On August 10, 2025, in the NBA for more than 70 years, only 5 players have reached the ceiling level in singles skills.

I have been sitting quietly next to the computer for about half an hour, and my heart is empty and I don’t know how to pick up my pen or what topic to write about? After thinking about it, let’s talk to you about the best player in NBA history with the best individual singles skills, or players who have reached the ceiling level. In my mind, there are only 5 such players. Let’s take a look at which 5 players are.

1: Jordan

Jordan's static talent is top-notch, with a height of 1.98 meters and a wingspan of 2.18 meters. It can be said that he has a natural advantage in the guard position. When playing back singles, he can use his body to protect the ball, and his shooting point is significantly higher than that of ordinary players, making it difficult for opponents in the same position to defend. His dynamic talent is also top-notch, with vertical bounces reaching 1.2 meters, and his air stagnation time reaching 0.92 seconds. It can be said that he has great advantages in secondary acceleration ability, breakthroughs, and shooting.

Jordan's skills, Jordan can take advantage of his speed advantage, dribbling with extraordinary direction, his left and right hands are very stable, he can make an acute jump shot, he can be said to be proficient in everything from behind singles, and he is also very focused on defense. In general, he has almost no shortcomings in the offensive and defensive ends. In addition to reflecting Jordan's singles skills, he can also disintegrate his opponent's defensive system at critical moments.

2: Kobe

Kobe actually many fans know that he was a player at the role level when he first entered the league. Later, through his own efforts, he made great breakthroughs in both personal skills and team leadership. Kobe's skills can be described as comprehensive technology, gorgeous movements, extremely creative, excellent physical control, extremely high basketball IQ, very hard training, and the willpower of the game makes the opponent feel terrible. It can be said that Kobe's skills are trained from real actual combat. His positive attitude on the defensive end makes his teammates dare not neglect. Kobe's singles skills can be said to have reached a state of transformation, with no shortcomings and no blind spots.

3: Durant

Durant actually has a great natural advantage in physical talent, with a height of 2.11 meters and a wingspan of 2.30 meters. In addition to playing with small forwards, such physical talent can also play a guest role in power forwards and center position. Durant's highest point in jump shot reached more than 2.70 meters. It can be said that this height is difficult for the opponent to defend at any position. What is even more desperate is that in everyone's impression, it has a big man with a height of more than 2.08 meters, and his physical agility, coordination and speed are definitely not very good. However, Durant has all these, which are fast starting speed and have a large direction change amplitude, and can smoothly show his various difficult movements in actual combat, which is very rare among big players.

4: James

Of course, James is definitely not as textbook as players such as Jordan and Kobe, but James can be described as concise, efficient and powerful in terms of technology. It is an efficient, comprehensive, and destructive singles style that is conducive to team victory. Of course, James' singles style is mainly low-post bulldozers, turnover jump shots, and small hooks. Although it seems rough, it is extremely efficient. Average of 27.4 points in his career is the best proof.

5: McGrady's physical talent is also top-notch, with a static talent height of 2.03 meters and an astonishing 2.21 meters, and a length of Achilles tendon has reached about 30 cm. McGrady's physical talents can be said to be in addition to playing against the front line, and also have the coordination of defenders. In singles, McGrady can break through at his own speed, change direction or pause, throw away the defensive players, make a jump shot with a very high shooting percentage. McGrady also has comprehensive offensive methods such as out-of-mind and breaking through and passing balls. McGrady's singles skills are also at the textbook level in the NBA. Only the jump shot can be said to be in the unsolvable level in singles.

In addition to the above four players, such as Iverson's ghost change, Irving's strong fusion of catch and profession, Olajuwon's dreamy footsteps, and O'Neal's violent aesthetics, these players are also of epoch-making significance in singles.

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