Top 50 NBA Players of 2021

Daniel Marable
DanMar’s Buzzer Beat
5 min readAug 2, 2021

Just Missed the Cut:

  • LaMelo Ball — Charlotte Hornets
  • Draymond Green Golden State Warriors
  • Caris LeVert — Indiana Pacers
  • Dejounte Murray — San Antonio Spurs
  • Michael Porter Jr. — Denver Nuggets
  • D’Angelo Russell Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Collin Sexton — Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Fred VanVleet — Toronto Raptors
  • John Wall Houston Rockets
  • Christian Wood — Houston Rockets

50. Victor Oladipo

Miami Heat

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49. Malcolm Brogdon

Indiana Pacers

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48. Mike Conley

Utah Jazz

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47. Nikola Vucevic

Chicago Bulls

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46. Kristaps Porzingis

Dalla Mavericks

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45. Jamal Murray

Denver Nuggets

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44. Pascal Siakam

Toronto Raptors

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43. De’Aaron Fox

Sacramento Kings

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42. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Oklahoma City Thunder

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41. Ja Morant

Memphis Grizzlies

40. Gordon Hayward

Charlotte Hornets

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39. Kemba Walker

Boston Celtics

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38. Kyle Lowry

Toronto Raptors

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37. Tobias Harris

Philadelphia 76ers

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36. CJ McCollum

Portland Trail Blazers

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35. Brandon Ingram

New Orleans Pelicans

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34. Julius Randle

New York Knicks

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33. DeMar DeRozan

San Antonio Spurs

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32. Jrue Holiday

Milwaukee Bucks

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31. Domantas Sabonis

Indiana Pacers

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30. Zach LaVine

Chicago Bulls

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29. Bam Adebayo

Miami Heat

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28. Khris Middleton

Milwaukee Bucks

27. Ben Simmons

Philadelphia 76ers

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26. Russell Westbrook

Washington Wizards

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25. Zion Williamson

New Orleans Pelicans

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24. Karl-Anthony Towns

Minnesota Timberwolves

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23. Jaylen Brown

Boston Celtics

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22. Klay Thompson

Golden State Warriors

21. Rudy Gobert

Utah Jazz

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20. Trae Young

Atlanta Hawks

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19. Devin Booker

Phoenix Suns

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18. Bradley Beal

Washington Wizards

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17. Donovan Mitchell

Utah Jazz

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16. Jayson Tatum

Boston Celtics

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15. Paul George

Los Angeles Clippers

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14. Kyrie Irving

Brooklyn Nets

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13. Jimmy Butler

Miami Heat

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12. Chris Paul

Phoenix Suns

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11. Anthony Davis

Los Angeles Lakers

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10. Damian Lillard

Portland Trail Blazers

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9. Luka Doncic

Dallas Mavericks

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8. Joel Embiid

Philadelphia 76ers

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7. Nikola Jokic

Denver Nuggets

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6. James Harden

Brooklyn Nets

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5. Kawhi Leonard

Los Angeles Clippers

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4. Steph Curry

Golden State Warriors

3. LeBron James

Los Angeles Lakers

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2. Kevin Durant

Brooklyn Nets

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks

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