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Last updated Jul 22, 2026

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
#1Illustrated portrait of NBA player Nikola JokićNikola JokićDEN · CLeague-best box production, 67.0% true shooting, and a 50.3% assist rate kept Jokić at #1; his lineup evidence agreed.100.0per minute100thpercentile#2Illustrated portrait of NBA player Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC · PGA 33.4% usage rate, 66.5% true shooting, and low turnovers built the #3 box prior; lineup results lifted Gilgeous-Alexander to #2.99.6per minute100thpercentile#3Illustrated portrait of NBA player Kawhi LeonardKawhi LeonardLAC · SFLeonard paired a 33.5% usage rate with 62.9% true shooting and a 2.9% steal rate; positive lineup context moved him from a #6 box prior into the top three.98.6per minute99thpercentile#4Illustrated portrait of NBA player Giannis AntetokounmpoGiannis AntetokounmpoMIL · PFA 37.0% usage rate with 65.8% true shooting produced the #2 box prior. Playing 36 games held his Season Value to #15.98.3per minute96thpercentile#5Illustrated portrait of NBA player Victor WembanyamaVictor WembanyamaSAS · CA 9.4% block rate and 21.2% rebound rate made Wembanyama's interior impact singular; #4 box and lineup grades settled at #5 after the role adjustment.98.2per minute99thpercentile#6Illustrated portrait of NBA player Luka DončićLuka DončićLAL · PGDončić carried a 38.1% usage rate and 40.5% assist rate. His 2,289 minutes pushed Season Value to #3 even with a #6 per-minute rank.98.2per minute99thpercentile#7Illustrated portrait of NBA player Stephen CurryStephen CurryGSW · PGAt age 37, Curry paired a 32.5% usage rate with 63.7% true shooting while taking 60.6% of his shots from three. Forty-three games held Season Value to #25.97.8per minute94thpercentile#8Illustrated portrait of NBA player Jimmy ButlerJimmy ButlerGSW · SFButler combined 64.6% true shooting with a 62.1% free-throw rate and low turnovers. Playing 38 games held Season Value to #34.97.5per minute92ndpercentile#9Illustrated portrait of NBA player Donovan MitchellDonovan MitchellCLE · SGMitchell's scoring built a #11 box prior, while positive lineup context lifted him to #9; 2,342 minutes pushed Season Value to #7.97.1per minute98thpercentile#10Illustrated portrait of NBA player Tyrese MaxeyTyrese MaxeyPHI · PGSeventy games, 2,661 minutes, and a 9.2% turnover rate made Maxey's top-10 impact unusually durable; Season Value reached #6.96.8per minute99thpercentile
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Top 10 teams for 2026–27

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

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