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i will start with the 70s and this is who was the best overall for the decade

70s-kareem. this is obvious, he was clearly the best of the 70s
80s-magic/bird. a tie is kinda cheap but this is the decade that was truly as close to even as it can get. bird takes it in the early mid 80s and magic takes the crown in the later mid 80s. jordan became the best player by the end of the 80s but the decade was dominated by magic and bird
90s- jordan. like kareem in the 70s this wasnt close
00s- duncan. there are others like shaq and kobe who were great and lebron emerged in the late 00s but overall duncan was the best of this decade
10s- lebron. this one is fairly obvious like kareem in the 70s and jordan in the 90s. you have guys like kd and curry that had some great years towards the end of the decade but lebron was obviously the player of the 10s overall.
20s- tbd. its too early to call and there are several candidates. jokic and giannis are the leading candidates but luka is emerging as a strong candidate as well