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US media commented on the top 10 superstars in the 21st Century Finals: King Nothing is only 9th, Curry is 4th, O Neal is 2nd

12:57am, 7 June 2025【Basketball】

The finals of the 24-25 season started today. It can be said that the G1s in the two small-season cities have contributed a very exciting game to us. Alexander still performed as MVP, but who expected that Halliburton began to use magic again at the last moment, winning the G1 by the Thunder. The finals still test the quality of the core players. The US media also selected the top 10 best performers in the 21st Century Finals, let’s take a look.

10th: Pierce

Truth Pierce ranked tenth. Although there was only one championship in his career, he faced the Lakers led by Kobe, which increased his value a lot. Pierce was also a kaleidoscope of offense at her peak. In 2008, the Celtics team had Garnett and Ray Allen, but Pierce eventually won the FMVP, averaging 19.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the career finals, with a shooting percentage of 43%.

Ninth: Nowitzki

Ninthiaski's champion is considered one of the most valuable champions in history, but he only ranked 9th. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to defeat the newly formed Heat Big Three in 2011 and won the FMVP trophy. He is one of the most outstanding power forwards in history with the best scoring ability. He can rank first in the same position in the finals. He averaged 23.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage is 44.5%.

8: Leonard

Leonard is indeed very strong in the playoffs, and ended two dynasties in the finals. First, the Spurs ended the possibility of the Heat winning three consecutive championships, and then helped the Raptors win the first championship in team history in 2019, ending the possibility of the Warriors winning three consecutive championships. In 2019, he also played at a super level. He was one of the best players in offense and defense at his peak. He averaged 20.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the finals, and his shooting percentage was as high as 48%.

7: Wade

Wade helped the team win three championships in the 21st century, and was undoubtedly the absolute core of the team in 2006, and played the first efficiency value in the historical finals. After James joined, Wade also sacrificed his data and became the third point guard in history and the first player in the Heat's history. He averaged 24 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in the finals, and his shooting percentage was 47.6%.

Sixth: Durant has two FMVPs, and he can indeed rank here in terms of honor alone, but joining the Warriors and winning two championships is not particularly valuable, but Durant's performance in the finals is still unquestionable. The first player in history to average 30+ in the finals and able to 180 three shots can average 30.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the finals, with a shooting percentage of 54.6%.

Fifth: Curry has only one FMVP trophy, and he was indeed stolen by his teammate Iguodala. The opponent in the finals will limit Curry unlimitedly, which also makes Curry's scoring environment very difficult. Even if he joins hands with Durant, the opponent will be the first to limit Curry. The shooting feel is really terrifying. He led the team to win 4 championships and averaged 27.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the finals.

Fourth: Kobe

Kobe is undoubtedly one of the greatest stars of the 21st century. He led the Lakers to the Finals 7 times. Although the first three championships in his career were won by O'Neal, Kobe is also the second in command, and later won two consecutive championships as the leader, two FMVPs, and averaged 25.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.9 blocks in his career finals.

Third: Duncan, as the No. 1 power forward in history, has always had a low status in history. Because he is too low-key and is not popular with the American media, but with his super strong leadership ability, he has made it to the playoffs for 19 consecutive years and reached the finals 6 times, winning 5 championships. He also won the single-core championship in 2003, and averaged 19.7 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 blocks per game in the finals.

Second: O'Neal

O'Neal is the only two player in history to achieve FMVP for three consecutive times. His performance in the playoffs is undoubtedly the most dominant center in history. He was unstoppable during the three consecutive championships. He then won two championships, averaging 28.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the finals, but unfortunately his peak period was too short.

First: James

James is undoubtedly the first person in the league in the new century. He led the team to the finals for eight consecutive years, won 4 championships and 4 FMVPs, and was also the most in the 21st century. James' four championships were won by three teams, and he even made a shocking comeback in 2016. He averaged 28.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game in the finals.

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