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It was a fun read, though because the list is number-driven most of the characters on it are genuine superstars far past their prime like Shaq and Dirk. They also pointed out that, as of the writing of the article, Wiggins was (by WS/WAR standards) having a marginally better season than Mitchell, Booker, Doncic and LaVine anyway.
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/2/1/22911673/nba-all-star-game-kobe-bryant-dirk-nowitzki
Like I said I thought it was a fun read so I'll leave the context out (the method is a simple sum of Win Shares and WAR, though they go on to explain how most of these seasons are injury-riddled or worse), but I'm bored so I'll also type up the list for anyone who just wants to remember some guys:
20. Shaq, 06-07 19. Danny Manning, 93-94 18. Michael Jordan, 85-86 17. Ralph Sampson, 86-87 16. D-Wade, 18-19 15. Kareem, 88-89 14. Joe Dumars, 94-95 13. Anfernee Hardaway, 97-98 12. Alonzo Mourning, 00-01 11. Steve Johnson, 87-88 (if you were expecting any WHO?! picks, it's this one) 10. Iverson, 09-10 09. Grant Hill, 00-01 08. Kobe, 14-15 07. Yao Ming, 10-11 06. Chris Kaman, 09-10 05. Magic, 91-92 04. Kobe, 13-14 03. Pistol Pete, 78-79 02. Dirk, 18-19 01. Kobe, 15-16
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Granted, I know this isn't REALLY the answer to that question since all but two, maybe three or four of the people on this list were clearly All-Star caliber players for multiple years and we all want to know if another player in their prime was as merely Very Good as Wiggins is this year, but it's still a fun list to spend some time with IMO.
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