Ranking Every NBA Player In The League

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There are 451 NBA players that are currently on a roster according to Basketball-Reference. Of those 451 players, 1 has not played an NBA game yet (Joel Embiid), 2 are retiring (Kobe Bryant and Richard Jefferson), and 1 other had unfortunately passed away (Bryce Dejean-Jones). That leaves 447 players to rank in the NBA.

Everyone has their own preference on how they rank players. At Basketball Society, we wanted to rank each and every player in the NBA in order of how good they are right now at this point. Future potential is not included in the assessment. This wasn’t easy at all as it is very tough comparing NBA players of different positions.

Below is our full list. Hit us up @BBallSociety_ on Twitter if you want to debate our rankings.

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AP Photo/Tony Dejak

1           LeBron James

2           Steph Curry

3           Kevin Durant

4           Kawhi Leonard

5           Russell Westbrook

6          Anthony Davis

7           Chris Paul

8           Klay Thompson

9           Paul George

10         James Harden

11         DeMarcus Cousins

12         Damian Lillard

13         Draymond Green

14         Blake Griffin

15         LaMarcus Aldridge

16         Dwyane Wade

17         Kyrie Irving

18         Carmelo Anthony

19         John Wall

20         Gordon Hayward

21         Marc Gasol

22         Kyle Lowry

23         Jimmy Butler

24         Paul Millsap

25         Mike Conley

26         DeMar DeRozan

27         Isaiah Thomas

28         Giannis Antetokounmpo

29         Karl-Anthony Towns

30         Hassan Whiteside

31         C.J. McCollum

32         Andre Drummond

33         Kevin Love

34         Chris Bosh

35         DeAndre Jordan

36         Al Horford

37         Khris Middleton

38         Nicolas Batum

39         Derrick Favors

40         Avery Bradley

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Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

41         Andrew Wiggins

42         Pau Gasol

43         J.J. Redick

44         Chandler Parsons

45        Rajon Rondo

46         Danilo Gallinari

47         Jeff Teague

48         Brook Lopez

49         Rudy Gay

50         Zach Randolph

51         Reggie Jackson

52         Nikola Vucevic

53         Jonas Valanciunas

54         Greg Monroe

55         Eric Bledsoe

56         Bradley Beal

57         Kemba Walker

58         Goran Dragic

59         Steven Adams

60         Tyreke Evans

61         Dwight Howard

62         Brandon Knight

63         Andre Iguodala

64         Jae Crowder

65         Jordan Clarkson

66         Serge Ibaka

67         Enes Kanter

68         Ricky Rubio

69         Harrison Barnes

70         Jrue Holiday

71         Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

72         Tobias Harris

73         Rodney Hood

74         Tony Parker

75         Joe Johnson

76         Victor Oladipo

77         Kent Bazemore

78         Devin Booker

79         Evan Fournier

80         Rudy Gobert

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Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

81         Tim Duncan

82         Tristan Thompson

83         DeMarre Carroll

84         Thaddeus Young

85         Monta Ellis

86         Dirk Nowitzki

87         Derrick Rose

88         Nerlens Noel

89         Marcin Gortat

90         Luol Deng

91         Joakim Noah

92         Wilson Chandler

93         Wesley Matthews

94         Deron Williams

95         Kenneth Faried

96         Marcus Morris

97         Julius Randle

98         Dennis Schroder

99         Jabari Parker

100       D’Angelo Russell

101       Zach LaVine

102       Ryan Anderson

103       Al Jefferson

104       David West

105       Shaun Livingston

106       Eric Gordon

107       Kristaps Porzingis

108       Bismack Biyombo

109       Danny Green

110       Jahlil Okafor

111       Ish Smith

112       Robin Lopez

113       Tony Allen

114       Marcus Smart

115       Nikola Pekovic

116       Elfrid Payton

117       Robert Covington

118       George Hill

119       Trevor Ariza

120       J.R. Smith

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Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

121       Arron Afflalo

122       Jared Sullinger

123       Matt Barnes

124      Gorgui Dieng

125       Kyle Korver

126       Will Barton

127       Alex Len

128       Markieff Morris

129       P.J. Tucker

130       Patrick Beverley

131       Evan Turner

132       Mirza Teletovic

133       Marvin Williams

134       Darren Collison

135       Nikola Jokic

136       Bojan Bogdanovic

137       Tyson Chandler

138       Manu Ginobli

139       Brandon Jennings

140       Kevin Martin

141       Rodney Stuckey

142       Al-Farouq Aminu

143       Alec Burks

144       Zaza Pachulia

145       Andrew Bogut

146       Terrence Ross

147       Ty Lawson

148       Emmanuel Mudiay

149       Jamal Crawford

150       Josh Richardson

151        Cory Joseph

152       Kelly Olynyk

153       Courtney Lee

154       Seth Curry

155       Sean Kilpatrick

156       Mike Dunleavy Jr .

157       Lance Thomas

158       Marreese Speights

159       Jarrett Jack

160       Andre Roberson

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Bill Baptist/Getty Images

161       Terrence Jones

162       Stanley Johnson

163       Omri Casspi

164       Dion Waiters

165       Michael Carter-Williams

166       Nikola Mirotic

167       Shabazz Muhammad

168       Jerami Grant

169       Shelvin Mack

170       Mason Plumlee

171       Gary Harris

172       Donatas Motiejunas

173       Jeff Green

174       Taj Gibson

175       Dante Exum

176       Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

177       Kyle Anderson

178       Aaron Gordon

179       Jusuf Nurkic

180       Norman Powell

181       Darrell Arthur

182       Jason Smith

183       C.J. Miles

184       Michael Beasley

185       Myles Turner

186       Festus Ezeli

187       Jeremy Lin

188       Nemanja Bjelica

189       John Henson

190       Amir Johnson

191       Nene Hilario

192       Jose Calderon

193       Justise Winslow

194       Richaun Holmes

195       Patrick Patterson

196       J.J. Barea

197       Lou Williams

198       Thabo Sefolosha

199       Gerald Henderson

200      Boban Marjanovic

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Rich Pedroncelli AP

201       Marco Belinelli

202       JaMychal Green

203       Ian Mahinmi

204       Quincy Pondexter

205       Tony Snell

206       Timofey Mozgov

207       Jerryd Bayless

208       Brandan Wright

209       David Lee

210       Allen Crabbe

211       Hollis Thompson

212       D.J. Augustin

213       Otto Porter

214       T.J. Warren

215       Leandro Barbosa

216       Brandon Bass

217       Lance Stephenson

218       Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

219       Jeremy Lamb

220      Shane Larkin

221       Solomon Hill

222       Luis Scola

223       Bobby Portis

224       Wayne Ellington

225       Maurice Harkless

226       Markel Brown

227       Trevor Booker

228       Doug McDermott

229       Ed Davis

230       Thomas Robinson

231        T.J. McConnell

232       Dante Cunningham

233       Alonzo Gee

234        Josh Smith

235       Miles Plumlee

236       Derrick Williams

237       Mike Scott

238       Devin Harris

239       Tony Wroten

240       Ersan Ilyasova

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Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images

241       Boris Diaw

242       Jodie Meeks

243       Tyler Johnson

244       Wesley Johnson

245       Josh McRoberts

246       Lavoy Allen

247       Alan Anderson

248       Tyler Zeller

249       Corey Brewer

250       Nick Young

251       Kosta Koufos

252       Cody Zeller

253       Iman Shumpert

254       Jared Dudley

255       Kirk Hinrich

256       Mo Williams

257       Raymond Felton

258       Clint Capela

259       Trey Burke

260       J.J. Hickson

261       Jordan Hill

262       E’Twaun Moore

263       Aron Baynes

264       Meyers Leonard

265       James Johnson

266       Andrew Nicholson

267       Kris Humphries

268       Omer Asik

269       Kyle O’Quinn

270       Aaron Brooks

271        Carl Landry

272       Spencer Hawes

273       Greivis Vasquez

274       Norris Cole

275       Rashad Vaughn

276       Ian Clark

277       Jameer Nelson

278       Ben McLemore

279       Mike Muscala

280       Patty Mills

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Hector Amezcua-The Sacramento Bee

281       Willie Cauley-Stein

282       JaKarr Sampson

283       Vince Carter

284       Channing Frye

285       Isiah Canaan

286       Frank Kaminsky

287       Roy Hibbert

288       Chris McCulough

289       Dwight Powell

290       Anthony Morrow

291       Ramon Sessions

292       Henry Sims

293       Joe Ingles

294       Mitch McGary

295       Langston Galloway

296      Luke Babbitt

297       Kyle Singler

298       Joseph Young

299       Trey Lyles

300       Tiago Splitter

301       Amar’e Soudemire

302       Andre Miller

303       Matthew Dellavedova

304       Jonathon Simmons

305       Cameron Payne

306       Raul Neto

307       Jonas Jerebko

308       Anderson Varejao

309       Jason Thompson

310       Mario Hezonja

311        Jason Terry

312       Chris Johnson

313       Justin Anderson

314       Kevin Seraphin

315       Brian Roberts

316       Chris Andersen

317       Troy Daniels

318       Alexis Ajinca

319       Marcus Thornton

320       Garrett Temple

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T. Ortega Gaines/ The Charlotte Observer

321       Tyler Hansbrough

322       Caron Butler

323       Chris Kaman

324       O.J. Mayo

325       Randy Foye

326       Tayshaun Prince

327       Brandon Rush

328       Cristiano Felicio

329       Larry Nance Jr.

330       Jordan Mickey

331       Bruno Caboclo

332       Jorge Gutierrez

333       Noah Vonleh

334       C.J. Wilcox

335       Sergey Karasev

336       Justin Holiday

337       Nick Collison

338       Josh Huestis

339       Udonis Haslem

340       C.J. Watson

341       Gerald Green

342       Archie Goodwin

343       Anthony Brown

344       Luc Mbah A Moute

345       Jeff Ayres

346       Toney Douglas

347       Salah Mejri

348       K.J. McDaniels

349       Andrew Goudelock

350       Reggie Bullock

351       Jon Leuer

352       Austin Rivers

353       Luis Montero

354       P.J. Hairston

355       Donald Sloan

356       Kevin Garnett

357       Delon Wright

358       Terry Rozier

359       James Anderson

360       Steve Blake

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Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune

361       Jeff Withey

362       Johnny O’Bryant

363       James Ennis

364       Quincy Acy

365       Nik Stauskas

366       Joffrey Lauvergne

367       James Michael McAdoo

368       Willie Reed

369       Tim Hardaway Jr.

370       Pablo Prigioni

371        Sasha Vujacic

372       Jordan Adams

373       Lorenzo Brown

374       Charlie Villanueva

375       Ronnie Price

376       R.J. Hunter

377       Drew Gooden

378       JaVale McGee

379       Adreian Payne

380      Damien Inglis

381       Cole Alrich

382       Kelly Oubre Jr.

383       Anthony Tolliver

384       Dewayne Dedmon

385       Jordan Farmar

386      Devyn Marble

387       Lou Amundson

388       Jerian Grant

389       Walter Tavares

390       Branden Dawson

391       Spencer Dinwiddie

392       Pat Connaughton

393       Kevon Looney

394       Tim Frazier

395       Dorell Wright

396       Tibor Pleiss

397       Lamar Patterson

398       Jordan McRae

399       Damjan Rudez

400       Cleanthony Early

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NBAE/GettyImages

401       Glenn Robinson III

402       Matt Bonner

403       Axel Toupane

404       Tarik Black

405       Darrun Hilliard

406       John Jenkins

407       Tyler Ennis

408       Christian Wood

409       Chase Budinger

410       Shabazz Napier

411       Marcelo Huertas

412       James Jones

413       Ryan Kelly

414       Dahntay Jones

415       Rakeem Christmas

416       Mike Miller

417       Paul Pierce

418       Robert Sacre

419       Greg Smith

420       Tyus Jones

421       Joel Anthony

422       Eric Moreland

423       Kendall Marshall

424       Aaron Harrison

425       Lucas Nogueira

426       Jarell Martin

427       Erick Green

428       Montrezl Harrell

429       Jarell Eddie

430       Jordan Hamilton

431       Alan Williams

432       Elton Brand

433       Metta World Peace

434       Nazr Muhammad

435       Sasha Kaun

436       Xavier Munford

437       Shayne Whittington

438       Cliff Alexander

439       Jeremy Evans

440       Kendrick Perkins

441       Briante Weber

442       Steve Novak

443       Duje Dukan

444       Sam Dekker

445       John Holland

446       Cameron Bairstow

447       James Young

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