Reacting to My Top 25 NBA Players in 2025..From 2020!

[@JesusLopez-wl2ue]

This list is actually pretty impressive, some obvious misses in hindsight but overall really good

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

About as good as could be expected. Cade Cunningham was too high then, and too high now. Kind of hard to rate point guards who are inefficient scorers. The assists numbers are impressive. The turnover rate makes it less impressive. Not even an average player if you go by WS/48.

[@Instantur]

The top 5 was pretty solid just missing Shai and Jokic too low

[@arigross6822]

Especially the Luka pick! That was spot on

[@RayanButler-h2m]

Jayson Tatum pick was extremely spot on

[@xavierd.1668]

@@Kermit_T_FrogDavey! How you doing?

[@KingScrDaIII]

Ur ball knowledge is out of this world. U and Kenny are carrying the nba media rn 😭

[@Nick10TTT]

Mostly Kenny

[@thegingerninjastudios2540]

Literally love Kenny and SROS so much bro

[@edfgc]

They put Benn Simmons on a top 10 thats zero ball knowlegue dont matter the year

[@harrymayyte]

@@edfgcgarbage take

[@pmag1264-vz6rk]

@@edfgc It is easy to say that now. But at the time, Ben Simmons had a great potencial and was one of, if not, the best defensive foward in the NBA and an excellent playmaker.

[@rsanny5666]

Idea for next time: Rank your top 20 players in the league before you do the recap so we can see how your lists stack up to each other

[@andweback7759]

bro for a five year old video you COOKED here. all of your picks were respectable i dont care about individual rankings. - ben simmons fooled everyone and honestly you didnt have him higher - brandon ingram (and to a smaller extent, siakam) was about to win MIP so its understandable to expect further growth - this was during the pandemic, shai took a jump but was not nearly there yet, this was an incredible shout - i dont care what anyone says ja is top ten - side note: the five year journey the suns have had is insane LMFAO - having four of the top five best players is very hard to get right if the standard is set by bleacher report then you blew their predictions out of the water

[@ningorafael5279]

Especially cause BR look like some kind of casuals who just fish for stats. I think the eye test can tell a lot if a player is going or not to be great.

[@andweback7759]

facts bro you got any players rn that you think the eye test is way better than the stats on?

[@ningorafael5279]

@@andweback7759 from the guys who are already in the league. I like Jalen Johnson (knows how to use his athleticism around the basket, is an exceptional cutter and reads well PnR both as a ball handler and as a roller his main weakness is self creation which at times he shows glimpses of slow but steady improvement), Amen Thompson (Does everything right, the main problems are his shooting and lack of pressure on the offense) and Rob Dillingham (He is not he most polished as a creator for others but he has his go to moves and knows exactly where to apply them, and he looks unstoppable as a scorer when the offense runs through him. his main weaknesses are his frame for defense and lack of movement on the offense when its not ran through him. If he does develop well i think he will look like Norman Powell looks rn, with better passing) Out of the league Cooper Flagg for obvious reason (being too young, being yt🤣 and im saying this as a black dude, and he got a good head on his shoulder, bro is focused on hooping and only hooping but inside the court, ive seen him in various offensive and defensive systems from his maine days to now at duke he knows the game very well just like Amen, Does everything right. Only thing college exposed as of late is his lack of self creation, not because of poor ball handling but sometimes he just doesnt decide on what he will settle for especially down the stretch himself, guess too much knowledge is a curse😭, his shooting has been a bit shaky as of late but has good mechanics which i believe will come to fruition. He gotta get his go-to moves right for close games and the rest will be history. Those are who i like the most for a top 20 going forward. But some others who i remember from the top of my head Scottie Barnes Jalen Williams Trey Murphy III Shaedon Sharpe.

[@ahhhhhelp539]

ben Simons had the potential to be the next lebron james and came into the league with a similar skillset, he just never developed his jumpshot in a space and pace era

[@Toucansam46]

Ben Simmons only fooled people who never watched him play and 76ers fans. As a Celtics fan there’s was nothing better than him being on the other side. It allowed you to drop a big in the paint and just leave him wide open. Easy defense.

[@BobbyAlejandro21]

To be fair… this was 5yrs ago. So much has happened to the nba since then.

[@aryapalla2491]

yes, that's the point of the video to predict what happens

[@monkewithachannel4415]

@gamerplaysyt222 It was a joke 😂

[@Wemby73]

@@monkewithachannel4415no it wasn’t wtf are you talking about

[@12yearsa57]

WOAH this was 5 years ago! Damn now that you point that out this whole video changed for me!

[@GamerPLAYSYT222]

@@monkewithachannel4415 ok bud say it’s a joke like you wrote the comment, bro we gotta leave this guy in 2024

[@janoycresnova9156]

You should do the same video. Best 25 players in 2030.

[@ethanedwards7557]

Victor and 24 others. Only health will stop him from being #1.

[@spidamitchell8311]

@@ethanedwards7557 Luka Jokic Flagg (have to put him) Shai Tatum Booker Giannis Ant Wildkat Paolo Wagner Sengun McCain Jjj

[@scrub2789]

@T33-t33-thave you seen ant this year?

[@GibranCamus-kr2dc]

@@ethanedwards7557 Only health, early retirement, dystopian apocalypse, some other player transcending, and a few other variables.

[@luisquinteros7492]

Tyler herro

[@edoooo05]

tbh not having ben simmons in the top 10 is crazy good take compared to the expectations

[@austingreen1274]

I was thinking the same

[@daverowe1081]

what I find most impressive is that most of the guys that you might consider "snubs" from this list like Wemby, Sengun, Barnes, Paolo and Franz, weren't even in the NBA yet. It's damn hard to know which guys will reach superstar status before their rookie contract expires and I do not fault you for not knowing these guys would become studs so quickly.

[@Sixersszn0]

God I feel old, I still remember watching this the day it came out 😭

[@Sros1]

You a real one

[@GibranCamus-kr2dc]

I remember watching Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption when they first came out. And hey, I feel young. So trust, you're def not old.

[@zladam9445]

Insanely good list, biggest woe is definitely no Spida, especially with how good he already was at the time

[@Ymsports-f1j]

I love the video idea. Do this every year. It’s also nice to see your opinion from year to year.

[@DaGoatt11]

Bro i remember watching this when you made it and thinking Ben Simmons was too low, the LeBron comparions had us all fooled. Time flies lol

[@chrissennfelder7249]

Your predictions were really good. Trae in the top 10 was ambitious, but honestly, Trae is having a great season and he's also improved defensively. Not top 10, but easily an all star level player.

[@vaporterra]

I really appreciate revisiting these lists from 5 years ago, you can see the logic even in the misses

[@quandaledingle1911]

Leaving out KD at the time was understandable, almost every player that has had an achilles tear has never been the same afterwards, and KD would be 36. But it's crazy how he's the best player left out of all the players from his era and easily still a top 10 player

[@BBallRambling]

6:42 had me clicking around my desktop trying to figure out what was going on.

[@Vitas_world]

Nice list. It’s actually staggering how many players plateau so abruptly. Also enjoyed the end where you read old comments

[@markneil6892]

34:49 19.Jalen Johnson That's an Interesting Prediction.

[@KalenAlmeida]

just dont look at the names surrounding it

[@yacoub995]

Def MIP this year

[@lizzybethnj617]

Your predictions from 2020 were pretty much on point.

[@mikete714]

This is one of your best videos you do every year. Idk what it is haha but you definitely gotta keep these going. Hope all is well bro happy new year

[@sanuth607]

Who’s gonna tell bro that it is 2025 tomorrow ( I saw the parentheses)

[@DudeManSham]

This list is ridiculously good for 5 years ago… Ben Simmons was the only considerably bad miss, the rest are either respectable or bullseyes for their time. This is an insane list, a true show of ball knowledge.

[@DudeManSham]

Ben Simmons isn’t even THAT bad considering the fact he tricked every single person on the planet.

[@MrE_]

Funny that the old men's longevity wasn't considered tho. Kd, lebron, and curry are still top 20, maybe even top 10 players in the nba

[@sirsir1960]

dude hindsight is 20/20 because if I saw this 5 years ago, I'd 100 percent agree with almost all of this lmao

[@goodestboi7692]

Something I think almost everyone can agree on is that the debate between Giannis and Jokic being #1 is about as valid as debating wether MJ or LBJ is the GOAT. Both of em are just too damn good to not be considered the best.

[@jaydenchang7080]

Love this and great list. Another idea is you should rank teams in 5 years as well

[@chicoflakoreact245]

amazing idea !!! maybe guess their roster ?

[@tobyjaffe270]

This was an extremely solid list. Even the guys you missed on were totally sensible picks at the time. You clearly know your stuff!

[@ScootyJ21]

Amazing job man. It’s crazy how amazing your ball knowledge and back then I probably would’ve been clueless on who to put in my top 20 because it’s so hard to predict that Jalen Brunson would make a huge leap and now he is arguably a top 10 player. But amazing job man you did great and your ball knowledge is out of this world.

[@chaseburrows907]

Love the videos man! So glad you’re still doing KZbin I hope it’s bringing you joy

[@Suttonious]

It's so hard to predict the NBA in 5 years like this, and when you take into account the time it was made, I think that this was a pretty good take. There's no way we could've seen the Ben Simmons drop off that happened, and honestly having KD, Steph, and Lebron as HM's isn't bad either because we haven't seen guys that are that old still play at that high a level before. I loved this list, and I also think it's cool to go back and check this stuff out to, to see where we were at 5 years ago.

[@kadenhauber3342]

I wanted to comment on this and let you know how much I enjoy watching your videos. I have grown up watching your rebuilds and nba quiz videos. I can see you being an NBA analyst down the line!

[@Refugecentral]

This was actually really great overall, love your content man!

[@charlottecorday8494]

Looking at the NBA All Star Votes, you certainly nailed LaMelo's popularity.

[@SportsZone526]

Jack Campbell highlights lol that’s what he had searched up before watching this video at 0:40.

[@Sros1]

How can I not

[@SportsZone526]

@@Sros1 true, I’m a bears fan so I would do a bears player highlights but I can’t disagree watching highlights of nfl players

[@redmohawk5852]

No Spida was a bad take, but understand why you put Ben Simmons and others in the top 20

[@yahiaali4059]

Yea spida was killin it in the 2020 I guess he’ll forever be underrated even today

[@Nino0929]

Yeah i was sure, he will have Spida in his top 20 when he didn‘t include him in the honorable mentions

[@motastic1714]

good list, tbh. injuries and mental problem are always hardest to predict. TBH your biggest miss Simmons is all mental related, and that's just not easy. being 4-5 position off ain't bad for 5 year timeline. impressive.

[@mindofball19]

happy new year man

[@Sros1]

Happy new year!

[@Winner1-v1f]

Miss Siakam on the Raptors. 5 years ago Siakam was def a stud superstar

[@spidamitchell8311]

Star but not a superstar

[@yyzsank]

@@spidamitchell8311 best player on the team with the second best record, all-nba 2nd team, all-star starter... sounds like superstar

[@jareddudleythegoat7220]

​@@spidamitchell83112020 Siakam was amazing

[@Marcus-ge5lw]

@@yyzsanklol you’re slow

[@gosendsumn]

@@yyzsankyall throw superstar around so loosely lol there’s only like 6 superstars max

[@niklaskruse1801]

Jack Campbell Lions Highlights in the search bar 😂

[@layup11]

I love these you should do more. You could do it for the playoffs aswell

[@bonusexitus2263]

Crazy I remember watching this video. It got me to go watch Cade highlights and been a bit biased towards him over other younger players ever since 😂

[@SportsZone526]

Happy new years! great video I will love watching these

[@alfiey5783]

Tbh you cant foresee injuries and trades that elevate players to a different realm and unlock their full potential. Etc harden. Your list is pretty spot on for what you know in 2020.

[@seanthorntonthornton]

16:59 Saved the highlight of 2024 until the buzzer 😂

[@xnickx97]

This is a great video. Strange to watch though, makes me feel old and also a bit nostalgic

[@MrPhilbautista]

I just subbed so I can see how well your next one ages in 2030. This one very not bad.

[@duffal0]

Good video dawg, you were pretty on point w some of these

[@BillyMays731]

I just wanna shout out how much you’ve grown man. Won’t lie I’m a more recent fan so I’ve seen the way more polished version of your work. But seeing how much better you’ve gotten as a talker and with camera presence is amazing man. Not to say it was bad then, but just that you’ve grown a lot since.

[@michaeljones7447]

Your list was surprisingly accurate. Even your misses on players were closer to reality than public perception of those players at the time. Other than Donovan Mitchell of course, he seems like the only major misjudgment.

[@ZlevelS]

Calling Shai anywhere in the top 20 is impressive

[@whooping_tiger689]

I thought I was the one that got the ad lmaooo great video

[@TH3RIV]

Some things like the meteoric rise of Sabonis probably couldn't have been predicted. 🤔

[@DanielReyes-cv9mf]

I'd like to see a video of the top ball dominant players that benefit their team and one for ball dominant players that are detrimental to the team.

[@austinfife8107]

You’re my og ball knower. Been watching you since before this video

[@xInfiniteCaliber]

Good list overall man, you really shouldn’t be hard on yourself for the Simmons one, I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted what would happen to him.

[@ishemezwesteve3248]

Honestly you did a very good job

[@noahlackey6067]

been look forward to this one

[@hugoat26]

this was scarily accurate

[@BenjaminRibaric]

KAT has never been top 15 in his whole career, but he seemed like he’d be top 5 one day

[@jasonnn.7]

Jayson tatum is a borderline top 10 player. Put him with any other franchise and he isn’t even thought of as an mvp candidate. Dude is so inconsistent and shot like a role player in last years playoff run and they STILL won the chip

[@tommygress8059]

You’re top 5 is the best part of this list outside of Ad I think it’s spot on outside of the order

[@robertobilly4294]

That was a good prediction tbh, considering it was 5 years ago

[@colinclean46]

That was a great prediction. Good work!

[@tradeka4206]

The funniest thing about this to me is you can tell how much you’ve matured and grown more comfortable with what you do. In the old video you’re all fidgety, making multiple grammar mistakes, etc, and now you don’t do any of those things. You do look younger, but you also act much younger. In that video you seem like a kid, now you seem like an adult.

[@mrlionsfan1135]

He goes "Do I look younger." Yeah lol 😆. It's 5 years ago and you're young lol

[@cadenlapierre1829]

Happy New Years Matt, just wanted to let you know i appreciate you and i love your videos on all of your channels and ive been watching you for the longest time since I was probably like a 7th grader and now im a senior in high school and just broke my hand early in my last season of basketball and your videos really do help me and I hope you never stop making content keep up the good work and thank you!

[@Sros1]

Thank you so much man you are the best!!!

[@TonyG4206]

This was actually really good ngl!

[@doccavs723]

I wouldn't feel bad about having a wrong take on Ben Simmons. No one expected a player to regress so hard after being pouty when the world clowned on him after the Hawks playoffs debacle

[@wolfe0258]

I see the Jack Campbell highlights in the background from your other video 😂

[@jameshabibti]

Kuzma or Tatum argument in 2020 is wild

[@jackmoreland7860]

it’s so funny he said he looks so young but looks exactly the same. impressive ball knowledge as always

[@paulkrachtt2483]

I don't think you can wrong with giannis or jokic at number 1 Can't wait to see whwre p5 lands on the next list

[@KingTubbsIII]

That cade Cunningham pick was crazy good, I’d consider Cade between 20-13 now

[@Knjaz_Zlogrd]

Hahahah, I love that 'Activate Windows' in the bottom right corner.

[@MN-vw2lo]

In future 5 year reaction videos you should do your current top 20 list and compare it to your prediction.

[@MrAcedelux]

Jokic at #4 "He should be a lot higher" Well for most people just 2 or 3 spots, so that's a good take

[@ETHowie1]

You got arguably 4/5 out of the top 5 with Giannis, Luka, Jokic, and Tatum. Very impressive

[@Nvlutey27]

First video of yours I've seen, you've got a subscribe good sir.

[@StevieKeyes]

Aged well. The beard and tan are really the only differences

[@niranjanngandhi5887]

The predictions are actually very nice considering how the league was back then. Its crazy to think that older players like LeBron, KD, Steph and debatably Dame or Kyrie are also top 20 players right now tho too.

[@Tiy51]

I don’t think Steph is top 20 atp but I haven’t been watching them consistently so ig I could be wrong

[@niranjanngandhi5887]

@@Tiy51 hes borderline top 20. He doesnt put up the stats but he also doesnt play as many minutes nowadays to help progress the other players and he still makes clutch plays Id say hes top 25 for sure, but borderline top 20.

[@MattG_GG1]

No Donovan Mitchell at that time is insane to me LMAO great video regardless

[@BlakeHollingsworth-c4w]

The Cade pull really impressed me

[@shellshockx3314]

I love the windows watermark behind the new facecam. ONE OF US. ONE OF US

[@gavcurtis2994]

time flies man

[@meeljordan657]

Dawg lamelo is averaging thirty saying he’s not top twenty rn is crazy work like agreeing with your past self on that is wild melo is top twenty no doubt

[@lloydfalconer1295]

I would have liked to have heard a list of players you missed for whatever reason. Not yet drafted, came out of nowhere or simply missed like your honorable mentions. I know you touched upon many of them. But would have been a good way to wrap up the video. Great list considering it was 5 years ago. You definitely, as a whole, are a great assessment of future/continued talent.

[@Kxdbury]

So lamelo averaging 30 and u saying he’s not top 20?? 😂😭

[@RayanButler-h2m]

He obviously didn’t know that Lamelo will average 30 PPG 5 years ago 🙄

[@nikoreyes9812]

​@@RayanButler-h2m, but his current day self said lamelo isn't top 20 🙄

[@RayanButler-h2m]

@@nikoreyes9812 My bad 😅

[@ohlenard]

He’s not, not even close, start watching some GAMES instead of highlights and box scores and you will find out.

[@ryandavis3991]

I’m pretty sure he’s also got the worst efficiency or close to for a 30 ppg season in nba history on one of the worst teams in the league. Honorable mention is fine but he’s right for not saying top 20

[@gramw9004]

For a sec when u started talking abt the pie ads I thought u we’re about to say smthn abt being sponsored by pie 😭

[@kadensk3]

Dmitch has been underrated his ENTIRE career😭😭

[@elitetv1735]

So when we getting the predicting the best players in 2030 videos

[@nathanmckay2998]

🏀 Ingram looks baked in every photo

[@Prolesha]

That was actually super impressive

[@rockdoctor767]

Bro has 150k subs and won’t get KZbin premium 😭 great video

[@YuNgStunna.]

I love having jack campbell in the search😎

[@dzbsleepy3574]

Bam had a nice Mid range jump shot

[@flednanders4601]

I think you did pretty well. Definitely a big L leaving spida and KD off. Nobody could have known Lebron would still be this good though or even still in the league.

[@ADAM.1513]

Way better than my predictions I had jalen green as the best itl 😭

[@HoopsCenter73]

SROS, who do you think will be the most valuable player to a team in 2030.

[@HoopsCenter73]

Wemby in my opinion

[@Sros1]

I agree Wemby

[@barcelonadgreates]

Wemby and not really close honestly

[@_AG8]

Ben could definitely still be a top 10 player, if it weren't for Philadelphia fans. All his problems are because of his mentality and insecurity

[@mattblacke882]

Well his back is his biggest obstacle.

[@MrT571]

Him being weak mentally is his biggest obstacle. Blaming the fans for his downfall is disingenuous as hell when he's the architect of the entire crash of his career.

[@clarkfitzgerald8814]

Honestly if Trae developed that near-Curry shooting ability, he probably would be top 10, so not bad. Gamble just didn't pay off

[@kaab2183]

Man SROS is the goat