Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokiฤ began 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 data as of Jan. 13)
| Rank | Player | Team | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokiฤ | Nuggets | 13.7 |
| 2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Thunder | 11.5 |
| 3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Bucks | 8.2 |
| 4 | Victor Wembanyama | Spurs | 7.6 |
| 5 | Luka Donฤiฤ | Mavericks | 7.0 |
| 6 | Jayson Tatum | Celtics | 6.4 |
| 7 | Franz Wagner | Magic | 6.2 |
| 8 | Domantas Sabonis | Kings | 6.2 |
| 9 | Stephen Curry | Warriors | 6.1 |
| 10 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Knicks | 6.0 |
| 11 | Alperen Sengun | Rockets | 5.8 |
| 12 | LaMelo Ball | Hornets | 5.7 |
| 13 | Jimmy Butler | Heat | 5.4 |
| 14 | Anthony Davis | Lakers | 5.2 |
| 15 | LeBron James | Lakers | 5.1 |
| 16 | Evan Mobley | Cavaliers | 4.3 |
| 17 | Jarrett Allen | Cavaliers | 4.2 |
| 18 | Kyrie Irving | Mavericks | 4.2 |
| 19 | Cameron Johnson | Nets | 4.1 |
| 20 | Tyrese Haliburton | Pacers | 4.0 |
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