The 2010 decade’s 61 greatest athletes

Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Michael Phelps are among the top athletes in the 2010s.

James Harden

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James Harden is another great NBA player who has yet to win his first championship. The guard from Arizona State was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2012 with the Thunder and helped the team reach the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat in five games. Harden was traded to Houston before the 2012–13 NBA season. In 2018, Harden led the league in scoring and was named the NBA MVP. He is a 7-time NBA All-Star, and has earned All-NBA Team honors 6 times, including 5 times to the first team.