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2026–27 NBA Player Rankings

Who is making the biggest impact so far? Compare early-season performance, with games and minutes kept in view.

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The season so far

Top 10 by Impact Rate

Every player with recorded minutes is included. These are early estimates, not a forecast of the final ranking.

Impact Rate is a 0–100 score within this season. Higher is better. Season Value includes playing time and is shown here in points, not as a percentile.

RankPlayerPlaying timeImpact Rate Season Value

Domantas SabonisSAC · C2 games · 72 minutes Provisional100.00–100 score5.4points #2

Ty JeromeMEM · SG2 games · 63 minutes Provisional99.70–100 score4.4points #3

Giannis AntetokounmpoMIA · PF2 games · 63 minutes Provisional99.50–100 score4.3points #4

Tyrese MaxeyPHI · PG2 games · 81 minutes Provisional99.20–100 score5.6points #5

Paul GeorgeBOS · PF2 games · 64 minutes Provisional98.90–100 score3.8points #6

Paolo BancheroORL · PF2 games · 68 minutes Provisional98.70–100 score4.1points #7

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC · PG2 games · 71 minutes Provisional98.40–100 score3.9points #8

Walker KesslerLAL · C2 games · 65 minutes Provisional98.10–100 score3.7points #9

Anthony EdwardsMIN · SG2 games · 66 minutes Provisional97.90–100 score3.7points #10

Tyrese HaliburtonIND · PG2 games · 66 minutes Provisional96.80–100 score3.5points

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All-time players and 2026–27 teams

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NBA history

Peak-weighted all-time top 10

Regular-season Career Composite · lower is better.

Kareem Abdul-JabbarCareer Composite 1.02 · lower is better #2

Michael JordanCareer Composite 1.04 · lower is better #3

Wilt ChamberlainCareer Composite 1.06 · lower is better #4

LeBron JamesCareer Composite 1.10 · lower is better #5

Kevin GarnettCareer Composite 1.50 · lower is better #6

David RobinsonCareer Composite 1.54 · lower is better #7

Jerry WestCareer Composite 1.57 · lower is better #8

Nikola JokićCareer Composite 1.60 · lower is better #9

Larry BirdCareer Composite 1.60 · lower is better #10

Bob PettitCareer Composite 1.86 · lower is better

Preseason power ranking

Top 10 teams for 2026–27

League average is 50 · rosters as of Oct 1, 2026.

#1Oklahoma City ThunderOKC68% core rank range #1–#4Team Rating 71.6
#2San Antonio SpursSAS68% core rank range #1–#8Team Rating 63.6
#3Boston CelticsBOS68% core rank range #1–#11Team Rating 63.2
#4Denver NuggetsDEN68% core rank range #1–#10Team Rating 61.4
#5Toronto RaptorsTOR68% core rank range #2–#14Team Rating 60.7
#6Houston RocketsHOU68% core rank range #1–#10Team Rating 60.4
#7Detroit PistonsDET68% core rank range #2–#15Team Rating 58.9
#8Cleveland CavaliersCLE68% core rank range #3–#14Team Rating 58.0
#9New York KnicksNYK68% core rank range #3–#14Team Rating 57.2
#10Philadelphia 76ersPHI68% core rank range #6–#22Team Rating 54.6

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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.

Read the methodology →Open the permanent 2026-10-06 Board →