NBA Player Rank: 25-21
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What is the opening premise of the NBA Daily Top‑30 countdown?
Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. I'm Dave DeFore here with Espera Henne and Zena Kadek. Coming up, our NBA Top 30 list continues. Numbers 25 to 21, maybe a few surprises. Good morning, everybody. What is up, guys? This is the part where we pretend like... We know what we're doing. We're making
a top 30 list of
the NBA. And I think, you know, our first little group, the honorable mention and 20 or 30 to 26. I think it was pretty good. I think that we've landed in a pretty good space. I think we're being fair.
You know, that's all we can ask for.
Yeah. I like to hear our different methods of what we like. Yes. How we write these different things. I think it's interesting to think about people, how people are evaluating talent. Is it your players around you? You know, is it like your contract? Like Andrew was saying? Yeah. Is it playoffs? Is it, you know, all these different things. So that was cool. I think the
top 25 is a clearer list to make than a top 40, right?
Yeah. That 15 to 40 is tough. Even 30 is weird because you start getting into, and we did this on the last episode, but a lot of like what if situations, like if they have this type of season, if they have this type of season, a lot of projections. Whereas I don't know how you guys feel about this, but the 25 players that we have coming up, are pretty locked into me as the 25 best players in the NBA. Yeah,
I feel pretty solid about that. Some of these guys in this part, it's a little bit of a prove-it time for them. You know, not quite top 20, maybe on the way down, right? Like age-wise, things like that. So let's jump right in at number 25. And shockingly, I had this guy the highest at 20. OG and Anobi. And I just think after the playoff run he had and the NBA finals that he had, there's no doubt in my mind that he's one of the 20 best players in the league. And I think landing at 25 is, is a very good place. It feels about right.
What's your case for top 20? Cause I, I probably had a more like 25 to 30. What's your case for top 20? I mean,
the defense that he brings me, but he's also going to give you 25 points a game in the playoffs. You know, the, the shooting that he's been able to display, he can score at, at multiple levels. I just think that when you do that and with the, All-NBA defense that he brings. Yeah. Maybe I overrate the defensive side a little bit for guys like OG. But you don't lose anything on the offensive end with him. There's no compromise
in this game. That's fair. I actually was, I think, the only one amongst all of us to not have him in my top 30. had him as an honorable mention and it's i think for me i think about the larger picture of the knicks and we know how crucial og was but what did everyone always say og was an x factor as opposed to the guy you scout
around like
you build around right the factor exactly he was an x factor and so that's what made it tough for me to make him to put him there but going into this next season with the run that he's had, it is going to be interesting how much more attention he demands and how much more attention, like, is he going to move up the scouting report, basically? I bet teams box him out. That's right. That's absolutely right. So, yeah, I don't know. I... I got to see it a little bit more consistently. We'll
see. To me, I look at this spot specifically as the best role player in the NBA spot. And I don't say that
as hate.
I say that as being genuine in it. If we go back and look at the best role players on the last few champions, it's like Derek White. It's Aaron Gordon.
How do the hosts explain their ranking methodology for players 25‑21?
It's those type of players. And I think those guys in those respective seasons were also top 30 guys in terms of the output and how much they were able to contribute to their teams. OG, in my opinion, is that. And I think he is the best role player in the NBA. He is so good at what he does, whether it's the spot up stuff, whether it's creating in a pinch, whether it's obviously defending basically every position. I agree that his defensive value is probably even underrated to this day. He is, of course, an all-defense level defender, but it feels like he still doesn't get enough love for what he provides for this Knicks team.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the opening premise of the NBA Daily Top‑30 countdown?
0:00–3:59
2
How do the hosts explain their ranking methodology for players 25‑21?
3:59–6:09
3
Why do the hosts consider OG Anunoby a top‑20 player and a premier role‑player?
6:09–11:51
4
What defensive and offensive value does Bam Adebayo bring as a potential top‑25 player?
11:51–20:02
5
How does Draymond Green’s defensive impact compare to other elite defenders?
20:02–30:31