Top 10 Two-Way Players In The NBA TODAY
The greatest players in the NBA are those who are able to consistently make a difference on both ends of the floor. Without a two-way game, no player has ever been considered among the world's top talents.
In the league today, we have a number of players who are proficient on both offense and defense. They give it their all on both ends of the floor every second that they're on the hardwood, and instead of gambling for highlight moments, these players play high-IQ basketball and try to make the right basketball play every time.
Coming up, we rank the 10 best players effective on both ends of the floor through the course of this regular season campaign. The following players have been left out of the top 10 either because they're no longer at the same level as before, or because of their injury-enforced absences:
(a) Kawhi Leonard
(b) LeBron James
(c) John Wall
(d) Russell Westbrook
Also read: Top 10 NBA Players under the age of 25
Our lineup of the top 10 two-players in the league right now is as follows:
#10 Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson is one of the most underrated players in all of basketball. He's steadily building his case as the second-best three-point shooter of all time to upstage the likes of Ray Allen and Reggie Miller, who were deadly two-way players on their own right back in the day.
Thompson is No.5 in three-point shooting percentage this season with a conversion rate of 43.8%. He is posting per-game averages of 19.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He is ranked 14th on NBA.com's defensive winshares per game metric, and has a net rating of 10.9 points per 100 possessions.
He passes the eye test as well. He generally takes up the tougher guard assignment of the night while sharing the floor with Steph Curry, Quinn Cook or Shaun Livingston. He's always on the move, running an average of 2.49 miles per game to rank 13th in the league on that metric. There's no doubt that he's one of the most valuable players the Warriors have.