Top 50 NBA players entering the 2025-26 season

Here are aggregated rankings, compiled by HoopsHype, of the top 25 players in the NBA entering the 2025-26 campaign. The list combines rankings from ESPN, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, and HoopsHype, along with each player’s 2024-25 finish.

1. Nikola Jokic — Denver Nuggets

ESPN: 1 | The Ringer: 1 | SI: 1 | HoopsHype: 2
2024-25 rank: 1

2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — Oklahoma City Thunder

HoopsHype: 1 | ESPN: 2 | The Ringer: 2 | SI: 2
2024-25 rank: 4

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks

The Ringer: 3 | SI: 3 | HoopsHype: 3 | ESPN: 4
2024-25 rank: 3

4. Luka Doncic — Los Angeles Lakers

ESPN: 3 | The Ringer: 4 | SI: 4 | HoopsHype: 4
2024-25 rank: 2

5. Anthony Edwards — Minnesota Timberwolves

HoopsHype: 5 | ESPN: 6 | The Ringer: 6 | SI: 6
2024-25 rank: 10

6. Victor Wembanyama — San Antonio Spurs

ESPN: 5 | SI: 5 | HoopsHype: 9 | The Ringer: 11
2024-25 rank: 13

7. Stephen Curry — Golden State Warriors

The Ringer: 5 | ESPN: 7 | SI: 11 | HoopsHype: 11
2024-25 rank: 7

8. Jalen Brunson — New York Knicks

HoopsHype: 6 | The Ringer: 9 | ESPN: 10 | SI: 12
2024-25 rank: 12

9. Donovan Mitchell — Cleveland Cavaliers

HoopsHype: 7 | The Ringer: 8 | SI: 10 | ESPN: 15
2024-25 rank: 16

10. Cade Cunningham — Detroit Pistons

HoopsHype: 8 | SI: 9 | ESPN: 12 | The Ringer: 16
2024-25 rank: 51

11. LeBron James — Los Angeles Lakers

ESPN: 8 | SI: 8 | The Ringer: 12 | HoopsHype: 19
2024-25 rank: 8

12. Anthony Davis — Dallas Mavericks

The Ringer: 13 | SI: 13 | ESPN: 14 | HoopsHype: 16
2024-25 rank: 11

13. Kevin Durant — Houston Rockets

ESPN: 9 | The Ringer: 14 | SI: 15 | HoopsHype: 22
2024-25 rank: 9

14. Jalen Williams — Oklahoma City Thunder

HoopsHype: 10 | ESPN: 11 | The Ringer: 20 | SI: 20
2024-25 rank: 39

15. Evan Mobley — Cleveland Cavaliers

ESPN: 13 | HoopsHype: 13 | The Ringer: 17 | SI: 19
2024-25 rank: 47

16. Paolo Banchero — Orlando Magic

HoopsHype: 15 | ESPN: 17 | SI: 21 | The Ringer: 22
2024-25 rank: 30

17. Jaylen Brown — Boston Celtics

HoopsHype: 17 | SI: 18 | ESPN: 19 | The Ringer: 21
2024-25 rank: 17

18. Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns

ESPN: 16 | HoopsHype: 18 | The Ringer: 19 | SI: 22
2024-25 rank: 15

19. Pascal Siakam — Indiana Pacers

HoopsHype: 12 | ESPN: 22 | The Ringer: 23 | SI: 24
2024-25 rank: 33

20. Karl-Anthony Towns — New York Knicks

HoopsHype: 14 | The Ringer: 18 | SI: 26 | ESPN: 27
2024-25 rank: 35

21. Kawhi Leonard — Los Angeles Clippers

SI: 14 | The Ringer: 15 | ESPN: 20 | HoopsHype: 39
2024-25 rank: 19

22. James Harden — Los Angeles Clippers

ESPN: 23 | HoopsHype: 25 | SI: 27 | The Ringer: 30
2024-25 rank: 38

23. Jimmy Butler — Golden State Warriors

ESPN: 18 | SI: 23 | The Ringer: 24 | HoopsHype: 42
2024-25 rank: 23

24. Bam Adebayo — Miami Heat

ESPN: 21 | SI: 28 | The Ringer: 32 | HoopsHype: 35
2024-25 rank: 24

25. De’Aaron Fox — San Antonio Spurs

The Ringer: 26 | HoopsHype: 27 | SI: 30 | ESPN: 35
2024-25 rank: 25

26. Trae Young — Atlanta Hawks

HoopsHype: 20 | ESPN: 29 | The Ringer: 33 | SI: 37
2024-25 rank: 31

27. Alperen Sengun — Houston Rockets

HoopsHype: 21 | ESPN: 25 | The Ringer: 36 | SI: 38
2024-25 rank: 43

28. Jaren Jackson Jr. — Memphis Grizzlies

The Ringer: 25 | ESPN: 31 | HoopsHype: 32 | SI: 35
2024-25 rank: 45

29. Chet Holmgren — Oklahoma City Thunder

ESPN: 24 | SI: 25 | The Ringer: 27 | HoopsHype: 49
2024-25 rank: 34

30. Domantas Sabonis — Sacramento Kings

HoopsHype: 24 | The Ringer: 31 | ESPN: 34 | SI: 39
2024-25 rank: 27

31. Ivica Zubac — Los Angeles Clippers

HoopsHype: 29 | SI: 32 | The Ringer: 35 | ESPN: 36
2024-25 rank: 119

32. Tyrese Maxey — Philadelphia 76ers

ESPN: 28 | HoopsHype: 31 | SI: 34 | The Ringer: 39
2024-25 rank: 21

33. Darius Garland — Cleveland Cavaliers

The Ringer: 28 | HoopsHype: 33 | SI: 36 | ESPN: 38
2024-25 rank: 56

34. Ja Morant — Memphis Grizzlies

HoopsHype: 26 | ESPN: 33 | The Ringer: 34 | SI: 44
2024-25 rank: 18

35. Franz Wagner — Orlando Magic

HoopsHype: 28 | ESPN: 32 | The Ringer: 37 | SI: 42
2024-25 rank: 54

36. Derrick White — Boston Celtics

ESPN: 26 | HoopsHype: 30 | The Ringer: 38 | SI: 46
2024-25 rank: 40

37. Jamal Murray — Denver Nuggets

The Ringer: 29 | SI: 31 | HoopsHype: 36 | ESPN: 46
2024-25 rank: 32

38. Scottie Barnes — Toronto Raptors

ESPN: 30 | HoopsHype: 38 | The Ringer: 46 | SI: 51
2024-25 rank: 36

39. OG Anunoby — New York Knicks

The Ringer: 40 | ESPN: 41 | HoopsHype: 41 | SI: 45
2024-25 rank: 53

40. Joel Embiid — Philadelphia 76ers

SI: 17 | HoopsHype: 23 | ESPN: 47 | The Ringer: 84
2024-25 rank: 5

41. Amen Thompson — Houston Rockets

ESPN: 37 | The Ringer: 41 | HoopsHype: 45 | SI: 48
2024-25 rank: Not ranked

42. Julius Randle — Minnesota Timberwolves

HoopsHype: 34 | ESPN: 42 | The Ringer: 52 | SI: 52
2024-25 rank: 52

43. Aaron Gordon — Denver Nuggets

ESPN: 40 | SI: 41 | The Ringer: 42 | HoopsHype: 67
2024-25 rank: 57

44. Desmond Bane — Orlando Magic

ESPN: 39 | The Ringer: 47 | SI: 50 | HoopsHype: 55
2024-25 rank: 48

45. Zion Williamson — New Orleans Pelicans

SI: 40 | The Ringer: 45 | HoopsHype: 46 | ESPN: 61
2024-25 rank: 26

46. Jalen Johnson — Atlanta Hawks

SI: 43 | ESPN: 44 | The Ringer: 48 | HoopsHype: 57
2024-25 rank: 74

47. Rudy Gobert — Minnesota Timberwolves

HoopsHype: 47 | ESPN: 49 | SI: 49 | The Ringer: 55
2024-25 rank: 37

48. Tyler Herro — Miami Heat

HoopsHype: 37 | SI: 47 | The Ringer: 51 | ESPN: 68
2024-25 rank: 82

49. Lauri Markkanen — Utah Jazz

ESPN: 43 | The Ringer: 53 | SI: 54 | HoopsHype: 58
2024-25 rank: 29

50. LaMelo Ball — Charlotte Hornets

HoopsHype: 48 | The Ringer: 49 | SI: 53 | ESPN: 63
2024-25 rank: 49

Rankings were compiled and averaged based on recent preseason player lists from ESPN.com, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, and HoopsHype. Players were ranked 1–50 based on aggregate placement across all four outlets.