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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 JokićC16.3 ppg · 9.6 rpg · 5.2 apg87
  2. 2LeBron JamesPF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 6.7 apg85
  3. 3Kevin DurantPF25.9 ppg · 7.1 rpg · 5.4 apg84
  4. 4James HardenSG29.1 ppg · 6.0 rpg · 7.7 apg84
  5. 5LeBron JamesSF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 8.1 apg83
  6. 6Anthony DavisC23.7 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 2.1 apg82
  7. 7Karl-Anthony TownsC22.2 ppg · 11.9 rpg · 2.6 apg82
  8. 8Kevin DurantSF28.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 4.0 apg81
  9. 9Giannis AntetokounmpoPF18.8 ppg · 8.3 rpg · 4.1 apg80
  10. 10Stephen CurryPG23.5 ppg · 4.5 rpg · 6.6 apg80
  11. 11Joel EmbiidC24.2 ppg · 11.4 rpg · 3.2 apg80
  12. 12DeMarcus CousinsC25.0 ppg · 12.8 rpg · 5.0 apg79
  13. 13Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg79
  14. 14Paul GeorgeSF24.9 ppg · 6.9 rpg · 3.7 apg76
  15. 15Chris PaulPG18.7 ppg · 4.2 rpg · 9.8 apg76

Best by position

PG

  1. 1Stephen CurryPG23.5 ppg · 4.5 rpg · 6.6 apg80
  2. 2Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg79
  3. 3Chris PaulPG18.7 ppg · 4.2 rpg · 9.8 apg76
  4. 4Chris PaulPG17.1 ppg · 5.0 rpg · 8.0 apg75
  5. 5Kyle LowryPG17.3 ppg · 4.9 rpg · 7.1 apg74

SG

  1. 1James HardenSG29.1 ppg · 6.0 rpg · 7.7 apg84
  2. 2Manu GinóbiliSG12.1 ppg · 3.0 rpg · 4.0 apg74
  3. 3Victor OladipoSG21.7 ppg · 5.3 rpg · 4.6 apg72
  4. 4Dwyane WadeSG21.0 ppg · 4.6 rpg · 4.8 apg72
  5. 5Jimmy ButlerSG22.1 ppg · 5.3 rpg · 4.8 apg70

SF

  1. 1LeBron JamesSF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 8.1 apg83
  2. 2Kevin DurantSF28.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 4.0 apg81
  3. 3Paul GeorgeSF24.9 ppg · 6.9 rpg · 3.7 apg76
  4. 4LeBron JamesSF27.4 ppg · 8.5 rpg · 8.3 apg75
  5. 5Kawhi LeonardSF16.4 ppg · 6.2 rpg · 2.3 apg75

PF

  1. 1LeBron JamesPF26.9 ppg · 7.6 rpg · 6.7 apg85
  2. 2Kevin DurantPF25.9 ppg · 7.1 rpg · 5.4 apg84
  3. 3Giannis AntetokounmpoPF18.8 ppg · 8.3 rpg · 4.1 apg80
  4. 4Kevin LovePF21.5 ppg · 13.1 rpg · 2.9 apg74
  5. 5Kevin LovePF17.1 ppg · 10.0 rpg · 2.1 apg73

C

  1. 1Nikola JokićC16.3 ppg · 9.6 rpg · 5.2 apg87
  2. 2Anthony DavisC23.7 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 2.1 apg82
  3. 3Karl-Anthony TownsC22.2 ppg · 11.9 rpg · 2.6 apg82
  4. 4Joel EmbiidC24.2 ppg · 11.4 rpg · 3.2 apg80
  5. 5DeMarcus CousinsC25.0 ppg · 12.8 rpg · 5.0 apg79

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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