Reacting to the Top 50 NBA Players in 2024..From 2019!

[@holdenburns506]

It said SGA is more of a traditional point guard and not and iso bucket getter. Couldn’t have been more wrong 😂

[@chevtones]

I can’t even hate on them. His rise came out of nowhere. 11/3 rookie season and a 19/3 sophomore when this list dropped.

[@BenjaminRatthe]

Yeah I remember thinking nothing of him when he was in LA. Crazy how much I slept on him ​@@chevtones

[@LucasAndradeHD]

At that point, that was how he played, to be fair. He took a gradual leap after he got traded to OKC

[@HCXWinchester]

SGA reminded me of young Shaun Livingston on Clippers with so much length and smoothness. Of course then he changed his projectory into stardom but it was not a thing in his rookie year.

[@Dre3010]

Yeah I hate that he ignored that. Everytime I see Shai cook somebody nowadays I just think of how he was praised as a rookie for being this mature natural point guard, little did everyone know he’d become a monstrous iso ball bucket getting SG

[@RJPDay]

Having no Lamelo on this list seems crazy considering that Bates was on it. But basketball changes a lot in 5 years.

[@mattmmixes]

FR I thought Lamelo was gonna break the league with those passes he was pulling as a freshie. And in a way he was starting to. Injuries are his only problem.

[@anthonymock9717]

He wasn't in the league for like another year and there were big questions with him overseas from what I remember

[@BlindSwami_]

lamelo wasn't that highly ranked in high school at the time. People just weren't sure what to make of him because he moved around so much in his amateur career

[@icewater9780]

lamelo is top 10 -15

[@nathancleary3190]

they said ben simmons was the "safest bet to be a star in 5 years" funny

[@TimothyFitzgerald-s8w]

It's a pretty good list considering that it's impossible to correctly predict the future.

[@Lankbat]

I think the top 4 especially was pretty spot on. Order might change depending on who you ask, but I wouldn't put another player in the top 4 other than those that are already there.

[@Wass4533]

@@Lankbatanthony Davis is NOT a top 4 player in the nba 😭😭

[@RômuloCardoso-x9e]

​@@Lankbat my bro, AD isn't a top 15 in the league right now.

[@nix8617]

Every good take in this video is made by that Kurt Helin guy, unbelivable.

[@moisessterental]

lol

[@thefreedomwall1885]

Lol. Deandre ayton?

[@rob.parsnips]

Hard to rank Bron on this list, because he was like top 10-12 in the first half of 2024, won Olympics mvp and deserved it (imo), but he looks distinctly worse now.

[@cannedpineapple2702]

Yeah the Olympics was definitely not conducive to recovering from the NBA season LOL

[@999maza]

@@cannedpineapple2702 It's the classic LeBron cycle, he comes out looking like an MVP, gets tired and half-asses it until the all-star break, then drags his team to the playoffs in the last part of the season

[@Flyerman777]

LeBron in the Olympics looked easy top 2-3 players in the world

[@playc.holder6432]

In my 30+ years of following the NFL/NBA I've never seen anything like Ben Simmons as far as career trajectory goes. He's like Stella if she never got her groove back 😢

[@blueredlover1060]

You get it from time to time at RB especially, look at DeMarco Murray who has that amazing 2014, which ended his rookie contract in Dallas. He got paid by Philly, then cut the following year. Went to Tennessee and had a bit of a resurgence before falling off in 2017 and retiring.

[@bradywright4229]

Zion wasnt a bad take at the time. If he was healthy over the last 5 years he could've definitely been a top 10 player

[@nope5023]

If, but he wasn’t. And he never will be.

[@AaronA_Aaronson0]

No Jimmy Butler is kinda wild

[@andrewarnold9751]

He’s 35, and they were quite low ultimately on Steph and KD. Plus, at the time of this post Butler was being jettisoned out of Philly and no one really expected a career resurgence like he had.

[@Shawnjohson1608]

Tobias Harris over me!

[@LukeSkywalker5714]

Gary Harris is a crazy pull😭

[@chadthompson1101]

Pascal Siakam has most certainly not fallen off this year, dude is balling 😂😂😂

[@baoduy3103]

Cade is doing really great this season, looking forward to his first allstar and maybe some postseasons

[@noseblind2088]

There were more hits than misses on this list. The misses were so funny in hindsight though

[@Tm_Martishius]

Interesting that they didn't have Sabonis on the list at all

[@anthonymock9717]

He was only a backup, not playing much. I don't think he broke out until a year or two after this list was made, post-covid

[@andrewarnold9751]

@@anthonymock9717he was 2nd in 6th man voting when this list came out, so he did play a fair amount. Still, him becoming an all star wasn’t really expected

[@raindasher1464]

Seeing Oladipo definitely hurts, would've been up there if he never got injured

[@Wrong_Hand_Drive]

James Wiseman didn’t miss time at Memphis due to injury. He left because of the cloud of sanctions over Memphis due to his recruiting by Penny, ultimately being ruled ineligible.

[@ParaditeRs]

He actually thinks LeBron is only the 40th best player in the NBA?

[@alston_9390]

bro is tweaking fosho

[@TimothyFitzgerald-s8w]

The Trae Young Floater take was perfect. Trae has developed the best float Game maybe in the league.

[@sachemofboston3649]

He’s shooting 39% from the field

[@TimothyFitzgerald-s8w]

@sachemofboston3649 yeah and? He still has the best floater in the NBA. Everyone has shooting slumps. The point is he still gets the defenses attention and opens up lobs for others off his float game. Even at 39% he has an impact

[@Skylordski]

9:20 saying Shai is better than prime Russ is a wild take

[@t12-z7h]

Not really

[@Sage_Hashish]

No really, more efficient and not that much of a ball hog compared to him. He isn’t averaging a triple double but his style of play leads to winning basketball.

[@jamesh7469]

It's just not. Like at all

[@dpend]

I hate Russell Westbrook and I’ll tell you Prime Russ clears anything SGA can do period. It’s not close. People need to stop glazing Shai so much dude is the most average superstar I’ve ever seen, reminds me of Tatum.

[@colton6742]

Not that craY

[@Anthony-u3h3g]

Really fun idea. I’m excited to see SROS’ rankings

[@marcusdriskell]

Jaren is pretty much spot on so far this year. Lock to be an all-star again this year and Ive seem him slotted on multiple lists as All NBA player at this point into the year.

[@WauwautosaTufGuy]

They missed the best part about Simons, they wrote he was one of the safest bets to be a top player

[@Magicprodz221]

This will be interesting! Nice Video

[@vnu7145]

deez

[@tyler8585]

DeRozan should have definitely been on this list

[@DGLabz]

Saying LeBron at 40 is a good take is a horrible take. I thought you watched ball lol

[@HolyHusky]

Thought the same thing, he’s top 10-15.

[@DPR-GENX]

Lillard is WAY better than 33rd!😆 He's 10th in scoring and assists!🤩

[@db2ez]

DLo over KD is hilarious in hindsight 😂😂

[@williammcclain5065]

Love when these drop

[@scars5505]

4 mins in and I can already tell you aren’t the brightest basketball mind. Stop being disingenuous, Cade and RJ are most definitely top 50 & top 40 players respectively - not the top 60 you apparently think RJ is. Both are having all star caliber seasons and Cade, specifically, has been awesome considering how disastrous the Pistons are. He is the only reason they win games. I have no clue how he averages damn near 10 assists with the players around him

[@BenjaminRatthe]

NO BRONNY?!

[@devinftf]

“Boy did they not know what was gonna happen,” is such a weird thing to say. Like, that’s the point of predictions. 😂

[@Maxx-w9b]

Morant is right around 22 and Booker is spot on at 13? 😂

[@jalenahtx]

umm yeah booker the best sg in the league

[@envy4555]

Have you been watching morant this year or are you just basing it off his previous years

[@Maxx-w9b]

@envy4555 Morant is working his way back from injury, what's booker's excuse

[@N279]

@@Maxx-w9b He’s putting up 25, 4, 6 idk why he would need an excuse

[@james6247]

No Ant but they’ve got Gary Harris and Emoni Bates 🤣 hindsight is always hilarious, it’s a pretty decent list all things considered

[@WauwautosaTufGuy]

Zion may redefine how nba players should not eat

[@adamsecord9943]

Giannis still rocking strong😇🙌

[@seanmcintyre5936]

What happened to Ben Simmons legitimately blows my mind. He was literally so good and now he is just so bad

[@noahlackey6067]

really not a bad list all things considered

[@JadenApril]

Levert Gordon Wiseman Bagley in front of LeBron is crazy to see haha

[@Ariv_508]

Better than Russ? Alright relax Shai is becoming so overrated it’s crazy

[@tommybentley3104]

You don’t think shai is better than russ rn!?!?

[@youngty7174]

Russ is better all-time, but not right now bruh...

[@Ariv_508]

@@youngty7174 no shit not rn

[@Lukaisdbookfather]

So much hype for a FT merchant

[@Travis-f4j]

Fr like what has Shai won

[@orangecobra7522]

Sga not being top 10 is crazy

[@konaek21v]

9:20 he is NOT better than Prime Russ

[@J.MIGGY22]

man i remember watching emoni highlights when he was still in 8th grade i feel old as hell lmao. but he was supposed to be the "next Kevin Durant" for sure

[@F-xDoesStuff]

Bruh Cade is a top 20 player fs

[@sylvesterstillalone]

facts

[@Justin-Rocco]

Cade is playing like a top 20 player this year brotha.

[@AXDisOnFire]

what up SROS

[@Sros1]

Yoooo

[@nathancleary3190]

Super interersting to read because at first glance I wanna clown these guys for putting guys like curry lebron KD so low but thinking more about it we just had a different understanding of how players age back in 2019. The 35-38 year old at the time were Dwyane wade, Tony parker, dirk nowitzki, all had clearly lost a step or two or three lol. It still feels kinda baity, but players just are so much more skilled for so much longer now. I bet if we made this list for 2029 u wouldn't see the projected fall offs of guys like lillard, kyrie, and AD be nearly as bad as this

[@nathancleary3190]

at the same time in what universe was caris levert ever going to be more productive than lebron james

[@merkc3]

Trae is a top 10 player y'all just be picking sucking boys that aint never won nun

[@HENRYPAN19]

Kyrie over Fox or Booker any day of the fking week

[@caseyfarrell5760]

I want that light sign behind u!

[@sylvesterstillalone]

Cade is definitely top 50 he’s top 30 at least right now

[@Adipnets1]

Rj Barrett definitely top 50 in the league

[@LiamWebb-l1c]

bro just said AE wasnt a big highschool name when commited to georgia😂 no ball knowledge

[@uberneanderthal]

Porzingis continues to get slept on and disrespected. he was top 10 in PER and 4th in win shares per 48 last year. easily a top 15 and that's with injuries.

[@QZaccardelli]

B.beal is not top 50. Bro. There are 30 teams. Four or five don’t have a player in the top 50. That means the top 50 has two guys from 24-25 teams, and a few teams with three guys. You think b.beal is making the top 50? The Cavs and Celtics both have 4 guys in the top 50.

[@DrakeMaye10]

6:36 "Rudy Gobert is underrated" bro what

[@pimpinb11]

Did I miss it or is Westbrook not on this list?

[@jalenahtx]

they knew his sorry ass was gonna be washed

[@zechariahzenith8762]

Gobert is overrated, 4 time DPOY but a defensive liability.

[@LwandleDlamini_]

Lonzo has time to carve out a solid career, doubt it's gonna be in Chicago though. He'd be a solid piece on one of the rebuilding teams like a san antonio or Charlotte for obvious reasons.

[@RJPDay]

Decent take. As long as he has shooting around him, he’ll be a solid role player. Maybe top 50-75.

[@mattmmixes]

Just don’t trust him to stay on the court

[@andrewarnold9751]

He’s averaging 5 and 3 coming off the bench for a bad team. He missed 2 whole seasons, and returning from an injury that likely should have ended his career. He has every change to he a valuable back-up, maybe even carve out a Shawn Livingston or Ricky Rubio type of career, but he’s unfortunately never going to be anywhere close to a top 30-50 player, now.

[@sylvesterstillalone]

James harden is top 25 this season at the very least

[@sXewriter1]

I'm curious if we're over hyping currently players like Flagg, Knecht, Wemby, and even McCain. Or if they'll really be new faces of the league in five years.

[@mattmmixes]

Wemby no, the rest of them maybe we’re overhyping.

[@GayProphetMuhammad]

​@@mattmmixes You'll still never know.

[@generalock3015]

Kenecht??????? Wtf 😂😂😂

[@andrewarnold9751]

No one thinks Knecht or McCain are going to he the new faces of the league; and they absolutely won’t be. Wemby absolutely will, and Flagg might, but it’s obviously too early to tell.

[@9ad263]

You can already tell Wemby isn't overhyped, he's been ridiculously good.

[@sylvesterstillalone]

Ok where can I get an nba slate clock ?👀

[@FelixWyn]

Linking your 2020 video on your predictions about the top 20 players in 2025 here. Will be fun to watch a reaction on it, considering some of the takes in this (especially in the honourable mentions). kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4WZpq16q9iHhaMsi=p-RSONPwoetOQYE7

[@nadhifdolla9249]

where th is dame at XD. is 2019 like his best year? XD

[@PAKMANmixtapes]

Harden’s definitely a top 30 guy you trippin

[@Mad_Mace06]

Emoni Bates actually went to Eastern Michigan, not even Western or Central. Very disappointing.

[@Teachingcasuals]

Is jimmy butler on this list?

[@ethancoan7720]

shai is not better than prime Westbrook. Westbrook averaged a triple double for multiple seasons as a POINT GUARD. lets also not forget that he a mvp

[@anotherdayinparadise6006]

LeBron is easily Top 20 today

[@hanschristopherson8056]

AD definitely is top 10

[@andrew9771]

Unless ur talking abt right now, shai is not better than Westbrook was 😭😭😭

[@camcramer22]

Tatum is top 5… not top 10

[@darrellludlow]

Try using an adclocker next time!

[@stevieboymkii]

Did I miss Jimmy Butler?

[@tent21]

Read the comment for Simmons haha

[@guyburgwin5675]

If I owned a team you would be my GM.

[@kadensamuel5387]

Bro, no way your trying to say LeBron is only top 30 but curry is top 15… you be yapping sometimes but hey ig it’s your opinion 😭

[@baylorwells8091]

Bro said Bron is 40 best in the league 😭 Bron is easily top 15 still

[@merkc3]

better than russ is insanity

[@debe08]

Saying LeBron is around the 40th best player in the league is like the most disrespectful thing I’ve ever heard. LeBron is still top 15-20 despite the regression

[@Johnbeardshall-m8r]

He's one of the worst defensive players in the league right now noway is he top 15-20

[@bunningsnag6110]

He’s not even top 50 if you actually think about impact, individually/statistically he’s top 20 though

[@mr.longjohn0014]

literally my thoughts. dude is top 25 at the bare minimum and is probably closer to 15 especially earlier in the season, almost everyone forgot the great streak he had all because of a slump. insane.

[@factor.8795]

@@bunningsnag6110horrible take wtf 😂😂

[@bunningsnag6110]

@@factor.8795 well it’s not normal for a top 20 player to have the worst plus minus on the team

[@BrianConley-oz1gh]

Ja Morant is far better than the 22 ranked player right now. Come on now.

[@andrewarnold9751]

Far better? He might be in the 15-20 range but 22 isn’t really that far off. There’s a LOT of great players at the moment.

[@BrianConley-oz1gh]

@@andrewarnold9751 He's at least top 12. That's 10 spots and 20% higher. I'd say that's far better under the circumstances. That said I get your point. Cheers.

[@andrewarnold9751]

@@BrianConley-oz1ghI do not agree he’s top 12 at ALL. Shae. Jokic. Giannis. Embid. Luka. Tatum. AD. Ant. KD. Booker. Mitchell and Curry are all for SURE ahead of him

[@BrianConley-oz1gh]

@@andrewarnold9751 Shae and Ant are just glazed right now. They aren't better than Ja. And what has Booker done to show he's better than Ja? He's playing with 2 all stars (one of them is an all time guy) and is in the 8th seed. Aside from the bubble finals appearance what has Book done?

[@joedagg4495]

@@BrianConley-oz1gh Shai is absolutely better than Ja. Ant is being glazed, but is still slightly better. With your Book question, What has Ja done?

[@oJeeYoda]

Ja is top 10

[@dragonemperor3025]

Injury prone

[@jalenahtx]

hell no

[@mourathdas5405]

It just jokic who is at the top

[@dc7370]

There is discord in the nuggets _ seems like one guy was shopped and it's not being taken well _

[@paschaliszoumpatopoulos7661]

They predicted Klay in the top 50 but not Steph?

[@vFrosty2K]

Lebron at 40?? 😂 Is good ????

[@St3.]

lebron steph and kd all still top 15. also lebron at 40 is veryyy wrong cmon watch the games 😂😂

[@nevohyams]

did this dude just say Klay isn't top 100

[@accordgolfer]

Where would you rank him currently?

[@joshhenline6962]

Where do you get that mini scoreboard in the background??? I need one…

[@pedrotortonese7988]

Steph curry top 20 ish in the nba is the worst take ive heard

[@matejatrajkovski521]

Can you do raptors franshize ?

[@sammieeme]

Basketball videos in 2K lens are weak af. Bunch of know it alls yapping as usual with no substance

[@jasondaboss2104]

Lebron is it at least top 25 btw

[@lengendaryfettygaming2709]

Cade top 25

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Dlo not even a top 100 this year 😂

[@screamingbanana4391]

You say Lebron at 40 is fine but curry at 30 isn’t 💀. Lebron is having a far better season than Steph, the man is putting up the most triple doubles in the league behind Jokic, def still top 15 player in the league

[@BlankUser8592]

Fr Bron still top 10 easily

[@twingamers3818]

​@@BlankUser8592 slow down 😂

[@yashganatra6433]

@@twingamers3818 No, hes right. Bron is still top 10. Still best player on the lakers. The hands you want the ball in for the final shot.

[@Invalidusrr]

@@yashganatra6433 delusional 😂

[@yashganatra6433]

@@Invalidusrr Bron is still really efficient, being able to drop 25 points on less possesions than last year.

[@User37389]

Saying Kat is maybe top 25 is crazy disrespect he’s easily top 7 player this year

[@vvvawdad1767]

Easily is crazy. Bro is probably top 15

[@erichierl2295]

Did I miss Steph Curry?

[@breyonnaleone6357]

What a joke of a list! Steph Curry at 31 🤡

[@daquavionplayz8973]

tyrese haliburton doesnt exist

[@frank_da_tank_05]

9:18 how dare you