Favorite NBA player from the 2000s

[Jim14510]

Anfernee

He was fun to watch but pretty short lived.

On a side note I'm 80% sure his mom wanted to name him Anthony but didn't know how to spell or pronounce it.

 

[Jim14510]

It’s weird seeing how much opinion on Kobe has shifted. Dude was probably more hated than Lebron at his peak.

His death wiped out the rape on the likeness scale.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

 

[Lionsfan93]

He dragged a pretty mediocre Magic team to the finals. I mean look at this roster - who was the second best player? Jameer?

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Turkoglu was pretty solid and I was a fan of Rashard Lewis. But ya, that roster didn't end doing anything else really.

 

[Jim14510]

We have Ben Wallace on this list (and I am a HUGE fan of Big Ben). But Dwight Howard was arguably the most dominant player in the league over that stretch. His 2008 dunk contest was one of the more exciting ones in recent(ish) memory.

I don't disagree with that. I didn't realize Dwight was that far back.

 

[Jim14510]

Shine came off the apple when he flopped in LA

He was already at the bottom of the hill when he got to LA. His back was in bad shape by then.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

He was already at the bottom of the hill when he got to LA. His back was in bad shape by then.

Sure, after the fact but that wasn’t how people viewed it going in. Huge fucking deal when it happened

 

[Jim14510]

Sure, after the fact but that wasn’t how people viewed it going in. Huge fucking deal when it happened

As a Lakers fan that's how I viewed it. Maybe getting 15 min a game as another big.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

As a Lakers fan that's how I viewed it. Maybe getting 15 min a game as another big.

idk man, it was one of the biggest trades in NBA history when it happened. Talk was the Lakers were the title favorites and that Howard would be the face of the Lakers franchise when Kobe left. Sure, some of it was reputation, but he was still an all-star that year and the following one in Houston.

 

[Jim14510]

idk man, it was one of the biggest trades in NBA history when it happened. Talk was the Lakers were the title favorites and that Howard would be the face of the Lakers franchise when Kobe left. Sure, some of it was reputation, but he was still an all-star that year and the following one in Houston.

I see the problem. I'm thinking of his second stint. Completely forgot about the 1st one. You're absolutely right. I thought it was going to be a Shaq like dynasty starting. Here I am 10 years later forgetting it even happened.

 

[tman87]

We have Ben Wallace on this list (and I am a HUGE fan of Big Ben). But Dwight Howard was arguably the most dominant player in the league over that stretch. His 2008 dunk contest was one of the more exciting ones in recent(ish) memory.

Not the most dominant player during that stretch IMO. Dunk contest - who cares.

I'm not saying he wasn't very good, and I give you the Ben Wallace point, who shouldn't be on the list (although it is just a 'who is your favorite player from the 2000's' list) as far as comparing to all time greats. Just not gonna put Dwight in rarified air range, at least not for me.

 

[Cookiemonster]

Chauncey Billups, Ron Artest were also absolute ballers. Loved watching those guys play.

 

[ThomOsborneMD]

Came to post Dikembe Mutombo. Then I looked him up. Holy shit I’m older than I thought. So Hakeem the dream Olajuwon.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

I'm a little surprised that no one has brought up Dwight Howard. Drafted in 2004...he had a decent run with the Magic at the end of the 2000's.

I was also a fan of Dwight and his freakishly wide shoulders.

The guy could do things nobody else could. Then as his career went on, it became clear he would also frequently not do the things everybody should.

When he was on, he was otherworldly. But he also wore out his welcome almost everywhere and underperformed a lot.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I was also a fan of Dwight and his freakishly wide shoulders.

The guy could do things nobody else could. Then as his career went on, it became clear he would also frequently not do the things everybody should.

When he was on, he was otherworldly. But he also wore out his welcome almost everywhere and underperformed a lot.

Yeah. I feel like Dwight will end up underrated because people will remember him being a fucking weird dude who everyone ended up hating instead of his like 5-7 year peak which was absolutely dominant

 

[Huskerbuck85]

He was fun to watch but pretty short lived.

On a side note I'm 80% sure his mom wanted to name him Anthony but didn't know how to spell or pronounce it.

He played 1993- 2007 with over 15,700 points. Doesn’t seem short lived but I guess I’m not sure where this stacks up with others either as the late 90s/early 2000s was the last time I watched any NBA

 

[tman87]

He played 1993- 2007 with over 15,700 points. Doesn’t seem short lived but I guess I’m not sure where this stacks up with others either as the late 90s/early 2000s was the last time I watched any NBA

Once Penny got seriously injured, he never could get back to the level of his pre-injury self. Still a good player, but not the same. He had a several year run of some amazing ball pre-injury though. Don't know anyone who doesn't like Penny or who doesn't respect his game.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

Came to post Dikembe Mutombo. Then I looked him up. Holy shit I’m older than I thought. So Hakeem the dream Olajuwon.

Hakeem was so good that he may be one of the only players that could be drafted before MJ and you can legitimately have zero gripes with the pick

 

[NEHusker54]

Jason Kidd

 

[Cookiemonster]

I was also a fan of Dwight and his freakishly wide shoulders.

The guy could do things nobody else could. Then as his career went on, it became clear he would also frequently not do the things everybody should.

When he was on, he was otherworldly. But he also wore out his welcome almost everywhere and underperformed a lot.

He was also hurt busy the shift in play style in the nba. When he came in it took him about 7 years to get up to 300 pounds which was to try to be like Shaq.
When the style of play shifted it essentially removed the need for a big like him.