my improvised "Best 25 players in the NBA" list

[OG Hack Wilson]

this list has dramatically changed during this post season.  this is right now, if i'm a GM for one year and am making a list for the first round of the draft


1 Lebron James
2 Kobe Bryant
3 D-Wade
4 Kevin Durant
5a Deron Williams
5b Rajon Rondo   (Colin Cowherd says Rondo is the 3rd best player in the NBA...I'll give D-wade and Kevin Durant their due though)
7 Steve Nash  (behind Lebron, is there a better pure athlete in the NBA?  he'd be a star in any sport)
8 Dwight Howard   (Very over-rated as a #1 go-to guy...but at the end of the day I look at the NBA and see that he is still the best big man in the league)
9 Tim Duncan
10 Chris Paul
11 Chris Bosh
12 Amare Stoudemire  (needs a change of scenery to get back to his 25-10 status)
13 Pau Gasol   (still is finesse but a legit big man in the west)
14 Carmelo Anthony  (will never be a top 5 player until he learns defense)
15 Derek Rose


15-25  (can't really separate them)

Paul Pierce
Ray Allen
K.G.
Tyreke Evans
Danny Granger
Joe Johnson   (guy completely disappears in playoffs vs the Magic but is still damn good)
Jason Richardson
David Lee
Carlos Boozer
Monte Ellis   (i almost didn't want to include him)