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The Ringer’s NBA Top 100

The season is upon us—these are the best players in the league, ranked

The Ringer Staff

T-Minus Five Days Until Tipoff

The Ringer’s 2025-26 NBA Awards Predictions

By The Ringer Staff • 19 min read

The Ringer’s 2025-26 NBA Awards Predictions

The Ringer Staff • 19 min read

Group Chat’s 2025-26 NBA Preseason Power Rankings

The 2025-26 NBA Clarity Index

By Howard Beck • 12 min read

The 2025-26 NBA Clarity Index

Howard Beck • 12 min read

Collection

Collection

Group Chat’s 2025-26 NBA Preseason Power Rankings

Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

NBA Over/Unders, Part 1: The West With Zach Lowe and Joe House

NBA Over/Unders, Part 1: The West

The Zach Lowe Show

The Annual Most Confusing Teams Podcast With John Hollinger

The Annual Most Confusing Teams Podcast

Real Ones

The Annual NBA GM Survey Results. Plus, LeBron’s Injury and “Second Decision.”

The NBA GM Survey Results. Plus, LeBron’s Injury and “Second Decision.”

The NBA GM Survey and LeBron’s Injury

The Zach Lowe Show

The Latest on LeBron and the Lakers With Dan Woike. Plus, a Look Around the NBA With Nekias Duncan.

LeBron, the Lakers, and a Look Around the NBA

Group Chat

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 6

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The NBA Quarter Century

The NBA Quarter Century in Seven Charts

Seven Charts That Explain the Past 25 Years of the NBA

By Kirk Goldsberry • 8 min read

The True Originals of the 21st-Century NBA

The Five True Originals of the 21st-Century NBA

By Rob Mahoney • 10 min read

The NBA What-Ifs That Changed Everything

NBA Sliding Doors: The What-Ifs That Changed This Quarter Century

By Howard Beck • 13 min read

The 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

By Tyler Parker • 27 min read

The Best NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

By Michael Pina • 7 min read

Remembering the Golden Age of Basketball Mixtapes

By Danny Chau • 10 min read

The NBA Quarter Century in Seven Charts

Seven Charts That Explain the Past 25 Years of the NBA

By Kirk Goldsberry • 8 min read

The True Originals of the 21st-Century NBA

The Five True Originals of the 21st-Century NBA

By Rob Mahoney • 10 min read

The NBA What-Ifs That Changed Everything

NBA Sliding Doors: The What-Ifs That Changed This Quarter Century

By Howard Beck • 13 min read

The 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

By Tyler Parker • 27 min read

The Best NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

By Michael Pina • 7 min read

Remembering the Golden Age of Basketball Mixtapes

By Danny Chau • 10 min read

The NBA Quarter Century in Seven Charts

Seven Charts That Explain the Past 25 Years of the NBA

By Kirk Goldsberry • 8 min read

The True Originals of the 21st-Century NBA

The Five True Originals of the 21st-Century NBA

By Rob Mahoney • 10 min read

The NBA What-Ifs That Changed Everything

NBA Sliding Doors: The What-Ifs That Changed This Quarter Century

By Howard Beck • 13 min read

The 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

By Tyler Parker • 27 min read

The Best NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

By Michael Pina • 7 min read

Remembering the Golden Age of Basketball Mixtapes

By Danny Chau • 10 min read

Has the Philadelphia 76ers’ Window Already Closed?

Has the Philadelphia 76ers’ Window Already Closed?

Yaron Weitzman

Has the Philadelphia 76ers’ Window Already Closed?

Has the Philadelphia 76ers’ Window Already Closed?

Yaron Weitzman

More NBA Articles

Let the Lauri Markkanen Sweepstakes Begin

The Biggest Sleeper in the Lauri Markkanen Sweepstakes

By Michael Pina • Sept. 18 • 6 min read

Can the Rockets Fill the Fred VanVoid?

Can the Houston Rockets Fill the Fred VanVoid?

By J. Kyle Mann • Sept. 24 • 12 min read

Victor Wembanyama’s Very Fascinating No-Basketball Summer

The No-Basketball Summer of Wemby

Danny Chau • July 24 • 8 min read

Luka’s Summer, Shaq’s Shadow, and the Lakers’ New Beginning

Luka’s Summer of Change and the Shadow of Shaq

Danny Chau • Aug. 4 • 10 min read

Let the Lauri Markkanen Sweepstakes Begin

The Biggest Sleeper in the Lauri Markkanen Sweepstakes

By Michael Pina • Sept. 18 • 6 min read

Can the Houston Rockets Fill the Fred VanVoid?

Can the Rockets Fill the Fred VanVoid?

J. Kyle Mann

Victor Wembanyama’s Very Fascinating No-Basketball Summer

The No-Basketball Summer of Wemby

Danny Chau

Luka’s Summer, Shaq’s Shadow, and the Lakers’ New Beginning

Luka’s Summer of Change and the Shadow of Shaq

Danny Chau

The Zach Lowe Podcast Latest Episodes

LeBron, the Lakers, and a Look Around the NBA

The Latest on LeBron and the Lakers With Dan Woike. Plus, a Look Around the NBA With Nekias Duncan.

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 13

LeBron, the Lakers, and a Look Around the NBA

The Latest on LeBron and the Lakers With Dan Woike. Plus, a Look Around the NBA With Nekias Duncan.

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 13

Giannis to the Knicks? Plus, a Spurs Deep Dive and Reasons to Watch the Dregs.

Giannis-Knicks Reaction With Ian Begley. Plus, a Spurs Deep Dive and Reasons to Watch the Dregs With Mo Dakhil.

Giannis-Knicks, a Spurs Deep Dive, and NBA Dregs

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 9

Giannis to the Knicks? Plus, a Spurs Deep Dive and Reasons to Watch the Dregs.

Giannis-Knicks Reaction With Ian Begley. Plus, a Spurs Deep Dive and Reasons to Watch the Dregs With Mo Dakhil.

Giannis-Knicks, a Spurs Deep Dive, and NBA Dregs

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 9

The Annual Most Confusing Teams Podcast

The Annual Most Confusing Teams Podcast With John Hollinger

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 6

The Annual Most Confusing Teams Podcast

The Annual Most Confusing Teams Podcast With John Hollinger

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 6

The Kuminga Stalemate Ends, and Awards Picks With Kirk Goldsberry

The Jonathan Kuminga Stalemate Ends, and Awards Picks With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, a Mets Corner Postmortem With Sean Fennessey.

The Kuminga Stalemate Ends, and Awards Picks

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 1

The Kuminga Stalemate Ends, and Awards Picks With Kirk Goldsberry

The Jonathan Kuminga Stalemate Ends, and Awards Picks With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, a Mets Corner Postmortem With Sean Fennessey.

The Kuminga Stalemate Ends, and Awards Picks

The Zach Lowe Show • Oct. 1

NBA Weekend Roundup, Rookie Deal Extensions, and More

NBA Weekend Roundup, Rookie Deal Extensions With Fred Katz, and Talking Life With Gary Gulman

NBA Weekend Roundup

The Zach Lowe Show • Sept. 29

NBA Weekend Roundup, Rookie Deal Extensions, and More

NBA Weekend Roundup, Rookie Deal Extensions With Fred Katz, and Talking Life With Gary Gulman

NBA Weekend Roundup

The Zach Lowe Show • Sept. 29

Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle, and Mets Corner With Sean Fennessey

Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle, and Mets Corner Heads Home With Sean Fennessey

Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle and Mets Corner

The Zach Lowe Show • Sept. 26

Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle, and Mets Corner With Sean Fennessey

Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle, and Mets Corner Heads Home With Sean Fennessey

Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle and Mets Corner

The Zach Lowe Show • Sept. 26

NBA Latest, Training Camp Reports, and Favorite Non-Finals Teams

NBA Latest, Training Camp Reports, and Favorite Non-Finals Teams With Chris Ryan

NBA Latest and Favorite Non-Finals Teams

The Zach Lowe Show • Sept. 24

NBA Latest, Training Camp Reports, and Favorite Non-Finals Teams

NBA Latest, Training Camp Reports, and Favorite Non-Finals Teams With Chris Ryan

NBA Latest and Favorite Non-Finals Teams

The Zach Lowe Show • Sept. 24

Shorts

SGA. Jokic. Wemby. Who is the most untradable player in the NBA right now?

Oct. 15
58s

Franz is the key to unlocking the Magic | Ringer NBA

Oct. 14
88s

If the Lakers make a deep playoff run, it’ll take a monster Luka performance | The Zach Lowe Show

Oct. 14
64s

Bill is bullish on the Mavs this season and it’s all because of Cooper Flagg.

Oct. 11
37s

The Maine, the Myth, and the Legend of Cooper Flagg

The Maine, the Myth, and the Legend of Cooper Flagg

Kirk Goldsberry

The Maine, the Myth, and the Legend of Cooper Flagg

The Maine, the Myth, and the Legend of Cooper Flagg