3. James Harden
Age: 25Position: Shooting GuardTeam: Houston RocketsDrafted: 2009, Round 1, Pick 3 by the Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden has taken his game to new heights this season, with improvement everywhere across the board, the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year has turned himself into a viable MVP candidate this term. The three time All-Star and best Shooting Guard in Basketball leads the league in points per game with 27.3, and has increased his rebounding to 5.8 boards per game, assists to 6.8 per game and steals to 2 per game, while leading the Rockets to third place in the Western Conference play-off race. With Harden in this kind of form, the Rockets will be a difficult match-up for anybody in the post season.