We asked oddsmakers to rank the most valuable NBA players against the spread. Nikola Jokić was No. 1, edging out Giannis.

NBA top 30 player rankings 2025-26: Victor Wembanyama's climb, LeBron James falls out of top 10 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

At only 24 years old, Jalen Williams is already an NBA champion and has a case for the best second option in the NBA. The sky is the limit for the 2026 NBA season when he finishes at the cup like he has in the past.

The Washington Post’s annual rankings project the premier talents for the upcoming season. Where does your favorite player land?

Here at the Celtics Wire, we are not especially big fans of Ranking Season, or the time of the NBA calendar that starts in the summer doldrums and used to end around the start of the regular season that has now grown into a full-season long phenomenon.

When it comes to franchise players, it's not just about the player's talent but also the fit with his team. Less than a year ago everyone figured Luka Dončić would be a Forever Maverick and one day get a statue outside American Airlines Center in Dallas just like Dirk Nowitzki before him. Now Luka plays for the Lakers .

Cooper Flagg debuts at No. 67 in ClutchPoints’ 2025 NBA Top 100 rankings, surpassing several veterans before even playing his first NBA game.

Warriors' Stephen Curry recieves shocking ranking among top 100 players originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NBA is full of the best basketball players in the world. For the past decade, Stephen Curry has been the cream of the crop, but he is now 37 years old.