Top 5 players in the NBA:

[Tsoprano]

No particular order...

Kobe
Lebron
Pierce
Paul
Wade

Brandon Roy is just outside looking in the top 5.

[Chi_archie]

forgot Joachim Noah

[Tsoprano]

forgot Joachim Noah

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[rm18]

duncan, james, paul, ming, kobe

[Chi_archie]

dwight howard might soon be up there...

[onlooker]

James
Kobe
Wade
Paul
KG

[Tsoprano]

Ming is soft, and not clutch.

Pierce has been tough til the end for YEARS, with good players...and BAD players. Paul Pierce has every part of the game mastered. Defense, Offense (three point shots, jumpers from anywhere at any given moment, bull dozing it into the paint), free throws, acting, etc.

Duncan I would allow in the top 5 circle, but kicking PIERCE OUT??? That is a no go.

[jjgold]

Kobe is not even in the top 10 this year

Lebron is miles ahead of everyone

[Tsoprano]

James
Kobe
Wade
Paul
KG

Not KG over Pierce. His intensity is irreplacable, but do you remember the playoffs last year? Paul Pierce put the Celtics on his back and ran them into the Eastern Conference Finals.

It's very close, but i'd go with Paul between the two.

[tullamore]

I think KG is more important to the Celtics than Pierce. He sets the tone for the way that teams places d.

[Chi_archie]

I would loved to have seen Lebron as a tight end in the NFL.....

he played a pretty bad WR in high school....

[onlooker]

Not KG over Pierce. His intensity is irreplacable, but do you remember the playoffs last year? Paul Pierce put the Celtics on his back and ran them into the Eastern Conference Finals.

It's very close, but i'd go with Paul between the two.

Celtics didn't do sh!t before KG. KG makes Pierce better, so you couldn't go wrong with either one.

Dwight Howard could be in the top 5 as well.

[Tsoprano]

Celtics didn't do sh!t before KG. KG makes Pierce better, so you couldn't go wrong with either one.

Dwight Howard could be in the top 5 as well.

The Celtics made it to the Eastern Conference finals with Pierce doing 90% of the work that season.

But both are the keys to success.

[pavyracer]

Bibby
Smith
Johnson
Williams
Horford

[tullamore]

KG and Pierce fed off one and another. KG defers to Pierce offensive, and rather just lead the team defensively, like Russell. There were times last year in the playoffs when KG was hesitant offensively, especially in the Hawks series, he just didn't seem to want to take a big shot.

[Sinister Cat]

James
Kobe
Wade
Paul
KG

To me these are pretty clearly the top 5.. can't really think of anyone else I'd consider.. maybe Amare?

[fiveteamer]

Wade does not play defense.

[Kingctb27]

Duncan easily in there. As well as KG. I think you are looking at offense only.

LeBron clearly the best.

[Kingctb27]

Yeah I forgot about Dwight as well.

I would say in this order...

LeBron
Duncan
KG
Dwight
Kobe

Duncan gets no love, but you put him on any team and I would say he would make it better than anyone else. Like say if the Hawks got Timmy. Automatically could beat the Celtics.

[rjt721]

Kobe
Lebron
Wade
C. Paul
Duncan
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Howard
Deron Williams
Bosh
Roy
Amare
Garnett
Joe Johnson