Source: espn.com
ESPN has released its ranking of the top NBA players for the 2026/2027 season. Forward LeBron James of the Philadelphia 76ers was placed 18th, marking the first time in his career that he has not made the top 10.
To put this in perspective, LeBron ranked eighth in the 2025/2026 season, seventh in 2024/2025, ninth in 2023/2024, sixth in 2022/2023, third in both the 2021/2022 and 2019/2020 seasons. Moreover, from 2011 through 2019, he consistently held the number one spot in the rankings.
So far, the full list has not been published. The latest ESPN release covers players ranked from 50th to 11th. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Kevin Durant of the Houston Rockets are ranked 12th and 13th respectively, meaning they also fall outside the top 10 this season.
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