Predicting the Top 20 NBA Players in 5 Years (2029)

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[@Sros1]

I did make a mistake in this video. AJ Dybantsa reclassified from 2027 to 2026 not 2026 to 2025. I apologize about that

[@mpick29]

No, you were right, Matt. He reclassified from 26 to 25.

[@IsaacMiller-bd8hg]

No you were right

[@alexnguyen1284]

76ers fan here, but in 5 years from now joel embiid is gonna be almost irrelevant. Injuries. He is not going to age well into his later nba career. 2029 i do not have joel in the top 20. I also would not have Fox either. I kinda see Fox in his early 30's like john wall. Injuries and out of the league. Im actually surprise he hasnt had any major injuries thus far based on his playing style.

[@avyukt7112]

no that was his highschool class not draft class hes still in the nba 2026 draft class@@mpick29

[@5stariley]

I’ll tell you the full story. He was originally class of 25 then reclassed DOWN to 26 then as he became the best player in the class of 26 he reclassed back UP to the class of 25 which he is now.

[@Majlo21]

You should react to your previous top 20 in 5 years

[@HesiTrav]

How is there no replies? I’ll change that

[@kaidinlarson9004]

I’ll make it 2!

[@ridwan19]

I thought he would react to his picks from 2019

[@fgomez209]

Most of them there are not even in the league anymore lol

[@tonyspicer6691]

ant man at 9 is criminal

[@RANDOMPLANET]

Throughout his content, for some reason. he just has something against anything Timberwolves. Seems like a big market fan bias against 'small markets'.

[@ynk-ike]

Ant is 22 years old putting up 26-5-5 and he’s not in the top 5 which is insane to me

[@jackberman410]

He’s overrated

[@cgo2222]

Exactly. ANT, Shai, and Wemby will run the league in 5 years

[@cgo2222]

@@KaizenWavy no he gone be 19

[@larams1323]

jaylen brown at 17 is crazy he’s not even top 25 right now

[@bezllama3325]

Him over chet is insane

[@db2ez_]

I’m taking Brandon Miller over him easily

[@yaboibob4545]

for sure @@db2ez_

[@ripito-eo6rh]

Jb😂

[@internal2896]

Casual. If brown ran his own team he’d be averaging close to 30. He literally averages 28/7/4 when Tatum doesn’t play

[@campsvfx3267]

Ant gotta be top 5 he’s only 22 and has one of the highest celings in terms of game and skill.

[@matthewzimmerman92]

wild having ant as 9 since it is a 5-year outlook. I think you could make that argument if he didn't improve the last 2 years, but he has made significant improvements on all parts of his game.

[@6kostia]

Small guards like brunson struggle to stay in the league after age 30, no top 20 for him

[@pemp9606]

Leagues changing tho, stars playing till their 40’s now

[@SantiagoSanchez-hb4js]

Thanks for mentioning. This guy commenting is delusional ^^

[@dyloiris8876]

The league is a young man's game now, there is a huge void of veteran presence on teams because of the high demand in physicality, there for players are not playing into their 40s but 1 damn person named lebron, let's see really just how many players these days come close to 20 years in the next 10 years

[@gritzxenus]

@@pemp9606 yh but he's only a 6 foot guard look what happened to cp3 and how he fell off can't keep up especially with this build how many top 20 players over age of 30 are 6 foot

[@shenaniganszxc57]

​@@gritzxenus but 32 yo CP3 was competing with KD warriors and almost beat em

[@Petran612]

ant at 9 is a crime

[@benjaminwahl9107]

i agree he has mj celing

[@xer0985]

i think shaedon Sharpe at least deserves a honorable mention but I know he'll be a top 20 player in the league

[@jamesh7469]

Probably not lol

[@scs5468]

scoot

[@KaizenWavy]

@@jamesh7469he’s 20 yrs old avg 20 and 5 he could easily be top 20

[@phoenixc6812]

@@KaizenWavyprobably not

[@Knicksin4..]

Commenting Shaedon sharpe top 20 in 2029

[@jamillion10]

I'm surprised Domantas Sabonis is nowhere on this list. He's playing his best basketball ever and he'll be 32 in 2029. Maybe you don't think he'll age well and won't be as physical? (Not roasting the non placement, just curious)

[@MG-yj6lo]

I aint picking Wemby over Luka.

[@willis4574]

In 5 years? Yeah…what separates Wemby from Luka in the end will be his defense

[@zearturogrande4052]

@@willis4574but he will also never be as good as an ofensive player as luka

[@a7dollarbagel774]

@@zearturogrande4052 yeah but wemby will arguably be the best defensive player in five years, and at least a top 10 offensive player, coupled with the fact that he will probably average 10+ rebounds

[@carlocalingasan998]

@@zearturogrande4052Why not? Tea,s are triple teaming Wemby all the time and the only reason why Spurs are losing is his teammates are not knocking down wide open shots

[@Tuonela0]

In 5 years Luka is more likely to achieve team success over Wemby but in something like 7 Wemby would surely be better.

[@Deltaaaaaaaaa]

Limiting other guys because of injury concerns and then putting Wembanyama ahead of Luka while citing Wembanyama’s injury concerns is CRAZY.

[@lifeisshrt7929]

because at least Wemby has generation talent potential unlike some players like Embiid. You don’t even have to be a Spurs fan to say this or think this, it’s obvious Wemby is a lot more special than Embiid

[@jonah3107]

thank youuuu, took the words out of my mouth. Victor is gonna be injury prone like come tf on. Luka is already the best player in the history the nba. stats dont lie

[@mikegonzo2986]

@@jonah3107 ARE YOU 12 YEARS OLD?

[@thedrawinggoat3366]

@@jonah3107lmao no, Luka could have the potential to be top 10 but he is not better than Mj, lebron, Kareem, Kobe, shaq, and Tim Duncan

[@Starxnd]

Wemby isn’t injured yet has he?

[@kipbarnhill8848]

Ant at 9 is insane. He has had a better start to his career than basically every guy on this list.

[@retna1x363]

Ant probably wont ever have a better year than 2nd year luka and hes in a even more inflated stats year in his 4th year already lol

[@jacksonmarsh225]

@@retna1x363Luka wasn’t playing with anyone near as good as KAT. Come on, they are not on remotely comparable teams

[@kevinfolgar3056]

Wemby start has def been better but ant should def be top 3

[@JuliusDotCo]

Ant at 9 is ridiculous

[@samwaeilyousif2865]

Are you sure Lebron wouldn’t be still in the league🤔🤔🤔

[@theman9048]

He might but he won't be top 10

[@Lonewanderer1738]

@@theman9048in five years not even top 20 if he is it’s goated time

[@carlocalingasan998]

Lebron can’t flop forever.

[@smallpeoplematter]

Buddy, LeBrick isn't even top 50 rn

[@junglebeatz]

@@smallpeoplematterIm not a lebron fan but this right here is D1 hating, Lebron is solidly top 25 minimum in the league rn

[@kollynreed4261]

Bruh not even having Chet as an HM 😨

[@Oshakara]

Maybe by 2029 Wembanyama will have beaten Chet at least once. He had his chance again last night in the Rising Stars tournament and. . .failed again. Chet’s team won the tournament of course.

[@zackdesilva4730]

@@Oshakarahate to break it to you but Chet played like ass in the rising stars games he played💀 Chet in 2 games 17 minutes: 7 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, 2 stocks, 6 turnovers on 2-4 FG 2-2 FT Wemby in 11 minutes: 11 points, 7 boards (3 offensive), 1 assist, 3 stocks, 5 turnovers on 5-6 FG 1-1 FT You Chet dickriders can’t seem to comprehend that basketball is a TEAM SPORT. That all being said, I definitely think he should’ve at least made the HM’s of this list, probably top 20

[@mindgamesesports5090]

dont do that man. he not a type of franchise player. as long as sga is in there. you have seen wemby dominating chet. also his match ups against giannis jokic and embiid thats what the future looks like.

[@Oshakara]

@@mindgamesesports5090 What a silly comment. First, this isn’t some Wemby vs. Chet thing. I didn’t say Chet should be #1. Wemby at #1 is fine. Second, Chet is 8-2 lifetime against the guys you mentioned across all platforms. So I’m not sure who you think is dominating him. Third, most “all in” statistics already have Chet top 25 as a rookie. To say he is going to get worse (or at least not improve) in 5 years is nonsense.

[@zackdesilva4730]

@@Oshakara don’t really why you’re bringing up Wemby rn considering no one mentioned him here but dawg wins are a team stat, and if you’re gonna attribute them to a player they go to the #1 option/team leader, not a third option. Also in the tournament Chet was dog shit compared to Wemby. Chet: 7, 5, 1, 2 stocks on 2-4 shooting in 17 minutes Wemby: 11, 7, 1, 3 stocks on 5-6 shooting in 10 minutes Basketball is a team sport, idk why you’re giving Chet praise for winning the rising stars game when he waa getting carried by Mathurin and outperformed by Wemby. I do agree that Chet should be here tho at bare minimum as an HM.

[@jacksonspahr6479]

Ant at #9 during his prime…. Cmon SROS quit playin witme 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@user-fd7nb9yi1f]

The wemby meat riding is crazy

[@peterglanville9100]

Ant at 9 is preposterous

[@mikete714]

Ant Edwards is going to be top 5

[@Joeiscool447]

ant at 9 borderline psychotic

[@jmoney4220]

How

[@Joeiscool447]

@@jmoney4220 Top 3 behind Luka and Wemby. At the very least top 5.

[@wort9353]

@@Joeiscool447Shai better too

[@kipbarnhill8848]

Ant is better defensively than Shai is better offensively, Ant has already proven he is a playoff guy, and is 3 years younger.

[@willrobbins2550]

@@kipbarnhill8848 every advanced stat has SGA tremendously better on both offense and defense. The only player he trails overall this year is embiid statistically. Playoffs is another story

[@nikolapopovic9192]

EDWARDS AT NINE???

[@hobowithagun24]

Sengun is going to be a top 20 player next year. He’s already a top 30-40 player this year

[@jarredcombs7603]

Chet is better than Sengun. Have of the game is defense, and he is not a good defender. Chet is a premier rim protector, one of the best shooting bigs in the league, and has the base of a great playmaker(he doesn’t need to do it a lot because OKC has too much playmaking already). I like Sengun, but having him over Chet doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Chet is doing it on the best team in the west 23 games over .500, Sengun on the 12th team in the west 7 games under .500. It’s more about how good Chet will be than an anti Sengun stance though.

[@calebwendel6017]

ANT will be a top 5 player by 2029 no questions.

[@cadengettys6220]

It’s so cool to see that Halliburton and sengun are guys that’s are breaking out. Those were my single two favorite or “sleeper” prospects I’ve evaluated since I started scouting and it feels so good to be right about them and see how much better their getting year in and year out. I think they can both be top ten in the league and potential mvps one day with how much they’re growing.

[@ONYIXXX234]

Maybe im biased because im a cavs fan but I think garland at least deserves and honorable mention

[@ler3122]

ant at 9 is not something that will age well I think

[@bezllama3325]

I agree with leaving Embiid off hes too much of a risk also tatum will be 19 not 30 although i think that luka will still be number 1

[@Justfranktbh]

Tatum longevity will need to be studied

[@aaronchaney4967]

This won’t age well went Ant is wrecking the league in 5 years. (Prime Ant)

[@kyledekeukelaere7178]

Love these videos so much

[@GibranCamus-kr2dc]

11:38 it's not that you're overrating age so much as you are underestimating how extended a player's prime has been over the past ten years. currently, prime is about 28-33 for skilled players. by then, i'd say 26-36. the window grows as players are preparing more wisely at a young age (wemby, chet) and longevity for everyone-especially athletes-becomes a critical factor.

[@zackdesilva4730]

And the advancement in technology like shoes, and trainers and stuff will help with injury prevention too hopefully extending careers and thus primes

[@willrobbins2550]

@@zackdesilva4730 it’s mainly advancements in surgeries. Injury frequency hasn’t changed very much.

[@zackdesilva4730]

@@willrobbins2550 I mean, I hate to be that guy but do you have a source for that? I’m just thinking like consider shoe technology and how much it’s advanced to give you slightly better jump, efficiency, cushion, whatever. It plays a role, even a slight one in preventing injuries, or at least should in theory.

[@willrobbins2550]

@@zackdesilva4730 just look up year over year injury numbers. You can also look up how much the average recovery time has lowered for different major surgeries

[@willrobbins2550]

@@zackdesilva4730 if you look up yearly injury statistics, injury frequency is at an all time high. However, if you look up how often typically “career ending” injuries end careers the number has decreased. Also the average recovery time of nearly every injury has lowered as well

[@RANDOMPLANET]

Ignoring that Ant is 22 and already averaging 26.2/5.2/5.2 on good efficiency and is FOURTH in Defensive win shares. I dunno what your issue with the Timberwolves or anything associated with them.. But you have ridiculous large market biases lol.

[@jonahtaylor7449]

I think he'll be 1

[@jaylenflanagan1295]

Facts man hate Ant

[@gggyy7104]

Those stats aren’t impressive anymore. Luka, Giannis, Jokic, Shai, Booker, Mitchell, Haliburton, Tatum all averaging better. Apart from Giannis, I don’t think anyone will regress to the point where they are worse than Ant. Add in Wemby’s potential, Ja staying out of trouble and Ant can easily fall out of the top 10. I would put him 10th right now though

[@RANDOMPLANET]

​@@gggyy7104 You are also listing off all players who are at LEAST 2 if not 3 years older then Ant (Other then Wemby and Hali) For a 5 years later video, 2 to 3 years make a LOT of sense, especially for a kid who started very well, and is improving every year. Not to mention.. that 26.3/5.2/5.3 now is on 38.6 from 3. Funny enough... Luka 119.6 ORat 116.2 DRat 3.4 Net Ant 118.4 ORat 107.7 DRat 10.7 Net Wemby 106.4 ORat 112.5 DRat -6.1 Net Other Net Ratings/Ages: Mitchell 11 at 27 Tatum 10.7 at 25 (26 in 2 weeks) Booker 7.7 at 27 Jokic 8.7 just turned 29 Giannis 6.9 at 29 Shai 10.3 at 25 Hali 11.8 at 23 (24 in 9 days) Ant 10.7 at 22 (not 23 until AUGUST) So everyone you named other then Hali really... (outside of Ja.. honestly felt like disrespect having to go back nearly 2 seasons to get an accurate average) Has either a lower Net Rating OR is 3-4 years older then Ant. And Mitchell stats only went up when he lost 2 starters giving him more shots/ball time (and is FIVE years older). Tatum averages the same, on the biggest superteam in the league.. and is 3.5 years older. In 5 years Mitchell will be 32, Tatum nearly 31, Booker 32, Jokic 34, Giannis 34, Shai 30. Only players on your list that will be under 30 in 5 years: Hali (9 days away from 29) Ant 27 Wemby 25 Ja 29 And even Ja is 2 years older then Ant.

[@willrobbins2550]

You’re using net rating like a complete novice. The stat has FAR too much noise to be used for 1:1 player comparisons. We get it, you’re starting to get into advanced stats. You’re not ready yet

[@user-lr7nu2vb9z]

Ant @ 9??? Do you watch basketball?

[@leekeeton214]

I think Luka will be prime Luka in 5 years with Wemby just behind him and just entering into prime. That’s scary

[@kevinestes9800]

Yep, and with Shai likely being just behind them. It's amazing how quick he got them to being respectable last year, and now they are an elite team. Jokic will likely still be elite as his game does not rely on athleticism at all (similar to how Vince Carter stayed in the league in his early 40s as he was always a good three point shooter, even when his athleticism declined) and Tatum will also be in the top 5, with a ring at some point being very likely (maybe this year). The list overall was REALLY good, as it's hard to rate people like Embiid due to injury history and Ja and Zion for that reason and that they rely on athleticism a LOT (remember that Blake and Amare declined FAST after their primes and Faried and Harrell are irrelevant now despite being exciting players when they were young, at least Blake and Amare developed jumpers to extend their careers). Derrick Rose was also super athletic, but with injury issues, so he declined super fast as well. The likes of LeBron are genetic freaks (especially since he was insanely athletic in Miami and his first Cavs run and never had serious injuries), as being this good when pushing 40 isn't the norm at all (Tom Brady was similar as he took the Bucs to a championship when he was over 40).

[@DeMoNzGeeKs]

Wemby will not even be in his prime lol

[@carlocalingasan998]

@@kevinestes9800SGA is overrated. He is just having 1 fluke good season. He will revert to the mean in 5 years.

[@joeyfemia2819]

I think a fun video idea would be "what below 80 overall player in 2k would help each team the most" in real life

[@user-pv3wm9qo9d]

Franz Wagner is so underrated

[@brandonc422]

Franz doesn't have the athletic top end potential that the others have. He's a very good player but he's capped and top 20 is just not where he's going to end up.

[@UncJockstrap]

@@brandonc422 franz is athletic he just isn’t bursty. Hes a fluid mover. You hurt say that because he’s white. And he’s defiently not done improving don’t comment on a sport you know nothing about.

[@brandonc422]

@@UncJockstrap Lol I know nothing about basketball cause I'm not a dumb fan who thinks Franz Wagner is going to be a top 20 player in the league? He's just not that level of player and doesn't have that potential. He's not even the best player on his own mid team. Top 20 in the league means best on your own team or a VERY good #2 that could run his own team which Franz isn't going to be. You actually think you know basketball cause you've convinced yourself Franz is gonna be a 25 a night scorer on good efficiency? There's a ton of young talent with way higher potential than Franz has and a lot of guys already better than him with as much or more potential and there's a lot of guys better than him today. I won't dismiss your take though if you really feel like he's got that potential let's hear your argument for it, I'd love to hear someone who's being serious try to argue that Franz has top 20 in the league potential.

[@UncJockstrap]

@@brandonc422 two things, 1 on never said he’d be top 20 I was arguing the athletic part, and 2 I can make a better argument than you for him to be top 20 even though he isn’t. Here is my argument for franz I’ll get half the game out the way real quick there’s no debate he’s at least above average defensively on and off the ball But to be top 20 you need elite offense, I seperate offemse into a few categories Transition play: franz uses his length playmaking and finishing to be a good transition player, he isn’t Scottie level or anything close to it but he’s great and contributes to a good high paced offense Playmaking: while he’s more a connective passer than a playmaker, and he doesn’t run much pick and roll, he’s still setting up his teammates he’s a versatile passer as well Rim pressure: he isn’t super bursty but he uses his length and strides to attack the smallest advantages. He has a tight handle with some of the most advanced finishing moves in the league. Shooting: He’s an average shooter already and makes shots off the dribble, catch, and off the move. His 3pt percentage suffers but his shooting versatility and free throw rates mixed with his touch around the basket indicate high upside as a shooter. Now for you to say he can’t average an efficient 25 is wild considering he’s averaging a relatively effecient 22. Now if he can improve his shooting he’s elite. Remember he’s 22yo and this good. He’s already one of the best no2s in the game he could become the best in years time.

[@simonanderson4858]

Orlando Magic best player

[@kiah1899]

This Cooper Flagg gas 😂😂

[@donaldohanugo9397]

Cant wait to come back to this in 2029

[@ingobaum8365]

for me Franz will be in there for sure! He has so much room to improve and already avrg. 21-6-4 Everybody sleeping on him

[@Wietzkinho]

Hundert Prozent richtig, was du da sagst, Bruderherz.

[@robert-surcouf]

It's hard to made those type of list but the top 6 make sense (in no particular order for me). I will rank Edwards in 7 above Mitchell or Booker.

[@anton5036]

i would have liked to see jamal murray and jonathan kuminga. murray is just about to enter his prime and kuminga was showing great talent since his rookie season stepping his game up a lot in the past few weeks. if he continues to improve like he did in 5 years hes definitely gonna be in the top 20.

[@mda990]

this is the video to come and razz with this guy years later

[@fmarc7935]

No way Antony Edwards is only number 9, he should be in top 3 with Luka and Tatum. Wemby is over rated, he is only top 4 to 8 range for me

[@jonahtaylor7449]

I have Ant 1

[@Jaboysmith123]

Banchero at 12 is wild he will be top 8 no doubt

[@gokhangedikoglu6176]

Alperen drafted 16th in his draft class. Now he arguable the best player in that class. He is 16th in your list. He would probably be top 3 in 5 years, or 2nd just after webmy.

[@bunningsnag6110]

I’d put Ant and Paolo a lot higher tbh

[@Justfranktbh]

Then you’d have to put Scottie a bit higher too. Him & Paolo are close

[@SkippaMcHavn]

​@@JustfranktbhScottie's better than Paolo in every statistical category outside of scoring

[@Justfranktbh]

@@SkippaMcHavn true

[@thejewishpeople1970]

You can tell how much someone watches NBA basketball by what their opinion of Jaylen Brown is. lol Wild to think people are so at odds with him when he was second team all nba last year and he’s playing better this year than he was last year as a whole. Even if his numbers are down because of Boston’s depth

[@jer_ryb_]

Chet only being an honorable mention is laughable

[@carlocalingasan998]

Yes, because SGA is stealing some of his Thunder. Chet will be top 10 but SGA, should not even be discussed. He is overrated

[@hyperionix1]

6:45 I love this! Lol This kid is going to be a stud. Mark my words.

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

ANT at only 9???? Are you serious Matt? ANT is easily better than #9 by next year already. Heck, he is better than Booker right now confidently. ANT is already #13 in EPM and DARKO this season, #12 in Box DPM, #5 in Plus Minus, and #10 in On-Off Net Rating. Had he not played the three games where he was injured and where he only played 11 minutes, his average this season would be at 27/6/6. Oh for comparison, Booker is #14 in DARKO, #12 in EPM, #40 in Box DPM, #34 in Plus Minus, and #16 in On-Off Net Rating.

[@RANDOMPLANET]

Its a SROS thing. He has an insane bias towards national media tropes.. and for some odd reason has a particular down on anything related to the Timberwolves. I honestly dunno why, but ALOT more people are noticing it.

[@B-Eazy999]

He’s wrong with that one Ant will easily be a top 5 and sooner than 5 years imo

[@gggyy7104]

Ant isn’t even a top 10 guard in the NBA, let alone better than the best shooting guard. Booker is better than Ant and it’s not even debatable. Who knows what it will be like in 5 years but to say Ant is a top 10 player and better than Booker is plain wrong. Remember when you tried to say Ant was better than Lauri using advanced stats but you didn’t realize your favourite advanced stat actually favoured Lauri? 🤣🤣 That was funny. Ant still isn’t better than Lauri let alone Booker. The gap between them is like 15 spots difference.

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

​@@gggyy7104 Lauri Markkanen is #27 in EPM, ANT is #12. Lauri is not even top 30 in DARKO and Box DPM. Lauri also has mediocre on-off net ratings and WOWY rating. Look it up again kid, ANT has way better advanced stats than Lauri. Cry more because I cooked you last time in an argument.

[@gggyy7104]

@@kingdinodragonite3470 NOW he is, but what about 1 month ago, when you blatantly lied about Ant being higher than Lauri in EPM and expected me to believe it? Now let me ask you a few questions to prove your consistency. Who’s better, Hartenstein or Fox? Kevin Love or Sabonis? Nurkic or KAT? Dayron Sharpe or Ja Morant? You try to act like you know basketball by bringing up all these horrible advanced stats but in reality it makes you look like an IDIOT. Picking and choosing which advanced stats to bring up as your ONLY argument doesn’t mean Ant is better. It doesn’t make you cool or mean you know basketball. It’s the exact opposite. You look like a clown right now. Ant isn’t even a top 10 GUARD in the NBA.

[@user-tu4qe4bj2r]

Have you done a look back at these previous predictions before?

[@brysoncummings169]

Saying Wemby is already a top 20 player in the league in wild

[@MrPolowu]

Saying he is not is dven wilder considering he has been DPOY statistically while averaging more than 20 points on 24 minutes.

[@brysoncummings169]

@@MrPolowu Nah you’re completely right. I’m just saying it’s insane to think about

[@Memphis_Grizz]

Ja needs to be HIGHER I got him too 5 You do you though My favorite yt no doubt😊

[@trewenthome5604]

What was the first year you did this?

[@LUC4Z3]

The Ja Morant disrespect is crazy

[@jonahtaylor7449]

And Ant but i think both of them will win a mvp

[@BennedictMathurin149]

It’s really not lol

[@trishowsky]

no bam is wild, ant at 9 is also crazy talk. he top3 in 5 years

[@ronniem7061]

Jokic is taller and stronger than Sengun. I think his physicality plays a big part in his dominance, and I’m not sure Sengun will be able to reach that level. Skillset wise, they are very comparable though

[@eliezeralgarin1268]

he’s not taller just fatter that’s all

[@mda990]

physicality and 3-points shot what Sengun lacks offensively. defensively he is better as he is more mobile. rim protection both suck

[@carlocalingasan998]

Jokic will retire in 5 years. He hates basketball

[@Tuonela0]

If Sengun is 80-90% Jokic, even that would be insane but he always surprises us. We will see.

[@kermitthefrogsgreenmememac6453]

Yes. Jokic isn't fast and doesn't jump high, but man that boy is strong and big. He is also surprisingly quick with first step

[@benithebull7679]

I think kuminga deserves a honorable mention if he’s on a new team he’ll be so good

[@Justfranktbh]

Why a new team?? He’s doing good on the warriors

[@blazegaming9203]

He’s gonna be top 15 even if he’s on the warriors he plays great for us

[@Justfranktbh]

@@blazegaming9203 top 15? Okay relax bud he got away to go

[@blazegaming9203]

@@Justfranktbh I mean he’s averaged 20 plus in last 15 games and has gotten a lot better at most things and had some games were he had 30 points and 10 rebounds on good effiency we are talking about 5 years from now so I could easily see him being top 20 or 15

[@Justfranktbh]

@@blazegaming9203 if he plays that good for the rest of the season we can have that argument for sure

[@charold3]

Good list. I think you have to have Embiid somewhere in the top ten. Maxey too maybe.

[@danielwagner5579]

Snubbing Chet and not having Luka at 1 are crimes against humanity

[@hectorrocks087775]

Luka’s great, but Wemby’s ceiling has always been higher, and he’ll be damn near hitting it in five years.

[@daownerulz]

It could be Luka

[@Oshakara]

Right. If JDub is #14 then Chet is right there somewhere.

[@willemdafuck]

​@@hectorrocks087775Luka has been playing legendary basketball for 5 years now, we have no idea if Wemby will drop off or not.

[@stevekaufmann8109]

you should predict the top 20 players 5000 years from now

[@noblevenom2858]

Man u really overrated Cade Cunningham a lot

[@rico2staxx]

You a cade hater

[@zanderzerwas7724]

ANT only at 9? cmon matt you’re better than that

[@RANDOMPLANET]

Sadly.. at least through his content, no he isn't.. if they are Timberwolves, he has a huge large market bias against them.

[@zanderzerwas7724]

@@RANDOMPLANETyeah i’ve always noticed that about him. kinda whack.

[@therealmega762]

dude with all due respect ant's PR team and the glazing he gets does wonders for him. Dude aint even top 10 in the league rn. bro probably aint even top 15 💀💀💀💀yet all these mfs tryna say stuff like hes the new jordan.

[@RANDOMPLANET]

@therealmega762 What exactly does that have to do with 5 years from now? And how he is top 25/30 at only 22 already?

[@gggyy7104]

⁠@@therealmega762Obviously not top 10, I would put him 25th to 30th range, and there’s no good faith argument for him being higher than like 20th. Forget top 10 player, he’s not even a top 10 GUARD in the NBA. Genuinely don’t understand where all the hype is coming from.

[@sm00th48]

Antman will be #1 in league by 2034

[@adamlord6332]

I don't get these lists. Nobody predicted that Giannis or Jokic would be the best 2 players in basketball their first two years in the league. For all we know we could see Deni Avdija or Keyonte George crack the top 15

[@elbutch7486]

It makes for interesting conversation. Of course not everyone will agree with it and in 5 years there will be many risers and fallers.

[@DodgerFan15]

Jayden Quaintance. Remember the name.

[@Im_Still_LightSpeedLayne]

In five years that dude will be so riddled with injuries he might not even be playing

[@foxy1340]

Wemby glaze is too much💀💀💀

[@onurturna5564]

maybe im overestimating because he’s my favorite player but im kinda sure that alperen sengun is going to be top 3 player in the league his prime years

[@patrickwilson9829]

Aye you sleep on Traes D, bros not OG or Gobert but he’s been a menace in the passing lanes this year and in the clutch he’s been a solid team defender, sort of how Curry in his prime was

[@BobSmith-kw6mg]

He’s substantially below average based on defensive rating league average this year is 116.1 his is 123.3 this year.

[@patrickwilson9829]

@@BobSmith-kw6mg but comparing him to himself he’s grown some, again I didn’t say he was lock down I’m just saying he’s in that same state as 2016 Steph who lead the league in steals but we all know he wasn’t the defensive focal point, he even got hunted in the Playoffs but he wasn’t unplayably bad

[@BobSmith-kw6mg]

@@patrickwilson9829 it also doesn't help that his team is the worst in the league by defensive rating. The warriors were able to cover for Steph by having better defensive help that the hawks don't have right now

[@anshulsuram2808]

Anthony Edwards and alperaine seguin left the chat

[@317MaseX]

Ant man at #9 ?! He easily is top 3 on this prediction

[@user-db5ph3zm7d]

My top 10 in 5 years 10, Anthony Edwards 9, Tyrees Haliburton 8, Paulo Banchero 7, Donovan Mitchell 6, Giannis Antetokounmpo 5, Nikola Jokic 4, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3, Victor Wembaynama 2, Jayson Tatum 1, Luka Doncic

[@PepeVoltaireBartolemeMontesqui]

Alperen sengun will surpass all of them

[@mrrandywatson658]

Brandon Miller

[@pemp9606]

Tatum?

[@jonahtaylor7449]

Ant should be 1

[@Miles_305]

That Tatum take is flaming hot..like blue flame scorching 😅

[@ClutchCity0]

This is so pointless man. No one would have had Giannis or Jokic on their list when they were coming in the league. This is just engagement farming

[@John-fl4cf]

Quit engaging then...With your weak lil negative opinion tree you decided to plant on this farm. 😂

[@EliJames-sl5oo]

No Maxey!!! Wow that’s crazy

[@typelogin]

ANT at #1 and CAT top 10!!!

[@smallpeoplematter]

Tyrese Maxi not ahead of some of those guys in 5 years is insane

[@Nickthegoatyt2]

no maxey?

[@elijahogden2395]

I think k not having chet in your tip 20 but victor 1 is crazy

[@carlocalingasan998]

Agree Wemby and Luca

[@joaovitortelles1563]

What about Bam Adebayo?

[@Justfranktbh]

What about him lol

[@Paolo2029MVP]

Paolo at 12 is crazy

[@gypate74]

As a frenchman I'm a big fan of Victor. But no Chet on this list is crazy. And Anthony Edwards will be a top 5 player doo.

[@user-xz4rm6rb1b]

The glaze on Wendy is crazy

[@sir.muffiniii7011]

How

[@YoungIllyMusic1]

Ant and banchero will be top 5 fashoo

[@AJproductionsxd]

ANTS AT LEAST TOP 4 by 2028

[@austincavaliere8699]

Crazy Chet is not on here above HM

[@Oshakara]

Not having Chet in the top 10 invalidates the list.

[@JetBlack2024]

Welp in 5 years we go make fun of this list

[@DGPMusic22]

Hot take I’d take 10 players over wemby in 5 years, good player but overhyped

[@AJproductionsxd]

How ?

[@Cavisek]

If everything will go as Spurs expect...I think top20 can also be Jeremy Sochan. He will never be a leader in any stats...until you check how great he defends agains best players in the league. Each single star he plays against is below avg while playing against Jeremy. And it is still his 2nd year in NBA. I think in the next 5 years he will improve his defence even more...and meanwhile his shooting will get better too. There is a progress this season already. The experiment with JS playing PG was not a success...but those few months can profit in the future. I think in 5 years Spurs will be already top team in the league and Wemby and Jeremy will be a Spurs leaders.

[@samquir878]

Franz is by far the best Magic… having Paolo at 12 and Franz not even in the top 20 is some crazy shit…

[@hagaiderech1765]

I think that 5 years from now Ben Simmons will be ROTY

[@mja4wp]

Your 11-20 was a bit wonky....I liked your HM's....I agree w/ leaving Embid off list....your top 10 was v good....except Wemby...too soon ...I'm still not convinced he doesn't end up with a career ending injury at some point....if he stays healthy he's gonna be a mean destroyer. I'd have Joker a bit higher up on the list....he can continue to produce at his current pace (he only plays at 70% capacity in RS games) for another 8-10 years if he wants to.

[@rryanc22]

Hali already pushing top 10 by next year

[@MC-ej4to]

The best passing point guard I mean did you forget that Luka exists...

[@1800LUNATIC]

Scottie Barnes too low

[@joeyperry3931]

Jdub over Chet?

[@studentofthesaviors.o.s]

Plot twist, Lebron i still in the league as a top 10 player putting up 25-7-7

[@JadenApril]

I can't believe 6 years from now it will be 2030. That's ridiculous.