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Stephen Curry is arguably one of the greatest shooters in the history of the NBA. He was an essential part of the Golden State Warriors rise to greatness in the 2010s, returning the team to the NBA Finals and helping to lead them to their first championships in forty years. After leading little known Davidson College to back-to-back NCAA tournament Regional Finals in his sophomore and junior years, Curry entered the 2009 NBA Draft as a top prospect...
2) LeBron James
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LeBron Raymone James went straight from high school to become the 2003 NBA Player Draft number one overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers. James, in 15 NBA seasons with the Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Lakers has won a total of three NBA titles, including one for his hometown of Cleveland. The three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) and four-time NBA League MVP is considered by many to be one of the greatest players in the history...
3) James Harden
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Picked third overall in the 2009 NBA Draft after two years playing at Arizona State University, James Harden rose from a supporting role with the Oklahoma City Thunder to become one of the NBA's greatest current players and the 2018 league MVP for the Houston Rockets. Harden, the youngest of three siblings, used basketball as a way to rise above the mean streets of Compton, California to NBA superstardom. He is a four-time All-First Team NBA selection...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, or the Greek Freak as he has come to be known around the league, is certainly a freak of nature. Despite being almost seven feet tall, he has the ability to play all five positions on the floor. Antetokounmpo's ability to both dribble and shoot the basketball expertly makes him difficult to defend against and is one of the reasons that the Milwaukee Bucks have become a respected and feared team in the NBA. Antetokounmpo was...
5) Chris Paul
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Chris Paul is one of the important players for the Houston Rockets. Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the first pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, the native of Winston-Salem, NC has proven himself to be a true superstar and one of the league's Hardwood Great. CP3 is a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-Defensive team selection. In the top ten for career steals and assists, Paul is one of the premier point guards in the game, known for having...
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Anthony Davis is a 6 feet, 10 inch (2.08 m), 253-pound (114 kg) big man who poses an intimidating figure on the court for the Los Angeles Lakers. Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the first pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the Chicago native has proven himself a bona fide superstar and present-day Hardwood Great. In his stellar career, Davis has emerged as one of the best currently playing the power forward and center positions. He is known for being...
7) Todd Gurley
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Todd Gurley was a standout high school player who was given the opportunity to take his talents to the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Gurley made the jump to the NFL after his junior year at Georgia, and went 10th overall to the St. Louis Rams in the 2015 NFL draft. From the moment he stepped on to the gridiron, Gurley brought a spark of life to the running game of the (now Los Angeles) Rams. Gurley was voted to three Pro Bowls (2015, 2017,...
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Russell Westbrook, Jr., is only the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. This accomplishment, which he shares with legendary Hall-of-Fame superstar Oscar Robertson, places him in good company as one of the great guards to have ever played the game. Westbrook, the 2017 NBA MVP, has appeared in the Western Conference Finals four times in his career and in the NBA Finals once, in 2012. He was also a member of the 2010...
9) Aaron Donald
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Aaron Donald is a native of Pittsburgh, PA, where he starred on the offensive and defensive sides of the football. His efforts earned him all-state honors in the sport and a chance to play for his hometown college, the University of Pittsburgh. An All-American caliber career at Pitt led to the St. Louis Rams selecting him with the thirteenth pick in the 2014 NFL draft. As a Ram, Donald has become one of the most feared defensive tackles in the NFL,...
10) Paul George
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Take a look at Paul George's 6 feet, 9-inch (2.06 m) frame and you can see that he has all of the physical tools to be a great NBA player. After spending his first seven NBA seasons with the Indiana Pacers, he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder and altered the balance of power in the league's Western Conference. George has been named to six NBA All-Star teams, three NBA All-Defensive teams and was named All-NBA four times. He also won the league's Most...
11) Alvin Kamara
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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara seemed destined for greatness when he was named the best high school football player in the state of Georgia and then had two great years playing for the University of Tennessee. Despite an impressive performance at the NFL Combine, Kamara fell into the third-round at the 2017 NFL Draft. Undeterred, he made a name for himself in his rookie year with the Saints with a series of breakout performances, culminating...
12) Kevin Durant
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Kevin Durant has risen from high school McDonald's All-American to college All-American to eight-time NBA All-Star and 2014 NBA MVP. He is also a two-time NBA Champion, winning back-to-back championships as a member of the Golden State Warriors (2016 - 2018). Durant is one of the NBA's elite playmakers who can also score at will or get other players involved, all for the benefit of the team. Durant played one season at the University of Texas (in...
13) Khalil Mack
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Khalil Mack was born to be a linebacker. After a stellar four-year career at the State University of New York at Buffalo and an All-MAC conference selection, the Oakland Raiders took him with the fifth selection of the 2014 NFL draft. As a member of the Oakland Raiders Mack established himself as a fearsome pass rusher. His ability to rush the quarterback and disrupt offenses led to a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2016 and four Pro Bowl selections...
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