Who Are Your Top 5 Players in The NBA?

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics are the NBA champs, but is Tatum’s strong close to the NBA Finals enough to vault him into the top 5 NBA players? Does Luka Doncic’s loss in the NBA Finals change his standing? Plus, do Kevin Durant or Steph Curry still have a claim or have young guns like Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander taken their spots? We debate on The Hoffman Show!
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[@mobccr]

In my opinion…. the best are 1. Jokic 2. Embiid 3. Giannis 4. Luka 5. SGA 6. Ant 7. Lebron 8. KD 9. Kawhi (when healthy) 10. Tatum 11. Curry 12. Booker 13. AD 14. Paul George 15. Jalen Brown

[@arnoldmojados399]

Luka top 2 carried Mavs playoff success

[@JohnSmith-oh6uk]

I don’t see how Embid is better than Luka lol for whatever he lacks on the defensive end what he brings to the table on the offensive was good enough to win the western conference. He’s proven to be an all-time great playoff performer. And SGA is better than Tatum… he’s a garuntee 30 on good efficiency where as you could expect Tatum to go 7-23 at least 1out of every 3 games. Yes Tatum is a champion but he was on by far the best team in the league and they good enough to win despite his offensive struggles. 1.Jokic 2.giannis 3.Luka 4.Embidd. 5.SGA 6.Tatum (I guess)

[@craighoffman]

Embiid put up Wilt numbers this year. He’s been a top 3 DPOY finisher and he’s one of the best offensive players in the league. I love Luka, but there if you could guarantee health, I think 80% of the GM’s in the league would take Embiid. Of course you can’t…so that does open up the conversation.

[@ls4life544]

It is amazing how people put KD in front of Stephen Curry still today. People just put value to players based on options, not in their performance. Stephen Curry accomplished more than many players they mentioned with the noticeable wickedness their team has. So, if you have a great team, it is only when people qualify for the conversación. Their measuring stick is based on team performance.

[@mobccr]

KD won Finals MVP twice while on the same team as Curry and he’s been great for longer than Curry

[@ls4life544]

@mobccr That MVP could have gone either way, the same as the MVP that was given to Andre Iguodala, which many people feel should have been given to Stephen Curry. 🏆 Another point is that with and without KD, Stephen won the Finals. Also, KD had been with a team that had been considered a better team than the players Curry had with him as teammates. What happens here is that people's feelings toward a player play more of a factor than what the player has accomplished. 🤔 Let's add that no player who is the same height and weight as Stephen Curry has done as much, and people never give that much credit to them because physically they are not overpowering people with physicality. If Ja Morant hadn't jumped as high as he does, they would not be talking about him. #NBATalk #StephCurryAppreciation

[@mobccr]

@@ls4life544 I appreciate Curry, I’m just taking prime KD over prime Curry every time. Curry is the best 6’3 player ever but he’s not better at scoring, rebounding or defending than KD.

[@ls4life544]

@mobccr I agreed with you in rebounding and defending. It is the limitations of being 6.3" and not 6.9" tall. KD is great, I just feel that people do undermine Stephen for not enough reason. That is why people should the top 10 base on the player playing position.

[@carlosallen4616]

Craig you’re a KD hater!!

[@craighoffman]

I mean kinda lmao

[@carlosallen4616]

Luka plays no D!! How can u be a top 5 player and a liability on defense? He’s unguardable on the offensive end. Just horrible as an nba player defensively.

[@craighoffman]

You answered your own question lmao