B/R and TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ Reveals the Top 50 NBA Players Rankings for the 2024 Season | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

For a taste of the NBA season: Bleacher Report and TNT’s Within the NBA present the NBA’s top 50 players for the 2024-25 season, ranked by Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith.

The rankings, from No. 50 to No. 21, will be announced Thursday, Oct. 17 on Bleacher Report and discussed by Adam Lefkoe and NBA champion Channing Frye on a live show on the Bleacher Report app.

This will be featured on the B/R app and social feeds throughout the weekend Inside The crew’s opinion on the players in the early rankings, as well as a discussion on how the top 20 should perform.

The Top 20 will be announced on Monday, October 21st in a live show on Bleacher Report at 7pm ET, featuring Candace Parker, Vince Carter and Lefkoe. B/R items are shown respectively Inside Star’s Top 50 and the Consensus Final Top 50.

The NBA regular season finally begins on Tuesday evening, October 22nd on TNT with the Knicks at the Celtics and the Timberwolves at the Lakers. After the nightcap, Within the NBAThe postgame show will feature a rankings debate as Chuck, Shaq and Kenny read fan comments and challenge each other.

The Within the NBA The panel is never afraid to discuss the league’s hottest topics, but reaching a consensus on the top 50 could be one of the most intense discussions yet.

Denver Nuggets superstar center and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić is the favorite for the No. 1 spot, but could 2022-23 NBA MVP Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers or two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo challenge him?

Where will San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama end up in just his second NBA season after being unanimously named NBA Rookie of the Year and finishing second in Defensive Player of the Year voting?

Where will veteran future Hall of Famers like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant check in after the trio led Team USA to a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?

How many of the Boston Celtics’ regular starters of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White and Kristaps Porziņģis will make the top 50 after a 64-18 record and an NBA championship last season?

All of these questions and many more will be answered when the Top 50 list is officially announced in the coming days ahead of the NBA Opening Day.