[The NBA, Ranked (theringer.com)](https://nbarankings.theringer.com/)
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
2. Steph Curry
3. Nikola Jokic
4. Luka Doncic
5. Kevin Durant
6. Jayson Tatum
7. Joel Embiid
8. Anthony Davis
9. LeBron James
10. Ja Morant
by gloriousmax1mus
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Not a bad list, but I think KD is clearly still superior to Luka.
Pascal finally gets the respect he deserves at #14
At #17, it says Donovan Mitchell is now in his [16th NBA season](https://imgur.com/a/e4GosHh).
Trae has rly fallen off this year. Probably woulda been ranked 9-12 last year.
Mobley and Barnes are officially the most overrated players in the league. Theyāve been above average role players this season. JG has been better than them and it hasnāt been close. Franz is the only player from the 2021 that can be ranked ahead of him.
Obviously I am biased but Embiid averages more points, rebounds and assists on better TS% and better defense than Tatum but is yet behind him. Like what even is Tatum’s argument except of having a better team?
It’s funny to me how PG’s tagline is “the gold standard of second stars” but he’s ranked higher than Kawhi (yes, I understand the reasons why, but still, funny to me)
Glad to see Haliburton and Bane getting the respect they deserve
Dame at 18 seems a bit low, but the league has so many greats right now.
Jalen Green keeps getting disrespected, it is what it is i guess.
Kyrie way too low.
This seems mostly fair, I ain’t gonna split hairs over people being ranked 1-2 spots higher/lower than I think
missing Brook Lopez in this top 10 ngl guys
Utah has 4 players on this list, only one of them higher than 50 in Lauri Markkanen. Conley, Clarkson, and Olynyk are the other 3. It’ll be interesting to compare this list to Simmons’ Trade Value list that supposedly coming next week.
Anthony Davis…. The return.
It’s enough to warm the heart of an old cynical turd like me.
Iād 100% take Jimmy, Zion, PG, and Dame over Booker. 11th is a joke
Kd is better than Luka
Kyrie at 66 is a joke lol
I know he made the all NBA team last year but there’s no way Pascal is a top 15 player.
Jeez I know we don’t like Kyrie, but having him in the 60’s is outlandish
Embiid>>>Tatum and there are too many better players than LeBron other than that top10 look alright.
I donāt understand how you can put Embiid at 7
Thread in a nutshell
>Player A is rated higher than Player B by 1-3 spots
What?? Player B is **CLEARLY** better than A, and **it’s not even close**
Desmond Bane at 31 is pretty generous. I know he’s having a good year, but not sure he should be that high
Lmao at pascal above Zion, Dame, Butler and trae
Julius Randle is far from perfect and everyone knows he is miscast as a #1.
He still made All-NBA 2 seasons ago and is now averaging 23/9/3 on nearly 60% TS for a team over .500.
Putting him at #91 with dudes over him who would literally sink through the floor if a franchise made them number 1 options is some all-time level hate.
>Jokic is a once-in-a-lifetime basketball phenomenon. As a back-to-back MVP who would probably win the award a couple more times if it were decided by voter-fatigue-proof robots instead of narrative-seeking human beings, **heās straight up, without equivocation, the best player on the planet.**
Then why isn’t he number 1? š¤š¤š¤
EDIT: And before people start lynching me, I’m fine with him being number 3. It’s just that this sentence is an example of a contradicting narrative.
> heās straight up, without equivocation, the best player on the planet.
Statements like these are incredibly annoying unless it’s someone truly leagues ahed (e.x. Gretzky, Don Bradman)
Scottie Barnes over Julius Randle LMAO That’s a fuckin joke
Edit: Not only over him, but 19 spots over him
Dame and Jimmy are 11th and 12th. That shouldnāt even be controversial
And I know these lists are just on current form/team record, but I just donāt see Fox, Draymond, Markkanen, Sabonis, Bane, Murray or Beal as better players than LaVine. Beal is debatable but those other guys, nah
After 15 itās kinda like who cares though. Like Porzingis and Kyrie are ranked like average role players LOL. Hard to take these lists serious
Jimmy Butler is a top 10 player and any list without his is dumb as rocks
Fair list. Also the layout of this website is so nice. It looks awesome
Siakam at 14 too high, FVV and Jamal Murray also too high
Dame and Jalen Green are also comically low. Zion is also about 5 spots too low imo.
This list is pretty good. I know I should complain that my favorite player who is 46th should actually be 28th but this all seems pretty reasonable, and just like their draft guide, the layout is excellent.