Colin’s Top 10 Players in the NBA Playoffs | NBA | THE HERD

The 2024 NBA Playoffs are about to begin, and Colin Cowherd has listed off his top 10 best players in the NBA heading into the postseason. This list features Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and LeBron James.
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[@ijai2edi97]

Ant Edwards disrespect is crazy..

[@bo0gi3]

he’ll be the best player in the league in 2 years

[@nickfromCO]

@@bo0gi3 better than Jokic? No way, Josè

[@worldwide2676]

He said he’s not a shot creator lol

[@kingad8869]

​@bo0gi3 He's barely better than Wemby right now. 2 more years and it's done

[@user-tc1cd3nx2f]

@@bo0gi3🤣 he ain’t even better than rookie Luka Watched Luka block ant back to back on a layup and shot attempt but because he ain’t high flying no one talks about it

[@yeff2822]

Truly believe that Jamal Murray is a top 10 playoff performer. Hes very good in the regular season but he turns up in the post season and is a killer in the clutch.

[@Trollthug915]

He’s not better than Irving

[@mith2946]

He is

[@ghostme1635]

Yes he is 11 or 12

[@skeetajohnson]

Most underated player in the league been saying this forna few years.

[@robertseverin1773]

Playoff Murray is a different animal

[@AidanHutchinson-wncp3po]

Who tf goes 1 to 10 on a top 10 list 😂

[@jonathanfleming809]

Caught me off guard too, I thought he put joker at 10💀😂

[@rcbrown22]

Agreed 💯, normally you countdown from 10 to 1 ... not 1 to 10

[@LucidLoveSociety]

🤣🤣 Ant doesn't play defense and can't create a shot??? Does he even watch basketball 😂😂

[@user-mnns]

Glad you said it

[@matthewklink5]

No he doesn’t. The fact this dude still has a show amazes me. You should listen to some of his football takes

[@patrickwilson7692]

Jamal Murray gotta be top 10 playoff player based off his previous playoff performances

[@zubairzuzu2769]

Sga over Gianni’s, KD, AD, and Embiid is ridiculous the man has only played in two postseason lol.

[@mozzibrip9379]

gianiss hurt, idk bout kd or ad but embiid not him in the playoffs really so idk

[@spencertremonto6909]

It’s not based on past years only this season

[@chilldoc9638]

Kd’s been playing bad in the playoffs past 2 years, got locked up vs Boston and shot 42% vs the nuggets last year

[@mith2946]

It's the present, not a lifetime achievement ranking. Fool

[@skeetajohnson]

OkC is 3-1 against Denver and Dallas this year

[@recemessmer3048]

The disrespect to Anthony Edwards is insane

[@RandomNumber6598]

Okc doesn’t win because they play hard, they win because they’re disciplined. That’s the difference, they are great schematically.

[@user-tc1cd3nx2f]

They do have a stacked team

[@williamsabiston6887]

How do the defending champs only have one player on the list and the 8 seed lakers have 2?! Put some respect on Jamal Murray’s name!

[@cryptidian3530]

Because he's an injury liability. You never know if he'll stay healthy all post-season or not. And his numbers aren't sensational.

[@minnuss]

@@cryptidian3530 and Embiid is healthy always, still, he is on the 10th stop, and never passed the second round.

[@maheersayeed5778]

@@cryptidian3530 are u stupid

[@DeeMan17]

And he’s already iced one game.

[@wheelman1232]

Domovan mitchell is the 4th best ppg in career playoffs in nba history and you dont have him on this list? Dude just put up 55 points, 44 points, and 39 points his last 3 games. He doesnt even get a lot of foul shots he just old school put the ball in the basket.

[@drive2siva]

Having 2 players from a 7th seed is straight disrespect 2 top teams. Lakers bias is real

[@tim4954]

Brunson at 8 is comical

[@Jsmart444]

1st Team All NBA. The Only Consistent Offense on the Knicks

[@antmj2335]

He just said Ant isn’t a defender or shot creator haha not sure if he really knew what he was saying there

[@LucidLoveSociety]

Funny, I just wrote the same comment. Does he even watch Minnesota?😂

[@wheelman1232]

No donovan mitchell on this list and donovan mitchell has the 4th highest ppg in nba history for the playoffs. Over his entire career 28+ppg average.....and mitchell doesnt even get the special treatment free throws like the others from the refs

[@dskwared2u610]

I think if you look at the fantasy points and consider all the stats, ANT should be on the list. Drop one of the Lakers from the list. The radio guy only watches the Lakers.

[@brianwright4696]

Joker is the best offensive player in the league. If you traded Anthony Davis for him the lakers would win the chip. Same with Tatum and Chet holmgren.

[@darshilshah2728]

5 out of these “top 10” won’t even make round 2😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@georgeavlonitis704]

FYI, last year I crunched a bunch of stats to determine who had the biggest impact in the 2023 playoffs: N. Jokic, J. Murray, J. Tatum, J. Butler, A. Davis, D. Booker, S. Curry, L. James, J. Brunson, B. Adebayo. Here's my 1st guess on the top 10 for this year's playoffs: N. Jokic, J. Tatum, L. Doncic, J. Murray, SGA, J. Brunson, A. Edwards, A. Davis, D. Booker, L. James. So many good players to choose from! I think the West playoffs will be so interesting!

[@alexflood7397]

Shai at 3 🤦‍♂️😂

[@evancelata4161]

Recency bias while having proven nothing in the playoffs is insane

[@brooksorlando4510]

​@@evancelata4161Yeah I think he's a great player, but he's not ahead of Tatum and Giannis. Those guys are both MVP level, but also have experience. LeBron isn't at his peak, but I trust him more. Same goes with KD. SGA, Ant, Paolo are elite young guys, but it's hard to rank them. Imo thinking about it... I'd prob go 1. Jokic 2. Luka 3. Giannis 4. Embiid 5. Tatum 6. KD 7. LeBron 8. Brunson 9. SGA 10. Ant. Booker and Murray honorable mentions. This is with everyone at full health. Only reason I go SGA and Ant over them is because they're #1 options

[@orionsimerl6539]

It's amazing to me that the media has completely ignored Giannis setting a new record on FG percentage on a 30ppg season. Or not acknowledging when Giannis passed Labron for most 30 10 and 5 games for the most all time. Sports media has destroyed the history of the game.

[@tonyfilipovich6558]

Colin Coherd not knowing ANT as of 2 weeks ago is fireable.

[@beezy9700]

Tatum above Giannis is absolutely ridiculous

[@emilem12]

is it me? or is Giannis injured this year? hmmm.

[@markespanet3193]

Tatum’s been cooking Giannis over the past few years fam

[@SICKBOYONYT]

Not ridiculous especially going into this years playoffs

[@errolspencejr9611]

@@markespanet3193ok Butler has been cooking Tatum as well. What’s you point

[@markespanet3193]

@@errolspencejr9611 this is simply incorrect.

[@chinandlerbong9038]

Wow. Great content. Colin just gave us the list of Vegas MVP favorites

[@user-bb7ur3ls6y]

No Jamal Murray?!?! Come on Colin.

[@brooksorlando4510]

I made a list myself and had him 12. My top 11 is Jokic, Luka, Giannis, Embiid, Tatum, SGA, KD, Ant, LeBron, Brunson, Booker. This is with everyone at max health. All these guys are elite. Imo he's just a top tier 2 player you want next to a superstar, but not tier 1 guy solo

[@byrnenoel6317]

I disagree with Colin's assessment of the Knicks. They do play hard, however, they're more than just an effort team. Jalen Brunson is a skilled player. Josh hart shows some extra skill level along the way, and OGA (Annunoby) is skilled defensively. Divincenzo is a skilled three point shooter. They're just not as athletic/jumping over people posterizing with dunks as other teams. They're beating the 76ers on skill and effort.

[@nikushabedoshvili1432]

Did he say Antman's not a shot creator?

[@brianwright4696]

Brunsen is better than Kyrie, J. Murray, or Dane. And it isn’t close

[@CowboysFan2312]

Wow, Booker Kwhai and Kyre got overlooked. If your including injured players then Butler needs to be mentioned.

[@saqeralotaibi4270]

Woke ppl don’t want Kyre in any mention

[@menashematalon4845]

Brunson should be 4 or 5

[@jordan12118]

SGA over Tatum is ridiculous

[@DavidCuadra-bf5lw]

I would remove Embiid and put Kawhi. I know he's always injured, but when he's on the court he's a true playoff monster. I would like to put Anthony Edward too although he is new to this stage, but there is no doubt that he is one of the best players going into these Playoffs, maybe even a little more than Tatum, but well, we'll see. And let's not forget crazy Kyrie Irving, we know what he is capable of in the playoffs as long as he is available to play. He is the toughest shot maker in the NBA.

[@matthanyfiedtano4175]

There are so many amazing players. Kawhi, Jamal, Booker, brown, fox, sabonis

[@jamesdemler7364]

Yeah. Fox and Sabonis are so amazing. Why they were healthy all year and couldn't even make the play-offs

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

Who does a “top 10 list” and goes best to worst as opposed to worst to best? Goofy.

[@ZimMill]

No Kawhi Is Insane… Shai Being Top 3 With Zero Playoff Proof Is Crazy… Tatum Being Top 4 Is Ridiculous This List Is Horrible

[@dontaviousdouglas2309]

Devin Booker & Kawhi Not Even Getting A Mention Is Crazy Lmao

[@CaNtHoNY127]

Well they aren’t better than anyone on this list so idk why they should

[@AkeemGriffith-co2zd]

Kawhi is injured 😂

[@AkeemGriffith-co2zd]

Devin Booker can't reach that level with KD and Beal on his team, and when he did they never made it far

[@braydenschmidtke171]

@@AkeemGriffith-co2zdhe went to a finals without either of them? And then was the best player in the playoffs last year??

[@AkeemGriffith-co2zd]

​@@braydenschmidtke171That's my bad. I forgot that run with CP3 because the following year Luka disrespected them badly.

[@jaygarrett-jf1vp]

How do you have a hurt player over bron

[@SamuraiGaming24678]

Kd disrespect is unreal

[@seahawksforlifewhydoihavet6815]

Brunson above kd is crazy

[@matthanyfiedtano4175]

Nah

[@Jsmart444]

Brunson is 2nd Team All NBA Borderline 1st 5th ranking on the Mvp Ladder

[@digblaster4214]

I love kd but brunson had a better year. Think about it

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

Hey Colin, talk about how the Lakers have 1100 more free throws the last 2 seasons than the next best team… can you say “NOT A REAL SPORT”???

[@gqlovalova]

Jalen over Booker, Dame, Kawhi, Paul George is wild to me. The fact the none of those guys reached his top 12 list is even more wild. If book puts up another masterpiece like he did last year’s playoff he’s top 10 on everyone’s list. Book is just one of those players people always forget unless he’s having a lot of success

[@SuperDunk1000]

So I see you don’t value defense at all with Luka at 2

[@brooksorlando4510]

My top 10 (with all at max health): 1. Jokic 2. Luka 3. Giannis 4. Embiid 5. Tatum 6. SGA 7. KD 8. Ant 9. LeBron 10. Brunson

[@zackfolkestad8746]

I’d put Booker in there. He played amazingly last year. Murray too.

[@justicetoallhope9727]

Just UNBELIEVABLE!! You left Jamal Murray, Anthony Edwards, and Kyrie Irving. Mr. Collins, you need to officially apologize to these 3 gentlemen ASAP. You are way out of line!

[@plapnab]

Yeah…this list needs to be updated. Edwards was and is top three.

[@BuckFieri]

I don’t like that the refs change how they officiate throughout the season and into the playoffs. There should be one standard. Anything else lends credence to conspiracies that the refs/league are manipulating outcomes.

[@LoveinsteadofJudge]

Paul George just left the chat

[@jeromemaida4933]

4 of his Top 10 are foreign born. It will increase in the future until US players focus on fundamentals.

[@danielrudin4366]

Should be 1. Nikola Jokic 2. Giannis Antetokoumpo 3. Luka Doncic 4. Jayson Tatum 5. Joel Embiid 6. Shai Gilgeous Alexander 7. Anthony Edwards 8. Jalen Brunson 9. Kawhi Leonard 10. LeBron James KD AD Spida and Booker are the big snubs. Along with Jimmy Butler.

[@moralesglitxhh27]

Jamal Murray is a better playoff player than Joel Embiid , stats back it up, eye test backs it up, so why is Embiid on both lists and Murray on 0?

[@chriscbc]

How did Jordan not have SGA in his lineup?

[@sunshot9757]

Jokic is the best player of all time

[@nathanlindahl8336]

😂

[@skeetajohnson]

OKC is 3-1 against Denver and 3-1 against Dallas.

[@Party0nGarth]

Holy sht the disrespect to Anthony Edwards’s is unreal

[@lukacalov1988]

Jamal Murrqy has to be top 10 Difuq bruh

[@cascade9844]

This list is so awful, how is Giannis below Tatum and SGA? Is this not a "playoffs" list?

[@paulgeetv]

Why didnt you count down from 10? Lol

[@PostBakka]

Antman said excuse me… your list is flawed.

[@Beaverto]

SGA can’t be 3 at this point, maybe he is, but needs to prove it still IMO. Where is Murray, where is Edwards? Guess there are only so many spots.

[@rickygrist7391]

Just proves how much he hates the Clippers

[@christopherhawkins7388]

Is Lenard out????

[@kalebspencer6310]

Who starts a top ten list at 1

[@Rinpuia24]

starting with the obvious obviously

[@user-tc1cd3nx2f]

How is SGA number 3 🤣 man has averted 1.7 ppg in the playoffs Let’s see what he does without the free throws

[@omaracosta100]

If you dont have Luka in the first you don’t know what your talking about. His the most dangerous player in the nba

[@PG-zc4os]

Where is Kyrie Irving

[@rayeurill9322]

Colin is wrong about dem Knicks as always haha

[@jervoskitzin]

Unsubscribed because of the audio. I'm good with First Take

[@Straight.cash_homie]

I always watch this channel on Mute .... because it is just as effective as having the audio maxed out to 10

[@cascade9844]

Murray > Embiid in the playoffs

[@spencergravatt3172]

Where’s Murray??

[@justicetoallhope9727]

The list is okay with one exception! Kevin Durant. He simply does not belong there. Why? Didn't he just lose 2 in-a-row to the Edward's Timberwolves? Look, be objective. If you are picking the 'best' 10 players in these playoffs, then focus on the playoffs. In fact, I do not think KD belongs to any category. He was SWEPT by Boston from the playoffs a few years ago, then he bolted to Phionex. Give me a break!!

[@arbitScaleModels]

Jokic is not top anything all time. He just proves that it's a big man's game, so with just a bit of smarts and fundamentals, a 7 footer can go far. What would Jokic be at 6'5 with his skill set and athleticism? He would not be in the league.

[@user-gj1sc4zd7o]

Pa i Nikola Tesla moze biti svako, treba samo da bude pametan kao on sto je bio.

[@arbitScaleModels]

@user-gj1sc4zd7o @aleksandaralek5875 You like Jocik basketball skills? To prove my point, imagine if basketball was 5 on 5 all Jocik types. Would the NBA have an audience? No, it would be boring.

[@Sampleador]

3 foreign players are the best in the league but usa media dont want to lower their ego abd accept it

[@YoniKatz]

Embiid disrespect is not normal

[@KevinHernandez-qz8sb]

Nobody worried about that 40 year old. He needs a heavy whistle to win games.

[@giffengood]

Unfortunately, he'll get a heavy whistle in Round 1. I'm anticipating the Nuggets games will be painful to watch because of FT disparity.

[@robertmclean3612]

Who counts from 1 back the way ! Wtf

[@Redwindsgoeast]

I put Ant Edwards in before I put Jalen Brunson in.

[@Hun7er_TV]

Jamal murray should def be here

[@30willecke]

Jordan hasn’t seen playoff Luka apparently

[@srdjanguzijan1839]

I bet LA have more FT in R1 playoff

[@dequavispump2805]

Shais game is built for the playoffs idk how people don’t realize this yet

[@nathanaelboyd2017]

Derrick White snubbed yet again

[@nathanlindahl8336]

Who? 😂

[@philiptan5814]

dowg........ KD should be before AD and bron at this point ....

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

Someone tell Schulz to stick to football. Kd has been bad in the playoffs for years and luka is an all.timer in the playoff

[@abhinayreddy7807]

Kd at 9 is just disrespect cmonnn wtfff

[@FrenchHawk878]

Who’s here after tonight’s lakers/nuggets game?

[@deelak2329]

Two serbs at the top of the nba. Never thougbt id see the day

[@jellyjq1035]

Kawhi??

[@NeedsaLift595]

The refs might let teams play, but they'll tech you cuz you looked at them too long

[@user-ke6eg6qo6o]

How bout Anthony Edwards now? He’s been the best player in the league all year you Lakers homer.😂

[@plapnab]

Exactly, how about now?? He’s so high on AD, but all the highlights I ever see of him is getting burned on key plays during crunch time.

[@CosmicAndromeda]

No Ant Man??? 🤡🤡🤡

[@joshkarney5105]

Kyrie up here

[@moralesglitxhh27]

No Jamal Murray?

[@delmedico6804]

SGA? Are you simple?

[@chilldoc9638]

Kd above Luka is exactly why kd is one of the most overrated players in the nba

[@justinwhite5721]

Jamal Murray…

[@luisemiliotrevino2867]

The lebron James and Jamal Murray disrespect is insane!

[@sportnikabel]

I wouldn see it that way. The list is based on stats today, not season or career combined. In that case LeBron of course is in top of this list

[@luisemiliotrevino2867]

@@sportnikabel even if the list is based on stats like you say. Would you still take Tatum over Jamal Murray? Or over lebron James? I don’t think so.

[@IsaahMerriweather]

Despite what boston is doing they can't win a championship to save there life they have been trying to win for 5 or 6 years now and still can't get it done

[@abhinayreddy7807]

Tatum SGA over kd

[@lorennerhus3611]

What about Kawhi?

[@jeromemaida4933]

He's washed.

[@GradyEdwards26USA]

Give me LeBron over Tatum, SGA, and AD every day