Basketball Monster’s Top 10 Rankings

See where your favorite players rank in our top 10 lists. These lists are updated daily with the latest player stats and analysis.

Introduction

Basketball Monster’s Top 10 is a comprehensive ranking of the NBA’s best players. The rankings are based on a player’s statistical output, their impact on the game, and their team’s success.

The top 10 rankings

The top 10 rankings for the best players in basketball:
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Anthony Davis
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo
6. Stephen Curry
7. James Harden
8. Joel Embiid
9. Paul George
10. Russell Westbrook

The reasoning behind the rankings

Basketball Monster’s Top 10 Rankings are based on a player’s fantasy points per game which is calculated using a player’s points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and turnovers. The rankings are thus meant to indicate which players are the best fantasy basketball players, regardless of their real-life basketball abilities.

The players that just missed the cut

Basketball Monster’s Top 10 Rankings – The players that just missed the cut
Just missing the Top 10 were Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox (11), Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (12), Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns (13), Washington’s Bradley Beal (14), Philadelphia’s Jimmy Butler (15), and Houston’s James Harden (16).

The players to watch for next season

The NBA season is just around the corner and there is plenty of speculation about which players will be the best in the league. The list below consists of the top 10 players who are expected to have a great season.

1. Lebron James (SF, Cleveland Cavaliers)
2. Kevin Durant (SF, Golden State Warriors)
3. Kawhi Leonard (SF, San Antonio Spurs)
4. Russell Westbrook (PG, Oklahoma City Thunder)
5. James Harden (SG, Houston Rockets)
6. Anthony Davis (PF, New Orleans Pelicans)
7. Stephen Curry (PG, Golden State Warriors)
8. Damian Lillard (PG, Portland Trail Blazers)
9. Demarcus Cousins (C, Sacramento Kings)
10. Kyrie Irving (PG, Cleveland Cavaliers)

The biggest risers and fallers

There were a lot of movement in our Top 10 rankings this week, with several teams making big jumps up or down the list. Here are the biggest risers and fallers in our latest rankings:

Risers
--Los Angeles Lakers (+5): The Lakers have been on a roll lately, winning 10 of their last 11 games. They’re now firmly entrenched in second place in the Western Conference
--Boston Celtics (+3): The Celtics have also been red-hot lately, winning eight of their last 10 games. They’re now just a half-game behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the best record in the NBA.
--Houston Rockets (+2): The Rockets have won seven of their last 10 games and are starting to look like a real threat in the West. They’re now just four games behind the Lakers for second place.

Fallers
--Denver Nuggets (-3): The Nuggets have lost four of their last six games and are starting to slip in the standings. They’re now just half a game ahead of the Rockets for third place in the West.
--Portland Trail Blazers (-2): The Trail Blazers have also lost four of their last six games and are starting to fall behind in the race for a top-four seed in the West. They’re now just two games ahead of the fifth-place Utah Jazz

The most improved players

The most improved players list is based on a player’s statistics from the previous season to the current season. The list below is Basketball Monster’s Top 10 of the most improved players in the 2019-2020 Season

1. Bam Adebayo- C, Miami Heat
2. Devin Booker SG, Phoenix Suns
3. Jayson Tatum SF, Boston Celtics
4. Montrezl Harrell PF, Los Angeles Clippers
5. De’Aaron Fox- PG, Sacramento Kings
6. Trae Young PG, Atlanta Hawks
7. Devonte’ Graham- PG, Charlotte Hornets
8. Zion Williamson PF, New Orleans Pelicans
9. Brandon Ingram SF, New Orleans Pelicans
10. Mikal Bridges SF, Phoenix Suns

The biggest surprises

The start of the college Basketball season is always full of surprises. Teams that were expected to be good turn out to be bad, and vice versa. Here are the 10 biggest surprises of the young season.

The biggest busts

The biggest busts in NBA history are those players who were expected to achieve great things but failed to live up to their hype. Some of them were never able to recover from their early setbacks, while others managed to resurrect their careers and become productive players. Here are the 10 biggest busts in NBA history

1. Kwame Brown The number one overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft Brown was drafted by the Washington Wizards ahead of players like Pau Gasol Tyson Chandler, and Joe Johnson He was expected to be a franchise player but averaged just 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in his 12-year career. He is widely regarded as one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history

2. Darko Milicic The second overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft Milicic was taken by the Detroit Pistons ahead of Carmelo Anthony Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade He averaged just 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in his 10-year career and is widely considered one of the biggest busts in NBA history

3. Greg Oden The first overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft Oden was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers ahead of Kevin Durant He missed his entire rookie season due to injury and played in just 82 games over his six-year career, averaging 8.0 points and 6..8 rebounds per game. He is widely considered one of the biggest busts in NBA history

4. Hasheem Thabeet: The second overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft Thabeet was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of players like James Harden Stephen Curry and Demar Derozan He played just four seasons in the NBA, averaging 2..2 points and 2..6 rebounds per game before he was out of the league entirely. He is widely considered one of the biggest busts in NBA history .

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Conclusion

After consultations with the expert panel, we have come to a conclusion. The top 3 rankings are as follows: first is the Chicago Bulls followed by the Los Angeles Lakers in second, and third is the Golden State Warriors