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Bleacher Report polled NBA fans on who the top players in the league are. After nearly half a million votes, these are the results



[Results](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10088368-br-nba-community-top-100-player-rankings-see-how-readers-disagree-with-our-experts). I think this would be a good way to gauge who casual fans think are the best

Top 25 (parenthesis is where they were ranked by BR staff)

25) Trae Young (30th)

24) Paul George (18th)

23) Bam Adebayo (27th)

22) Kyrie Irving (25th)

21) Tyrese Haliburton (33rd)

20) Jamal Murray (16th)

19) Kawhi Leonard (13th)

18) Ja Morant (21st)

17) Jaylen Brown (19th)

16) De’Aaron Fox (17th)

15) Anthony Davis (10th)

14) Donovan Mitchell (20th)

13) Jimmy Butler (12th)

12) Damian Lillard (14th)

11) Devin Booker (9th)

10) Anthony Edwards (15th)

9) LeBron James (7th)

8) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11th)

7) Kevin Durant (8th)

6) Joel Embiid (4th)

5) Jayson Tatum (5th)

4) Nikola Jokić (1st)

3) Stephen Curry (6th)

2) Luka Dončić (3rd)

1) Giannis Antetokounmpo (2nd)

by AdulasMoonblade

34 Comments

  1. MajorSlimes

    Surprised that casuals ranked LeBron that low

  2. Disastrous_Lemon7161

    There’s no way 14 guys are better than Anthony Davis lol

  3. honestnbafan

    Why the fuck do so many casual fans think Luka vs. Jokic is a debate or even that Luka > lol

    Luka might be better in like 2028 or something but right now it’s clearly Jokic and shouldn’t be up for question

  4. percbandit

    I was confused why Curry is always top 3 in these rankings. Then realized Giannis/Jokic/Steph are the last 3 FMVP and it made sense.

  5. Rithgarth

    As a Bucks fan, definitely disrespectful to Jokic.

    Ranking Jokic any lower than 2 at this point is just disrespectful.

  6. Simple_Wait_7286

    Swap Luka and Jokic, and the top 7 looks a bit better, I would also put Jokic at 1 over Giannis as of now.

    Shai over LeBron? Nope, I’ll take Grandpa LeBron still because this isn’t about who you would pick to start a franchise. Ant in the top 10 over Booker, Dame, Jimmy? That’s hilarious too.

    This is just a few of many flaws.

  7. Punjabiveer30

    BR got tired of people calling their writers a bunch of dumbasses and said “see y’all dumbasses yourselves” with this list

  8. AfkArenaRecruit

    Imagine not having Jokic top 3.

    Casuals going to casual.

  9. LordBaneoftheSith

    Anthony Davis at 15 is completely absurd

  10. DIER_ZAN

    The Ant hype train is working, highest I’d have him going into this season is 16.

  11. commandrr

    SGA and Ant over Book good lord can we start the season please

  12. Solid-Confidence-966

    These same polled fans think Banchero is better than guys like Beal, Garland, LaMelo Ball, Lavine and DeRozan lol

  13. HorrorPassion9540

    I am shocked that Jokic is not at minimum top 2. He just won a finals MVP and arguably should have won the MVP as well.

  14. Original_Trick_8552

    I know kawhi isn’t healthy but him at 19 is wild

  15. PresentArea6919

    This is why us fans can’t have anything nice.

  16. iCorrupted

    As soon as I saw the title of this post and that it was given a gold, I knew Jokic wasn’t going to be first lol.

  17. RVAIsTheGreatest

    Kawhi 19th, huh? Embiid behind Tatum? Jokic 4th? Yeah. None surprise me. Jokic in particular is never gonna get the credit he really deserves because of his perceived lack of athleticism and the fact he isn’t the most personable character. He doesn’t win/play interesting enough for the average fan who isn’t very basketball literate.

    Steph is still better than both Doncic and Tatum. Unquestionably, IMO.

  18. ale_goldie

    Why is Tatum always ranked so high? I feel like he always sneaks into the top 5 discussions but he is very inconsistent. He’s on Booker’s level.

  19. KlobbCity

    Y’all need to look at the rest of this list.

    37) Beal

    38) LaMelo

    39) DeRozan

    40) LaVine

    41) Harden

    42) Jrue

    43) Wembanyama

  20. Delicious_Chemist111

    Ant over Booker is just pure dickriding

  21. Efficient_Tonight_40

    Make it be known I am a certified Anthony David hater, but no way is he that low under guys like Mitchell or Edwards

  22. likesexonlycheaper

    If you want to put Giannis or Steph in front of Jokic go ahead, a case can be made for either of them. Doncic in front of him is laughable.

  23. PM_ME_UR_RESPECT

    As a Mavs fan, these readers are dumbasses putting Jokic at #4.

  24. ManuGinosebleed

    I think Edwards is going to be a special player no doubt, but there is no precedent based on his current trajectory that he is a top 10 player… most players that came close to mimicking his path go into this next season still not making an All-NBA team, and finish around 25th in MVP or All-NBA voting. He’s going to be a Top 20 player this year at best. Top 10 is just silly on its face.

  25. NoPin5154

    Ad below Donovan Mitchell made me throw up

  26. How is Luka > Jokic? Who the fuck thought Luka is better than Jokic?

    I thought Slovenia’s entire population is only 2M+?

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