It was The Decision, it was The Process, it was the age of Moreyball, it was the age of Linsanity, it was the epoch of 3-pointers, it was the epoch of triple-doubles, it was the season of Golden State, it was the season of Donald Sterling, it was the spring of Luka Doncic, it was the winter of Dirk Nowitzki, we had super teams before us, we had the Knicks before us, we were all going direct to South Beach, we were all We The North — in short, the 2010s …
The 2010s. 20-10. It doesn’t look like a decade. It looks like a game by DeMarcus Cousins. Or Anthony Davis. Or Kevin Love.
This is the 2010s — the 2009-10 season to 2018-19 — in a time capsule:
TEAMS
Best record >> San Antonio Spurs, 559-245
2. Oklahoma City Thunder, 515-289
3. Golden State Warriors, 505-299
Best record, season >> 2016 Golden State Warriors, 73-9
2015 Golden State Warriors, 67-15
2016 San Antonio Spurs, 67-15
2017 Golden State Warriors, 67-15
Worst record >> Sacramento Kings, 287-517
2. Minnesota Timberwolves, 288-516
3. Brooklyn Nets, 300-504
Worst record, season >> 2012 Charlotte Bobcats, 7-59
2016 Philadelphia 76ers, 10-72
2010 New Jersey Nets, 12-70
Had their best decade >> Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
Had their worst decade >> Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz
Expansion teams >> The league hasn’t added a franchise since the 2004-05 season, the longest such stretch in league history.
Franchise shifts >> The Nets moved 13 miles from Newark, New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York in 2012.
Name changes >> The New Orleans Hornets became the Pelicans, and Charlotte Bobcats became the Hornets.
Best offense >> 2016-19 Golden State Warriors
2017-19 Houston Rockets
2010 Phoenix Suns
Best defense >> 2012 Boston Celtics
2012 Chicago Bulls
2016 San Antonio Spurs
Fastest pace >> 2019 Atlanta Hawks
2019 Milwaukee Bucks
2019 New Orleans Pelicans
The nine fastest teams were all from last season.
Slowest pace >> 2010-11 Portland Trail Blazers
2011-13 New Orleans Hornets
2013 Memphis Grizzlies
Best NBA Finals >> 2016, Cavaliers def. Warriors, 4-3
2013, Heat def. Spurs, 4-3
Best rivalry >> LeBron James vs. Cleveland
Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
BEST PLAYERS
2009-10 >> LeBron James
2010-11 >> LeBron James
2011-12 >> LeBron James
2012-13 >> LeBron James
2013-14 >> Kevin Durant, LeBron James
2014-15 >> James Harden, Stephen Curry
2015-16 >> Stephen Curry
2016-17 >> Russell Westbrook
2017-18 >> James Harden
2018-19 >> James Harden
ALL-NBA
First team
Forward >> LeBron James
Forward >> Kevin Durant
Center >> Anthony Davis
Guard >> James Harden
Guard >> Stephen Curry
Second team
Forward >> Kawhi Leonard
Forward >> Blake Griffin
Center >> Dwight Howard
Guard >> Chris Paul
Guard >> Russell Westbrook
Third team
Forward >> Paul George
Forward >> Pau Gasol
Center >> Marc Gasol or Tim Duncan
Guard >> Kyle Lowry
Guard >> Damian Lillard
LEADERS
Scoring >> Kevin Durant, 28.0
2. LeBron James, 26.9
3. Kobe Bryant, 24.7
Scoring, season >> James Harden [2018-19] 36.1
2. Kevin Durant [2013-14] 32.0
3. Russell Westbrook [2016-17] 31.6
Rebounding >> Andre Drummond, 13.7
2. Dwight Howard, 12.7
3. Karl-Anthony Towns, 11.9
Rebounding, season >> Andre Drummond [2017-18] 16.0
2. Andre Drummond [2018-19] 15.6
3. Kevin Love [2010-11] 15.23
4. DeAndre Jordan [2017-18] 15.21
Assists >> Steve Nash, 10.0
2. Chris Paul, 9.6
3. Rajon Rondo, 9.5
Assists, season >> Rajon Rondo [2011-12] 11.70
2. Rajon Rondo [2015-16] 11.65
3. Steve Nash [2010-11] 11.4
2-point shooting >> DeAndre Jordan, 67.2
2. Tyson Chandler, 63.8
3. Rudy Gobert, 62.9
2-point shooting, season >> DeAndre Jordan [2016-17] 71.7
2. DeAndre Jordan [2014-15] 71.3
3. DeAndre Jordan [2015-16] 70.4
3-point shooting >> Kyle Korver, 44.5
2. Stephen Curry, 43.6
3. Klay Thompson, 41.9
3-point shooting, season >> Kyle Korver [2014-15] 49.2
2. J.J. Redick [2015-16] 47.5
3. Joe Harris [2018-19] 47.4
Free throw shooting >> Stephen Curry, 90.5
2. Dirk Nowitzki, 89.3
3. J.J. Redick, 89.3
Free throw shooting, season >> Steve Nash [2009-10] 93.8
2. Stephen Curry [2010-11] 93.4
3. Malcolm Brogdon [2018-19] 92.8
ALL-DEFENSE
First team
Forward >> LeBron James
Forward >> Draymond Green
Center >> Dwight Howard
Guard >> Tony Allen
Guard >> Chris Paul
Second team
Forward >> Kawhi Leonard
Forward >> Paul Millsap
Center >> Joakim Noah / Tim Duncan
Guard >> Rajon Rondo
Guard >> Jrue Holiday
LEADERS
Steals >> Chris Paul, 2.15
2. Ricky Rubio, 1.93
Steals, season >> Chris Paul [2011-12] 2.53
2. Chris Paul [2013-14] 2.48
Blocks >> Anthony Davis, 2.41
2. Hassan Whiteside, 2.32
3. Rudy Gobert, 2.20
4. Serge Ibaka, 2.16
Blocks, season >> Hassan Whiteside [2015-16] 3.68
2. Serge Ibaka [2011-12] 3.65
3. Serge Ibaka [2012-13] 3.03
Most successful coach >> Gregg Popovich, Spurs
2. Steve Kerr, Warriors
3. Erik Spoelstra, Heat
Best shooter >> Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Kevin Durant
Best dunker >> Blake Griffin
All-Star bench >> Manu Ginobili
Lou Williams
Ed Davis
Andre Iguodala
Chris Andersen
Patty Mills
Nick Collison
Teammate >> Shane Battier
Best backcourt >> 2014-17 Warriors, Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson
2018 Rockets, James Harden & Chris Paul
2015-18 Raptors, Kyle Lowry & DeMar DeRozan
Best frontcourt >> 2010-11 Lakers, Pau Gasol-Lamar Odom-Andrew Bynum
One-team players >> Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks
Stephen Curry, Warriors
10-team player >> Ish Smith, Rockets, Grizzlies, Warriors, Magic, Bucks, Suns, Thunder, 76ers, Pelicans and Pistons
Iron man >> DeAndre Jordan
P.J. Tucker
Klay Thompson
Tallest players >> Kristaps Porzingis, 7-3
Boban Marjanovic, 7-3
Hasheem Thabeet, 7-3
Shortest players >> Isaiah Thomas, 5-9
Nate Robinson, 5-9
Best No. 1 pick >> Anthony Davis, Hornets / Pelicans
Worst No. 1 pick >> Anthony Bennett, Cavaliers
Markelle Fultz, 76ers
Lottery winner >> David Griffin, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019
Rookie sensation >> Blake Griffin
Sensation >> Jeremy Lin
Best young player >> Anthony Davis
Best old player >> Tim Duncan
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