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Best Players of The 2010s

The pace-and-space revolution: LeBron James's four straight Finals, the Warriors' record-setting shooting, and the three-pointer becoming the offense's center of gravity rather than a luxury.

The 2010s rewired basketball around the three-point line. Stephen Curry's Warriors stretched defenses past their breaking point, the value of spacing and ball movement soared, and the mid-range shot the 1990s lived on became the least efficient look on the floor. LeBron James anchored the decade's other pole, reaching eight straight Finals across two teams by pairing all-time playmaking with positional size.

This is the era of the modern offense: shooting at every position, switchable defenders, and bigs who can pass and step out. The pools reflect it — they are deep in perimeter scoring and playmaking, and a roster of shooters can lean into a spacing-and-movement style the engine rewards through efficiency.

The 2010s Warriors are the signature pool: loaded with shooting and the connective passing that makes it hum. If you want a modern, efficient build, target these eras — but remember that floor-spacing without anyone to protect the rim can still be punished, so balance the shooting with at least one anchor.

Top 15 overall

  1. 1Nikola JokicC16.3 ppg · 9.6 rpg · 5.2 apg92
  2. 2LeBron JamesSF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 8.1 apg86
  3. 3LeBron JamesPF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 6.7 apg86
  4. 4Kevin DurantPF25.9 ppg · 7.1 rpg · 5.4 apg85
  5. 5James HardenSG29.1 ppg · 6.0 rpg · 7.7 apg85
  6. 6Giannis AntetokounmpoPF18.8 ppg · 8.3 rpg · 4.1 apg84
  7. 7Anthony DavisC23.7 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 2.1 apg84
  8. 8Joel EmbiidC24.2 ppg · 11.4 rpg · 3.2 apg83
  9. 9DeMarcus CousinsC25.0 ppg · 12.8 rpg · 5.0 apg82
  10. 10Kevin DurantSF28.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 4.0 apg82
  11. 11Karl-Anthony TownsC22.2 ppg · 11.9 rpg · 2.6 apg82
  12. 12Stephen CurryPG23.5 ppg · 4.5 rpg · 6.6 apg81
  13. 13Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg81
  14. 14LeBron JamesSF27.4 ppg · 8.5 rpg · 8.3 apg80
  15. 15Kawhi LeonardSF16.4 ppg · 6.2 rpg · 2.3 apg80

Best by position

PG

  1. 1Stephen CurryPG23.5 ppg · 4.5 rpg · 6.6 apg81
  2. 2Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg81
  3. 3Kyle LowryPG17.3 ppg · 4.9 rpg · 7.1 apg80
  4. 4Chris PaulPG18.7 ppg · 4.2 rpg · 9.8 apg80
  5. 5Chris PaulPG17.1 ppg · 5.0 rpg · 8.0 apg79

SG

  1. 1James HardenSG29.1 ppg · 6.0 rpg · 7.7 apg85
  2. 2Manu GinobiliSG12.1 ppg · 3.0 rpg · 4.0 apg78
  3. 3Victor OladipoSG21.7 ppg · 5.3 rpg · 4.6 apg76
  4. 4Dwyane WadeSG21.0 ppg · 4.6 rpg · 4.8 apg76
  5. 5Jimmy ButlerSG22.1 ppg · 5.3 rpg · 4.8 apg74

SF

  1. 1LeBron JamesSF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 8.1 apg86
  2. 2Kevin DurantSF28.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 4.0 apg82
  3. 3LeBron JamesSF27.4 ppg · 8.5 rpg · 8.3 apg80
  4. 4Kawhi LeonardSF16.4 ppg · 6.2 rpg · 2.3 apg80
  5. 5Paul GeorgeSF24.9 ppg · 6.9 rpg · 3.7 apg79

PF

  1. 1LeBron JamesPF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 6.7 apg86
  2. 2Kevin DurantPF25.9 ppg · 7.1 rpg · 5.4 apg85
  3. 3Giannis AntetokounmpoPF18.8 ppg · 8.3 rpg · 4.1 apg84
  4. 4Blake GriffinPF21.5 ppg · 9.3 rpg · 4.2 apg76
  5. 5Kevin LovePF17.1 ppg · 10.0 rpg · 2.1 apg76

C

  1. 1Nikola JokicC16.3 ppg · 9.6 rpg · 5.2 apg92
  2. 2Anthony DavisC23.7 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 2.1 apg84
  3. 3Joel EmbiidC24.2 ppg · 11.4 rpg · 3.2 apg83
  4. 4DeMarcus CousinsC25.0 ppg · 12.8 rpg · 5.0 apg82
  5. 5Karl-Anthony TownsC22.2 ppg · 11.9 rpg · 2.6 apg82

Teams of The 2010s

Brooklyn NetsNew York KnicksLA ClippersCleveland CavaliersDallas MavericksLos Angeles LakersWashington WizardsSacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ersBoston CelticsMemphis GrizzliesPhoenix SunsMilwaukee BucksNew Orleans PelicansMinnesota TimberwolvesHouston RocketsCharlotte HornetsGolden State WarriorsAtlanta HawksToronto RaptorsOrlando MagicDetroit PistonsPortland Trail BlazersChicago BullsIndiana PacersDenver NuggetsOklahoma City ThunderUtah JazzMiami HeatSan Antonio Spurs

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