Westbrook, Harden, and Curry: Who'd you rather start your franchise with?

This NBA season has been one of the more exciting installments of "The Association" to date. The upstart Atlanta Hawks have taken the NBA by storm, the splash brothers have put fourth a strong claim for "Best NBA Duo", James Harden is gunning for Lebron's "King James" moniker and Russell Westbrook is apparently the terminator.

Out of all of the story lines that this NBA season has brought us this is the one that I find the most intriguing, we can now make a case that Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Stephen Curry are the 3 best players in the league. Each of these guys are having remarkable seasons and each of them are the biggest reason why their teams are on track to be big threats in the West this spring.

Now with all of that said, you cannot go wrong with any of these guys, but if you had to select one player out of these three to start your franchise with, who would it be?

• James Harden
• Age: 25
• Star Powers: Beard growing, Innate ability to irritate even the most stoic of men, Pudgy frame
• Stats: 27.1 PPG, 6.9 APG, 5.8 RPG, 1.9 SPG 7 Flops Per Game.
• The Skinny: James Harden has come a long way since being the third wheel in OKC behind Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Since that eventful pre-season trade almost three years ago James Harden has thrived as the main act in Houston earning an All-Star nod each of his three seasons in Clutch City. This year Harden soul has taken a step forward and has propelled the Rockets to the third seed in the loaded Western Conference in spite of his side-kick/boy wonder Dwight Howard missing 26 games this season. Harden is leading the NBA in 40 point games this season and is the leader in overall points per game, but don't fret! his skills and efficiency as a distributor are as sharp as they've ever been. Harden has moonlighted as an elite 6th man before and has been a perennial All-Star, but it now looks as through his long-term occupation will be that of an "All-World Superstar"

• Stephen Curry
• Age: 26
• Star Powers: Inability to age, Boyish Charm, Perceived trustworthiness due to boyish charm
• Stats: 23.9 PPG, 7.8 APG, 4.5 RPG, 2.1 SPG  10 Goofy Camera-Men Mesmerized By His Beautiful Mother Per Game (Playoffs Only)
• The Skinny: Stephen Curry started his career with a ton of promise while also suffering from nagging ankle injuries for his first few years in the Association. Finally over the past 2 and a half seasons Chef Curry has been able to stay healthy and it has really showed in his game. Over the past three seasons Steph has finally began to materialize into the player the Warriors envisioned he could be when they selected him with the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Curry has had his share of big stage moments over the past three seasons and has delivered each time, Whether it be putting the league on notice with an upset of the 3 seed Denver Nuggets in 2013, putting the fear of God into the rival 3 seed Chris Paul led L.A. Clippers in 2014, or having his own Madison Square Garden moment dropping 54 on the Knicks, Steph has shown that he doesn't shy away from the big moment. Chef Curry along with his splash brother "Killa Klay" have the Warriors sitting comfortably in the number 1 seed of the Western Conference, they're finally knocking on the door of the NBA finals and they won't be going away anytime soon. Not to mention Stephen Curry could very well be the greatest shooter that the NBA has ever seen, sorry Ray and Reggie.

• Russell Westbrook
• Age: 26
• Star Powers: Anger, Rage, Intensity, Wrath, Pique, Adamantium skeleton, Extreme durability, Love for tight & colorful outfits, Probably the inspiration for Marvel superhero Wolverine.
• Stats: 26.5 PPG, 8.1 APG, 6.8 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 31.0 Eye Rolls Per Kevin Durant MVP Speech.
• The Skinny: It's always been a debate in basketball circles as to who is the best player on the Oklahoma City Thunder and these arguments have usually ended with a good portion of people agreeing that Kevin Durant his the best player on the team. In Kevin Durant's absence due to nagging injuries to his surgically repaired foot, Russell Westbrook has taken the general conclusion that Durant is the better player and he's ripped it to shreds in true Angry-Russ fashion. Westbrook's most recent stretch includes 3 straight triple-doubles and February averages 31-9-10, the last guy to accomplish such a feat was NBA legend Oscar Robertson. We've known that Russ is undoubtedly a superstar for a while now, but this season he's taken his game to an even higher level while keeping the OKC Thunder afloat in the west while experiencing bumps and bruises of his own like the facial fracture he received last Friday night vs Portland. Russell Westbrook is having a landmark season not only for himself, but it's a landmark season in NBA history, and I'm not too sure that it's something we shouldn't begin to expect annually.

The Bearded One, Chef Curry or Angry-Russ, Who ya got?