The NBA has a large number of players who are good at handling the ball, but it's not easy to stand out from them. We can see the likes of active Stephen Curry, James Harden and Kyrie Irving as some of the best ball handlers in NBA history. To this end, the American media "Fadeaway World" listed the 40 best ball handlers in NBA history and divided them into five levels, let's take a look at which players' ball handling skills are overrated or underrated.
One of the best ball-handling players in NBA history: Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving is arguably the ceiling of NBA ball handling skills, and his ball handling is like a handy. He's even better with the ball than he is with street ball, and when he breaks through, he's very dexterous and always makes some moves that are beyond the textbook. If he can focus on basketball, he's definitely the NBA's active No. 1 guard. In terms of singles ability, there is hardly a guard in the league who can match his level.
The best ball-handling players in NBA history are in second gear: Iverson, Isaiah Thomas, Jamal Crawford, Stephen Curry
Isaiah Thomas was a star in the 80s and 90s, and his ball handling skills were quite good. But second gear seems to be a bit overrated. Jamal Crawford is a court elf, and his dribbling and jumping steps are one of the NBA's beauties. Stephen Curry is the active No. 1 guard, and his skills are not as ornamental as Iverson and Kyrie Irving, but his hard work has allowed him to reach that height.
Iverson was originally the only one, but there are talents in the country, and a new generation is better than the old. Iverson has excellent ball handling skills, which is an absolute talent, and he is a football player, he can dribble the ball like a basketball, and I don't think anyone can do it on the current team.
The best ball-handling players in NBA history are in three gears: Tim Hardaway, Jason Williams, James Harden, Pete Maravich, Chris Paul, Steve Nash
It feels like Tim Hardaway, James Harden, Chris Paul and Steve Nash are all underrated. Tim Hardaway's possession skills were no worse than Isaiah Thomas's. James Harden, who was once the league's No. 1 scoring guard, focused on all kinds of techniques, and his handling was a little better than Stephen Curry's.
Chris Paul is a traditional point guard who must be all-rounder, and his ball handling skills, looking at NBA history, can be ranked in the top 5-8. If you've ever watched Steve Nash play, many people would think that his ball-handling skills are better than Stephen Curry, James Harden and Chris Paul. Although he was a failure as a manager, he was definitely successful as a player.
The best ball-handling players in NBA history are in four gears: Derrick Rose, Steve Francis, Stephen Marbury, Alston, Sean Strickland, Kemba Walker, Deron Williams, Byron Davis, Jason Kidd, Kenny Anderson, Durant
First of all, Alston is underrated, he is one of the top street players in the country. Durant is overrated, and while he's a big man with good ball handling, he's clearly overrated in fourth gear, and he's more appropriate in fifth. Derrick Rose's dribbling, it feels overrated, his basketball belongs to the kind of violent aesthetics, and so does the dribbling, a bit of a fried ball. However, his breakthrough layup technique can be compared to Kyrie Irving, a violent aesthetic and an abstract aesthetic.
Francis is Yao Ming's big brother, and his dribbling is also out of the blue, with cross-dribbling and back-dribbling, both shocking. Marbury is a bit overrated, while Kemba Walker is completely overrated.
The best ball-handling players in NBA history are in five gears: Magic Johnson, Tony Parker, Kevin Johnson, Rondo, Anfernee Hardaway, Lillard, Bob Cousy, Walter Fraser, Earl Monroe, Joe Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Paul George, John Wall, Wade, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Grant Hill, Maddie
Kobe, Wade, John Wall, Tony Parker, Rondo, Maddy, and Michael Jordan are all underrated, and their ball-handling skills are also top-notch, at least at the 2nd and 3rd gear levels. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan's ball-handling skills are absolutely epic, and Wade's ball-handling skills, placed today, are also close to Kyrie Irving. John Wall was one of the fastest defenders in the league.
Maddie's style of play is too elegant, and his ball control ability is also first-class, and his one-handed action of grabbing the ball has also gained a lot of fans back then. Magic Johnson is an all-around point guard, and his ball-handling skills are somewhat overrated.