you almost have to choose lebron because he is so dominant and so young still. when you pick a guy he pretty much has to be young when you are talking about building a team. guys like kevin durant and derrick rose would also get consideration. let me divide it like this.
best regular season player- lebron james
best playoff player- kobe bryant.
i think kobe is the most skilled but lebron is more dominant. there is a small list of players and my top 5 in order are.
1) kobe bryant
2) lebron james
3) dwayne wade
4) dwight howard
5) kevin durant
notice all the talk about point guards and none in my top 5. i think while its an important position, you still need that dominant force that a point guard cant provide. thats why if the magic get paul, it would be scary and okc has westbrook and durant which could grow into a dominant duo. i think the next 5 though would be point guard dominant but they arent close to the top 5.
6-10
6) chris paul
7) deron williams
8)pau gasol
9) derrick rose
10) dirk nowitzki
notice all these guys do more than 1 thing well, thats what makes them top players.
