.... who knows if Durant will be dropping 40 ppg or playing like a scrub.

[kunk75]

if he hasn't yet, chances are he won't.

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5.Dwight Howard (if he gets a post game, which i don't see he hands down will be)

are the only players in the league that i can see them becoming that dominate to be considered the best in their primes. I don't see Williams, Paul, Jennings, Holiday, Roy, Wall, Beasley ever being as dominate.

i could be wrong though.[/QUOTE]

[G.O.A.T]

LeBron James in all likelihood.

[alwaysunny]

I'll try to be creative

Harrison Barnes
Perry Jones

[kidachi]

excluding LeBron and KD?





I like Tyreke's potential.. Sac should start building around him..

Get Bosh.. get an athletic guard and forward.. and a warrior rebounder.. and Kings should be good again..

[Tito Beasley]

http://the1cory.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/i-want-you-blake-griffin.jpg

[mafelesque]

Lebron James

He can only be surpassed by Durant (if he wins a championship before Lebron) and Howard (if he develops a midrange jumpshot)

[nestea()]

5.Dwight Howard (if he gets a post game, which i don't see he hands down will be)

Watch Basketball...

[CrazyLond]

Probably some high school sophmore I've never heard of.

[Jr Llaban]

Injuries seem to make pretty good players forgotten quickly.

Blake Griffen and Greg Oden will be solid as they come back and if their team does the right thing in making them the first option (2nd option for the Blazers case because of B-roy) they can put up great numbers.

The thing about everyone mentioning bynum is that, yes, so far he has shown AMAZING potential, even though he is injury prone, but the biggest problem he has is that the only way he can shine the most is if he wasn't on the Lakers. I would hate to see him leave as a Laker fan, but as a Bynum fan, it would be pretty nice to see him as a first option on another team.

John Wall has yet to play in the NBA, so who knows as if now, the league gets more and more talented every year. So i hope when someone bumps this in 5 years, none of these star players of today turn into any grant hill's or steve francis' xD

[pegasus]

It took Lebron 5 years in the league to finally become the best player last year (which was still debatable); and he had to really work on his game, even though from the first game of his career he was able to surpass all that crazy hype. So, most likely, the best player in 5 years is not going to be someone who's not even in the league yet -- All that hype around some of those high school and college players don't mean anything.

Having said that, I think it's going to be between KD, D-Rose, Lebron, and Tyreke -- In that particular order.

[crisoner]

Andrew Bynum!!!!

:rockon:

[MrUnstopable]

Watch Basketball...
People are stupid. Howard potential which he will realize. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbyKeIv766g&feature=player_embedded#!

[zizozain]

Watch Basketball...
do you know RocketGreatness? that's him
if you don't know him .. you're very lucky

[InspiredLebowski]

Could Josh McRoberts put on a legitimate show in an NBA dunk contest?
I think so (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqWuCiHPjOE). He became a big fan favorite late in the year catching lobs and jamming on dudes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGZ3P1YN0OY&feature=related).

He'd have definitely won last year. There's still a cash prize for the winner right? If you're not gonna have the superstars in it I think having minimum contract guys like him is the 2nd best option, they could actually use the money.

[Kobe_6/8]

the obvious choices

lebron
durant

evans
rose
mayo
wall

However i'll go on limb and say
Stephen Curry.

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Carlos-Boozer-Open-Mouth-Shock-Reaction-Chicago-Bulls.gif

[Mr. Jabbar]

the obvious choices

lebron
durant

evans
rose
mayo
wall

However i'll go on limb and say
Stephen Curry.

damn..:applause:

[WayOfWade]

the obvious choices

lebron
durant

evans
rose
mayo
wall

However i'll go on limb and say
Stephen Curry.
My jaw dropped when I saw that, absolutely incredible.


Don't be so sure looking at all these bump threads of 5 years ago only about 10% of the posters where actually right with their prediction.

Also a great quote, only the people who posted LeBron/Durant/Curry were right, ~ 10% on rough math. Lol @ Tyreke, Rondo, and OJ Mayo, although their hype back then was understandable.

[warriorfan]

the obvious choices

lebron
durant

evans
rose
mayo
wall

However i'll go on limb and say
Stephen Curry.

:applause:

[Fudge]

OP was right. :bowdown:

[BigTicket]

Andrew Bynum!!!!

:rockon:

:roll:

[Harison]

However i'll go on limb and say
Stephen Curry.

The only one who got it right :applause:

[nightprowler10]

I was very high on Rondo back then, and would've easily thought him and Rose would be combating for #1 PG spot 5 years ago.