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NBA: Sorry Charles Barkley, But The League Is The Best It’s Ever Been

By Ryan Magdziarz

Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) hugs Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) after the Rockets defeated the City Thunder at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) hugs Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) after the Rockets defeated the City Thunder at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 25, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (32) is guarded by Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (32) is guarded by Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Superstars

Some of the current superstars in the NBA are already on the list of all-time greats and their legacy has yet been fully written. The obvious name that sticks out when taking about active all-time greats is LeBron James.

Take a look at this short clip done by Nick Wright on his NBA All-Time Greats.

What I want you to pay attention to starts 55 seconds in; his top 50 players of all time list.

There are seven current NBA players in his top 50 players list of all time already! They are still writing their legacy! The veteran superstars in this league are paving the way for the soon to be superstars of this league.

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LeBron, Melo, CP3, Wade, will eventually pass the torch to the next wave of superstars when their time is done. Durant, Curry, Kawhi, Harden, Westbrook will then pass the torch to Anthony Davis, Lillard, KAT, Giannis, Kristaps. You get the picture. This is a long chain of terrifying league talent.

The NBA is oozing it out of every orifice. Young players are getting better faster. The league has never been in better hands.

Night in and night out you can turn on NBA league pass and tune into a game that is going to be worth watching. Whether it’s Boston vs Toronto battling each other for second in the east, the young Timberwolves who are so entertaining to watch with their young stars, or Harden/Westbrook is playing and you want to watch a guaranteed triple double.

No matter the reason, there is always going to be entertainment.

The league has never had such a wide variety of entertainment. Look at these creatures.

Two foreign unicorns guarding each other. Giannis can play 1-4 (maybe 5) offensively. He can bring the ball up and run the point, and he is an absolute nightmare to guard in transition. Defensively, you can put him on whoever you want. Kristaps is 7-foot-3 and is doing insane things like you watched above. Versatility is the name of the game in the current NBA. The more you can do, the better.

The most current trend the NBA is seeing is the stretch 5. Centers are no longer one-dimensional. Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid are two trend setters to thank for this. There is a reason they are both getting incredible amounts of all-star fan votes. They are fun to watch!

Both players are stupid athletic for their size, with the ability to take their guy off the dribble and play make. The reason they are able to do this so easily is because their ability to step out and make the three pointer. Opposing centers have to contest their jumpers which puts them at an awkward position. This just in: 7-footers don’t like to close out 25 feet from the rim.

Al Horford is late on his close out and is forced to contest the shot from Embiid because he is shooting 37 percent from three. JoJo sees his out of control close out and decides to make him and the entire city of Boston pay.

Centers are not supposed to be able to do this. Players and the entire league is evolving into something we’ve never seen before and its beautiful to be able to watch.

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