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NBA Player Power Rankings: Naughty Or Nice Edition

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) guards Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) guards Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s the holiday season! Which NBA players have been naughty and which have been nice?

Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) guards Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) guards Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

The holiday season is a time for giving. Not everyone will receive the gifts that they’ve been asking for, but in this case, that would signal that the appropriate measures have been taken.

It’s Christmas Eve in the NBA. In other words, it’s time to determine who’s been naughty and who’s been nice.

Those who qualify as nice are trending upwards. They’ve performed at or above the level expected of them, providing their respective teams with the positive impact that they’re being paid to supply.

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Those who fall into the naughty category are currently stuck on a downward slope. Their numbers may or may not be strong, but they’ve made costly mistakes that simply cannot be ignored over overlooked.

The question is, where does your favorite star fall in line?

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