CP3
Chris Paul was carrying those New Orleans Hornets teams. I can't hold weak play-off success against him vs the Western Conference beasts he was playing at the time. It's a feat to have even made the play-offs those years.
I still remember Chris Paul doing all he could against the defending Lakers championship team but just not having enough help. More impressed by that than anything I've seen from Gary Payton, who I'm not trying to downplay. But prime CP3 was a great defender in his own right.