The inaugural In-Season Tournament was a resounding success, with the NBA’s television ratings for this time of the year up as fans were excited to watch basketball in December that was meaningful.
The Los Angeles Lakers ultimately came out victorious in the first edition of the IST, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way for the team. Both will rank very high on this list.
Part of what made the IST so interesting, though, was the fact that it was a smaller team that made it to the final to face Los Angeles, the Indiana Pacers. That’s what makes this type of tournament – one with a one-game knockout round through the championship – so exciting: Truly anyone can win it.
Still, the Lakers’ firepower proved too much for Indiana in the final, as Los Angeles defeated the Pacers 123-09.
Below, our ranking of the top players from the 2023-24 In-Season Tournament.