Who are the superstars right now? Vote and discuss, if you are so inclined

[msgkings322]

It was intentional. He is no longer a superstar for me when it comes to play on the court. If he was then the lakers wouldn’t struggle the last few seasons. Superstar LeBron can always lead his teams to 50 plus wins and hca for a series or 2. Now he pick and choose his spots due to his age

So it's all about current production to you, basically who are the best players in the league right now...not star power or ratings or past MVPs or whatever? All good this is why I put up the poll, to see different people's definitions of the word.

 

[msgkings322]

It was intentional. He is no longer a superstar for me when it comes to play on the court. If he was then the lakers wouldn’t struggle the last few seasons. Superstar LeBron can always lead his teams to 50 plus wins and hca for a series or 2. Now he pick and choose his spots due to his age

You also did include Curry...can he still 'always' lead his teams to 50 plus wins and top 4 seeds? I wish LOL

 

[bksballer89]

So it's all about current production to you, basically who are the best players in the league right now...not star power or ratings or past MVPs or whatever? All good this is why I put up the poll, to see different people's definitions of the word.

No it isn’t a life time achievement for me. It is for the here and now and all about play on the court.

 

[bksballer89]

You also did include Curry...can he still 'always' lead his teams to 50 plus wins and top 4 seeds? I wish LOL

That was never a Steph thing though. He always had help unlike LeBron early years in Cleveland where he would lead Mo Williams and the other scrubs to 66 wins steph is probably off my list next year or the following year

 

[msgkings322]

No it isn’t a life time achievement for me. It is for the here and now and all about play on the court.

But play only, not fame/star power/Q rating

 

[msgkings322]

That was never a Steph thing though. He always had help unlike LeBron early years in Cleveland where he would lead Mo Williams and the other scrubs to 66 wins steph is probably off my list next year or the following year

So different players get different criteria...interesting. Not being snarky, genuinely interesting, thanks

 

[logic]

My sole criterion was if I said their name at the dinner table my wife would recognize that I was talking about the NBA.

 

[fightinfunbags]

If all of Jokic, Embiid, Giannis, and Luka didn’t make your list, your list blows. I can see an argument on everybody else whether it’s an athlete on the back end and you want to claim superstar no longer, or some other reason. These are 4 HOFers in their prime (Luka is technically not at his prime yet age wise). Not superstars? Ridiculous.

 

[fightinfunbags]

My sole criterion was if I said their name at the dinner table my wife would recognize that I was talking about the NBA.

Does your wife follow popular culture? Cause if she does then Tristan Thompson and Kris Humphrey are names she would recognize because of Kardashian connections. Needless to say, this is a flawed system.

 

[logic]

Does your wife follow popular culture? Cause if she does then Tristan Thompson and Kris Humphrey are names she would recognize because of Kardashian connections. Needless to say, this is a flawed system.

Not at all. The only flaw in the system would be that she is a Michigan fan and would recognize former players. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been an issue with superstars.

 

[broncosmitty]

It was intentional. He is no longer a superstar for me when it comes to play on the court. If he was then the lakers wouldn’t struggle the last few seasons. Superstar LeBron can always lead his teams to 50 plus wins and hca for a series or 2. Now he pick and choose his spots due to his age

But you voted for Luka the fat boy.

 

[bksballer89]

But you voted for Luka the fat boy.

Problem?

 

[broncosmitty]

Problem?

More losing seasons than 50 win ones.

 

[Mebert]

I think Edwards or Haliburton are the most likely to be a superstar next, I agree they are not there yet.

It is hard to know when long time superstars have dropped below the status.

Just as hard to know when a new guy has taken the leap.

I did not know until I checked my list, but I lean way more towards the younger players.

Even now I don't feel great about it. I ended with 8 overall.

 

[Mebert]

I am surprised Butler has so few votes. Imo playoff matters more than regular season for superstar. Butler way higher on a playoff list than he is on a regular season

 

[ducky]

I’m not sure what is dumber.

Making a thread like this based on an absolutely absurd discussion where the main point was that guys who are unquestionably top 75 players to ever play the game in NBA history like Ray Allen and Paul Pierce aren’t “superstars”.

Or the fact that Anthony Edwards didn’t make this list.

 

[tlance]

I’m not sure what is dumber.

Making a thread like this based on an absolutely absurd discussion where the main point was that guys who are unquestionably top 75 players to ever play the game in NBA history like Ray Allen and Paul Pierce aren’t “superstars”.

Or the fact that Anthony Edwards didn’t make this list.

You are including too many guys man.

Superstars are the best of the best.

Types of players even people who don’t follow the NBA know who they are.

Most casual basketball fans couldn’t pick Anthony Edwards out of a lineup.

He is an excellent young player. But he isn’t mainstream.

 

[msgkings322]

I’m not sure what is dumber.

Making a thread like this based on an absolutely absurd discussion where the main point was that guys who are unquestionably top 75 players to ever play the game in NBA history like Ray Allen and Paul Pierce aren’t “superstars”.

Or the fact that Anthony Edwards didn’t make this list.

Does he not count as 'Someone else'?

Edwards is close IMO, along with probably Haliburton and Ja Morant and hell we all know Wembanyama gonna be on the list

To me superstar is a mix of actual on court results combined with star power/fame and alpha-ness. Edwards is not a name non NBA people know yet.

 

[ducky]

You are including too many guys man.

Superstars are the best of the best.

Types of players even people who don’t follow the NBA know who they are.

Most casual basketball fans couldn’t pick Anthony Edwards out of a lineup.

He is an excellent young player. But he isn’t mainstream.

A ridiculous way to classify it.

By your definition, the greatest NBA superstar of all time is………

Yao Ming.

 

[msgkings322]

A ridiculous way to classify it.

By your definition, the greatest NBA superstar of all time is………

Yao Ming.

The spirit of this thread is in fact that everyone gets to share their own classifications, it's interesting how people differ. No one is objectively correct in every choice.

But Yao Ming? The fuck are you talking about?