Top 10 Best NBA Players 2023-2024 Rankings

Updating the Top 10 Best NBA Players 2023-2024 Rankings as reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets leads the way

By admin | April 29, 2024

Best NBA Players Right Now 2023-2024

The 2023-2024 NBA Season continues to roll along as the calendar month gets into the middle of March 2024. With just over 45 days of the NBA schedule remaining, the action on the hardwood continues to be red hot as the warmer months of spring and summer slowly begin to arrive. As you start to look around at the best players in the NBA, the game is loaded with an extensive list of top tier players including Nikola Jokic who is looking to add his third NBA MVP Award over the past four NBA seasons. The two-time NBA MVP currently lands atop the Top 10 Best NBA Players Rankings 2023-2024 list.

With just days left in February 2024, Jokic currently has the Denver Nuggets sitting in third place in a loaded NBA Western Conference while looking to repeat as NBA Champions.

The Nuggets star continues to load up the stat sheet night in and night out while posting nearly a triple double each time he steps on the NBA hardwood. As Jokic lands atop the list, other top NBA players during the 2023-2024 NBA season include Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks.

Here is a look at the Top 10 Best NBA Players Rankings 2023-2024:

Honorable Mention

Anthony Davis

Team: Los Angeles Lakers

Position: Power Forward

Previous Ranking: 8

Another talented star of the NBA not landing among the Top 10 players in the NBA is the Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis.

Davis, who ranks among the best centers in the NBA is as talented as any big man in the game while also delivering the Lakers a talented player who can attack the rim and glass while also being one of the NBA’s top shot blocking big men while averaging 2.4 blocked shots per game.

On the season Davis currently ranks 16^th in the NBA in scoring averaging 24.7 points per game, 3rd in rebounding while averaging 12.4 rebounds. In addition, Davis currently ranks tied for third in the NBA with 45 double doubles on the season.

Tyrese Haliburton

Team: Indiana Pacers

Position: Point Guard

Previous Ranking: 10

Just missing the Top 10 Best NBA Players Rankings 2023-2024 list is the talented Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Despite getting overlooked among the elite players of the NBA, it is hard to look past how talented of a player Haliburton is.

The Pacers point guard continues to lead the NBA in assists while averaging 11.4 assists per game. Despite being a traditional facilitator looking to pass first, the Pacers point guard has also added 20.7 points per game while shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 37 percent from behind the three-point line.

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10. LeBron James

Team: Los Angeles Lakers

Position: Small Forward

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Coming in at number 10 on the Top 10 Best NBA Players Rankings 2023-2024 list is the future Hall of Famer LeBron James.

As the debate continues as to who is the greatest of all-time it is hard to look past the success James continues to have on the hardwood despite sitting just under 40 years old. The Lakers All-Star who is in the midst of his 21^st season in the NBA, continues to stuff the stat sheet each time on the hardwood.

Through 58 games played during the 2023-2024 NBA schedule, James has averaged 25.2 points per game while also adding 7.2 rebounds and 8 assists per game to go along with a 52.7 percent field goal percentage mark.

9. Kevin Durant

Team: Phoenix Suns

Position: Power Forward

Previous Ranking: 7

When the career of Kevin Durant ends, it is going to be difficult to find another player with his size and talent that could play the position as well. Durant who stands at 6 foot 11 inches continues to be as pure of a shooter as any within the NBA while also being nearly unguardable from the field.

The former Texas Longhorns standout is averaging 28.5 points per game on a loaded Phoenix Suns team that has a ton of talent. The long time forward who now plays power forward has shot 52.9 percent from the field this season including 42.5 percent from behind the three-point line.

To go with scoring, Durant has added 6.7 rebounds and 5.5 assist while also playing tremendous defense posting 1.3 blocked shots and just under a steal per game (.9).

8. Jayson Tatum

Team: Boston Celtics

Position: Small Forward

Previous Ranking: 6

It is hard to imagine that Jayson Tatum is still just 25 days with his birthday set for March 3^rd. Tatum who was the Boston Celtics first round pick during the 2017 NBA Draft continues to rank among the best small forwards in the NBA while ranking 7^th in the NBA in scoring adding 27 points per game.

In addition to being a strong finisher and scorer, Tatum ranks among the best rebounding small forwards in the NBA posting 8.4 rebounds per game while also ranking 19^th overall in the NBA with 21 double doubles over his first 62 games of the season.

The Celtics All-Star also shows excellent ball handling skills while posting 4.9 assists per game helping the Celtics to the best record in the Eastern Conference.

7. Domantas Sabonis

Team: Sacramento Kings

Position: Power Forward

Previous Ranking: Honorable Mention

The overall scoring numbers might not be there for the Sacramento Kings power forward but his all-around game while being a big man is hard to not include among the best players in the NBA.

The talented 6-foot 10-inch power forward enters the last few days of February 2024 leading the NBA in double doubles with 53 as well as triple doubles with 21 total. Over his first 65 games of the season, Sabonis has turned in a 61.5 field goal percentage mark and 41.4 three-point percentage to help average 20.1 points per game.

To go along with those numbers the Kings power forward is averaging an NBA leading 13.6 rebounds per game and 8.4 assists per game. Currently Sabonis is one of two players to average at least 20 points per game to go along with at least 10 rebounds and at least 8.5 assists per game.

6. Trae Young

Team: Atlanta Hawks

Position: Point Guard

Previous Ranking: Honorable Mention

Another all-around playmaker on the hardwood that often gets overshadowed by the top faces of the NBA is the Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young.

Despite not having the same caliber roster as many of the top stars around the league, Young continues to dominate each game while not only being a dynamic scorer but also one of the games best all around point guards who looks to his teammate for scoring options.

Currently Young is only one of two players with Tyrese Haliburton being the other NBA star to average at least 20 points per game and at least 10 assists per game.

To go along with those numbers Young has also added 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game over 51 games this season. Despite being shut down for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his left hand, Young continues to rank among the best players in the NBA.

5. Joel Embiid

Team: Philadelphia 76ers

Position: Center

Previous Ranking: 2

Rounding out the Top 5 on the Top 10 Best NBA Players Rankings 2023-2024 list is the Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. The reigning NBA MVP is as dynamic as any player in the NBA when on the basketball floor.

While only appearing in just 34 games this season after suffering a knee injury, it is hard not to include Embiid among the best players. Prior to going down with the knee injury back on January 30^th, the 76ers big man was averaging 35.3 points per game to go along with 11.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

In addition to his play, the 76ers lost the leadership Embiid brought to the floor each night which has impacted the team’s overall play down the stretch.

4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Team: Oklahoma City Thunder

Position: Point Guard

Previous Ranking: 5

One of the most underrated teams in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder continue to showcase their young talent while posting the second-best record in the NBA with a 45-20 record.

One of those players helping to carry the Thunder load all season has been the team’s All-Star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The 25-year-old former Kentucky Wildcats point guard currently ranks 2^nd in the NBA while averaging 31.1 points per game while shooting 54.4 percent from the floor.

The Thunder All-Star has also added 5.6 rebounds per game to go along with 6.4 assists. Meanwhile Gilgeous-Alexander has also been a leader on the defensive end of the floor posting 2.1 steals per game and 1 blocked shot with over his first 64 games of the season.

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo

Team: Milwaukee Bucks

Position: Power Forward

Previous Ranking: 4

Another NBA Season is approaching the end of the regular season and another season with Giannis Antetokounmpo ranking among the leaders in scoring, rebounding and assists.

Overall, the Greek Freak is ranked 3^rd in the NBA in scoring while averaging 30.8 points per game. To go along with that performance the Milwaukee Bucks All-Star power forward has also ranked 6^th in the NBA in rebounding averaging 11.2 rebounds per game, 18^th in the NBA in assists averaging 6.4 assists per game while also ranking 9^th in field goal percentage with a 61.5 percent mark.

In addition to those numbers Antetokounmpo also currently ranks 4^th in the NBA with 45 double doubles over his first 63 games of the season while helping the Bucks to the third best record in the NBA.

2. Luka Doncic

Team: Dallas Mavericks

Position: Point Guard

Previous Ranking: 3

Could the 2023-2024 NBA Season be the season Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks takes home his first NBA MVP Award? Only time will tell but one thing is for certain is Doncic has done it all for the Mavericks this season while posting 32 double doubles and 10 triple doubles over his first 50 games of the season.

Despite posting a stellar first five seasons, Doncic has out produced each of those seasons through 58 games this season while averaging a career high 37.4 points per game while leading the NBA among players with enough qualified games played. The 24-year-old Doncic is also shooting a career high 37.8 percent from behind the three-point line this season and 49.4 percent from the field.

1. Nikola Jokic

Team: Denver Nuggets

Position: Center

Previous Ranking: 1

In at number one on the Top 10 Best NBA Players Rankings 2023-2024 list is the Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic who ranks among the best centers in the game. Jokic is an all-around dynamic player who can play on both ends of the floor.

On the offensive side of the floor Jokic is as unselfish as any player in the league while looking for opening teammates first before his own scoring opportunities. Through his strong offensive play Jokic is averaging 26.1 points per game to go along with 9.3 assists.

Overall, the Nuggets center ranks 13^th in the NBA in scoring, 3^rd in the NBA in rebounding (12.3) and 4^th in the NBA in assists (9.2). In addition, Jokic is as hot as any player in the NBA posting three straight triple double performances as February 2024 comes to an end. The race to the MVP is going to be strong with Jokic and Doncic fighting to the end.

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