Every year, I generally follow some others in putting together my list of top players heading into that season, usually with what they did the previous season, and projecting production for that upcoming year. It started as a top 25, ended up as a top 32 last year, and kind of evolved into a top 50. I'll post my list heading into last year, which had some misses, as a barometer for my list for this year, and you see where changes were made to accommodate young players, or the improvement of others, as well as veteran players declining. There are numerous valuable rotation players that didnt make this list, but that doesnt mean they arent valuable pieces....
| 2019-2020 list | 2020-2021 list |
|---|---|
| 1. LeBron James | 1. LeBron James |
| 2. Kawhi Leonard | 2. Kevin Durant* |
| 3. Anthony Davis | 3. Kawhi Leonard |
| 4. Joel Embiid | 4. Anthony Davis |
| 5. Giannis Antetokounmpo | 5. Joel Embiid |
| 6. Paul George | 6. Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| 7. Stephen Curry | 7. Jimmy Butler |
| 8. Bradley Beal | 8. Luka Doncic |
| 9. Nikola Jokic | 9. Stephen Curry |
| 10. Jimmy Butler | 10. Bradley Beal |
| 11. Karl Anthony-Towns | 11. Nikola Jokic |
| 12. Chris Paul | 12. Chris Paul |
| 13. Damian Lillard | 13. Karl Anthony-Towns |
| 14. Russel Westbrook | 14. Damian Lillard |
| 15. Kyle Lowry | 15. Khris Middleton |
| 16. Kyrie Irving | 16. Paul George |
| 17. James Harden | 17. Russell Westbrook |
| 18. Rudy Gobert | 18. Kyle Lowry |
| 19. Marc Gasol | 19. Jaylen Brown |
| 20. Al Horford | 20. Jayson Tatum |
| 21. Pascal Siakam | 21. Kyrie Irving |
| 22. Mike Conley | 22. James Harden |
| 23. Blake Griffin | 23. Rudy Gobert |
| 24. Draymond Green | 24. Bam Adebayo |
| 25. Nic Vucevic | 25. Devin Booker |
| 26. Jrue Holiday | 26. Pascal Siakam |
| 27. Ben Simmons | 27. Nic Vucevic |
| 28. Donovan Mitchell | 28. Jrue Holiday |
| 29. Luka Doncic | 29. Ben Simmons |
| 30. De'Aaron Fox | 30. Donovan Mitchell |
| 31. CJ McCollum | 31. Marc Gasol |
| 32. Al Horford | |
| 33. Ja Morant | |
| 34. John Wall | |
| 35. Victor Oladipo | |
| 36. Kristaps Porzingis | |
| 37. Blake Griffin | |
| 38. De'Aaron Fox | |
| 39. CJ McCollum | |
| 40. Brandon Ingram | |
| 41. Gordon Hayward | |
| 42. Draymond Green | |
| 43. Myles Turner | |
| 44. Goran Dragic | |
| 45. Jamal Murray | |
| 46. Mike Conley | |
| 47. Trae Young | |
| 48. Jonas Valanciunas | |
| 49. Jusuf Nurkic | |
| 50. Domantas Sabonis |
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