Who are the superstars of the league?

[Im Still Ballin]

I'm talking about that elite top tier class. The best of the best.

Lebron
Durant
CP3
Westbrook
Griffin
Cousins
Davis
Curry
Harden

Anybody else? Was thinking maybe Melo, but he really hasn't shown much this year

[Bernkastel]

:lebronamazed: & :durantunimpressed:

[Real14]

Lebron is the only superstar that has to play with other superstars just to compete.

[TheMan]

Once DRose gets back to his old form, you can add his name to that list.

[YouGotServed]

You have to be elite offensively, great defensively and be leading your team towards a respectable record to be considered a superstar.

So..LeBron, Durant, Harden, Paul and Howard once he gets healthy.

[Mass Debator]

Lebron
Durant
Kobe
Wade
Rose
CP3

Maybe Dwight

Those are the first ones that come to my mind. There are a handful of players that are transitioning into being a superstar and some are transitioning out of it.

[KyleKong]

You have to be elite offensively, great defensively and be leading your team towards a respectable record to be considered a superstar.

So..LeBron, Durant, Harden, Paul and Howard once he gets healthy.
Lol

[Myth]

I think to be a superstar you have to be fairly known among casual fans, so that excludes Cousins.

[MMM]

LeBron, Durant, and CP3 are the only elite guys in the league
Maybe Curry as well

[G0ATbe]

Kobe
Durant
Westbrook
Davis
Kyrie
Love
Curry
Griffin
Paul

[Real14]

I would say Melo too, but his attitude and leadership this year has really ticked me off man. 4-19 for no phucking reason.

[YouGotServed]

Lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6oP4eXW9y7g doe?

[J Shuttlesworth]

Lebron is the only superstar that has to play with other superstars just to compete.
You realize that 4 other players on that list are on a team with another superstar?

To answer OP:

LeBron, Durant

potentially Davis

I just can't consider 8 guys to be superstars. I consider the best 2-3 in the league to be superstars. It has to be someone you could ask non-NBA fans about and they will still know who he is

[outbreak]

Lebron and Durant.

Then you have all the other names on the next tier. Davis is still on the next tier for me but he looks like he will hit superstar status soon.

[Real14]

You realize that 4 other players on that list are on a team with another superstar?

To answer OP:

LeBron, Durant

potentially Davis

I just can't consider 8 guys to be superstars. I consider the best 2-3 in the league to be superstars. It has to be someone you could ask non-NBA fans about and they will still know who he is

My bad I meant to say 2 or more superstars:rolleyes:

[Im Still Ballin]

Cousins and Davis are the heirs to the throne

Like Lebron and KD are now

[SouBeachTalents]

Lebron
Durant
Kobe
Wade
Rose
CP3

Maybe Dwight

Those are the first ones that come to my mind. There are a handful of players that are transitioning into being a superstar and some are transitioning out of it.

Wade's still a good player, but he misses way too many games and imo hasn't been a "superstar" since 2011, when he was unquestionably one of the 3-5 best players in the league. Same goes for Rose, you can't really be a superstar when you never get to play

[MP.Trey]

There's a lot of elite players and a lot of stars out there but LeBron & Durant are the only "super"stars to me.

[J Shuttlesworth]

My bad I meant to say 2 or more superstars:rolleyes:
Irving isn't a superstar. Love is arguable, but casual fans don't really know him so no...

Bosh wasn't a superstar either.

[Genaro]

Just Lebron and Durant.
Westbrook, Curry, CP3, Griffin, Davis, Harden, Dwight, etc. are in the next tier.

Superstars are a super selective group.

[brownmamba00]

Rose, Kobe, KD, LBJ and Melo (and maybe Blake and Wade too)

Being a superstar is more about popularity/jersey sales and name recognition instead of actual play imo.

Lillard, Curry and Wall will be big tho when they achieve some success in the postseason

[Fudge]

Durant
LeBron
Irving
Love

[Done_And_Done]

The common 2 right now.

Soon to be 3.

Figure it out...

[Mass Debator]

Wade's still a good player, but he misses way too many games and imo hasn't been a "superstar" since 2011, when he was unquestionably one of the 3-5 best players in the league. Same goes for Rose, you can't really be a superstar when you never get to play
Popularity is pretty high on my list when it comes to defining a superstar.
For me, it goes like this:

1. Popularity
2. Past success
3. Stats
4. Respect by his peers and coaches

Lebron is on the top of the list followed closely by Kobe, then Wade, Durant, and Rose. World wide recognition by the non-fans, casual, and hardcore fans.

[Relinquish]

Kobe
Durant
Westbrook
Davis
Kyrie
Love
Curry
Griffin
Paul

:biggums:

:roll:

Dat agenda doe

[KG215]

It depends on how you define superstar. I think there's two ways to do it:

1.) Truly elite, once in a decade-ish type players who you know can be put on just about any team in the league and take them from where they are to the next step -- i.e. a bad team to the playoffs, a non-HCA type playoff team to championship contender or fringe contender status, or a fringe contender to a true contender. Not necessarily generational/transcendent players, because that's being a little too selective in my opinion; but I do think the term "superstar" is used a little too liberally these days. Anthony Davis is on his way to being one of these type of superstars with one caveat: He has to start consistently making the playoffs and winning more games.

2.) Then you've got the type of superstars who are pretty well-known and marketable because, to the casual basketball/NBA fan, they're just as good as a LeBron and Durant. That, and/or they play in a bigger market and have commercials and a fairly popular shoe line, etc., or maybe a once transcendent/generational talent on their last legs in the twilight of their career. I think that's where pretty much every other possible superstar not in the LeBron/Durant group is at right now. Guys like CP3 (although you could argue he's in the LeBron/Durant group, Westbrook, Curry, Davis, Harden, Howard, Carmelo, Kobe, Dirk, KG, Duncan, and Wade.

[Real14]

Irving isn't a superstar. Love is arguable, but casual fans don't really know him so no...

Bosh wasn't a superstar either.

Even saying 2 all stars who were top 20 the previous year is bad. So Lebron still messed his legacy up right there no matter how you slice that damn pie man:confusedshrug:

[Im Still Ballin]

Real Fresh Kid returns!

[Real14]

:biggums:

:roll:

Dat agenda doe

How many superstars have 2 other all star guys on their team that were top 20 the previous year. I'll wait..:rolleyes:

[Real14]

Real Fresh Kid returns!
:cheers: Hell yea

[kurple]

I'm talking about that elite top tier class. The best of the best.

Lebron
Durant
CP3
Westbrook
Griffin
Marc
Davis
Curry
Harden

Anybody else? Was thinking maybe Melo, but he really hasn't shown much this year
fixed

[Im Still Ballin]

fixed
Educate yourself.
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362003

[J Shuttlesworth]

Even saying 2 all stars who were top 20 the previous year is bad. So Lebron still messed his legacy up right there no matter how you slice that damn pie man:confusedshrug:
So I guess Jordan's legacy should be tarnished because he had Pippen, Rodman?

Lakers had Worthy, Johnson, and Jabbar

Celtics had Bird, Parrish, McHale

How come you never try to knock down these guys legacies? Or I'm guessing the argument only applies to LeBron according to your agenda

[SouBeachTalents]

So I guess Jordan's legacy should be tarnished because he had Pippen, Rodman?

Lakers had Worthy, Johnson, and Jabbar

Celtics had Bird, Parrish, McHale

How come you never try to knock down these guys legacies? Or I'm guessing the argument only applies to LeBron according to your agenda

:applause: Those 80's Lakers and Celtics are arguably the most stacked teams in NBA history, yet no one EVER criticizes Magic or Bird for the help they got. Imagine how much shit LeBron would get if he played with a 6x MVP AND a Finals MVP?

[Real14]

So I guess Jordan's legacy should be tarnished because he had Pippen, Rodman?

Lakers had Worthy, Johnson, and Jabbar

Celtics had Bird, Parrish, McHale

How come you never try to knock down these guys legacies? Or I'm guessing the argument only applies to LeBron according to your agenda
Rodman was no Bosh scoring wise bro, so you lost already with that invalid point.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Rodman was no Bosh scoring wise bro, so you lost already with that invalid point.
Yeah but his defense and 17 rebound average compensates for that for sure.

If you think scoring is all there is to basketball/all star style play... then damn. No wonder you defend Melo

[GrapeApe]

The term "superstar" is obviously subjective. To me, a superstar is an all star caliber player with name recognition that goes beyond basketball fans. One or the other isn't enough, it has to be a combination.

[Im Still Ballin]

Anyone who thinks Demarcus isn't a superstar really doesn't have a clue. Everything from stats to team record supports this...

[KobesFinger]

You have to be elite offensively, great defensively and be leading your team towards a respectable record to be considered a superstar.

So..LeBron, Durant, Harden, Paul and Howard once he gets healthy.

Curry?

[Relinquish]

How many superstars have 2 other all star guys on their team that were top 20 the previous year. I'll wait..:rolleyes:

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. :confusedshrug:

You're doing something called assuming.

[GrapeApe]

Anyone who thinks Demarcus isn't a superstar really doesn't have a clue. Everything from stats to team record supports this...

No, he's not a superstar. Not even close yet. There's a difference between being a great player and a superstar.

[Real14]

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. :confusedshrug:

You're doing something called assuming.

No its called REAL shit that needs to be answered.

[Real14]

Yeah but his defense and 17 rebound average compensates for that for sure.

If you think scoring is all there is to basketball/all star style play... then damn. No wonder you defend Melo

You're not getting it. I didn't say all I think about is scoring bro. Bosh and wade were good scoring wise as well as defense wise too man and you know it.

[Relinquish]

No its called REAL shit that needs to be answered.

It isn't. I'm not talking about Lebron, just merely the fact that he listed Love and Kyrie as superstars and not Lebron. His agenda is that Lebron is being carried by two superstars, which is not true. Love and Kyrie are not superstars, they are stars.

[AintNoSunshine]

Retard has no logic at all. It takes at least 2 to "team up" so Bron can't be the ONLY superstar to have to team up

[kunk75]

mitch mcgary has to be on this list.

[pauk]

Lebron & Durant. If anybody else is a superstar aswell then Lebron & Durant need another category, my superstar criteria is high.

[Budadiiii]

Right now?

Probably only Durant.

[kunk75]

lebron, durant and davis. seems everyone else is a step behind. If they are 1,2 and 3 steph has to be almost there IMO.

I'd put harden, cp3 on the next tier. blake, love, wall, etc on the tier after that

[Budadiiii]

lebron, durant and davis. seems everyone else is a step behind. If they are 1,2 and 3 steph has to be almost there IMO.

I'd put harden, cp3 on the next tier. blake, love, wall, etc on the tier after that
Don't even see Westbrook in this post.

You have Wall before you have Westbrook. :facepalm

Let that sink in for a minute, punk75.

[kunk75]

clever wordplay...sigh.

yeah forgot westbrook who should be above wall.



Don't even see Westbrook in this post.

You have Wall before you have Westbrook. :facepalm

Let that sink in for a minute, punk75.

[kennethgriffin]

tier 1 ( Icon )

- Kobe
- Lebron

tier 2 ( Superstar )


- durant
- paul
- rose
- Dirk
- Wade
- Howard
- carmelo

tier 3 ( megastar )

- westbrook
- blake
- rondo
- PG
- Bosh
- Parker
- Duncan
- AD
- Harden
- Curry
- kyrie
- love


tier 4 ( star )

- Wall
- Klay
- Cousins
- Marc
- Aldridge
- lillard
- Rubio
- wiggins
- parker
- jefferson
- dragic
- parsons
- manu
- leonard
- ibaka
- lowry
- derozan
- noah
- deron

tier 5 ( known well )

- butler
- ellis
- rudy
- pau
- green
- hayward
- teague
- conley
- knight
- millsap
- lawson
- holiday
- bledsoe
- lin

[Relinquish]

tier 1 ( Icon )

- Kobe***
- Lebron

tier 2 ( Superstar )


- durant
- paul
- rose
- Dirk
- Wade
- Howard
- carmelo

tier 3 ( megastar )

- westbrook
- blake
- rondo***
- PG
- Bosh ***
- Parker***
- Duncan
- AD
- Harden
- Curry
- kyrie***
- love***


tier 4 ( star )

- Wall***
- Klay
- Cousins
- Marc
- Aldridge***
- lillard
- Rubio
- wiggins
- parker
- jefferson
- dragic
- parsons
- manu
- leonard
- ibaka
- lowry
- derozan
- noah
- deron

tier 5 ( known well )

- butler
- ellis
- rudy
- pau
- green
- hayward
- teague
- conley
- knight
- millsap
- lawson
- holiday
- bledsoe
- lin




http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/mjl.gif

[Relinquish]

Current superstars (in any order)

Tier 1:
Lebron
Durant

Tier 2:

Paul
Griffin
AD
Cousins
Aldridge
Wall
Westbrook
Harden
Curry
George
Marc

Think that's about all of them.

[BigBoss]

Kobe
Lebald
Durant

That is all.