Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokiฤ begins the 2024-25 season as the first consensus best player in the NBA since LeBron James.
Perhaps that’s because he won his third MVP award in four years during the 2023-24 season. Maybe it’s his impressive stats or the fact he’s the most-unstoppable offensive player in the league.
Either way, he leads this list of best NBA players in 2024-25.
Read on for the full list based on Basketball Reference’s BPM metric, grading the box score plus/minus of points per 100 possessions a player contributed to above a league-average player. It can be a useful tool for NBA odds bettors throughout the year.
NBA Player Power Rankings 2024-25
(BPM from the 2023-24 season)
| Rank | Player | Team | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokiฤ | Denver Nuggets | 13.2 |
| 2 | Luka Donฤiฤ | Dallas Mavericks | 9.9 |
| 3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | 9.0 |
| 4 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9.0 |
| 5 | Tyrese Haliburton | Indiana Pacers | 6.9 |
| 6 | LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers | 6.5 |
| 7 | Domantas Sabonis | Sacramento Kings | 6.5 |
| 8 | Jalen Brunson | New York Knicks | 5.8 |
| 9 | Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers | 5.8 |
| 10 | Kawhi Leonard | Los Angeles Clippers | 5.5 |
| 11 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 5.2 |
| 12 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 5.2 |
| 13 | Anthony Davis | Los Angeles Lakers | 5.1 |
| 14 | Kristaps Porziลฤฃis | Boston Celtics | 5.1 |
| 15 | Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics | 5.1 |
| 16 | Kyrie Irving | Dallas Mavericks | 4.9 |
| 17 | Alperen Sengun | Houston Rockets | 4.9 |
| 18 | Jimmy Butler | Miami Heat | 4.6 |
| 19 | James Harden | Los Angeles Clippers | 4.1 |
| 20 | Jamal Murray | Denver Nuggets | 4.1 |
| 21 | Kevin Durant | Phoenix Suns | 4.0 |
| 22 | Derrick White | Boston Celtics | 3.8 |
| 23 | Zion Williamson | New Orleans Pelicans | 3.8 |
| 24 | Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | 3.7 |
| 25 | Al Horford | Boston Celtics | 3.6 |
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