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#2 James Harden
James Harden is a perennial All-Star and league MVP. He was drafted third overall in 2009 by the Oklahoma City Thunder. After three seasons in 2012, combined with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the Thunder competed against the LeBron James led Miami Heat in the 2012 NBA Finals where they lost four games to one.
Partly due to cost and that he and Russell Westbrook are ball-dominant guards, the Thunder traded Harden to the Houston Rockets where he has blossomed into an undisputed superstar of basketball.
He was named league MVP in 2018. Last season, he was beaten out for the award by Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Harden set a record of scoring 30 or more points in 32 consecutive games. This season, Harden is once again in a backcourt pairing with Russell Westbrook and is still raising the level of his play.
He is averaging 39.3 points, 7.5 assists, and 5.9 rebounds a game. Harden also contributes two steals a game at the defensive end. He does shoot a lot averaging over 24 shots a game but his percentages are 36.4 from the three-point arc and 44.3 from the field overall for his career.
#1 Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson is likely to miss the 2019-20 season due to an ACL injury he suffered during the 2019 NBA Finals where the Golden State Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games. Already plagued by numerous injuries, it was believed Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry would have been enough star power to handle the Toronto Raptors. It wasn't meant to be.
Klay Thompson is without a doubt the best shooting guard of this quickly expiring decade. The Golden State Warriors drafted him 11th overall in 2011 and the results in the past eight seasons have been outstanding.
In a 2018 victory for the Warriors over the Chicago Bulls, Klay Thompson scored a total of 52 points and he was also red hot from three-point range making 14 threes. It is an NBA record for most threes in a single game. Further, Thompson is 16th in NBA's all-time list for 3-pointers made, recording 1,798 of the same for his career so far.
It’s not just the volume. Klay can make threes efficiently as well, as he shoots them at 41.5 percent for his career, but he has a quick release. He also has an unlimited range. He has appeared in the last five NBA Finals with his Warriors teammates and is a three-time NBA Champion.
Thompson was also a member of the Warriors squad that won 73 games in the 2015-16 season. Anyone looking to craft a fantasy roster has to think Klay Thompson at the shooting guard as he is one of the most clutch shooters in the game these past 10 years.
The 2018 Western Conference Finals is a great illustration of this. The Warriors were trailing the Houston Rockets three games to two in the Western Conference Finals in Game 6. Even worse, they were down 17 points at the half. Thompson simply scored 26 second-half points, 33 from three-point range, and 41 overall, to lift the Warriors to a 115-86 victory. The Warriors would win Game 7 to make the NBA Finals and eventually went on to win their second straight NBA Title.
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