10 best NBA players of the last decade

With the NBA season just around the corner, I took an interest in this article. I figured I'd chime in with my top 10 of the 2000s:

10) Ben Wallace - Best defender of the decade.

9) Tracy McGrady - Great scorer.

8) Steve Nash - Best PG of the decade.

7) Dirk Nowitzki - Great scorer, lead Mavs to one NBA finals.

6) LeBron James - Probably the most talented player the NBA has seen all decade. Through no fault of his own, has had one of the worst supporting casts of the top ten.

5) Kobe Bryant - Second fiddle for three championships with the Lakers, was the centerpiece of a fourth. Great scorer and figured out over the last three years that being a good teammate means winning more.

4) Dwayne Wade - Best SG in the league. Tough to play in Miami. Centerpiece of the only championship in Miami history, would probably have had more if the personnel were better and the coaching were more solid.

3) Kevin Garnett - Suffered through most of the decade on the awful T'Wolves. Even at the downslide of his career, turned the Celtics from the worst in the league to NBA champs.

2) Shaquille O'Neal - three rings being the primary player on the Lakers, one ring as the second player with the Heat. If he were less injured, he'd be a clear #1.

1) Tim Duncan - three rings being the primary player for each win. He and Garnett were the most dominant power forwards at their position for over a decade.