“Old times were better” is a very common phrase in the world and somehow, NBA fans think that way nowadays. We are living in one of the best eras of basketball with athletic players that can do almost anything on the court without any problem but people still feel like the past decades had something mystic about them that make them hard to forget or surpass.
One NBA fan took to Twitter to share a pic where they showed the three best players in the league at the end of the 2000s, claiming times were better when they were the best three players in the entire association. Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James were really something else at that time and although some fans didn’t agree with the take, others remembered those times saying it was true.
Times were simpler when these 3 guys were the best players in the NBA pic.twitter.com/zE0SAsAOS6
— KBs GOAT (@KbsGoat) April 17, 2021
Hate on this take all u want but D Wade was never a top 3 player in the league.
— Jon Q (@JonnieCueball) April 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/officialhaterzz/status/1383531132336033808
You do know Dwade was the scoring champ in 09… amongst other accolades…
— junior (@cepeda_junior) April 18, 2021
Y’all are really saying Wade wasn’t top three? Lmao clearly weren’t watching. Wade 08-09 season: 30.2PPG, 7.5APG, 5.0RPG, 1.3BPG, and 2.2SPG. 🤷🏻♂️
— ryan (@rhynoxxxx) April 18, 2021
Then got beat by Jason terry and dirk😂😂
— tayksburner (@Tayksburner12) April 17, 2021
Actually duncan was third best over lebron. Kobe, wade, and duncan
— ГаГамаіћассфцит (@Eye_Of_RaRa) April 17, 2021
2005-2009 he was most def top 3.
— REVENGE HEAT🔥 (@noah92479839) April 18, 2021
— Z👑 (@TheRealZach3) April 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/RealFrankRizzo/status/1383773665200787459https://twitter.com/theregem/status/1383626789969268739
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— ✗ (@CrossHimUp) April 17, 2021
It wasn't Wade. It was Duncan and when it wasn't him it was Dwight or Rose.
— The Orlandolorian (@AG_Orl) April 18, 2021
Kobe and wade is perfect examples of when skill meets athleticism
— Call_Hoody🤞🏾 (@Hoodywho_) April 18, 2021
2009 was hitting different
— All NBA (@factnbamusee) April 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/DD88Hybrid/status/1383765987569192962
dirk n timmy up there too
— 94♏️ (@shemessywitit) April 17, 2021
Factual. Wade was actually the best player in the league for st least 2 seasons
— Habibi (@Don_Arthurs) April 19, 2021
The days that really got me into basketball. Good times.
— 💫 (@2kZayyy) April 17, 2021
Back in 2009, Kobe was leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals, beating the Orlando Magic in five games before taking revenge on the Boston Celtics the next year, beating them in seven games. D-Wade was trying to lead the Heat to compete in the East three years after winning his first NBA championship and LeBron was running his one-man show in Cleveland, trying to win the ‘chip with his team.
Those years are part of the past now and things have changed a lot, a lot of water has gone under the bridge, Kobe tragically died last year, Wade is retired and LeBron is the best player in the world. Back in 2009, the competition was incredibly hard and a lot of fans started watching basketball thanks to these three. You can agree or disagree with that take but there’s something about the 2000s NBA that is just great.
