Top Ten Best NBA Players in the First Quarter of the 2018-19 Season
With almost 20 games of the season done for most teams we can now look at which players are doing the best. These players have a combination of good play, leadership ability, and leading their team to a good record. Only take into account the beginning of the season when voting.
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers. LeBron has consistently been amazing for the Lakers. He has improved this team since the beginning of the season. He has been looking like he actually cares in LA and he genuinely wants them to do well.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. Giannis is just a beast under Coach Bud. He is playing his best basketball and he is a legit MVP candidate. He has led Bucks to a 12-4 record and the 2nd seed in the East.
Kawhi Anthony Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, and the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard genuinely happy under this Raptor system. He is playing like his old self and is in my opinion even better than before. He has led the Raptors to a 14-4 record and the best record in the league.
Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Embiid has been amazing this season. He is looks even better than last year. Embiid and this Sixers team looks legit.
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, and the Nets.
He was MVP of the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals. With Steph out Durant has been dominant. He has been putting up 40+ consistently. Despite all this controversy Durant is still going strong.
Blake Austin Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. Griffin has been pushing this Piston team practically by himself. He has expanded his game to just new, high limits.
Kyle Lowry is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. Lowry has quietly been one of the best players in the league. He is leading the league in assists. He has been a great sidekick to Kawhi.
Wardell Stephen Curry II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, if not the greatest. He is one of the most beloved stars in the NBA today, as well as one of the most controversial. Curry hasn't played much, but in the time he did play he did really well. You can see how valuable he is to the Warriors based on how they are doing.
James Edward Harden, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. The Rockets have had a slow start to the season, but Harden has been amazing. He has picked up well from last season.
Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, and the Nets. Irving has done really well on a disappointing Celtics team. It will take Irving a lot of good play to get this team back in race.
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Russell Westbrook Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.