The likeliest players to make their All-NBA debut this season

HoopsHype presents the most likely players to make their All-NBA debuts in the 2023-24 season, led by Anthony Edwards and Jalen Brunson.

Right now, there are 26 active NBA players who have been All-Stars in their careers but who have yet to make an All-NBA Team, which is arguably the league’s highest individual honor besides winning Most Valuable Player or Finals MVP.

That list features some huge names, including Zion WilliamsonAnthony EdwardsBam Adebayo, Brandon Ingram and Jalen Brunson.

Several of those players stand a good chance of making their All-NBA debuts in the 2023-24 season. Today, let’s explore the most likely candidates to achieve this milestone.

2025 NBA free agent rankings: Early look at the top potential available players

The 2025 free agent class was hyped as potentially the strongest since 2019, thanks to a speculated salary cap surge from a new TV rights deal. However, the NBA and the players’ union capped salary increases at 10 percent annually to avoid a drastic …

The 2025 free agent class was hyped as potentially the strongest since 2019, thanks to a speculated salary cap surge from a new TV rights deal. However, the NBA and the players’ union capped salary increases at 10 percent annually to avoid a drastic spike like in 2016. Additionally, players can now earn more through extensions, narrowing the financial difference between extending and testing free agency. This change has seen players favor extensions to avoid market uncertainties.

Still, there may be a bunch of good free agents available next year. Below is a ranking of every player currently able to become a free agent by then.

2024 Aggregate Mock Draft: Zac Risacher, Nikola Topic, Cody Williams, Reed Sheppard rising

HoopsHype’s 2024 NBA mock draft with Nikola Topic, Cody Williams, Reed Sheppard rising with scouting reports from NBA executives and scouts.

With March Madness upon us, HoopsHype has updated where the top prospects currently stand for the 2024 NBA Draft by compiling 10 mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, NBA Big Board, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, and USA TODAY’s For The Win.

HoopsHype also spoke with several NBA executives and scouts for their insight on the prospects for the third edition of the aggregate mock draft. The consensus from a majority of NBA talent evaluators is this draft class isn’t as top heavy with franchise-altering talent, but is deep with several potential sleepers to be selected.

An explanation for HoopsHype’s Draft Predictor from colleague Alberto de Roa, who contributed research to this story, can be found here.

NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 60 points. If a player was second, he received 59 points, and so on. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking.

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2006 NBA re-draft: The way it should have been

HoopsHype re-drafts the weak 2006 NBA Draft class, a difficult exercise considering its lack of top-end players besides LaMarcus Aldridge, Rajon Rondo and Kyle Lowry.

The 2006 NBA Draft was nothing to write home about – and that’s putting it kindly. This class has two players who’ll make a case to reach the Hall of Fame, but neither are first-ballot locks.

It’s not like this draft class has a bunch of great role players to talk about either, with the majority of this class being made up of fringe rotation players. Below, check out our 2006 NBA re-draft, in the order they should have gone in.

Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James: Pitting the GOATs from age 19 to age 39

HoopsHype does a complete year by year comparison of Michael Jordan and LeBron James from ages 19 through 39, head-to-head style.

As if the GOAT debate hasn’t been beaten into the ground already, we’re going to put a new spin on the Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James discourse today by comparing them head to head for each year of their careers, from age 19 through age 39.

Everybody feel free to cherry-pick the outcome you like the most for use in your GOAT debates, which can be found on the final slide.

Ready to dive into the legendary careers of Jordan and LeBron, year by year? Let’s get started.

What’s next for Klay Thompson and Warriors in free agency? “He’s a Warrior for life no matter what”

Previewing 2024 NBA free agency for Klay Thompson and Golden State Warriors, with reporting from HoopsHype Senior NBA Insider Michael Scotto.

With Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and coach Steve Kerr signed through the 2025-26 season, will Klay Thompson be the next Warriors cornerstone piece to get a new deal in free agency this summer?

Thompson, a five-time All-Star before suffering a torn ACL and Achilles that caused him to miss two and a half seasons, is among the top free agents available this summer.

With that in mind, HoopsHype asked eight NBA executives for their free agent projections for Thompson. Three executives believed Thompson would get $18-20 million annually, and the other five predicted he’d get $20-25 million annually. Four executives believed Golden State would ideally try to align Thompson with his fellow “Splash Brother,” Curry, on a two-year deal. Green, meanwhile, has a player option for the 2026-27 season.

The oldest NBA stars alive

While we sadly lose NBA legends every year, many continue to grace us with their presence. Let’s celebrate life and take a look at the oldest living NBA All-Stars.

While we sadly lose NBA legends every year, many continue to grace us with their presence. Let’s celebrate life and take a look at the oldest living NBA All-Stars.

2005 NBA re-draft: The way it should have been

HoopsHype re-drafts the 2005 class, one that was pretty weak overall but did feature Chris Paul, one of the best point guards ever.

The 2005 NBA draft will not be remembered all that fondly, as it features just one surefire Hall-of-Famer, a few other low-level All-Stars, a whole lot of role players and many more busts.

The only thing preventing the 2005 class from being thought of even more poorly is the fact that many second-round picks that year wound up enjoying solid careers for many years, including some winners of impressive accolades. Still, it’s not a draft class you’ll be blown away by.

Below, check out our re-draft of the 2005 class in the order players should have gone, in our opinion.