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After a lot of time and deliberation, these are my top 100 players in the NBA for the upcoming season (rookies not included).

As always, let me know if you disagree with anything!

Positions are mostly via CleaningTheGlass.

There are plenty more borderline top 100 guys who didn’t manage to make my honorable mentions, there’s more talent in today’s NBA than ever. Comment if you think I left anybody off! by @risingnba

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Here are my biggest winners and losers of the 2026 NBA draft!

I left off quite a few other teams who I’d also consider winners, but tried limiting myself to the picks I felt most strongly about.

Overall, I’d say there were way more winners than losers in the 2026 draft and even the teams who I do consider losers didn’t have awful drafts. I’m really excited to see how the 2026 class ends up developing, and we definitely can’t write off any of these guys yet.

I wouldn’t necessarily consider anybody else a loser, and am even a little iffy on the ones I did choose.

Here are some of my winner honorable mentions, since I couldn’t include all of them, in no particular order:

Memphis Grizzlies and Cameron Boozer
Dallas Mavericks and Morez Johnson Jr
Oklahoma City Thunder
Los Angeles Clippers
Cameron Carr
Trevon Brazile by @risingnba

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4 months ago

Here are my final 2026 NBA Draft Grades for each pick of the draft. As always, let me know what you disagree with!

I should have my more in-depth NBA Draft Winners and Losers post out in the coming days. by @risingnba

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4 months ago

In this week’s edition of Izzy’s Rookies to Watch… we’ve got 34th pick Meleek Thomas.

Thomas could be a sneaky-good fit next to Donovan Mitchell and James Harden. The shooting is real, the defensive activity is there, and I’m watching to see how quickly he earns a role.

What do you think, hoops fans?⬇️
#nba #rookies #basketball #meleekthomas by @risingnba

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3 hours ago

We really have regular season NBA hoops next week 🤩 by @risingnba

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2 days ago

Happy Tuesday NBA fans, officially one week until we have regular season hoops‼️🏀
Who are you most excited to watch hoop this season? by @risingnba

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4 days ago

🎥 Episode 2 of Izzy’s Rookies to Watch
Bruce Thornton is a 4-year college vet, a physical guard, and a guy who knows how to RUN AN OFFENSE.

With Houston needing reliable guard play, don’t be surprised if he works his way into the rotation.

Remember the name.

#nba #basketball #houston #rockets #brucethornton by @risingnba

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7 days ago

As the NBA preseason kicks off, I thought it’d be a fun exercise to predict the top 30 players in the NBA in 2030. Obviously, this is incredibly difficult to predict and so many things can change between now and 2030 but I thought I’d give it a shot.
Since this is a prediction so far into the future, this was mostly done off the top of my head and admittedly based more on personal vibes than previous production. by @risingnba

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8 days ago

Cameron Carr has the size, shooting, athleticism and versatility to make an immediate impact next to Luka.

So… why am I watching him this season?

Episode 1 of Izzy’s Rookies to Watch is HERE!
#lakers #nba #cameroncarr #rookie by @risingnba

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14 days ago

Media Day flicks part two 👀 (Swipe)
Which new look squad are you making sure to watch in 2027? by @risingnba

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15 days ago

Media day flicks have arrived, which new-look squad are you most excited to watch this season? 👀 (Swipe)

I’ll be doing a part 2 with more teams once more pictures get released! by @risingnba

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16 days ago

What is Braylon Mullins’ Ceiling without his shot? 📈

@izzyknowshoops breaks down Mullins’ NBA Upside and more in her newest article

Full article - link in bio by @risingnba

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