Although basketball is a team sport, singles ability is still an important criterion for testing the abilities of NBA players, especially when the team lags behind or at critical moments of the game. Stars often can help the team win by playing super strong individual singles, so each team will have players with extremely strong singles ability. So, what are the strongest singles ability players among NBA active players?

10： Yannis Adtokubo

Adeto Kunbo has an ultra long arm span and strong personal physical fitness, which also provides great convenience for his singles on the field. Adeto Kunbo can easily crush any opponent on the field and enter the interior, but he is definitely not the kind of wild beast who only knows how to charge forward. He also has extremely delicate footwork skills in the interior, which gives him extremely strong dominance in the interior.

Starting from the fourth season of his professional career, Adeto Kunbo has averaged over 20 points per game each season, with an average of 29.5 points per game from the previous season. However, if Adeto Kunbo wants to further enhance his singles ability as a threat, he still needs to strengthen his outside long-range shooting skills.

9： Russell Westbrook

Westbrook is one of the most physically fit point guards in NBA history, and among current players in the same position, there are almost no players who can effectively defend against Wiesley's breakthrough. Wei Shao's breakthrough speed is very fast, often able to pass the opponent with one step of activation, and then enter the interior to complete layups or dunks.

As of now, Weishao has averaged over 20 points per game in 10 out of 13 seasons of his career, and has averaged around 30 points per game in multiple seasons. Although breaking through and killing the inside line is the trump card of Wei Shao's singles, as he ages and suffers from injuries, his breakthrough power will gradually weaken. Therefore, Wei Shao, who is not good at long-range shooting from the outside, must improve his shooting accuracy in the future.

8： Jason Tatum

Tatum is undoubtedly the most versatile new generation player in the league's offensive tactics in recent years. He is proficient in breakthroughs, three-pointers, mid-range shots, and backcourt shots. When facing defensive players, Tatum always has various methods to complete singles. Especially at critical moments, Tatum is always able to use his impeccable singles skills to save the team.

From an average of 13.9 points per game in the rookie season to an average of 26.6 points per game this season, Tatum has been improving almost every season, largely thanks to his hard training off the field. In the early stages of entering the league, Tatum also learned singles techniques from Kobe. With singles masters like Kobe leading by example, Tatum's progress is natural.

7： Damian Lillard

Although never considered a superstar in the league, Lillard's singles abilities undoubtedly rank among the top in the current league. Lillard possesses extremely fast breakthrough speed and skilled dribbling skills, allowing him to easily break through opponents' defenses through singles. In addition, Lillard's biggest trump card is undoubtedly his long-range three-point shot, which allows him to shoot long-range three-point shots before the opponent can defend.

Last season was the pinnacle of Lerard's singles ability, with Lerard averaging a career high of 30 points per game. Many times, when the Trail Blazers were unable to find their form, it was Lillard who saved the team through his singles. Last season in a single season, Lillard scored over 60 goals three times, becoming the first person in NBA history besides Chamberlain.

6： Stephen Curry

Although Curry is a top scorer, he also possesses extremely strong singles abilities. In addition to the three pointers that make defenders suffer greatly without distance restrictions, Curry's breakthrough skills are also very skilled. Combined with backsteps and various feints, Curry's singles skills are very incomprehensible.

Prior to this season, although Curry had averaged around 25 points per game in multiple seasons, with an average of 30.1 points per game in the 2015-2016 season, he was still considered a system player. But this season, Curry has completely proved himself. In the Warriors team, which is short of young players, Curry has repeatedly saved the team with his singles this season, and recently scored a career high 62 points.

5： Covey Leonard

Although Leonard started as a defensive player, with the continuous growth of his career, his offensive skills have become increasingly rich, and he has now become one of the most outstanding players in the league's singles ability. Although Leonard never roars as loudly as many players on the field, he is often able to dominate the game with singles.

Leonard's singles skills are very retro, and his best offensive skills are using backhand and footwork techniques to score in the middle or inside. In addition, Leonard's shooting is very precise, and when he wants to play singles on the field, it's as easy as a robot completing a program.

4： Kerry Irving

Irving is one of the most skilled dribblers in the current league and even throughout NBA history. He often uses dazzling dribbling to stun defensive players, and after breaking into the interior, he can use various footwork and feints to score in singles. In addition, Owen's three-point shot is also an important weapon for his singles.

Since his time as a Cavalier, Owen has been known throughout the league for his unsolvable singles. In the 2016 NBA Finals, he even used his singles to help his team complete a comeback and win the championship. In today's Nets team, although the team has gathered two top scorers, Harden and Durant, Owen can still average 28 points per game.

Although most of James's professional career has left an impression on fans of his versatility and team spirit, in reality, his singles ability is also top-notch, and his physical fitness is top-notch. When he performs crushing breakthroughs on the field, no one can effectively limit him. After seeking advice from Olajuwon in the early stages of his career, James also improved his back hitting skills.

In addition to scoring points on the inside, James's outside shooting has also been greatly underestimated, and his flip jump shot has always been one of his important trump cards. James, who has always been considered to have no three-point shooting, actually achieved a three-point shooting percentage of 34.5% throughout his career, especially as he grew older, his three-point shooting became increasingly lethal.

2： James Harden

Harden has a historic scoring ability, and after leaving the Thunder, he gradually became the top scorer in the league. Harden's singles skills have been unique in history, as he is extremely skilled at creating fouls for his opponents to take free throws. Therefore, opponents often have to be very careful when defending Harden.

At such times, Harden can score in singles by breaking through or taking a three-point step back, which can be a headache for defensive players. As of now, Harden has won the league's scoring champion for three consecutive seasons, and he is also the player in the current league who has scored the most 60+goals in four games.

1： Kevin Durant

Durant is the most versatile singles player in the current league, and due to his very long arm span and extremely soft shooting feel, his jump shot is one of the most unsolvable skills in the league today. In addition, although Durant is tall and has a long arm, he also possesses skilled dribbling and breakthrough skills, often able to easily break into the interior to complete singles.