Having a strong backcourt is extremely important in today’s NBA, but for the last handful of years, the league has been dominated by superstars on the wing.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and others have long been regarded as the league’s best players, but as more young, athletic talent comes in, the small-forward position keeps getting deeper and deeper each year.
Whether it is being able to score on the perimeter, score off-the-dribble, rebound, defend at a high level, etc. a modern-day NBA wing takes on a lot of responsibilities, hence why we see some of the best players in the league playing the small-forward position.
LeBron James for example is a “point guard” playing the small-forward position, Kevin Durant is one of the best scorers in the league at the small forward position, and guys like Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard are some of the best two-way talents in the league who, as you can guess, play the small-forward position!
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As mentioned in the previous articles of this Top-10 Players article series, some guys on this small-forwards list can be considered point guards or shooting guards, but many of the guys on this list are listed as being small-forwards on their team’s official depth chart.
We have talked about the Top-10 point guards entering the 2021-22 season, as well as the Top-10 shooting guards entering the new year, but what about the small-forwards? Let’s dive right into the list and look first at who comes in at #10 in the league for small-forwards.
