who are the future of the NBA give your top 5 players

my top 5

1 - dwight howard
2 - chris paul
3 - kevin durant
4 - brandon roy
5 - andrew bynum


special mentions:

thabo sefolosha (if only he has playing time - he's been a starter a couple of games now since kirk is out)
shaun livingston (if only he didn't get hurt)
al jefferson
danny granger
josh smith
andre iguodala
kevin martin

1. - Dwight Howard
2. - Rajon Rondo
3. - Kevin Durant
4. - Daniel Gibson
5. - Brandon Roy

1. Gerald Wallace
2. Emeka Okafor
3. Adam Morrison
4. Raymond Felton
5. Jared Dudley

Unless we're specifically talking about rising stars who aren't quite there yet and just talking about the guys who will be the stars of the next decade, players I'd consider the future of the league would include the likes of LeBron, Melo, Wade and Bosh over some of the players mentioned. They've been around for a few years now but they have quite a few years ahead of them as star players in the league.

If we're just talking about players who are on the rise and could be stars of the future then those are some good picks, though it could be argued that Dwight Howard has already moved beyond that with the way he's playing.

Not really my "future of the NBA" but players more on rising stars (in no order).

1. Rudy Gay
2. Mike Conley
3. LaMarcus Aldridge
4. Al Horford
5. Andrew Bynum

The Future:

F LeBron James
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard
G Brandon Roy
G Chris Paul

Stars also on the Rise

Carmelo Anthony
Dwyane Wade
Rudy Gay
Deron Williams
Danny Granger
Chris Bosh
Monta Ellis
Andrew Bynum
Andrew Bogut
LaMarcus Aldridge
Yi Jianlian
Al Horford
Jose Calderon
Rajon Rondo
Emeka Okafor
Randy Foye
Kevin Martin

I think there will come a time when all these players make the all-star team together, more than half of these IMO will become superstars, barring injuries of course.

add greg oden to that list

Stars also on the Rise

Carmelo Anthony
Dwyane Wade
Rudy Gay
Deron Williams
Danny Granger
Chris Bosh
Monta Ellis
Andrew Bynum
Andrew Bogut
LaMarcus Aldridge
Yi Jianlian
Al Horford
Jose Calderon
Rajon Rondo
Emeka Okafor
Randy Foye
Kevin Martin

Melo, Wade and Bosh don't really belong on that list in my opinion, since they're already established stars in the league, even if they do have many more years ahead of them and potentially many more accomplishments as well.

i liked the what if list better, wish that one didnt get locked

This guy is a poor man's McDwyane. But anyway, as for rising stars...

G - Deron Williams
G - Chris Paul
F - Kevin Durant
F - Al Jefferson
C - Chris Kaman

This guy is a poor man's McDwyane. But anyway, as for rising stars...

i had that thought too but i like his posts a bit more. i am actually interested in posting in them and to be honest this forum was rather dull of late

Rising stars?

G-Chris Paul
G-Rajon Rondo
C-Al Jefferson
F- Josh Howard
F- Rudy Gay

As of the "Future of the NBA" i think its already lock for players of the 03 draft class

Andrew Bynum
Al Jefferson
Kevin Durant
Kevin Martin
Brandon Roy

Deron Williams
Luther Head (T mac eventually is gonna have to admit he's injured too much for an NBA career)
Greg Oden if he ever gets healthy
Kevin Durant
Kevin Martin

the first 2 are biased, but the other 3 i expected nothing from and they keep impressing me...

my top 5

1 - dwight howard
2 - chris paul
3 - kevin durant
4 - brandon roy
5 - andrew bynum

I like that list, thats what i would say

I like shadow's list. IMO, Howard, Paul, etc, are already there as stars of the league.

I like shadow's list

And?
I was hoping that's not the only thing you like.

I moved on shadow, I already told you.

1. Lebron James
2. Dwight Howard
3. Chris Paul
4. Deron Williams
5. Kevin Durant

FUCK LEBRON JAMES

hmm future of the nba.... ok lets see


1. lebron james
2. chris paul
3. al jefferson
4. greg oden
5. Boston (my son, gonna take him a few years though. watch for the name)

Current NBA Players Future:
1. Chris Paul
2. Dwight Howard
3. Brandon Roy
4. Kevin Durant
5. Andre Iguodala

Top 5 Honorable Mention:
1. Al Jefferson
2. Josh Smith
3. Kevin Martin
4. Deron Williams
5. Greg Oden

College Players AKA The Real Future:
1. Derek Rose
2. Michael Beasley
3. OJ Mayo
4. Eric Gordon
5. DeAndre Jordan
6. Kevin Love
7. Jerryd Bayless
8. Roy Hibbert
9. Hasheem Thabeet
10. Darrell Arthur

Boston (my son, gonna take him a few years though. watch for the name)

I'm going to watch that game when your son Boston's Lakers take on Yohance son's Knicks.

You named your son after your favourite basketball team?

Boston (my son, gonna take him a few years though. watch for the name)

I'm going to watch that game when your son Boston's Lakers take on Yohance son's Knicks.

my god if he played for the lakers..........



and no jae i didnt name him after my favorite team. i named him boston cause when i moved from boston to georgia i was nicknamed boston for, well its been about 5 years now. so when my son was born(been here 3 and a half years at that time) my wife suggested to name him after me, but i never wanted a jr. so he got my nickname.