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NBA Player Power Rankings: Change of the Guard

By Maxwell Ogden

Mar 16, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) steals the ball from New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 123-108. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) steals the ball from New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 123-108. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA has reached the closing stretch of the 2015-16 regular season. Who have the Top 20 players been to date?

Mar 16, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) steals the ball from New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 123-108. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) steals the ball from New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 123-108. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and Stephen Curry winning NBA MVP in 2015-16. The reigning and defending MVP has distanced himself from the competition, all but assuring that he’ll make it two in a row at season’s end.

That doesn’t mean Curry is the only player having a season to remember.

The 2015-16 NBA season is a true changing of the guard. The aging veterans who were ruling the Association well beyond their prime are beginning to lose their war with father time, and the changes facilitated by pioneers of yesteryear are coming into effect.

Nostalgia remains, but none of the Top 20 players in the NBA in 2015-16 are older than 31 years old. The question is, who are the stars of the modern Association?

It starts with the following 20 players.

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