The 2018-19 season was so intense, interesting, and most of all full of surprises. We couldn’t ask for more from this past season. Many star players had very good seasons statistically, but a good part of them didn’t exceed expectations. In this article, we will try to cover this year’s top three NBA players.
There are a lot awesome players in the league, but these three players will shine the brightest on the floor. This year all eyes will be at Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, and LeBron James.
My List Of The Top Three NBA Players Entering Next Season
Kawhi Leonard
Quiet, weird, simple, hardworking, unrepeatable… Kawhi Leonard joins James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players to win the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals twice with two different teams. Leonard is the only one to have done so in two different conferences.
The “Cyborg”, as Knicks coach David Fizdale called him, found a new life in Toronto and led the team to historic success. What the Raptors failed to do year after year, Leonard succeeded in a few months. He brought them to the first finals in franchise history but didn’t stop there.
In addition to the being NBA league hero, who brought balance and uncertainty to the court, Leonard became the hero of a team, city, state, and country. It brought a smile back to his face, made him celebrate, dance, come out of the shell of some robot, show emotion, and laugh. Who knows, maybe he should be trusted to be a “funny guy”.
This year he decided to join the Los Angeles Clippers and try to do the same with Paul George. It’s going to be very hard, but we all know what is he capable of and we all know what he did with Raptors.
Stephen Curry
In the absence of Kevin Durant who joined the Brooklyn Nets and Klay Thompson expected to miss half of next season (Torn ACL), Curry will remain the leader of the Golden State Warriors. A new era of basketball will be on display, as the Warriors moved from Oakland to San Francisco. So it will be a difficult task to start a new dynasty.
They went to the NBA finals five times in a row, winning three championships. Durant has been part of the team for the last three seasons. Besides Durant, Iguodala, Shaun Livingston and DeMarcus Cousins who also left the team, Curry will have a huge task ahead.
And he’s going to need some help from his new teammate D’Angelo Russell. With the Warriors, Russell has signed a four-year, $ 117 million contract and will be particularly significant in the absence of Thompson. Curry, along with Draymond Green, is the leader of the franchise. There is no doubt that he will produce points and assists, but will it be enough?
From this point, it is hard to know, but one thing is sure, Curry will be one of the best players in the next season.
LeBron James
Last year with the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t good for James. People may expect him to carry his team almost alone all the way up to the glory, but it wasn’t possible. He didn’t have much-needed support from his teammates, but this year will be completely different.
The Lakers traded for Anthony Davis, who will help take the load off of James. He can finally breathe and only focus on his play. James is 34 years old and he is passed his full playing potential. However, even at that age, he will be in the conversation of the top three best players in the NBA. It’s also quite possible that he might win a championship once again.
