Ever since the original NBA75 list came out back in 2021, we have been making our own all-time player ranking, starting with the HoopsHype75.
The difference is that every year since then, we’ve been expanding our all-time great list, first with the HoopsHype76, then with the HoopsHype77 and this year, with HoopsHype78, which was the first year we had LeBron James finish at the top ahead of Michael Jordan.
This year, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid made our ranking for the first time. The year prior to that, Kyrie Irving made his debut on our list.
Today, we’re going to discuss the next players in line to crack the list of greatest players in NBA history. That’s not to say all of these players will eventually make it, but some came close this year and may have a shot in the near future and others clearly project to be included some years down the road.
Check out our selection of 11 players below.