There may not be a player in the league, from stars to scrubs, who pours as much of himself into a given game than Antetokounmpo. —J.W. Vučević is a quality mid-range shooter, and he can finish effectively with either hand. Young’s 30-foot bombs create an obvious comparison to Steph Curry, but the conflation can be a little misplaced. At 30 years old, George isn’t an up-and-comer, but he still has time to rewrite the book on the kind of player he is in high-stakes moments. 18. The Wake Forest has been a prodigious offensive force and will be a part of unlocking Atlanta’s tantalizing ceiling. Cleveland finished last season with the league’s second-worst defense, and a full season of Drummond should also help improve those numbers, if only marginally. Washington's dysfunction has made Beal a forgotten man, but his natural scoring ability and improved playmaking would make him an easy fit on virtually any contender. Of course, Wall is a terrific passer, but his ability to stretch defenses in transition has always played a role in his gaudy assist totals. The Thunder’s premeditated decision to tear down a longtime playoff team came with Gilgeous-Alexander’s best long-term interests in mind. They think he needs to prove something this upcoming season, that he has to show he can still be a superstar-level player without Klay Thompson or Kevin Durant by his side. And only it’s getting harder to doubt Butler’s will. In the immediate aftermath of Kawhi Leonard’s departure, there were questions about what direction the Raptors would take. —M.S. —B.P. Jokić’s offensive brilliance is infectious. — R.N. —M.S. Hield remains a middling playmaker, with limited skill off the bounce. There were reasons for caution regarding Ayton’s outlook early in his career. And that’s where we’ve landed. The former Knicks cornerstone is a true unicorn at 7’3”, banging home triples at range. Irving’s sheer statistical resume in recent seasons shouldn’t go unnoticed. When he, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo shared the floor last season, Miami had an offensive rating of 115.8, practically equivalent to the all-time mark of 115.9 set by the Mavericks in 2020. He shifted between power forward and center in 2020, and he was the ultimate eraser for the Lakers. Utah is often better than the sum of its parts given the roster’s offensive shortcomings. It’s one thing to find a player who’s willing to fit in, but another entirely when the crux of his game is so well suited for just that. Year 2 was far more encouraging. He’s the best player on the planet when he wants to be. Bertāns’s excellence remains integral to the Wizards’ attack. The Duke product averaged 27.4 points per game with a 54.6 effective field goal percentage, scoring 1.06 points per isolation possession. He feasted on free dunks off James Harden outlets in Houston, beating the likes of Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokić down the floor time and again. His jump shot is a valid issue. As Robinson rounds out his game, he will continue to [ahem] shoot up this list. This is not a representation of a player’s trade or market value, and it does not account for the impact of his salary relative to his production. —Jeremy Woo. Read on to hear which top up-and-coming players made this list! For the 2020-2021 NBA season, Curry has taken over games against their opponents, the Lakers, and there are yet more games heâs going to prove ⦠It’s blasphemous. Killian Hayes, 19, Detroit Pistons. Is Gordon still an up-and-coming player, or has he hit his ceiling? Lillard's shot-making, poise and leadership make him an ideal franchise player, as evidenced by Portland's seven consecutive playoff trips. Smart's status as one of the league's top role players owes to his aggressive, multipositional defense and an improving outside shot. The four-time All-Star recorded double-digit points four times in Denver’s thrilling Western Conference semifinals series victory over the Clippers, including tallying 17 points in Denver’s series-altering Game 5 win. SI NBA writers Rohan Nadkarni, Michael Shapiro and Ben Pickman provided valuable feedback and contributed to the player entries. His brilliance aside, the young Grizzlies were just the league’s 21st-ranked offense last season. The past eight years have represented arguably the best stretch in franchise history thanks to Harden’s brilliance. Washington remains on the fringe of the playoff race entering 2020–21, but they could sport one of the league’s most exciting offenses. He’s often deadly in pick-and-rolls, adept at finding lanes against all varieties of big men. Just nine finished with more blocks. The Lakers’ championship doesn’t happen without that level of synergy. He’s arguably the greatest passing big of all time, averaging seven assists per game in each of the last two seasons. In the postseason, the 6’7’’ Australian saw his minutes increase even though he struggled, by his standards, in Utah’s lone playoff series, shooting just 35% from deep. Perhaps the talent around him is to blame. Capela may in essence function as Atlanta’s most important addition. The Phoenix Suns dug themselves a sizable hole before the league stopped play in mid-March and so, despite an 8–0 seeding game run in the NBA bubble, the Suns missed the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season. Jokić occasionally suffers from what we’ll call Marc Gasol syndrome. He’s more of a stationary shooter than anything on the offensive end, and his jumper ebbs and flows more than one would like. FVV excelled in a bigger role, also commanding chief ball-handling duties when Kyle Lowry missed time with injuries. At 6’ 7”, Anunoby is perfect for the modern NBA because of his ability to guard multiple positions and allow for lineup flexibility. —M.S. But the added pieces won’t cut into Collins’s production as much as one may think. This is the first Top 100 list without Rob Mahoney, who along with Ben Golliver set the standard for this process over the better part of the past decade. Around the rim, he is a foul-drawing machine and additionally led the league in post-up points with 7.4 per game. —M.S. There’s a reason the Pelicans are banking on the Adams effect—that his ability to physically dominate tight spaces will create better opportunities for others, as they always have. Expect continued growth in Ingram’s second year with the Pelicans. Let’s hope Murray truly takes the reins of San Antonio’s offense after an underwhelming offensive campaign in 2019–20. Towns averaged a career-high 26.5 points last season, while shooting 50.8% from the field. He’s a quality lob threat, and more importantly, he can hold his own on an island with wings and guards. He can get a bucket from the outside, from the midrange, or by making his way to the rim for a finish or foul. And his intelligence reeks of years of Finals experience, which means he’s militant about making the right basketball play at every juncture. The game continues to slow down ever so slightly for Mitchell, who is refining his naturally helter-skelter approach to scoring and coming off the best season of his young career, managing a 55.8% true shooting clip on 30.8% usage, making his first All-Star team and taking a major step toward All-NBA status. James outmaneuvered and then outlasted all challengers in 2020, winning his fourth title and fourth Finals MVP in the bubble to extend his reign atop the NBA. A stylistic shift could boost both of Sacramento’s backcourt pieces in 2020–21. Considering VanVleet’s path to this season—entering the league as an undrafted free agent, proving he could stick, then starring in a Finals against Stephen Curry—the Raptors should be confident he can continue to grow. It’s possible Smart’s career-best 2018–19 season—when he appeared to take a step forward as a scorer—was something of a mirage in terms of shooting. McCollum is a rock-solid secondary scorer, averaging 20-plus points per game for the past five seasons and enjoying near-perfect health along the way. Gordon is a difficult evaluation after an injury-plagued 2019–20. He’s a terrific big-to-big passer in the lane, and his vision out of the pick-and-roll mirrors that of a quality point guard. On June 20, 2019, the Suns traded Warren and the No. When he was active, he was New Orleans’s best player. Hield may be a lethal three-point shooter, but he’s not earning All-NBA honors anytime soon. Hayward is a quality shooter, to be sure, but that’s arguably the least impressive element of his dynamic skill set. At his best, Gordon is a perfect third guard in Houston’s offense. Still, over a larger sample size during the regular season, Siakam displayed significant improvement and did appear to be a potential franchise star. The former Rockets center is a gifted athlete. What’s crystal clear is that his superstardom is concrete, and that there’s assuredly more to come. He can bully smaller defenders on the block. Tatum bumped up his efficiency last season, and what’s frightening for opponents is how he should only improve from here. As his game evolves, so will the expectations. Draymond has always been able to compensate for his shooting struggles, for example, by playing some of the best defense in the league. He shot nearly 55% from the field. Did Conley, who struggled after a late-career trade to Utah, need a season to settle in or did Father Time catch up with him? Part of what makes him special is that, by all accounts, he’s never cared about those numbers to begin with. —R.N. Harris, a skilled on-ball defender whose scoring game vanished last season, is due for a bounceback in 2021. The burly Adams will form a "Bash Brothers" pairing with Zion Williamson in New Orleans after spending his first seven seasons in Oklahoma City. Valančiūnas posted a 60.6 effective field goal percentage in 2019–20, averaging 0.97 points per possession on post-up attempts. Yes, thatâs four years from now. Author: The Wizards, especially when shorthanded, don't have the personnel to keep up with opponents without Beal. Williams can get hot at a moment’s notice, and many a coach has watched their lead slip away because of a Lou scoring barrage. Whether starting or coming off the bench, the 32-year-old remains a high-quality piece, providing his team with a mix of perimeter shooting and fairly versatile defending. Here are the top 10 greatest NBA players in history. Bogdanović is a quality spacer, but perhaps more importantly, he sports the playmaking ability to take some share of the offense from Young. The Michigan State product shot 39.4% from beyond the arc on 6.5 attempts per game, more than LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and Joe Harris. It could be a bit of an awkward transition for Dinwiddie in 2020–21 with Irving and Kevin Durant now leading the Nets. Yet it remains the logical answer, knowing all that we know about who he is when the challenge boils down to winning or losing a game. Dumped by the Pistons at the deadline, the lumbering Drummond struggles to make a winning impact despite his gaudy stats and elite rebounding skills. The Tennessee State product can legitimately defend both guards and larger wings, excelling as a weak-side helper. Tucker’s smarts and versatility have made him an invaluable cog in Houston over the last three seasons, and until further notice. Rubio entered the NBA as one of the most-hyped international players ever. If those lifestyle changes are long lasting, then the Suns should be a legitimate force this season. Last season, despite just a 19-game sample size, he drove to the basket two times fewer per game, and saw his shooting percentage on drives drop to 39.7%. He has developed into a productive player, capable of playing both on- and off-ball, and he should elevate his close friend and franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns. Young flashed his prodigious scoring talent as a rookie, but he often looked overmatched amid a concerning amount of turnovers and a shaky shooting percentage. He can lead a fast break. Porzingis tallied 403 three-point attempts in just 57 games last year, and he provided significantly more value from three than his 35.2 % mark would suggest. — M.S. —M.S. 2b scorer to Kemba Walker’s 2a. The Lithuanian big man made his mark in the NBA as a skilled offensive big, though he often lacked the physicality expected from a player his size during his seven seasons in Toronto. He wasn’t guarding Tatum on that play—but Adebayo timed his release from his own man to be in perfect help position on Tatum, he had the athleticism to meet him at the rim, and then the awareness to keep the ball in bounds and in Miami’s possession. But without the proper infrastructure around him (like playing with superstars), his talents wouldn’t be as pronounced. Love had a frustrating season for the basement-dwelling Cavaliers, but he enjoyed better health and remains a reliable source of offense as a skilled stretch four. He returns to Denver this season on a one-year deal, looking to help the Nuggets reach their first Finals appearance since they joined the NBA in the mid 1970s. Brown has always been a heady player, thriving within his means and not trying to take on the mantle of No. “From Domas being able to just put so much pressure on the rim,” Bjorkgren said, “I just know coaching against him in the past, his ability to screen and dive hard and how physical he is.” He made his first All-Star team last year, and with Victor Oladipo’s and Myles Turner’s long-term futures with the Pacers uncertain, Sabonis appears to be one of the franchise’s centerpieces. When one defender fails, defenses opt for a new strategy entirely. It’s not the most aesthetically thrilling game, but he can light up the scoreboard in a hurry. He has proved to be a versatile defender and has shot nearly 40% from three in each of his past two seasons. And speaking of Draymond at his best, placed alongside the right talent, Green is still one of the most well-rounded players in the NBA. Maybe he’ll become the Nets’ true third star alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, or maybe he’ll get moved. Thanks to his smooth shot and prototyptical two-way game, Tatum might well be battling Doncic for the No. Bogdanović also provides more than what you see on the stat sheet. He shot worse from the field on the whole with the added workload, but made it to the foul line more often and averaged a career-high in assists as the top playmaker in a transition year. —R.N. There are few players in league history quite like Porzingis when he’s healthy. Though he may not have a devastating stepback or consistently collapse the defense, Brown, from the moment he entered the league, has been a significant catalyst for Boston’s consistent success. Jokić isn’t a knock-down shooter, but his reticence appears to be hampering his percentages to a degree. He looked legitimately athletic. Porter is one of just five players to shoot over 42% from three in the last four seasons (min. Of the 16 players with at least 600 made triples in that span, Hield leads the pack in three-point percentage. 96. Brogdon's steady, controlled game lacks flash, which could help explain why he's one of the most underrated point guards in the NBA. There isn’t much that the Timberwolves star can’t do, especially on the offensive end of the floor. Like an expert center back or rangy middle linebacker, Gobert forces an offense to simply maneuver its way around him, or avoid him entirely. We’ll never see Blake Griffin return to his Lob City form after an array of knee injuries, but the modern version of Griffin can still be downright delightful. Also, his size makes him an easy target on defense. His versatility, particularly on the defensive end on the floor, essentially served as a cheat code for the Lakers’ coaching staff. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Harrell was the third-leading scorer on the 2020 Clippers. Stay put on the perimeter, and Jokić is ready to punish a defender on the low block. He couldn’t stop the stream of missed triples vs. Golden State in 2018, and he was outdueled by Steph Curry down the stretch one year later. He sports a deep array of tricks off the dribble, leaning on shot fakes, spin moves and crossovers to create the necessary separation between himself and a defender. It’s understandable that Dallas uses Porzingis as a spacer so consistently. Sneer at Simmons’s three-point phobia if you wish, but Philadelphia’s point guard remains one of the game’s most electric guards. He’s also long been a knockdown shooter, and he hit 39% of his threes last year while increasing his volume significantly. 1 on the Lakers, Anthony Davis was the key to unlocking the team’s success. It’s the way he’s completely warped defenses in recent seasons. —Ben Pickman. As last season reminded us, in any contest with stakes, there’s not another player you’d take ahead of James. He’ll never be the king of efficiency, but he’s fashioned himself into a more reliable jump shooter over the years. The ranks are based on the Defensive Rating, which is the number of points allowed per 100 possessions. —B.P. He’s only 24, and it’s all on the table. ), Ultimately, there’s a reason why Leonard, before the age of 30, has gotten the best of guys like Durant, Steph, LeBron, and Giannis in the playoffs—it’s because he’s really damn good. He’s logged just 52 games in the last two seasons, and he’s on the books for $28 million in 2020–21. But will the Harden experience be remembered as much for its frustrations as its brilliance? LeVert admitted during media week that he’s heard the noise around his name in rumors, but said that team general manager Sean Marks has been an “open book” in terms of keeping the 26-year-old informed. —B.P. —J.W. After being used primarily as a power forward throughout the first decade of his career, including his first season in Toronto, the 31-year-old Ibaka played the majority of his minutes last year as the Raptors’ center. —J.W. On any given night, Kawhi Leonard can be the best basketball player in the universe. But he should still make a marked impact with the given good health in 2020–21. But the tenets of Conley’s game—heady play, dangerous jump shooting, and comfort under pressure—remain sharp as ever. While pricey, Drummond would appear to be more of a short-term option for a rebuilding team. It’s become almost impossible to separate the short-term playoff conversation around Paul George from who he really is as a player. —B.P. His final season with the Lakers represented a step in the right direction. —B.P. He posted the worst shooting season of his career, and Russell Westbrook’s control of the offense seemed to have a negative impact. Jokic's improved conditioning led to a monster 2020 postseason that solidified his standing as the NBA's best true center. He was an impact player in the post and a top player at any position from beyond the arc, shooting 42.5% from behind the arc on his 5.9 catch-and-shoot three-point attempts per contest. A strong stretch in 2020–21 could carry the Wizards to the postseason. Kentucky freshman Devin Askew announced that he will enter the transfer portal after one season with the Wildcats. Let’s hope Harris earns a greater share of playmaking duties in 2020–21, allowing his impressive offensive arsenal to shine. Vučević’s defensive impact is middling. There’s no shame here in Giannis ceding the top spot on our list, and it may not take much for him to reclaim it. He’s a high-volume, high-efficiency three-point shooter, and the stepback, midrange J is still as pretty as it was at Connecticut nearly 10 years ago. Since the start of the 2012-13 season, he has played the most games (637) of any player in the league and even entering his age-36 season, Tucker is an elite defensive force. But he remains one in every sense of the word. Few rookie guards have ever shown up quite so ballsy and unafraid, and while he’s still learning to curb turnovers and defend with intent, it matters that Morant cares less about showmanship and more about making the right play, rarely shooting just to shoot or passing for the sake of it. Seemingly none of it mattered because Davis’s game largely covered up for any perceived deficiencies elsewhere in the lineup. He has a recent history of some postseason foibles. All the players listed there have also had disappointing playoff losses, by the way. Despite losing in the first-round of last year’s postseason, the Jazz are again banking on roster continuity to pay dividends. The Bucks bet big on Holiday, whose fierce on-ball defense and ability to run the offense will be valuable come playoff time. Schroder was a savvy pickup for the Lakers, who can use his attack-minded personality on the ball and his quickness on defense. He makes his Top 100 debut on the cusp of stardom, and with another step forward in his development, this ranking may end up looking unnecessarily patient. But as he hits the other side of 30, his checkered health history, volatile shooting splits, and limited versatility are inseparable from the value conversation. While Russell has struggled defensively, Minnesota management has made it clear that they view Russell as a centerpiece of the franchise. He averaged a career-best 27.1 points per game, shooting a robust 47% from the field and 37.8% from three.
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