LeBron James has owned the 2010s (so far)

We’ve given you six decades worth of awesome players, serious debates and (of course) scandalous decisions. (I really don’t deserve to live down having Vince Carter over Dwyane Wade for All-Aughts.) The 2010s are not close to over -- we have six seasons down and four to go -- but we thought it’d be a fun way to cap off the summer project to offer up the 2010s teams so far. Here’s what I’ve got.

First-team center was the toughest decision, and perhaps it’d be fitting to abandon positionality in for this era. Alas, I’m a creature of consistency, so we get a center, and that center sure is a good one. He’s been an absolute rock amid Memphis’ continuing reign of horror in the West, and he’s perhaps the most skilled center who isn’t named Pau. Gasol has been an All-Star twice this decade, has a Defensive Player of the Year award and earned first-team All-NBA last season. He should also continue to thrive through the rest of the decade, having re-upped with Memphis this summer.

A no-brainer. He’s been in every Finals since 2011, won two titles (both of which came with Finals MVPs) and three NBA MVPs. He almost won Finals MVP from the losing team a few months ago. The best there is.

A clear No. 2 in the world for the entire 2010s to date. KD has an MVP and four scoring titles this decade -- he narrowly missed a fifth to Carmelo Anthony in 2013. The Thunder have been a West contender every season Durant hasn’t been sidelined with foot issues, which happens to be only last season, which happens to inject a minor amount of fear into the KD equation going forward.

Two titles, four Finals bids, brilliant partnership with LeBron and Chris Bosh. This appears to be the do-or-die season on whether Wade will adapt his game for the stretch run of his career, or whether he’ll continue to play a drive-heavy, dangerous style and just miss 20 games a season due to injury and wear.

The best shooter ever. An MVP and champion, and one fully expected to dominant for years to come. I almost put Chris Paul above Curry on the first team, but winning on the biggest stage does matter, and Curry (albeit with a far deeper supporting cast) has been able to do that better than CP3.

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When he’s healthy, Dwight Howard is still really good. That he qualifies to be mentioned on the All-‘10s team despite not being healthy much this decade says something. I should note that the 2009-10 is included in the ‘10s decade for my purposes, and Howard’s ‘09-10 and ‘10-11 seasons were incredible. (I actually advocated for Howard to win the 2011 MVP that went to Derrick Rose.) Back surgery and shoulder and knee troubles have cut him down, but again: he’s still damn good when he’s on the court. You could make a case for him on the first team.

One scoring title, one playoff series win. I find blaming Melo for the Knicks’ troubles to be rather facile, though -- he didn’t sign Amare Stoudemire, cut Chauncey Billups, acquire Andrea Bargnani for a draft pick or trade Tyson Chandler. He’s clearly been one of the premier scorers in the league. He’s far from perfect, and you can make a strong case for LaMarcus Aldridge or even Chris Bosh here, but I’m buying Melo’s decade of personal excellence and team mediocrity.

The best dunker of his generation (non-Gerald Green division). One of the more well-rounded athletes in the game, too. The Clippers have been excellent since CP3 arrived, and much of that is due to Griffin’s reliable scoring and rebounding. I think the series against the Spurs last spring answered a lot of questions people had about Griffin’s mettle in crisis situations.

Remember: the Clippers already had Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Eric Gordon before CP3 arrived. Griffin had made them relevant thanks to highlight dunks; CP3 made them important as a West contender. (He was also everything for the Hornets before coming to L.A., and was one David Stern decision from maintaining the Lakers’ glory.) If he gets a title or an MVP (both plausible) we could be talking about CP3 as the best guard of the decade in a few years.

I’m guilty of loving Westbrook more than anyone should love a crazy point guard with a free safety’s mentality. I don’t care. Westbrook’s brash style and immutable drive combined with his electric athleticism and sense of the moment are everything wonderful about the NBA and about this era.

Duncan’s individual numbers have sunk in this decade, but he’s still a key piece to an elite squad, one with two Finals appearances and one title this decade. Big Fundamental has somehow aged better than Manu Ginobili and perhaps Tony Parker while effectively bridging the Spurs from David Robinson and Sean Elliott to Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge. Legend.

Speaking of whom, Aldridge has quietly been a beast in Portland all these years, popping up 16-footers and lulling defenders to sleep nightly. Now he’ll do that on a bigger stage as everyone wants to see how the Spurs make this work. Chances are he’ll eclipse Melo easily within a year or two.

I almost had Kevin Love here because his numbers are flat-out ridiculous. And Love could certainly land here if things go well in Cleveland and poor in Miami. But for now, the two-time champion who effectively transmuted his game to support LeBron -- something Love failed to do much of last season -- gets the nod.

Despite a bit of a slow start to his career, Harden has become a premier scorer and a chief rival to Curry and former teammate Westbrook. Last year’s runner-up for the MVP, scoring title and West crown, Harden should be knocking on the championship door a few more times this decade, having only made the Finals with the Thunder in 2012.

Wall was thisclose to taking the spot (I’m very high on John Wall), but Kobe won a title in 2010 and was flat-out excellent from 2011 through 2013. Injuries have ruined him since, and the outlook isn’t great. But the Kobe of those first four years of the decade was first-team material, so we’re keeping him here (for now).

John Wall, Kyrie Irving, DeMarcus Cousins, Derrick Rose (fingers crossed), Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki, Zach Randolph, Kawhi Leonard, Pau Gasol and Mike Conley.

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