The top 10 HEALTHY players in the NBA postseason

 By Lucas Grodner 



The top 10 HEALTHY players in the NBA postseason

(Top 5 players get short explanations)

( Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo won't be on the list due to injury)

Honorable mentions (in no particularly order): Paul George, James harden, Kyrie Irving, KAT, Devin booker, Anthony Davis, Jaylen brown, Paola banchero, tyreese haliburtan, Tyree Maxey 


10. Donavan Mitchell


9. Kevin Durant 


8. Anthony Edwards 


7. Jayson Tatum


6. Lebron James 

5. Jalen Brunson

- Jalen Brunson has led the injury cursed Knicks to the two seed in the eastern conference. He has been nothing short of phenomenal throughout the regular season and should be considered to be a top 3 point guard in this league. He has been dominant against the 76ers, averaging over 30 points per game. The first two games, he was off to a rocky start, but bounced back these last two games. He capped off game 4 against the 76ers with a Knicks franchise playoff record , 47 points and 10 assists to lead the Knicks to a victory to make it a 3-1 series. 

4. Shai Gilgeous - Alexander 

- Shai Gilgeous - Alexander has been Mr. Consistent all year long, which has carried on in these playoffs. He has lead one of the youngest and brightest teams in NBA history to a one seed in a very stacked conference. This guy is a scoring machine and has proven that no matter what, you can not stop him. 

3. Joel Embiid 

- As much as I hate to admit it because of his dirty plays and his awful style of basketball, Joel Embiid is one of the most outstanding players in all of NBA history. He continues to perform despite playing on one leg, as he drops 50 points against the Knicks in game 3, leading the Sixers to a victory. Nobody doubts what he can do on the floor, but the real question is, will he be able to stay on the floor and continue to be healthy?

2. Luka Doncic

- Luka Doncic has put up one of the best statistical seasons the NBA has ever seen this regular season, and continued to be productive in the post season. In the four games he has played, he is averaging 29 pts, 10 rpg, and 9 apg. The crazy thing is, these stats are worse than his stats during the entirety of the regular season. It just comes to show how dominant he has been and how he gets his way with every matchup.

1. Nikola Jokic

- The horse loving, 2 time MVP, center from Siberia takes it away with the best player in the entire playoffs. This guy is just unbelievable. 20 years ago, no one in their right mind would believe me if I told them that  that there was a guy who that had  Shaqs size, Magic Johnson's playmaking ability and a bigger desire for horses than basketball. However, Nikola Jokic would prove them wrong because not only is he a great player, he's a great winner. He makes everyone around him a better player, which lead to the Nuggets winning a championship last year. No matter what defensive scheme is thrown at him, he will depict every little detail of it and make his opponent wonder why he continues to play in the NBA. 


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