The Hussey Board · 2025–26 · Regular season only

2025–26 NBA Player Rankings

Impact Rate ranks how effective each player was while on the court. Higher is better.

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Top 10

Data through 2026-07-14. Each note explains what drove the rank.

Rank Player Why this rankImpact Rate Season Value

Nikola JokićDEN · CHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#1), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring despite costly turnovers.100.0per minute100thpercentile #2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC · PGHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#3), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.99.6per minute100thpercentile #3

Kawhi LeonardLAC · SFHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#6), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.98.6per minute99thpercentile #4

Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL · PFHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#2), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring despite costly turnovers.98.3per minute96thpercentile #5

Victor WembanyamaSAS · CHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#4), powered by rebounding and shot blocking.98.2per minute99thpercentile #6

Luka DončićLAL · PGHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#5), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.98.2per minute99thpercentile #7

Stephen CurryGSW · PGHis box-score stats still looked like those of a top-10 player (#7), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.97.8per minute94thpercentile #8

Jimmy ButlerGSW · SFHis box-score stats still looked like those of a top-10 player (#8), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.97.5per minute92ndpercentile #9

Donovan MitchellCLE · SGHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-20 player (#11), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.97.1per minute98thpercentile #10Tyrese MaxeyPHI · PGHis box-score stats looked like those of a top-10 player (#10), powered by high-volume, efficient scoring.96.8per minute99thpercentile

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NBA history

Top 10 players of all time

Regular-season peak, prime, and staying power.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar9 seasons ranked No. 1 #2

Michael Jordan8 seasons ranked No. 1 #3

Wilt Chamberlain7 seasons ranked No. 1 #4

LeBron James6 seasons ranked No. 1 #5

David Robinson4 seasons ranked No. 1 #6

Larry Bird4 seasons ranked No. 1 #7

Kevin Garnett3 seasons ranked No. 1 #8

Nikola Jokić5 seasons ranked No. 1 #9

Jerry West2 seasons ranked No. 1 #10

Bob Pettit3 seasons ranked No. 1

Preseason power ranking

Top 10 teams for 2026–27

League average is 50 · rosters as of Jul 26, 2026.

#1Oklahoma City ThunderOKCLikely rank #1–#7Team Rating 72.4
#2Boston CelticsBOSLikely rank #2–#13Team Rating 63.8
#3San Antonio SpursSASLikely rank #2–#14Team Rating 62.0
#4New York KnicksNYKLikely rank #3–#16Team Rating 60.2
#5Detroit PistonsDETLikely rank #3–#16Team Rating 59.0
#6Houston RocketsHOULikely rank #3–#17Team Rating 59.0
#7Cleveland CavaliersCLELikely rank #4–#19Team Rating 57.3
#8Denver NuggetsDENLikely rank #6–#21Team Rating 56.7
#9Miami HeatMIALikely rank #4–#19Team Rating 56.2
#10Minnesota TimberwolvesMINLikely rank #4–#20Team Rating 55.1

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What the numbers mean

Impact while playing. Value across the season.

hussEyquation is an NBA player-impact system developed by Michael Hussey. Impact Rate combines individual production with lineup evidence where it is available. Season Value adds regular-season workload.

The archive covers 25,093 player-seasons and 4,811 careers from 1950–51 through 2025–26.

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