NBA Player Power Rankings: Top 10 Players In NBA Finals

NBA Player Power Rankings: Top 10 Players In The NBA Finals

Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shakes hands with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the fourth quarter of game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Warriors won 105-97. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

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June 1, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) addresses the media in a press conference during NBA Finals media day at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

Position: Point Guard
Age: 28 (3/14/1988)
Slash Line: .458/.407/.909
Season Averages: 33.5 MPG, 26.7 PPG, 6.1 APG, 5.9 RPG, 1.8 SPG, 4.4 3PM

All apologies to LeBron James, but the best player in 2015-16 was Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. You can break this down in any number of ways, but no one dominated the game quite like Curry.

No one is better in the fourth quarter than Curry, either, and that’s the ultimate strength to possess.

Curry finished 2015-16 as the first player in NBA history to average at least 30.0 points and join the 50-40-90 club in the same season. He won his second consecutive MVP award and effectively earned the No. 1 spot.

Yet, the need to prove himself remains.

Curry’s numbers were pretty, but he didn’t play at an elite level during the 2015 NBA Finals. Much of his production was earned during garbage time, which was reflected in his ranking No. 3 in the Finals MVP voting.

A championship is more important to Curry and the Warriors than an individual accolade, but don’t think the value of the Finals MVP award is lost on him.

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With all of this firepower, the 2016 NBA Finals could be a series for the ages.