Off The Top: Top 50 NBA Players

With the season still on the fence, I’ve decided to create some position rankings. I did this before the started as well, but things have changed since then. The special part about the, “Off The Top,” series is that it is just off the top of my head. I don’t go looking up stats. I’ve looked up two things: What positions they are listed as according to https://www.basketball-reference.com and to create a list of point guards so I wouldn’t forget any names.

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The Top Five

1. LeBron James- PG, Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron is still indeed the king and will be probably until he feels like retiring. Which he is 35, so that could be soon.

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo- PF, Milwaukee Buck: The Greek Freak is getting closer and closer to be the best of the best. And at the young age of 25 and his work ethic, he could be the best player in the league by the tine he’s 30(it will help when LeBron retires).

3. Kevin Durant- SF, Brooklyn Nets: We didn’t get to see Durant play this season but he is absolutely still one of the best players in the league. You could argue he should be higher. But that can be said for many on the list.

4. Kawhi Leonard- SF, Los Angele Clippers: The Claw is the quite superstar. Arguably the best defender in the league and probably the best mid range game in the league.

5. Stephen Curry- PG, Golden State Warriors: The best 3-point shooter could definitely be higher, but no shame being at number five. Curry is the best point guard in the NBA in most years(when LeBron isn’t considered a PG) with great handles and an underrated playmaker.

Six through Twenty-Five

6. Anthony Davis- PF, Los Angeles Lakers

7. James Harden- SG, Houston Rockets

8. Paul George- SF, Los Angeles Clippers

9. Damian Lillard- PG, Portland Trail Blazers

10. Klay Thompson- SG, Golden State Warriors

11. Luka Doncic- PG, Dallas Mavericks

12. Jayson Tatum- PF, Boston Celtics

13. Jimmy Butler- SF, Miami Heat

14. Joel Embiid- C, Philadelphia 76ers

15. Chris Paul- PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

16. Kemba Walker- PG, Boston Celtics

17. Kyrie Irving- PG, Brooklyn Nets

18. Russell Westbroo- PG, Houston Rockets

19. Victor Oladipo- SG, Indiana Pacers

20. Bradley Beal- SG, Washington Wizards

21. Karl Anthony-Towns- C, Minnesota Timberwolves

22. Nikola Jokic- C, Denver Nuggets

23. Pascal Siakam- PF, Toronto Raptors

24. Khris Middleton- SF, Milwaukee Bucks

25. Jaylen Brown- SF, Boston Celtics

The Rest

26. Deandre Ayton- C, Phoenix Suns

27. Zion Williamson- PG, New Orleans Pelicans

28. Kyle Lowry- PG, Toronto Raptors

29. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander- SG, Oklahoma City Thunder

30. CJ McCollu- SG, Portland Trail Blazers

31. Donovan Mitchell- SG, Utah Jazz

32. Brandon Ingram- PF, New Orleans Pelicans

33. Andre Drummond- C, Cleveland Cavaliers

34. Zach LaVine- SG, Chicago Bulls

35. Jrue Holiday- SG, New Orleans Pelicans

36. Devin Booker- SG, Phoenix Suns

37. Bam Adebayo- PF, Miami Heat

38. Kristaps Porzingis- PF, Dallas Mavericks

39. De’Aaron Fox- PG, Sacramento Kings

40. Ja Morant- PG, Memphis Grizzlies

41. John Wall- PG, Washington Wizards

42. Trae Young- PG, Atlanta Hawks

43. Ben Simmons- PG, Philadelphia 76ers

44. Rudy Gobert- C, Utah Jazz

45. Nikola Vucevic- C, Orlando Magic

46. Domantas Sabonis- C, Indiana Pacers

47. John Collins- PF, Atlanta Hawks

48. Bojan Bogdanovic- SF, Utah Jazz

49. Serge Ibaka- C, Toronto Raptors

50. Buddy Hield- SG, Sacramento Kings