The Top 10 Players In The NBA Right Now
By Ti Windisch
1. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Spots 2-10 on this list are all up for debate, but I have no interest in hearing why Stephen Curry isn’t the best player in the NBA right now. It’s simple fact.
| Season | GS | MP | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 ★ | 60 | 34.0 | 20.0 | .510 | 11.0 | .459 | .636 | 5.4 | .907 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 30.4 |
| Career | 470 | 34.9 | 16.4 | .477 | 7.1 | .444 | .573 | 3.7 | .901 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 22.1 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/10/2016.
Curry is the best shooter the NBA has ever seen, and he’s close to completing the best offensive season in league history. His scoring totals aren’t unmatched, but his efficiency is unlike anything seen before right now.
Steph has a 50/40/90 season all but locked up, he’s leading the NBA in scoring, and also adding 6.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.
He’s leading the NBA in the following categories: offensive win shares, win shares, win shares per 48 minutes, box plus/minus, offensive box plus/minus, value over replacement player, player efficiency rating, true shooting percentage, field goals made, and of course three-point field goals made.
Curry is having the second-best single season of all time according to win shares per 48 minutes. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has ever added more to a team over four quarters than Curry is right now, according to that stat.
Curry is the best player on one of the best teams the NBA has ever seen. Even if his Warriors cannot reach 73 wins this season, they’ll go down as one of the best regular season teams ever. He absolutely earns all the attention he’s been getting.
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Every player on this list is truly great and they all deserve their spots, but any of them would need to be unbelievably hot if they hope to topple the MVP and his Golden State Warriors in a seven game series.