Top 100 NBA rankings in 2025-26: No.51-100

The must-have focus of watching the NBA season every year. The list of the top 100 NBA players has been released. This article is ranked 51-100 by ESPN. If there are players on the list last season, they will note the ranking of last season after their names, otherwise there will be no one; we start from 100th...

100, RJ Barrett (Last season ranking: 53)

In his first season of moving to his hometown team, Barrett averaged a career high of 21.1 points, but his role in the new season has not yet been clarified, and how to get in with Ingram and Barnes is also a major focus. Last season, Barrett became the second player since Siakam to average 20+5+5 in history.

99. Stephen Castle

The newcomer last season, Castle started 47 games, leading the newcomer in the same echelon in many data, successfully won the Best Rookie, and was the fourth in the history of the Spurs. After Wenban Yama the previous year, the Spurs made the best rookie. The rookie season scored 20+ points in 26 games in a single season, leading the rookie in the same echelon, and the fifth rookie in the Spurs in history.

98, Walker Kessler

Since Kessler entered the league, he has been a top defender. He started all 58 games last season, handing out his career-best 11.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists. Judging from the Jazz's attitude of constantly rejecting trading quotes from other teams, Kessler has gradually become a core member of the team's reconstruction. It is also the first defensive gate that can average more than 2 blocks per game in the first three seasons of his career since Duncan.

97. Payton Pritchard

As the sixth man of the best last season, Pritchard provided the Celtics with a career-high average of 14.3 points per game. With Tatum reimbursed for the new season and veteran Holiday leaving the team, he is likely to be promoted to the starter and usher in another explosion. Last season, he scored 246 three-pointers as a substitute, making him a record high for three-pointers for NBA substitute players.

96. Alexander Walker

Walker is an important puzzle for the Hawks to strengthen the depth of the bench. His defense and field control ability can effectively strengthen the Hawks' backcourt combat power. Last season, he averaged 9.4 points per game with the Timberwolves, with an excellent three-point shooting percentage of 38%. Especially in terms of attendance, there is a clear advantage. In the past two years, he has attended 82 regular season games and is one of the only five players in the league.

95, PJ. Washington signed a four-year, 89 million contract extension with the Mavericks in the offseason, basically positioning his rotational status in Dallas. As a forward with great physical fitness, he can defend multiple positions on the field. He grabbed a career high of 7.8 rebounds per game last season, and has more than once in steals and blocks, making him one of the only eight players in the league. In the past five seasons, he has contributed 50 steals and 50 blocks in a single season, and only he and Antetokounmpo have reached it in the league.

94. Devin Vassel

Due to foot injury surgery and rotation changes before the season, Vassel's offensive performance last season was not as expected, but Vassel still occasionally had highlighted offensive performances and contributed a highlight performance of 37 points in a single game. Even though he has many young talents in the team, he still has the opportunity to become a qualified third-ranked player with both offense and defense. He is the third player in the history of the Spurs to score 150+ three-pointers for two consecutive seasons, second only to Mills and Chuck Payne.

93. Jacob Pelter

Pelter ushered in a comprehensive breakthrough in the ninth year of his career, with scores, rebounds and assists hitting record highs, successfully renewing his contract with the Raptors for three years. Despite this, his gradually declining performance in the franchise protection and attendance issues in the past two years have largely limited his ranking on the list. The advantage is that last season, his shooting percentage and shooting percentage at the top ten in the league.

92, Mitchell Robinson (Last season ranking: 82)

Although he was injured most of the time last season, he returned to the season and immediately became a key rotation weapon in the Knicks' playoffs, and eventually replaced Hart and squeezed into the starting lineup. In 18 games in the playoffs, he captured 67 offensive rebounds, and was the Knicks' best offensive rebounding machine since 1994. As for the new season, the Knicks don’t ask for much, just need to be able to keep healthy and stable appearances.

91. Ju Holiday (Last season ranking: 36)

Return to Portland, which was once traded. Holiday is about to play the young core leader mentor to help the younger brothers improve their defensive performance. It is unlikely that he will return to his peak at the age of 35, but Holiday is still a big help for the Trail Blazers who have been missing in the playoffs for a long time. But as one of the only three players who have won two championships in the league since 2020, their value is still worth paying attention to.

90, Naz Reed (Last season ranking: 87)

continued the best sixth man performance in the previous season. Reed continued to improve last season, with a steadily increasing score, and his outside shooting percentage maintained a high level of 37.9%. In the offseason, he signed a five-year contract of 125 million with the Timberwolves, and continued to support the new wolf king Edwards as a space inside role. But he scored 175 three-pointers in the season, making him the center player with the most three-pointers in the league.

89, Andrew Wiggins (Last season ranking: 90)

As the main bargaining chip in Butler's trading case, after being sent to the Miami Heat, Wiggins started 17 games and averaged 19 points per game. As he moves towards his 11th season of his career, the 30-year-old is no longer regarded as the core of the team, and it is very likely that he will be put on the Heat's trading shelves again this season. Wiggins averaged nearly 5 points per game last season, but his mid-range shooting rate dropped to a career low of 11.9%.

88. Zach Eddie

As a giant center, he played in the rookie for only 21.5 minutes last season, handed in 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, with excellent offense and defense efficiency. But he underwent ankle surgery in June this year, and it is still unknown whether he can catch up with the start of the season. Under the new coach Issalo, he can set up 32.9 pick-and-rolls per game on average, which is a significant improvement compared to the past 13.2 times.

87. Valanciunas (last season ranking: 91)

After confirming that he stayed in the Nuggets, the first task of this Lithuanian big man in the new season is to reduce the burden of Jokic's regular season game. Last season, he played 60 games on the bench, which is a considerable role change compared to only 29 games in the first 12 seasons of his career.

86, Bradley Beal (Last season ranking: 70)

Because of an annual salary of 50 million and the dominant clause, and the Suns continued to lose, although Bill's performance last season was still stable, he still became the target of abandonment. The new season has moved to the Clippers, and the former star guard will start again in different roles. Although the average score per game fell to its lowest since the 2014-15 season last season, Bill's finishing shooting percentage at the basket was as high as 65%, setting a career-best.

85, Jaden Ivey, who is heading towards his fourth season of his career, played only 30 games due to injury last season, but he gradually emerged from the cocoon before being injured, averaging 17.6 points and a three-point shooting percentage of up to 41%. This season he will prove that he is a key chess game in the Pistons' competitive playoffs, looking for opportunities to sign a contract renewal with the team in advance. Before his injury in January, Ivy shot up to 46% of his 3-point shooting percentage.

84. Tobias Harris

, a 33-year-old veteran, whose role is changing, his 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds last season does not fully illustrate his value. As a team safety whom Pistons head coach JB Bickstaff publicly praised many times, he is a reassuring high-quality leader. The basket shooting percentage was as high as 66% last season, setting a personal best level since the 2013-14 season. In particular, in cooperation with Cunningham, Harris' shooting percentage was as high as 77% after receiving Cunningham's pass.

83. In his fourth season of his career, the most valuable thing in Kumingga was mainly attributed to the last three weeks of last season:

Kor abandoned him before the playoffs, especially after Butler joined, he was unable to successfully integrate into the new lineup. Almost all the entire first round of the playoffs were watched, but after Curry was injured in the second round, he was urgently pulled to the starter to put out the fire, and instead broke out and became the team's scoring champion, averaging 20.8 points per game. Kumingga has been the Warriors' scoring leader in the penalty area for two consecutive seasons, averaging 8.5 points last season and 10 points last season. As for the soap operas between Cumingga and the Warriors in the new season, it is still not over...

82, Norman Powell

Last season, the 32-year-old Powell successfully filled the vacancy after George left the team and played the best season of his career. But at the end of the season, the Clippers were traded to the Heat because they did not want to give a big contract. Such treatment is likely to become a catalyst for him to reach the next level. Last season, he ranked first in the league in touch points per game, and his effective jump shot shooting percentage was also second in the league.

81, Andrew Nembhard, has performed better in the playoffs than the regular season in the past two years, not to mention that he can contribute energy in the perimeter defense. After Halliburton is reimbursed in the new season, he will have the opportunity to take on more main control roles. The gap between the three-point shooting percentages in the playoffs and regular season last season was as high as 17.4%, which is quite a big gap.

80, DeRozan (Last season ranking: 45)

In March this year, DeRozan became the 27th player in history with a mid-range sign with 25,000 points in his career. 36-year-old DeRozan is still not old last season, averaging 22.2 points per game, scoring 22.2 points in a single season for the 12th consecutive season, breaking the 20 mark, and making 293 mid-range hits last season, far ahead of the entire league, and the king of mid-range is well deserved. Of course, what DeRozan was criticized was never the regular season, but the playoff performance.

79. Since becoming the starting lineup in January this year, the big man scored in double-digit points in 27 games and handed in double-double in 18 games. After the Hawks introduce the Pope in the new season, if they remain healthy, the Hawks' combat power in the center position can be regarded as the top level in the league.

78, Tumani Kamala

In her second season of her career, Kamala transformed into a key role for the Trail Blazers. Not only was he selected for the second team of defensive team with his ability to defend five positions, he also made significant progress on the offensive end, with an average of 11.3 points per game and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%; after the All-Star, his effective shooting percentage rose to 59%. Especially in terms of fouls, Kamara faced the All-Star opponent in 1080 rounds last season, the second most in the league. It created 91 offensive fouls last season, the most in the league since the 2013-14 season.

77. Ingram (Last season ranking: 40)

Due to a serious ankle injury last season, Ingram only played 18 games and was traded to the offseason until the Raptors signed a three-year, 120 million contract renewal. As his tenth season, whether Ingram can rebound at the bottom and how to match other star teammates are all major highlights. Last season, the Raptors ranked last in the league with a jump shot after dribbling, but Ingram is the seventh in the league in this list in the past five years.

76. Brandon Miller (Last season ranking: 68)

Miller only played 27 games in the sophomore season and was reimbursed due to wrist ligament injury. Before that, he averaged 21 points per game, showing offensive organizational potential that is enough to assist LaMelo Ball. The Hornets lineup has changed drastically in the new season. How he can integrate into the new lineup remains to be seen. Miller hit at least two three-pointers in 20 games last season, tying the team's record.

75, Jaden McDaniels (Last season ranking: 77)

As a 24-year-old young forward, McDaniels can cover a wide area as long as he can step on the court. Relying on his slender arms to interfere with the opponent's ball holder on the defensive end, he ran to score in the fast break. This advantage allowed him to reach his career peak last season. He attended for the first time last season, and scored a career-high in the playoffs with an average of 14.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Only five players in the league reached 1,000 points + 100 steals + 50 blocks last season, and he was one of them.

74. Jabarry Smith Jr. (Last season ranking: 92)

As one of the core examples of the Houston Rockets' self-support, Smith Jr. won a contract renewal of 120 million yuan in the offseason. It not only shows multifunctional qualities on the defensive end, but also provides flexible scheduling space for the long lineup that the Rockets frequently use this season. When the Rockets had him, the record was 40 wins and 17 losses, and the contrary was 12 wins and 13 losses.

73. Derek Lively (Last season ranking: 56)

The excellent height + frame protection ability is the team's optimistic candidate for the best defense in the future. It has excellent finishing ability. Of the 355 goals in his career, 207 were dunks, but with Doncic's trade leaving the team, Lively's alley relay chances are likely to be significantly reduced. His career shooting percentage is 73%, making it the best in the league in the past two years.

72, Zach Lavin (Last season ranking: 74)

Two seasons ago, after missing 58 games due to foot injury, Lavin returned in a hot state at the start of the season three months. Although there are defensive flaws and health concerns, he still has core offensive value when he plays his peak scoring explosive power. During his 72 games last season, he averaged 23.3 points per game, shot 51% from the field, and shot 44.6% from three-pointers, and ranked eighth in the league.

71. Kobe White (Last Season Ranking: 58)

White has emerged from the cocoon in the past two seasons and has become the Bulls' most stable offensive core. Last season, he averaged 20.4 points and 4.5 assists per game in 74 games, with an overall shooting percentage of 45% and a three-point shooting percentage of 37%. After the team traded LaVine, he successfully filled the firepower gap. But the previous season scored 216 three-pointers, setting a new Bulls record in one fell swoop.

70, Michael Porter Jr. (Last season ranking: 89)

For the new season, we are about to see how important Jokic's influence on Porter Jr. This tall forward was traded to rebuilding in the offseason. The opportunity for him to be around. Among the players who have taken more than 1,000 shots over the past three seasons, Porter Jr. has ranked second in the league in shooting percentage, second only to Stephen Curry.

69, Josh Hart (Last season ranking: 61)

Regardless of whether the starting position in the future will be replaced by Miro, Hart's Ironman spirit and stable performance at critical moments are destined to be a key rotation for the New York Knicks, setting 9 triple-doubles in a single season last season, breaking the team's history record.

68, Taylor Herro (Last season ranking: 76)

Last season, Herro returned from injury and delivered the most efficient performance in his career. At that time, the Heat were in a farce with Butler, and the inside ace Adebayo was also in a downturn, which was one of the few highlights among the Heat. He is the fourth player in the history of the Heat to average 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, while the top three are Butler, James and Wade. After undergoing surgery during this offseason this year, the 2025-26 season will face similar tests and will continue to be absent from the start of the season.

67, Cameron Johnson

played for the Nets in reconstruction last season, and Johnson unexpectedly became the team's offensive choice. Not only did he deliver a career-high 23% usage rate, but his two-point shooting percentage was as high as 58%, and he averaged a career-high 2.8 outside three-pointers, setting a career-high 63.2% best real shooting percentage. After being traded to the Nuggets in the new season, Johnson's offensive role may be greatly reduced, but with Jokic, he should only play better.

66. After Deni Avdia was traded to the Trail Blazers last season, Avdia slowed down for a while and then began to show his talent. After he scored 20 points in a single game for the first time, Avdia averaged 19.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Last season, averaging points, rebounds, assists and steals all hit career highs, gradually achieving the standards of the Trail Blazers' reconstruction cornerstone.

65. Aaron Nesmith

Nesmith was the core player who sprinted all the way to the finals last season, and was also the surprise who broke out in the playoffs last season. He shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending his opponent's strongest peripheral offensive player and maintains the regular season's outside shooting percentage at 43%. There are also highlights in the playoffs, with 8 three-pointers from the outside in the first match of the Eastern Conference Finals, helping the Pacers complete a shocking reversal. Last season's three-point shooting percentage of 49.2% in the playoffs, the highest performance in a single season in NBA history.

64. Dort (Last season ranking: 85)

Dort has dropped his average score for the fourth consecutive season, which just reflects that the Thunder have many soldiers and a wide range of players. The team hopes that he can focus on defense, be selected for the best defensive team for the first time, and win fourth place in the best defensive player vote. On the offensive end, he averaged 2.4 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of 41% per game, and created 55 offensive fouls last season, ranking second in the league, second only to Kamala.

63, Lamero Ball (Last season ranking: 50)

Average of 25.2 points in three games last season. Although it hit a career high, it missed the All-Star again because the Hornets won only 19 games.. At present, he is still the core of the team building, but the biggest problem lies in his health concerns. In the past two seasons, he only played 22 games and 47 games due to injury. As the first player in the Hornets history to average 25 points and 7 assists per game in a single season, when he missed 35 games last season, the team's record was only 3 wins and 32 losses. It is obvious that only when he plays in a stable and healthy manner can the Hornets have a chance.

62. Braun

Braun entered the starting lineup last season because of Pope's departure, and delivered the best career-long 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals, with a shooting percentage of 58%, making it the only player with Jokic who scored 58% of the shooting percentage in the same season and made more than 89 outsiders; last season, the fast break shots reached 196 times, the most since James in 2013-14.

61. Zion Williamson (Last season ranking: 27)

In the past six seasons, Zion has played more than 60 games in more than two games, and health and off-court problems continue to plague his career. He played only 30 games last season, averaging 24.6 points per game, and was reimbursed in advance due to a back injury in March. After the Pelicans replaced Dumas management, he may be able to usher in a new beginning, but given his past experience, the outside world may have begun to no longer look forward to him.

60, Austin Rivers (Last season ranking: 72)

Rivers made comprehensive progress last season, averaging 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, adjusting the team's positioning under the constant changes of superstar teammates. As the second player since Russell in Lakers' history to score 200+ three-pointers in a single season, Rivers rejected the Lakers' 90 million offer in the offseason, waiting to test the waters next year's free market and challenge the contract of 100 million yuan.

59. Jaylen Sages (Last season ranking: 95)

Last season, due to a left knee injury, he was reimbursed after only one game in one month later. When he was healthy, Sargus was the core of offense and defense in the Magic's backcourt. He averaged 16.2 points and 4 rebounds per game last season. Like the Magic in the new season, he was eager to get rid of the injury nightmare and play a brilliant season performance in the chaotic East. When he played last season, the team lost 20 and 15 losses, while when he was absent, he only had 21 and 26 losses, which was quite obvious.

58, Trae Murphy, originally had his career year, but in March, he was reimbursed for injuries such as lacerations in his right shoulder joint and other injuries. He played 53 games last season, averaging 21.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Previously, he had made at least 150 three-pointers in three consecutive seasons, tying the Pelicans' most in history.

57, Myers Turner (Last season ranking: 81)

After assisting the Pacers in the finals last season, he chose to switch to the Bucks lineup during the offseason. After playing for the Pacers for the first ten years, he became one of the few centers in the league who can both have franchise protection and outside. During this period, he won the block king twice, with a three-point shooting percentage of 39.6% last season. The new season will surely continue to prove that the Bucks have made a big contract worth it.

56. Harten (Last season ranking: 88)

Harten completely met the vacancy that the Thunder needed him to fill last season. In his first season of the transfer team, the Thunder achieved a double-double average of 11.2 points and 10.7 rebounds. The only thing that is expected is his adaptability to Holmgren. Last season, due to Homegren's injury, there was no way to make a lot of trial and error, and the chemistry of the two in the new season remains to be seen.

55. Dyson Daniels

won the fastest progress in his first year when he moved to the Hawks, and was selected as the best defensive team, ranking second in DPOY. Daniels averaged 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3 steals per game last season, which has a huge influence on the defensive end; with the extra sweeper of the penalty area in the new season, the sweeper may have a chance to see better defensive data. Last season, Dyson accumulated 229 steals in a single season, the most since Gary Payton in 1995-96, and the first player to average more than 3 steals per game since the 1990-91 season.

54. Paul George (Last season ranking: 21)

As the biggest card in the free market last season, George, who joined the 76ers, only played 41 games, averaging only 16.2 points per game, and eventually fell under a knee injury. The start of the new season is expected to be absent for a while, and he played only 41 games last season, making him the third-smallest attendance in his career, and averaged 16.2 points per game, which is a new low since the 2011-12 season. As for whether he can save his reputation, the new season is particularly critical.

53. Caruso (Last season ranking: 59)

Caruso's data has never been gorgeous. Last season, he averaged 19 minutes per game, 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals, which is quite thin. But as long as you see the Thunder's road to winning the championship, you can naturally see his veteran value. During the finals last season, he contributed 17 steals from the bench, the most in the finals since the statistics of steals.

52. Cooper Flag

is known as the most anticipated No. 1 pick in the United States since James, and is the first freshman in the ACC to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and assists. He is only 18 years old but will bear the expectations of Dallas fans. According to the new season plan, the Mavericks probably hope to let Flag serve as the ball-handling striker and partner with star teammates such as Davis and Irving. His growth progress has attracted much attention from fans around the world.

51. Drummond Green (Last season ranking: 66)

35-year-old Green was still selected for the Best Defensive Team last season and was selected for the fifth time in his career. Strictly speaking, he only started to catch up in the last month of the season, rushing against the Best Defensive Player, and finally ranked third in the voting. Although the shortcomings on the offensive end are still obvious, Green's defensive end has made the Warriors' team defense significantly ahead of the entire league after the All-Star.