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Over the years of its functioning, the NBA has undergone large-scale changes, and in the current realities, not all the achievements established within its framework can be beaten even by the most outstanding teams and players. We bring to your attention a list of 10 records of the Association, which for sure will never be surpassed.

Los Angeles Lakers 33 wins in a row

Great Lakers Bill Sherman did not know the bitterness of defeat from November 5, 1971 to January 9, 1972, having managed to win 33 meetings in a row during this time. Which is very symbolic, he stopped the victorious procession Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich"Milwaukee", whose colors he defended at the time Lewis Alcindor(later - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) - the future legend of the "lake".

Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points in one match

In the 1961/62 season, the author of 72 different NBA records twice raised the bar for performance for future generations. Wilt's 78 points in December 1961 remained unrivaled for just a few months. Day March 2, 1962 went down in basketball history forever - in a super-productive duel with New York, the leader of Philadelphia scored exactly 100 points.

The mystical charm of Chamberlain's achievement is added by the fact that the video footage of the match has not survived to this day, and representatives of the leading US sports publications were not present in the stands of the Hershey arena. There is only a recording of the radio broadcast of the fourth quarter of the fight and the memories of eyewitnesses of the fantastic game of the center.

To repeat Wilt's record for the next half century, only tried Kobe Bryant but the Lakers defender lacked 19 points in 2006 to hit the historic record.

Bill Russell: 11 championship titles

One of the best basketball players in Boston history, he has more championship rings than fingers on both hands. Over 13 seasons professional career Russell The "Celts" did not become the best in the NBA only twice: in 1958, when Bill was injured, and without their leader, the team lost to the follower Bob Pettit Atlanta, and in 1967 - the first Celtics championship after leaving Reda Auerbach on retire.

Chicago Bulls: 72 regular season wins

The first full year Michael Jordan his sudden retirement announcement and his highly anticipated return to the floor has been incredibly successful for the Bulls. Wards Phil Jackson suffered only three defeats in the first 44 matches of the 1995/96 season and ended the regular season with a 72-10 balance, becoming the first and so far the only team in the association to win 70 or more matches in the smooth championship.

Jordan's triumphal march, Scotty Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Tony Kukoch and the company continued to the playoffs, subsequently winning the championship rings. In the playoffs, Chicago lost only three times in 18 games - to New York in the conference semifinals and twice to Seattle in the final series. The winning streak, of course.

Wilt Chamberlain: 50.4 points average per game

Nowadays, an NBA match, in which a basketball player gains 50 points, instantly gets into the editorials of sports publications. In the 1961/62 season, the inimitable Chamberlain averaged more than fifty points in 80 regular season matches - another eternal record made by the center's hands in the book of records.

Five of the top ten season averages are also held by Wilt, with a further two by His Air Jordan. Of the current players, only Kobe Bryant staked out a place in 10 for himself: in the 2005/06 season he averaged 35.4 points per match, when, for example, his back line partner was Smush Parker.

Wilt Chamberlain: 55 rebounds in one match

On November 24, 1960, the Philadelphia center had 55 bounces against Boston, surpassing his previous record. Bill Russell(51 rebounds) in confrontation ... with his eternal antagonist Russell. However, the Warriors lost the match anyway, confirming the main trend of the time - Chamberlain was incredible in terms of statistical indicators, but the Celtics and Russell always drank victorious champagne.

Karim Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387 career points

During his long and successful career Abdul Jabbar managed to shoot over 38 thousand points into the opponents' basket. Karl Malone is the closest to the record for center Milwaukee and the Lakers, but chances are that over time we will see Kobe Bryant surpass Karim's achievement. Black Mamba is currently ranked fourth in the Association's best snipers list and is just 675 points behind Jordan's third, a distance that more than overlaps in a season.

Another thing is that now the elderly Kobe is already healing serious injury Achilles, and the timing of his return to the floor, as well as playing conditions, remain a real mystery to the general public.

John Stockton: 15,806 career assists

The most altruistic point guard in the history of the league may not worry about his record, it is unlikely that anyone will succeed in breaking it. Barely changed his basketball jersey for a coach's jacket Jason Kidd for a long time and firmly settled in the second place in the rating of assistants, but he is separated from Stockton by a whole abyss with a depth of almost 4 thousand transfers.

Among active players, only Steve Nash who could soon oust the current Golden State mentor Mark Jackson from the third place on the list of passer, but it is doubtful that the Canadian veteran's powder flasks still have enough gunpowder to aim for something more.

Michael Jordan: 10 seasons as NBA's highest scoring player

His Air is the only player in the history of the league who managed to become the NBA's highest scoring player 10 times at the end of the season, and shares with Chamberlain the record for the most victorious championships in a row (seven each). But on average, Michael managed to get around Wilt, albeit by a few fractions of a point - an average of 30.12 points per game against 30.07.

Good pace taken in recent years by the Oklahoma forward Kevin Durant(the leader of "Thunder" became the most productive player of the season three times in a row), was stopped last season by his colleague in the role from "New York" Carmelo Anthony... However, Durant is only 25, and it is possible that in a few years Jordan will have to worry a lot about the integrity and safety of his record.

Scott Skiles: 30 assists per game

On December 30, 1990, Orlando defender Scott Skiles assisted teammates 30 times in the match against Denver, surpassing the achievement by one assists. Kevin Porter... Curiously, that evening the record holder was more useful in playing along than all the opponents put together (30 versus 14 assists for the Nuggets)!

Over the past five years, two players have come close to the bar set by Skiles: Ramon Sessions in 2008 and Rajon Rondo in 2010 assisted partners 24 times per fight. All in all, in the history of the NBA there are 59 performers who exceeded the mark of 20 assists in a single match, but no one except the future head coach of Phoenix, Chicago and Milwaukee did not exchange the fourth dozen.

The Boston Celtics have won the NBA championship 17 times: 1957, 1959-1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986 and 2008.

Highest score in the NBA:

The highest aggregate score was 370 when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in Denver, Colorado, USA on December 13, 1983. Overtime was played after 145: 145 in regular time.

The maximum accumulator score in the main time was 320 when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162-158 in Denver, Colorado on November 2, 1990.

Most points per game:

Individuals won Wilt Chamberlain, who scored a record 100 points in Philadelphia v New York at Hershey, PA on March 2, 1962. That points include 36 field points and 28 free throws from 32 attempts. as well as a record 59 points from mid-court.

Chamberlain's record number of free shots is equal to the number of shots by Adrian Dantley in Utah's game against Houston in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 1984.

Wilt Chamberlain (nicknamed "Stilt") scored the most points in a season - 4029 -. The record was set in the 1961/62 season, Chamberlain played for the Philadelphia Warriors ».

The highest number of effective shots from a field in a season - such a record was set by Wilt Chamberlain (USA), who in the 1961/62 season. made 1597 accurate throws... During this time he played for the Philadelphia Warriors club

The most free throws were made by Carl Mellone (USA), who scored 9443 free throws in 1405 games for Utah Jazz between 1985 and 2003.

Wilt Chamberlain has made the highest number of field goal scores in an NBA match (36 assists). The record was set on March 2, 1962, in an NBA championship match between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks.

The record for the number of accurate three-point shots per season belongs to the Orlando Magic player Denis Scott, who in the 1995/96 season. scored 267 3-pointers.

Wilt Chamberlain, who played for the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1961/62 season, holds the record for the highest average player performance in a season of 50.4 points.

Most NBA wins in a season:

The Chicago Bulls won 72 NBA victories in the 1995/1996 season, the highest in a single NBA season.

Most NBA Games:

Robert Parish played 1,611 games in 21 sessions for the Golden State Warriors (1976-1980), Boston Celtics (1980-1994), Charlotte Hornets (1994-1996) and the Chicago Bulls ( 1996 -1997).

The record for the most games played in a single season is 79. It belongs to Wilt Chamberlain, who played for Philadelphia in 1962. During this period he was on the court record number time - 38882 min. Chamberlain is also unique in that he has never been fined in his 1,045-game career.

Most points in the NBA:

Karim Abdul-Jabar brought his teams 38387 points in the NBA games, of which 15837 points from the field during the calendar games (24.6 points per game on average) and 5762 points in the final matches of the "playoffs"

Michael Jordan has the highest points per game average for a group of players with more than 10,000 points at 31.7 points per game, who reached 26,290 points in 748 games for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1997.

The highest average playoff points per game is 33.6 and belongs to Michael Jordan, who earned 5307 points in 158 games from 1984 to 1997.

Jordan has made the most endorsement deals than any other basketball player.

The record for the highest average performance in an NBA career - 30.1 points belongs to Michael Jordan (USA). H has 32,292 points in 1,072 games for the Chicago Bulls (1984-1998) and the Washington Wizards (2001-2003).

The record for the number of points in the All-Stars matches belongs to Michael Jordan (USA), who scored 262 points. In his 14th match in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on February 9, 2003, Michael scored 20 points.

Most assists in his career were provided by John Stockton (USA). From 1984 to 2003, Stockton, with the Utah Jazz, had 15,585 assists in 1,475 games.

The record for the number of rebounds (23,924 in 1,045 matches) in his career belongs to Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain achieved this result while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors (1959-1962), San Francisco Warriors (1962-1965), Philadelphia 76ers (1965-1968) and Los Angeles Lakers (19968 -1973).

The most block shots in his NBA career were made by Hakim Olajuwon (3380 blocks in 1238 games), who played for the Houston Rockets (1984-2000) and the Toronto Raptors (2001-2002). In fact, according to unofficial data, this record belongs to Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain. The thing is that in their time this type of statistics was not calculated.

The most steals (3216 in 1475 matches) were made by John Stockton (USA), playing for Utah Jazz from 1984 to 2003.

Largest Victory Pool:

The record winning stock is 68 points. He was recorded playing the Cleveland Cavaliers v Miami Heat (148: 80) on December 17, 1991.

Best NBA Winning Streak

The Los Angeles Lakers won a record 33 straight games between November 5, 1971 and January 7, 1972 in the 1971/1972 season.

Youngest NBA Player:

Jermaine O "Neal was 18 53 days old when he first entered the NBA court in the Portland Trail Blazers v Denver Nuggets on December 5, 1996. O" Neil played 3 minutes and shot well, earning 2 points on his debut.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers November 5, 1996 at the age of 18 years 63 days first entered the NBA court. He played for 6 minutes. And he made an unsuccessful throw.

Oldest NBA Player:

Robert Parish of the Chicago Bulls played at the age of 43 years 231 days on April 19, 1997, making him the oldest player in the NBA regular season.

The largest number of matches played in a row in the NBA - such a record belongs to AC Green (USA), who appeared on the court 1177 times from November 19, 1986 to March 20, 2001.

The highest number of full games in an NBA season is 79, played by Wilt Chamberlain (USA) for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1961/62. Chamberlain was on the site for a record total time of 3882 minutes.

Tallest NBA player:

Gheorghe Mureson (Mureshan) of Washington Wizards is 2.31m tall. He first played for the team in 1994. He was born in Transylvania (Romania) in 1971, and his growth is due to the peculiarities of the action of the pituitary gland. He has a nickname - "Gitz", which translates as "Little Gheorghe".

Nicknamebasketball players

Ilgauskas - Z-Man

LeBron James - King James

Ronald Murray - Flip

Damon Jones - DJ

Jason Terry - Jet

Jerry Stackhouse - Stack

Dwayne Wade - Flash

Kenyen Martin - K-Mart

Carmelo Anthony - Melo

Ben Wallace - Big Ben

Rashid Wallace - Sheed

Richard Hamilton - Rip

Antonio McDice - Dice

Dale Davis - D-Square

Jason Richardson - J-Rich

Byron Davis - B-Diddy

Robert Trailor - Tractor

Chris Bosch - CB4

Maurice Peterson - Mo-Pete

Paul Pierce - The Truth

Mehmet Okur - Memo

Andrey Kirilenko - AK-47

Matt Harpring - Harp

Chris Anderson - Birdman

Tom Gugliott - Googs

Michael Stewart - Yogi

Michael Olovokandi - Kandi man

Mat Bonner - Red Rocket

Wally Scherbyak - Wally World

Eric Piatowski - Pike

Stromile Swift - Stro

Tracey McGrady - T - Mac

Rafer Allston - Skip To My LOu

Katino Mobley - The Cat

Walter McCarthy - Ice

Lamar Odom - The Goods

Kobe Bryant - The Show

Edie Jones - EJ

Damon Stoudmeier - Mighty Mouse

Jason Williams - J-Dub

Shaquille O "Neil - The Diesel

Harry Payton - The Glove

Alonzo Mourning - Zo

Kevin Garnett - KG and Big Ticket

Fred Hoiberg - The Mayor

Troy Hudson - T-Hud

Vince Carter - Vinsanity

Jason Kidd - J-Kidd

Richard Jefferson - RJ

Desmon Mason - D - Mase

Quentin Richardson - Q - Rich

Stephen Marbury - StarBury

Steve Francis - Franchise

Allen Iverson - The Answer

Jamaal Mashburn - Monster mash

Amare Staudemeyer - STAT

Sean Marion - The Matrix

Tim Thomas - Dog

Brian Grant - The General

Zach Randolph - Z-Bo

Darius Miles - D-Miles

Vitaly Potapenko - Ukraine Train

Tim Duncan - The Teacher

Nick Van Axel - Nick The Ouick

Brent Barry - Bones

Glen Robinson - Big Dog

Ray Allen - Ray Ray

Yao Ming - Dynasty

Grant Hill - The Gift

The playoffs are a crucial part of the NBA season. Previously, American Sports wrote as well as did. In this article, we bring to your attention a selection of the most important records set in the NBA playoffs.

Records in one meeting of the NBA playoffs:

Michael Jordan earned the most points in the playoffs - 63, in 1986 in the match "" against "". Clay Thompson scored the most accurate three-pointers (in the match "" - "" in 2016).

Wilt Chamberlain made the most rebounds in a match - 41. Magic Johnson and John Stockton have the most assists - 24. Allen Iverson has the most interceptions - 10 (in Philadelphia's 1999 game against Orlando). Mark Eaton, Hakim Olajuwon and Andrew Bynum made 10 blocks in one match. Most losses - 13 - were made by James Harden in the match between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors in 2015.

Career records:

Derek Fisher

Derek Fischer played the most games in the NBA playoffs - 259. Tim Duncan has the most minutes on the court - 9174. Of course, Michael Jordan scored the most points - 5987. Michael also leads the average number of points in the playoffs (33.5), the largest number of meetings with 50 or more points (8), 40 or more points (38) and 30 and more glasses (109). At the same time, Jordan is the only one who has never scored less than 15 points in the playoffs (in 179 games; players who have played at least 25 playoff games are counted).

Jordan scored the most free throws (1463), and Shaquille O'Neal took the most free throws with 2317.4104 rebounds on Bill Russell's account, Tim Duncan scored the most double-doubles - 164.30 triple-doubles were scored by Magic Johnson , and he gave 2346 assists.

395 interceptions on the account of Scotty Pippen, 557 block shots were made by Tim Duncan. Hakim Olajuvon is the leader in terms of the average number of block shots - 3.3. Most of the losses - 700 - were made by LeBron James. Karim Abdul-Jabbar has a record 797 fouls.

NBA Playoff Finals Records:

If we take into account only the final meetings, then the record for the number of points scored belongs to Elgin Baylor - 61 in the Lakers-Celtics game in 1962. Michael Jordan leads the final streak with 41 points average in the 1993 series.

Jerry West scored the most points in his career in the NBA finals - 1679. He also scored more than 40 points per match 10 times. Michael Jordan is the only one who has never scored less than 20 points in the final matches. Michael has 35 games with 20 or more points (including basketball players with 15 or more matches).

Bill Russell made 1,718 rebounds in the final games, Magic Johnson made 584 assists, 102 steals and 8 triple doubles. Karim Abdul-Jabbar hit 116 blocks.

Bill Russell has 11 championship titles, while he participated in the final of the playoffs for 10 seasons in a row.

Team achievements:

The Boston Celtics have won the NBA Playoffs a record 17 times, 8 times in a row. The Los Angeles Lakers have made 31 playoffs in the final. The Chicago Bulls have won all 6 of their finals.

The Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic have made the playoff finals twice, but never won. The Denver Nuggets have made the playoffs 20 times, but never made it to the finals, and the Phoenix, with 28 playoffs, never became a champion.
Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets have made the fewest playoffs. The Golden State Warriors have missed 35 playoffs and the Los Angeles Clippers have not made the playoffs for 15 straight seasons.

Kobe

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had the last fight of his career. He scored 60 points, spending 42 minutes on the court, Kobe converted 22 of 50 from the field (6 of 21 from beyond the arc) and 10 of 12 from the line.

At the age of 37 years and 235 days, he became the most an older player in the history of the NBA, who recorded at least 50 points per meeting.

The previous oldest basketball player to score 60 points per game was Wilt Chamberlain, who with the Lakers scored 66 points against Phoenix in 1968/69 at the age of 32 years and 172 days.

Bryant (twice), Chamberlain (three times) and Tom Chambers are the only players to achieve 60 points per game while over 30.

Kobe became the NBA record holder for points scored in a farewell match.

Karim Abdul-Jabbar recorded 7 points in his last meeting, Magic Johnson - 8, Larry Bird - 12, Michael Jordan - 15, Wilt Chamberlain - 23. At the same time, everyone, except Jordan, played farewell games in the playoffs

60 points is the fifth best in Bryant's career.
Golden State

In an NBA regular season match reigning champions Golden State Warriors beat Memphis at home (125: 104).

This victory was the 73rd for the Californians in the current NBA regular season. Thus, they surpassed the legendary record of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, which won 72 meetings in the 1995/96 season.

Note that head coach Warriors Steve Kerr played basketball for Chicago in the 1995/96 season.

Also on account of the team from Auckland, a number of other notable achievements:
- 54 wins in a row at home

34 away wins this season

24 victories at the start of the championship

1077 realized three-pointers

Never lost twice to the same team

Never lost twice in a row

In addition, Curry entered the so-called club 50/40/90, as a player who converted 50% of shots, 40% of shots from long distance and 90% of shots from the foul line at the end of the season. The club includes basketball players such as Larry Bird, Steve Nash, Mark Price, Reggie Miller, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant.

In addition, Curry is one of only three players in history to score 50% from the field, 45% from beyond the arc and 90% from the foul line.

Curry has averaged 30.1 points per game in the current regular season, making him the first to win the championship scorer title for the first time. His achievement is notable in that he spent an average of 34.2 minutes on the court, becoming the first player in NBA history to score more than 30 points in less than 35 minutes on the court on average.

It's safe to say that Steph Curry grabbed hold of this season's Most Valuable Player title back in January. But where are the other top players in the runner-up race?

ESPN.com is committed to providing a weekly ranking of the best players in the league at the moment.

Every week until the end of the season, we will select the top 20 players. Past achievements and forecasts for the future are irrelevant. Long-term injured players (Blake Griffin, Jimmy Butler) don't count.

Only those who are playing the best basketball right now this season. And which of them - if there are any capable at all - will compete with Curry for the top spot?

Let's discuss this.

Note: bookmaker quotes are taken from Ladbrokes.com

1. Stephen Curry

Golden State Warriors point guard.

Real Plus-Minus: 10.35 (1st place). Quotes on MVP: 1-100

Last season, he became the league's most valuable player, perhaps not the best. And now he has achieved recognition in both paths.

He is the best sniper in the history of the game, and it is not only the range of his throw that remains elusive. The fact is that he does not pull on the blanket as much as most do. modern stars on the perimeter. His teammates always make their throws, even when Steph throws 30s per game. He influences the team's play like no other.

2. LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers, light forward.

RPM: 8.30 (5th place). Quotes on MVP: 30-1

But still, if you put him in any team in the league, the playoffs - and in most cases the fight for the championship - are guaranteed to her. The same cannot be said for any other player, not even Curry.

3. Kevin Durant
Oklahoma City Thunder, light forward.
RPM: 5.96 (11th place). Quotes on MVP: 20-1.

Somehow, people are oblivious to one of the greatest, one of the most irrepressible scorers in NBA history. People call him "Robin" or "Number 2" after his hurricane partner (see fourth place), not realizing that he is still the leader of "Thunder".

He again scores more than half of his shots and has a career-high 8.1 bounces per game. These are numbers that should clear your doubts.

4. Russell Westbrook
Oklahoma City "Thunder" point guard.

RPM: 9.22 (2nd place). Quotes on MVP: 28-1.

An incredible miracle of nature, which carries with its outstanding athleticism not only the point guard of the opponent, but the entire defense as a whole. He goes hiking for a triple double in every game. Westbrook is the most rebounding PG since Jason Kidd.

Just look at his performance in February: 25.2 points, 12.2 assists, 8.6 rebounds per game. His height is 191 centimeters.

5. Kawhi Lenard
San Antonio Spurs, light forward.

RPM: 8.93 (3rd place). Quotes on MVP: 18-1.

Remember 2004: for seven games, Metta World Peace (then just Ron Artest) played as a true candidate for the MVP - tenacious, instilling fear in the opponent and throwing powerful three-ruble notes - thereby raising the Pacers into the NBA elite. This is Kawhi Lenard, playing at a level worthy of the MVP race throughout the current season.

6. Chris Paul
Los Angeles Clippers point guard.
RPM: 7.26 (6th place). Quotes on MVP: 100-1.

If you are the third point guard in the current NBA, then you are the best but a handful of players. With Griffin dropping out due to injury (and his own stupidity), Paul was forced to unleash his inner scorer and that saved the Clippers season.

If Curry hadn’t been hitting howitzer shots from a distance, and Westbrook hadn’t been an alien from another planet, Chris could have remained the best playmaker on Earth.

7. Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers point guard.
RPM: 2.65 (51st place). Quotes on MVP: 150-1.

He has a terribly low real plus or minus, despite the fact that Damian makes the public regret all the mistrust in him: he was not taken to the league right after school, left outside the top five in the draft, and also not taken to the All-Star Game. ...

Lillard is averaging 33.7 points per game after a stellar weekend. More importantly, he squeezes the juice out of his own team to deliver some of the best interactions in the league and compete for the playoffs.

8. Anthony Davis

New Orleans Pelicans Heavy Forward.
RPM: 3.31 (35th place). Quotes on MVP: 150-1.

The shock of moving from Monty Williams' defensive, disciplined basketball to Alvin Gentry's explosive approach knocked Davis down a couple of spots. He looks like he's just waking up from a nap, even though he's averaging 28 points per game and hitting 20 rebounds twice in February.

With Steph seizing power, Anthony may never rise above the league as much as expected, but he can probably stake out the mythical "best big man" status for himself.

9. Kyle Lowry

Toronto Raptors point guard.
RPM: 7.12 (8th place). Quotes on MVP: 150-1.

I've always liked Lowry and his toughness, but I've always hesitated to rate him as the elite of the league. No more. Now Toronto are winning, their best player must get what they deserve.

Frustrated by his faded playoff performance recent years, he dropped excess weight, which was always with him, and began to improve from game to game. In February, he scored 43 versus Irving, 27 versus Rose, 25 versus Reggie Jackson and 30 versus Lillard - all of which he screams "I deserve it!" Accepted.

10. James Harden
Houston Rockets, attacking defender.
RPM: 4.97 (17th place). MVP quotes: 40-1.

Like Davis, Harden has lost some of his brilliance. His numbers are still wild, but frequent losses, absurd ball control and lack of ability to use Howard knocked Harden off the list of annual contenders for the title of MVP and sent him to the squad of regular regulars of the stellar weekend.

Hopefully, the performance of one actor in the Houston Theater did not deprive him of his ability to coexist and interact well with other top-level players.

The rest of the dozen

11. DeMarcus Cousins
Sacramento Kings, center

I've never been one of those people who hate rebels, so I love it when the Boogeyman's mind bursts out. But if he took out a little aggression and added a little discipline, he could knock on the door of a top-5 club, even in a league dominated by perimeter players. Its indicators are even ridiculous, they humiliate all other centers on planet Earth.

12. Paul George
Indiana Pacers, light forward.

Earlier this season, George climbed into the top five, but his realization has failed in the last three months. Indicators of it three-point throw rolled head over heels, and this is a small part of his problems. Still, it's nice to see him back and remain an elite player.

13. John Wall
Washington Wizards point guard.

He's the most dealing and assisting among the splendor of today's shot-oriented point guards. If his perimeter partner Bradley Beale had been healthy, things in the capital would have been different. I expect him to play even better in light of the fact that he needs to lead the Wizards spurt to advance to the playoffs.

14. Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors, heavy forward.

Many people quote him in the top ten, and I will not deny him attention. But, for all his brilliance, I doubt that he would have kept the given level in another team under a different system. It doesn't matter though, because it fits perfectly where it is. Last week, 14 rebounds, 14 assists, six steals, four blocks and 23 swear words in one interview underlined his superiority.

15. Clay Thompson
Golden State Warriors, attacking defender.

I had to put Thompson right behind Green because it would be unfair to see him as a third wheel. He's great, arguably the second best sniper (and versatile player as well) in the league. I've said it before, but this guy is half the best backcourt in the world.

16. LaMarcus Aldridge
San Antonio Spurs, heavy forward.

His numbers have dropped, but Aldridge is part of one of the best teams league. You cannot criticize him for choosing victories over personal statistics.

17. Dwyane Wade
Miami Heat, attacking defender.

He is still the maestro, the leader, the winner and the main reason the Heat fight for the home court advantage in the first round.

18. DeAndre Jordan
Los Angeles Clippers, center.

The only complaint against him is his free throws. But Wilt, Shaq, Dwight, and other big men before him were attacked in the same way. You can't be too cruel to him.

19. Pau Gasol
Chicago Bulls, center.

Rose is constantly being treated, Butler is out for a long time, and what is Gasol doing? Passing like a magician, averaging six assists per game in February, plus 18 points and 11 rebounds.

20. Kyrie Irving
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard.

If he defended just a little better than the orange traffic cone, he would be higher on this list. Still, he's an incredible attack finisher, the best lead in the league, and an unstoppable scorer.