2007-05-13 05:39:09 · 12 answers · asked by JJ 3 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I think the best players are those guys who have amazing personal stats and also make a huge contribution to their team. Therefore, for me it has to be a discussion between Steve Nash and Tim Duncan. Dirk Nowitzki would have been a contender until he completely folded in this year's play-offs (and it pains me to say this as I am a Dirk fan).
Kobe - amazing individual stats but has been owned by the best teams in the league since Shaq left LA. Who cares if you score 50 a game if you can never get past the 1st round of the play-offs?
Between Nash and Duncan I have to call it a tie. Nash has proven to be one of the most innovative players in the league in recent years and his team continues to win. Duncan has been the consumate professional for the last decade. He's not flashy but does he ever get the job done.
As for salaries, I agree they're too high. But if you think of players as economic engines (instead of as guys who bounce a ball), meaning do they generate more $$ than they take out of the game (in product sales, ticket sales, television ratings, etc) then it makes sense to pay them well. Having said that, it's obscene for anyone to make more than $5 million for playing a sport.
2007-05-13 06:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Paul d 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tim Duncan is the best player in the NBA. He is the only player who can carry a team on offense and anchor the defense. Kobe, Dirk, and Nash are great offensive players but cannot dominate a game with their defense. Garnett does everything well, but Duncan edges him out on the defensive end as well.
He's worth the max but I don't think it's ever a good idea to give a player max money ($20+ million). Takes away a lot of options when you want to acquire a new player for trade or in free agency (just look at the T. Wolves). I'd try to make a deal for around $15 million a year.
2007-05-13 13:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kobe Bryant is the best player in the league right now, but Lebron James will be in a year or two. The top stars of the NBA should all get paid about 20 million which is what they do get paid. It's all about supply in demand. Owners do not pay them ridiculously high salaries to be nice. They pay because it is profitable. How many people would watch/go to a Timberwolves game if Kevin Garnett wasn't playing? He easily makes the owner way over 20 million so that's how much he is worth.
2007-05-13 13:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The best player in Kobe, he plays excellent defense to go along with his unstoppable offense, something that no other superstar besides Duncan does. Nash, LeBron, Wade, and Dirk all are terrible defenders. Furthermore, Kobe can hit any shot from anywhere on the court, which gives him the slight edge over Duncan. As for their salaries, I think Kobe, LeBron, and Wade should all earn the most because they draw the most viewers into the NBA.
2007-05-13 14:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by Axel15 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The days of NBA MVP are gone, no longer can one individual(Michael Jordan) find success through dominating and demanding more of a team of lesser individuals and will them to a title.....Steve Nash is great yet he will NEVER win a title without the addition of strong defenders, Tracey McGrady is one of the purest talents in the league yet he needs better players around him to just get out of the first round in the more competitive West...teams like Detroit and San Antonio will control the Titles for now on so MVP has lost its significance
2007-05-13 14:28:32 · answer #5 · answered by raywilkinsonjr 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tim Duncan: he's scoring 30 points-per-game, snaring 12 rebounds-per-game, and he's playing All-NBA First Team defense.
Salaries for entertainers (and CEO's) have been out of whack for a LONG time. Is Tim Duncan worth $17 million per year? He is if the market will bear his salary. And apparently, it will.
2007-05-13 13:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by BlakWriter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steve Nash or Tim Duncan.
they are both great players individually, but make thier teammates better as well, something D-Wade doesn't do as well as they do.
notable mention to Chauncey Billups.
2007-05-13 12:47:13 · answer #7 · answered by Master Pain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe Bryant or maybe Lebron James....
No professional athlete should make over $100,000 per year, I don't care how talented they are. If they need more money than that they can do product endorsements.
2007-05-13 12:48:15 · answer #8 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course the MVP Dirk Nowiski
2007-05-13 13:51:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
am biased and for me right now means the last three weeks. i efuse to look past three weeks because the saying goes WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY. and based on my three weeks rule, it is baron davis hands down
2007-05-13 13:16:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋