CBS Sports just released their top 25 NBA players of the 21st Century

[Lebron23]

CBS Sports just released their top 25 NBA players of the 21st century!

Here's the list:

1. LeBron James
2. Stephen Curry
3. Tim Duncan
4. Nikola Jokic
5. Shaquille O'Neal
6. Kobe Bryant
7. Giannis Antetokounmpo
8. Kevin Durant
9. Kevin Garnett
10. Dirk Nowitzki
11. Dwyane Wade
12. Chris Paul
13. Kawhi Leonard
14. Steve Nash
15. James Harden
16. Luka Doncic
17. Jason Kidd
18. Dwight Howard
19. Anthony Davis
20. Allen Iverson
21. Tracy McGrady
22. Damian Lillard
23. Jayson Tatum
24. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
25. Russell Westbrook

[Phoenix]

Another one of those lists which is hard to pin down the criteria the further down you go.

[1987_Lakers]

Where is Dominic DeCoco?

[3ba11]

The only guys on the list that played with other guys on the list are Curry (1 other guy), Durant (1), Kawhi (1), and Lebron (4).. So Lebron had the most help, but still won less than Duncan and Kobe, while Curry did more with less

[SouBeachTalents]

Great list, LeBron is the clear #1, most FMVP’s and FMVP with 3 different teams.

Kobe outside the top 5 is also correct.

[ArbitraryWater]

Tatum is a huge lol

[John8204]

Good list...I think 1-4 is pretty obvious in Lebron, Kobe, Duncan, and Curry

1. LeBron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Tim Duncan
4. Stephen Curry
Next four you could put in any order Jokic/Giannis are neck and neck to
5. Dirk Nowitzki
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Nikola Jokic
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Controversial but I would have KG over KD
9. Kevin Garnett
10. Kevin Durant

Kidd and Iverson seem to be getting crapped on these lists
11. Jason Kidd
12. Chris Paul
13. Allen Iverson
14. Dwyane Wade
15. Kawhi Leonard

No clue as to why Paul Pierce didn't make the cut, I would also put Carmello in the next five.

16. Luka Doncic
17. James Harden
18. Paul Pierce
19. Steve Nash
20. Carmello Anthony
Last five are really debatable
21. Jimmy Butler
22. Dwight Howard
23. Jayson Tatum
24. Tracy McGrady
25. Klay Thompson

Westbrook would be a cut for me, I don't think AD is going to matter in 10 years, SGA needs another season and Dame would be 26 for me.

[3ba11]

Great list, LeBron is the clear #1, most FMVP’s and FMVP with 3 different teams.

Kobe outside the top 5 is also correct.


Mostly losing with 3 different teams and underachieving at every stop is behind guys that didn't underachieve and won more with less like Duncan, Kobe and Curry

It's 2025 and people are a couple more Luka failures away from putting the whole history together that ball-domination underachieves and needs the most help

[John8204]

Mostly losing with 3 different teams and underachieving at every stop is behind guys that didn't underachieve and won more with less like Duncan, Kobe and Curry

It's 2025 and people are a couple more Luka failures away from putting the whole history together that ball-domination underachieves and needs the most help

Well the good news is you can make a list of 25 players that meet your standards whatever they are.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Since when does CBS Sports give a sh!t about the NBA?