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US media commented on the top 10 stars in the 21st Century Finals: Leonard is eighth, Kobe is fourth, and O Neal is second

6:45pm, 6 June 2025【Basketball】

With the start of the NBA Finals today, everyone probably saw the help of the super giants to the team. Alexander used his own unsolved singles to help the team control the field, but Dagenut ruined the game with five small points at a critical moment. The biggest difference between super stars and ordinary players is that they can stand up if they need to score in the team. Speaking of this, the US media recently selected the top 15 stars in the 21st Century Finals. Let’s mainly talk about the top ten, with the 11-15 being Tony Parker, Zhu Meng, Iguodala, Clay and Ray Allen.

10th Pierce

Pierce is nicknamed Truth. Although he only won one championship trophy in his career, he defeated Kobe's honor. At his peak, Pierce was also an offensive kaleidoscope. In 2008, he relied on his outstanding performance and successfully won the FMVP trophy. His big heart attributes were excellent. He averaged 19.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the finals of his career, and his shooting percentage was 43%.

Ninth Nowitzki

North King is only ranked ninth? I believe everyone is very much looking forward to who is the top eight. No Tianwang won one of the most valuable championships in the 21st century. In 2011, he led the team to defeat the Heat and won the championship, and also won the FMVP trophy. No Tianwang is the existence of one person who can support an offensive system. He is perhaps one of the power forwards with the richest offensive methods in history. No Tianwang averaged 23.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his career playoffs, and his shooting percentage was 44.5%.

Eighth Leonard

Leonard has ended the two dynasties, so it is understandable that he can enter this list. Leonard first ended the possibility of the Heat's three consecutive championships, and then ended the possibility of the Warriors' three consecutive championships in 2019. Leonard played at a super level and was called the card frame version of Jordan. The peak card is one of the best offensive and defensive stars in the 21st century. Leonard averaged 20.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the finals of his career, and his shooting percentage was as high as 48%.

Seventh Wade

Wade led the team to win three championships in the 21st century, and in 2006, he even played the first-ever efficiency value in the finals. If it weren't for the sacrificing data after James joined, Wade might have won more FMVP trophys. Wade is one of the best shooting guards in history and the unquestionable first person in the Heat's history. Wade averaged 24 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his career finals, and his shooting percentage is 47.6%.

Sixth Durant

To be honest, Durant won an FMVP trophy more than Wade. If the two made contributions to the team's championship, Wade might have more. Durant won the championship too easily. He played in a total of 3 finals. Durant relied on his unsolvable personal offense and became the first in history to have an average of 30+ three shots per game in the finals. Durant averaged 30 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the finals, and shot a 54.6% shooting percentage.

Fifth Curry

Although Curry only has one FMVP trophy, fans who are familiar with him know that if it were not for the opponent's repeated attacks to limit his performance, his teammates would not have had the opportunity to take action easily. In the Dooku combination, the opponent's focus on defense was always Curry, and Durant got the opportunity to play singles. Curry led the team to win 4 championships, and he averaged 27.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game in his career finals.

Fourth Kobe

Bryant Kobe, as one of the greatest stars of the 21st century, led the Lakers to the Finals 7 times and won two championships. The era in which Kobe is probably the most suffocating era in history. Everyone is fighting hand in hand, and there are not as many whistles as it is now. Therefore, Kobe has played the top scorer in this era, and has gained more recognition. He won 5 championships and 2FMVP, and averaged 25.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks in his career finals.

Third Duncan

Duncan, as the No. 1 power forward in history, can be understood as being able to enter the top three of this list. Duncan led the Spurs to the playoffs for 19 consecutive years. He led the team to play 6 Finals. If it weren't for Ray Allen's three-pointer that year, Duncan would have entered the finals 6 like Jordan, and he also led the team to win the championship in 2003. He averaged 19.7 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 blocks in the finals.

Second O'Neal

The reason why O'Neal was ranked in this position is mainly because he is the second in addition to Jordan to win the MVP in the Finals for three consecutive years. O'Neal also won the title of the most dominant center in history. O'Neal also relied on his outstanding performance to win 5 championships. He averaged 28.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the finals. Although the peak was short, it was too unsolvable at its peak.

No. 1 James

James' dominance is also very terrible. He has led the team to the finals for 8 consecutive years. This is the strength of the league's number one player. James won 4 FMVP trophys, which is the most players among the 21st century. James has made a big score of 1-3 back and forth in 2016, and the two teams have the highest score in five categories. He has won the Warriors F4 alone in 2018, which is so outstanding. James averaged 28.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game in the finals.

Speaking of this, what do you want to say about these 10 players? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.

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