There was no first place in the league at one time! Curry ranked in the top ten for 12 consecutive years, James ranked first for 8 consecutive years

As the new season is about to begin, ESPN has announced their top 100 star list as usual. It is worth mentioning that Curry, James and Durant are all in the top ten in the league, ranking seventh, eighth and ninth respectively. Although they are not young anymore and James has become the oldest player in the league, they are still the top players in the league today.

For Curry, this is his 12th consecutive year in the top ten of ESPN's top 100 stars. Curry ranked only 17th in 2013, but since 2014, he has been in the top ten in the league and ranked sixth. It was from this time that Curry had joined the ranks of top superstars in the league and was still the same.

In 2015, after Curry won his first MVP and won the championship, Curry rose to fourth place. In 2016, after Curry became the first unanimous MVP, his ranking rose to second place, but he still missed the league's first place. In 2017, Curry dropped to fourth place, but returned to second place in 2018. In 2019, Curry dropped to sixth place and in 2020, he dropped to eighth place due to injuries. From 2021 to 2023, Curry ranked fifth in the league for three consecutive years. In 2024, Curry ranked sixth.

Although Curry has ranked very high in ESPN over the past 10 years, he is still at a disadvantage compared to James and has not ranked first in the league in any season. Not only is James ranked in the top ten in the league for more than 10 consecutive years, like Curry, but since 2011, he has been ranked first in the league for eight consecutive years, monopolizing the throne of the league's first player. During this period, James also led the team to the finals for eight consecutive years.

Although James' ranking dropped to third in 2019, he returned to first place in 2020. Since 2021, James has grown older and his ranking has also declined, but he has always ranked in the top ten in the league, including third in 2021, sixth in 2022, ninth in 2023, seventh in 2024, and still eighth in 2025.

As for Durant, he ranked in the top ten in the league for 10 consecutive years from 2011 to 2019, but after being reimbursed for a serious Achilles tendon injury, he fell out of the top ten at one time. However, in 2021, Durant, who was resurrected in full health, also rose to the league first. In the past three seasons, Durant has always been in the top ten in the league.