The Athletic’s NBA 75 List: Who’s On It?

The Athletic’s NBA 75 List is out, and it’s full of the league’s best players! Who made the cut?

Introduction

The Athletic’s NBA 75 is our celebration of the best players in the league today. We polled a panel of more than 50 NBA insiders – executives, coaches, former players and broadcasters – to get their take on who are the best 75 players in the league right now. The list is broken down into five tiers, with each player’s ranking within their tier also included.

The standards for making the list were simple: Who would you want on your team right now if you were starting a franchise today? We asked our voters to consider production, efficiency, durability, impact and role when making their selections. All voters were instructed to base their decisions solely on who they believed to be the 75 best players currently in the league, regardless of position or contract status.

The Athletic’s NBA 75 List

The Athletic’s NBA 75 list is a comprehensive ranking of the best players in the league. The list is compiled by a panel of experts and takes into account both on-court production and overall value. This year’s list includes superstars like Lebron James Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry as well as up-and-comers like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl-Anthony Towns With the help of advanced statistics, the panel was able to rank the players in order from best to worst, and the results are sure to spark debate among basketball fans

Who’s On It?

The Athletic’s NBA 75 is a list of the top 75 players in the NBA, compiled by a panel of our writers and editors.

This is not a traditional ranking of the best players in the league. It is based on a number of factors, including:
– Recent performance
– Potential
– Age
– Health
– Contract status
– Role on team
In short, it is meant to be a snapshot of the league right now. Who are the best players? Who are the most important players? Who will be the best players in the future?

The list was released in two parts, with Nos. 51-75 being announced on Tuesday and Nos. 26-50 being announced on Wednesday. The top 25 will be announced Thursday.

The Process

To make our list, we polled 100 NBA execs and asked them to rank their top 75 players in the league. We then created a composite score of all the voters’ ballots to come up with the final list. We asked the execs to rank players based on their production so far this season as well as their long-term potential. We also took into account factors like hits/misses on recent draft picks trades and free-Agent Signings

The Criteria

In order to be considered for The Athletic’s NBA 75 list, players must currently be on an NBA roster Players who are unsigned, in the G League or playing overseas were not considered.

Similarly, only current production was taken into consideration. We did not factor in what a player did in seasons past, only what he is doing now and what we expect him to do moving forward. Injuries were also taken into consideration when making these decisions.

The players on this list were evaluated by a panel of 13 NBA experts Sam Amick, David Aldridge John Hollinger, Michael Scotto, Birch Burdette, Ethan Strauss, Zach Harper, Derek Bodner, Tony Jones Kelly Iko, Tim Cato, sects and Aaron Torres.

The Rankings

The Athletic’s NBA 75 is a special project that we launched last September in order to celebrate the game’s 75th anniversary. In order to create the list, we polled 150 of our NBA insiders – beat writers, national columnists, fill-in radio hosts and podcast regulars – and asked them to rank their top 50 players in the league. We then took those rankings, normalized them and created a top 75.

During the process, we also asked our voters to explain their choices in 500 words or less. We’ll be rolling out those explanations over the next two weeks, starting with No. 75 and working our way up to No. 1.

The Top 25

We’re excited to bring you The Athletic’s NBA 75 list, our annual ranking of the best players in the league. We’ll be releasing the full list later this week, but in the meantime, here’s a look at the top 25.

1. Lebron James Los Angeles Lakers
2. Kawhi Leonard Los Angeles Clippers
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks
4. Anthony Davis Los Angeles Lakers
5. Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers
6. Kyrie Irving Brooklyn Nets
7. Russell Westbrook Houston Rockets
8. Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers
9. James Harden Houston Rockets
10. Zion Williamson New Orleans Pelicans
11. Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
12. Nikola Jokic Denver Nuggets
13. Rudy Gobert Utah Jazz
14. Donovan Mitchell Utah Jazz
15. Chris Paul Oklahoma City Thunder
16. Kristaps Porzingis Dallas Mavericks
17. Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks
18 Jimmy Butler Minnesota Timberwolves 19 Kemba Walker Boston Celtics 20 Jayson Tatum Boston Celtics 21 Blake Griffin Detroit Pistons 22 Trae Young Atlanta Hawks 23 Klay Thompson Golden State Warriors 24 Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers 25 Khris Middleton Milwaukee Bucks

The Next 50

The Athletic’s NBA 75 list is out, and it’s already stirring up controversy. Who’s on it? Who’s not? Let’s take a look at the next 50 players on the list.

The Bottom 25

We’re now at the bottom of The Athletic’s NBA 75 list. We’ve identified the 25 players we believe will have the least productive seasons in 2020-21, either because they’re likely to see fewer minutes or playing time overall or, in some cases, due to injury concerns.

Conclusion

In conclusion, The Athletic’s NBA 75 list is a great way to see who the best players in the league are. It is also a great way to see which players are on the rise and which ones are falling off.