Born on December 30, 1984, LeBron James is a great basketball player. He plays for the Los Angeles Lakers which is a constituent team of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is hailed as one of the greatest players of basketball to have ever lived. He has won the coveted NBA Most Valuable Player Awards four times and a couple of other prestigious accolades.

#2: Kevin Durant

Barely 30 years old, Kevin Durant, is a seasoned and experienced American professional basketball player. Some of the many teams he has played for are the Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City, and the University of Texas, to mention but a few! He won a couple of back-to-back championships in 2017-2018 to emerge as one of the greatest players.

#3: Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Anthony Leonard currently plays for the Toronto Raptors. This team is a member of the National Basketball Association. He has performed outstandingly well throughout his career as a professional player. Some of the titles he has held are the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the All-NBA First Team member.

#4: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis plays for the New Orleans Pelicans side of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At just 25 years, he has won several accolades and titles in the field of basketball. These include three All-NBA First Teams and a further three NBA All-Defensive Teams. These have propelled him to be one of the top players of the game in 2018.

#5: Steph Curry

Perhaps no other shooter has graced the game of basketball better than Wardell Stephen Curry II. He presently plays for the Golden State Warriors side of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His role in propelling his team to the 2017 and 2018 NBA finals made him one of the tournaments leading players in those two years.

#6: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Unlike most top NBA players, Giannis Antetokounmpo is Greek rather than North American. He was born just recently in 1994. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks which is a team of the National Basketball Association (NBA) league. He is so far the only player in the league to complete a regular season in the top 20 in all categories i.e. blocks, steals, assists, and rebounds.

#7: James Harden

This American professional basketball player is attached to the Houston Rockets. This team is an affiliate of the National Basketball Association. He started playing basketball in his college years. During his career, he has helped his team reach the finals severally.

This has earned him the designation ‘NBA Sixth Man of the Year.’

#8: Russell Westbrook

Playing for Oklahoma City, this American professional basketball player is perhaps one of the most prolific the tournament has ever had. Perhaps his most daring achievement yet is the role he played in propelling his league in assists for the first time in 2017-2018. This feat earned him the ‘NBA Most Valuable Player’ tile.

#9: Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Andrew Irving plays for the Boston Celtics side of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is fast, very prolific and quite productive indeed. He has won the ‘NBA All-Star’ a whopping five times. He has attained these achievements at the tender age of just 26 years.

#10: Klay Thompson

Just like Steph Curry, Klay Thompson also plays for the Golden State Warriors. He doubles up as a son of a former NBA player one Mychal Thompson. In his illustrious career, he has managed the first-team all-conference selection a whopping two consecutive times. He thus wraps up the list of the best basketball players in the year ended 2018.