HOME > Basketball

ESPN reviews the top ten in the league: Curry 7, James 8, Durant 9, 21-year-old No. 5, and only 4th letters

9:11am, 26 September 2025【Basketball】

On September 26, ESPN previously ranked the top 100 active stars. Yesterday, except for the top ten in the league, the others have been selected. This time the ranking is a ranking of more than 150 reporters, editors, producers and analysts. Although the rankings of some players seem unreasonable, they are basically fair. In this ranking, Tatum and Halliburton were not selected due to injury. Let's take a look.

10th Brunson

Brunson is one of the best ball-holding cores in the current service. He is now basically the first point guard in the East. He has led the team to the second round of the playoffs in the past two years. Although his talent is not top-notch, he has an extremely high football quotient and is also very good at mid-range killing. Brunson may still have a gap from the superstar, but he is definitely the level of a league superstar. Last season, he averaged 26 points, 3 rebounds, 7.3 assists per game.

Ninth Durant

With the peak passing, Durant has missed the top three list in the league. This is understandable. After all, Durant's physical fitness is not maintained now. He will decline in his state in the fourth quarter in a high-intensity game. After suffering a major injury that can destroy his career, Durant is still able to play at the level, which is already very good. Last season, he averaged 26.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 blocks per game.

Eighth James

James is also missing the peak. He is best at breaking through and killing at a critical moment, and now he can be defended. However, James has always been very clear about his state and positioning. He has no choice but to break through and killing. He has developed better three-pointers and empty cuts, but he is not a super giant in the league after all. In the new season, he will be Pippen next to Doncic, and he is about to be 41 years old. Now he is in good condition. Last season, he averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1 steal.

Seventh Curry

Curry is likely to perform among the three players next season. First of all, Curry has not suffered a major injury, and secondly, his condition is the best among the three elders. Although Curry is no longer at his peak, he is still the player with the strongest shooting ability in the league. He can still score 50+ in a single game last season. I don’t think Kerr needs to let Curry run like before. At this age, it is difficult to stay healthy in running like this. Last season, he averaged 24.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.

Sixth Edwards

Edwards is one of the best scorers in the active league. Although Huazi has been in trouble off the court, he is indeed very hard in the field of basketball. During the offseason, he realized that he still has a gap with Alexander and Doncic, so Huazi practiced his back-to-back skills in the offseason. Edwards has the opportunity to become the next player at the league's appearance level in the future. Last season, he averaged 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Fifth Wenban Yama

I want to say that these media people are indeed too much to do this. In order to build momentum for Wenban, they directly put him in fifth place. They said that he is the best defensive player in the current service. I guess there will be no too much controversy. However, in terms of influence on the team's winning, Wenban Yama is far inferior to the above stars. He is still too young and only 21 years old. The league will belong to him in the future, but it is not yet. Last season, averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 3.8 blocks.

The fourth Antetokounmpo

The letters are actually ranked third. Many fans are already very interested in the top three. The letters have played the best offensive and defensive player in the past few years, but it may be because the Bucks have not reached the championship ranks in the past few seasons, so Antetokounmpo has been questioned. To be honest, if the letters rank fourth, then the gap between the top four can be said to be very small, and last season averaged 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.2 blocks.

The third Doncic

Doncic is the best ball-holding core in active service. After losing weight in the offseason, everyone is looking forward to his performance. Doncic's ability to combine attack and pass is rare in the entire league. If he can show his attitude to play in the European Championship, then Doncic will be ranked in this position. He also gave all his defensive end in the European Championship. Doncic averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.8 steals last season.

Second Alexander

Relying on winning the MVP and the Finals MVP last season, Alexander also received more recognition. He is now the league's number one point guard. Although he is not as good as Doncic in terms of passing and three-point shooting, he has a better attitude towards the game and is willing to give all his own defensive end. He also has a stable mid-range distance. Alexander averaged 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block last season.

The first place Jokic ranks first, probably many fans have guessed that he is the number one player in the active league, and has the strongest leadership ability. Compared with Doncic's big ball-holding core, he not only has excellent offense and pass ability, but also provides a cover wall for his teammates and creates offensive space. Jokic should not be slow. When he needs to defend, he will not lose his position. It is very outstanding. Last season, he averaged 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, 10.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

Speaking of this, do you think this ranking is reasonable? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.