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Making the case for each top-10 NBA player to be No. 1 in 2021

Every superstar in top 10 of ESPN's NBArank has been MVP, Finals MVP and/or first-team All-NBA. And each of our top 10 players has had his turn when he was the NBA's man of the moment.

But what would it take for each of them to rise all the way to No. 1?

Our NBA experts provide the path for our top 10, among four groups: the NBA champs (the Lakers!), the comeback artists, the players who had disappointing finishes and the rising superstars.

Let's look at how each player can get to the mountaintop.

NBArank: Top 10 players | Players 50-11 | Players 100-51