Gone are the prosperous times of small forwards! Next season s small forward rankings, Jamduka still ranks among the top three in the league

The NBA 10 years ago can be said to be a prosperous era of small forwards. Players such as James, Durant, and Leonard are all top superstars in the league. In addition, Anthony, George, Iguodala and others are also very strong small forwards.

James, Durant and Leonard have achieved quite high career achievements. Together, they have won 8 championships and 8 FMVPs. Each of them has won the FMVP every time they win the championship, almost winning all FMVPs from 2012 to 2020. Another FMVP was also taken away by Iguodala, who is also a small forward.

And they all fought against each other in the finals. James won the first championship in his career, but Durant later defeated James twice with the Warriors to win the championship. James and Leonard also met in the finals for two consecutive years, and each won a championship. Leonard and Durant also met once in the finals, but Durant suffered a serious injury and lost to Leonard.

However, in today's league, there are not so many excellent small forwards. It is because the younger generation has almost no top small forwards, so in the new season's small forward rankings, James, Durant and Leonard are still among the top three in the league, but the three of them have become veterans now.

James is 40 years old and will be 41 next season. He has become the oldest player in the league in the past two seasons and will still be the same next season. Durant is about to turn 37 and is already a veritable veteran. Although Leonard is younger, he is already 34 years old.

Although they are not young anymore and may not even be far from retirement, Janduka is still very strong and still belongs to the ranks of top players in the league. Therefore, they are also among the top players in the small forward list, surpassing a number of young players.

In addition to Ganduka, the small forwards with strong active strength include Butler, George, and DeRozan, but they are also very old and their strength has also declined. Especially George, who is completely no longer as brave as he was. Among the young players, Brown, Jaylen Williams, Scotty Barnes, and Amen Thompson are also of good strength, but they are still a certain gap from superstars, so they can't compare with the three veterans of Jamduka.

In addition, if Tatum is considered a small forward, then his strength is still very strong and he can even compete with Janduka. Unfortunately, Tatum unfortunately suffered a serious injury to the Achilles tendon, so it is hard to say when he will come back next season. Moreover, Tatum has been a power forward in the past two seasons, so he has been excluded from the ranks of small forwards.