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Best NBA players 2026

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30contenders high-voltage

550votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/24/2026 at 07:00 PM

Kevin Durant1391

The worldwide ranking generated by 550 votes

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Kevin Durant1391

Kyrie Irving1370

LeBron James1365

Anthony Edwards1311

Kawhi Leonard1299

Devin Booker1298

Giannis Antetokounmpo1282

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander1264

Stephen Curry1251

#10

Luka Doncic1237

#11

Ja Morant1229

#12

Donovan Mitchell1219

#13

Trae Young1216

#14

Nikola Jokic1207

#15

Bam Adebayo1205

#16

Jimmy Butler1198

#17

Joel Embiid1182

#18

Jrue Holiday1178

#19

Jamal Murray1175

#20

Damian Lillard1159

#21

Karl-Anthony Towns1158

#22

Anthony Davis1158

#23

Jaylen Brown1155

#24

De'Aaron Fox1153

#25

Paul George1151

#26

Pascal Siakam1109

#27

Zion Williamson1106

#28

Alperen Sengun1088

#29

Jayson Tatum1078

#30

Tyrese Haliburton1045

What the community says

Kevin Durant leads with an ELO of 1,391, ahead of Kyrie Irving (1,370) and LeBron James (1,365). Ranked over 550 duels between 30 contenders, last updated October 24, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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