Jack Brickman
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Sure... Embiid has the potential to be the best player in the league, as does Kyrie and does Wiggins, as does Davis, as does Parker, etc...
Personally, I don't think Wiggins or Parker have the potential to be the best players in the league. Kyrie is borderline, but that's probably just me being a Cavs homer. I think that, if you're a forward, you have to be a great playmaker to be the best in the game. Wiggins and Parker lack the vision and passing ability to be that kind of great. Wiggins also lacks the handles to be much more than a great scorer and elite athlete. Sure, he might improve his handles a bit, but I don't think he'll be able to improve them to the point where it makes him a top five player in the league. I liked Parker a lot, but I see him more as a Carmelo Anthony-esque one-dimensional player. Plenty of talent, but not good enough to ever be the best in the game.
Kyrie is just the total package, especially if he can keep improving his defense. The best handles in the game, great scoring from anywhere on the court, good size for his position, good vision and passing ability (that's not to say he always makes the right pass or passes at all, but the ability is there)...he's just pretty great at everything offensively, and his game is flashy enough to get people to notice. I think his defense will keep him from ever being the best in the NBA (especially since Davis seems to have that on lockdown for the foreseeable future), and I think he lacks the elite athleticism to ever be a great defender. He can be a good one, and is already heading that way now. I just don't think he'll ever be great on that end.