Predicting the Top 20 NBA Players in 5 Years (2029) 

No, you were right, Matt. He reclassified from 26 to 25.

No you were right

76ers fan here, but in 5 years from now joel embiid is gonna be almost irrelevant. Injuries. He is not going to age well into his later nba career. 2029 i do not have joel in the top 20. I also would not have Fox either. I kinda see Fox in his early 30's like john wall. Injuries and out of the league. Im actually surprise he hasnt had any major injuries thus far based on his playing style.

no that was his highschool class not draft class hes still in the nba 2026 draft class@@mpick29

I’ll tell you the full story. He was originally class of 25 then reclassed DOWN to 26 then as he became the best player in the class of 26 he reclassed back UP to the class of 25 which he is now.

How is there no replies? I’ll change that

I’ll make it 2!

I thought he would react to his picks from 2019

Most of them there are not even in the league anymore lol

Throughout his content, for some reason. he just has something against anything Timberwolves. Seems like a big market fan bias against 'small markets'.

Ant is 22 years old putting up 26-5-5 and he’s not in the top 5 which is insane to me

He’s overrated

Exactly. ANT, Shai, and Wemby will run the league in 5 years

@@KaizenWavy no he gone be 19

Him over chet is insane

I’m taking Brandon Miller over him easily

for sure @@db2ez_

Jb😂

Casual. If brown ran his own team he’d be averaging close to 30. He literally averages 28/7/4 when Tatum doesn’t play

Leagues changing tho, stars playing till their 40’s now

Thanks for mentioning. This guy commenting is delusional ^^

The league is a young man's game now, there is a huge void of veteran presence on teams because of the high demand in physicality, there for players are not playing into their 40s but 1 damn person named lebron, let's see really just how many players these days come close to 20 years in the next 10 years

@@pemp9606 yh but he's only a 6 foot guard look what happened to cp3 and how he fell off can't keep up especially with this build how many top 20 players over age of 30 are 6 foot

​@@gritzxenus but 32 yo CP3 was competing with KD warriors and almost beat em

Probably not lol

scoot

@@jamesh7469he’s 20 yrs old avg 20 and 5 he could easily be top 20

@@KaizenWavyprobably not

Commenting Shaedon sharpe top 20 in 2029

i agree he has mj celing

because at least Wemby has generation talent potential unlike some players like Embiid. You don’t even have to be a Spurs fan to say this or think this, it’s obvious Wemby is a lot more special than Embiid

thank youuuu, took the words out of my mouth. Victor is gonna be injury prone like come tf on. Luka is already the best player in the history the nba. stats dont lie

@@jonah3107 ARE YOU 12 YEARS OLD?

@@jonah3107lmao no, Luka could have the potential to be top 10 but he is not better than Mj, lebron, Kareem, Kobe, shaq, and Tim Duncan

Wemby isn’t injured yet has he?

In 5 years? Yeah…what separates Wemby from Luka in the end will be his defense

@@willis4574but he will also never be as good as an ofensive player as luka

@@zearturogrande4052 yeah but wemby will arguably be the best defensive player in five years, and at least a top 10 offensive player, coupled with the fact that he will probably average 10+ rebounds

@@zearturogrande4052Why not? Tea,s are triple teaming Wemby all the time and the only reason why Spurs are losing is his teammates are not knocking down wide open shots

In 5 years Luka is more likely to achieve team success over Wemby but in something like 7 Wemby would surely be better.

He might but he won't be top 10

@@theman9048in five years not even top 20 if he is it’s goated time

Lebron can’t flop forever.

Buddy, LeBrick isn't even top 50 rn

@@smallpeoplematterIm not a lebron fan but this right here is D1 hating, Lebron is solidly top 25 minimum in the league rn

Ant probably wont ever have a better year than 2nd year luka and hes in a even more inflated stats year in his 4th year already lol

@@retna1x363Luka wasn’t playing with anyone near as good as KAT. Come on, they are not on remotely comparable teams

Wemby start has def been better but ant should def be top 3

And the advancement in technology like shoes, and trainers and stuff will help with injury prevention too hopefully extending careers and thus primes

@@zackdesilva4730 it’s mainly advancements in surgeries. Injury frequency hasn’t changed very much.

@@willrobbins2550 I mean, I hate to be that guy but do you have a source for that? I’m just thinking like consider shoe technology and how much it’s advanced to give you slightly better jump, efficiency, cushion, whatever. It plays a role, even a slight one in preventing injuries, or at least should in theory.

@@zackdesilva4730 just look up year over year injury numbers. You can also look up how much the average recovery time has lowered for different major surgeries

@@zackdesilva4730 if you look up yearly injury statistics, injury frequency is at an all time high. However, if you look up how often typically “career ending” injuries end careers the number has decreased. Also the average recovery time of nearly every injury has lowered as well

Chet is better than Sengun. Have of the game is defense, and he is not a good defender. Chet is a premier rim protector, one of the best shooting bigs in the league, and has the base of a great playmaker(he doesn’t need to do it a lot because OKC has too much playmaking already). I like Sengun, but having him over Chet doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Chet is doing it on the best team in the west 23 games over .500, Sengun on the 12th team in the west 7 games under .500. It’s more about how good Chet will be than an anti Sengun stance though.

How

@@jmoney4220 Top 3 behind Luka and Wemby. At the very least top 5.

@@Joeiscool447Shai better too

Ant is better defensively than Shai is better offensively, Ant has already proven he is a playoff guy, and is 3 years younger.

@@kipbarnhill8848 every advanced stat has SGA tremendously better on both offense and defense. The only player he trails overall this year is embiid statistically. Playoffs is another story

Tatum longevity will need to be studied

Maybe by 2029 Wembanyama will have beaten Chet at least once. He had his chance again last night in the Rising Stars tournament and. . .failed again. Chet’s team won the tournament of course.

@@Oshakarahate to break it to you but Chet played like ass in the rising stars games he played💀 Chet in 2 games 17 minutes: 7 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, 2 stocks, 6 turnovers on 2-4 FG 2-2 FT Wemby in 11 minutes: 11 points, 7 boards (3 offensive), 1 assist, 3 stocks, 5 turnovers on 5-6 FG 1-1 FT You Chet dickriders can’t seem to comprehend that basketball is a TEAM SPORT. That all being said, I definitely think he should’ve at least made the HM’s of this list, probably top 20

dont do that man. he not a type of franchise player. as long as sga is in there. you have seen wemby dominating chet. also his match ups against giannis jokic and embiid thats what the future looks like.

@@mindgamesesports5090 What a silly comment. First, this isn’t some Wemby vs. Chet thing. I didn’t say Chet should be #1. Wemby at #1 is fine. Second, Chet is 8-2 lifetime against the guys you mentioned across all platforms. So I’m not sure who you think is dominating him. Third, most “all in” statistics already have Chet top 25 as a rookie. To say he is going to get worse (or at least not improve) in 5 years is nonsense.

@@Oshakara don’t really why you’re bringing up Wemby rn considering no one mentioned him here but dawg wins are a team stat, and if you’re gonna attribute them to a player they go to the #1 option/team leader, not a third option. Also in the tournament Chet was dog shit compared to Wemby. Chet: 7, 5, 1, 2 stocks on 2-4 shooting in 17 minutes Wemby: 11, 7, 1, 3 stocks on 5-6 shooting in 10 minutes Basketball is a team sport, idk why you’re giving Chet praise for winning the rising stars game when he waa getting carried by Mathurin and outperformed by Wemby. I do agree that Chet should be here tho at bare minimum as an HM.

I think he'll be 1

Facts man hate Ant

Those stats aren’t impressive anymore. Luka, Giannis, Jokic, Shai, Booker, Mitchell, Haliburton, Tatum all averaging better. Apart from Giannis, I don’t think anyone will regress to the point where they are worse than Ant. Add in Wemby’s potential, Ja staying out of trouble and Ant can easily fall out of the top 10. I would put him 10th right now though

​@@gggyy7104 You are also listing off all players who are at LEAST 2 if not 3 years older then Ant (Other then Wemby and Hali) For a 5 years later video, 2 to 3 years make a LOT of sense, especially for a kid who started very well, and is improving every year. Not to mention.. that 26.3/5.2/5.3 now is on 38.6 from 3. Funny enough... Luka 119.6 ORat 116.2 DRat 3.4 Net Ant 118.4 ORat 107.7 DRat 10.7 Net Wemby 106.4 ORat 112.5 DRat -6.1 Net Other Net Ratings/Ages: Mitchell 11 at 27 Tatum 10.7 at 25 (26 in 2 weeks) Booker 7.7 at 27 Jokic 8.7 just turned 29 Giannis 6.9 at 29 Shai 10.3 at 25 Hali 11.8 at 23 (24 in 9 days) Ant 10.7 at 22 (not 23 until AUGUST) So everyone you named other then Hali really... (outside of Ja.. honestly felt like disrespect having to go back nearly 2 seasons to get an accurate average) Has either a lower Net Rating OR is 3-4 years older then Ant. And Mitchell stats only went up when he lost 2 starters giving him more shots/ball time (and is FIVE years older). Tatum averages the same, on the biggest superteam in the league.. and is 3.5 years older. In 5 years Mitchell will be 32, Tatum nearly 31, Booker 32, Jokic 34, Giannis 34, Shai 30. Only players on your list that will be under 30 in 5 years: Hali (9 days away from 29) Ant 27 Wemby 25 Ja 29 And even Ja is 2 years older then Ant.

You’re using net rating like a complete novice. The stat has FAR too much noise to be used for 1:1 player comparisons. We get it, you’re starting to get into advanced stats. You’re not ready yet

I have Ant 1

Hundert Prozent richtig, was du da sagst, Bruderherz.

Yep, and with Shai likely being just behind them. It's amazing how quick he got them to being respectable last year, and now they are an elite team. Jokic will likely still be elite as his game does not rely on athleticism at all (similar to how Vince Carter stayed in the league in his early 40s as he was always a good three point shooter, even when his athleticism declined) and Tatum will also be in the top 5, with a ring at some point being very likely (maybe this year). The list overall was REALLY good, as it's hard to rate people like Embiid due to injury history and Ja and Zion for that reason and that they rely on athleticism a LOT (remember that Blake and Amare declined FAST after their primes and Faried and Harrell are irrelevant now despite being exciting players when they were young, at least Blake and Amare developed jumpers to extend their careers). Derrick Rose was also super athletic, but with injury issues, so he declined super fast as well. The likes of LeBron are genetic freaks (especially since he was insanely athletic in Miami and his first Cavs run and never had serious injuries), as being this good when pushing 40 isn't the norm at all (Tom Brady was similar as he took the Bucs to a championship when he was over 40).

Wemby will not even be in his prime lol

@@kevinestes9800SGA is overrated. He is just having 1 fluke good season. He will revert to the mean in 5 years.

he’s not taller just fatter that’s all

physicality and 3-points shot what Sengun lacks offensively. defensively he is better as he is more mobile. rim protection both suck

Jokic will retire in 5 years. He hates basketball

If Sengun is 80-90% Jokic, even that would be insane but he always surprises us. We will see.

Yes. Jokic isn't fast and doesn't jump high, but man that boy is strong and big. He is also surprisingly quick with first step

Franz doesn't have the athletic top end potential that the others have. He's a very good player but he's capped and top 20 is just not where he's going to end up.

@@Cardb33 franz is athletic he just isn’t bursty. Hes a fluid mover. You hurt say that because he’s white. And he’s defiently not done improving don’t comment on a sport you know nothing about.

@@UncJockstrap Lol I know nothing about basketball cause I'm not a dumb fan who thinks Franz Wagner is going to be a top 20 player in the league? He's just not that level of player and doesn't have that potential. He's not even the best player on his own mid team. Top 20 in the league means best on your own team or a VERY good #2 that could run his own team which Franz isn't going to be. You actually think you know basketball cause you've convinced yourself Franz is gonna be a 25 a night scorer on good efficiency? There's a ton of young talent with way higher potential than Franz has and a lot of guys already better than him with as much or more potential and there's a lot of guys better than him today. I won't dismiss your take though if you really feel like he's got that potential let's hear your argument for it, I'd love to hear someone who's being serious try to argue that Franz has top 20 in the league potential.

@@Cardb33 two things, 1 on never said he’d be top 20 I was arguing the athletic part, and 2 I can make a better argument than you for him to be top 20 even though he isn’t. Here is my argument for franz I’ll get half the game out the way real quick there’s no debate he’s at least above average defensively on and off the ball But to be top 20 you need elite offense, I seperate offemse into a few categories Transition play: franz uses his length playmaking and finishing to be a good transition player, he isn’t Scottie level or anything close to it but he’s great and contributes to a good high paced offense Playmaking: while he’s more a connective passer than a playmaker, and he doesn’t run much pick and roll, he’s still setting up his teammates he’s a versatile passer as well Rim pressure: he isn’t super bursty but he uses his length and strides to attack the smallest advantages. He has a tight handle with some of the most advanced finishing moves in the league. Shooting: He’s an average shooter already and makes shots off the dribble, catch, and off the move. His 3pt percentage suffers but his shooting versatility and free throw rates mixed with his touch around the basket indicate high upside as a shooter. Now for you to say he can’t average an efficient 25 is wild considering he’s averaging a relatively effecient 22. Now if he can improve his shooting he’s elite. Remember he’s 22yo and this good. He’s already one of the best no2s in the game he could become the best in years time.

Orlando Magic best player

Its a SROS thing. He has an insane bias towards national media tropes.. and for some odd reason has a particular down on anything related to the Timberwolves. I honestly dunno why, but ALOT more people are noticing it.

He’s wrong with that one Ant will easily be a top 5 and sooner than 5 years imo

Ant isn’t even a top 10 guard in the NBA, let alone better than the best shooting guard. Booker is better than Ant and it’s not even debatable. Who knows what it will be like in 5 years but to say Ant is a top 10 player and better than Booker is plain wrong. Remember when you tried to say Ant was better than Lauri using advanced stats but you didn’t realize your favourite advanced stat actually favoured Lauri? 🤣🤣 That was funny. Ant still isn’t better than Lauri let alone Booker. The gap between them is like 15 spots difference.

​@@gggyy7104 Lauri Markkanen is #27 in EPM, ANT is #12. Lauri is not even top 30 in DARKO and Box DPM. Lauri also has mediocre on-off net ratings and WOWY rating. Look it up again kid, ANT has way better advanced stats than Lauri. Cry more because I cooked you last time in an argument.

@@kingdinodragonite3470 NOW he is, but what about 1 month ago, when you blatantly lied about Ant being higher than Lauri in EPM and expected me to believe it? Now let me ask you a few questions to prove your consistency. Who’s better, Hartenstein or Fox? Kevin Love or Sabonis? Nurkic or KAT? Dayron Sharpe or Ja Morant? You try to act like you know basketball by bringing up all these horrible advanced stats but in reality it makes you look like an IDIOT. Picking and choosing which advanced stats to bring up as your ONLY argument doesn’t mean Ant is better. It doesn’t make you cool or mean you know basketball. It’s the exact opposite. You look like a clown right now. Ant isn’t even a top 10 GUARD in the NBA.

Then you’d have to put Scottie a bit higher too. Him & Paolo are close

​@@JustfranktbhScottie's better than Paolo in every statistical category outside of scoring

@@SkippaMcHavn true

Yes, because SGA is stealing some of his Thunder. Chet will be top 10 but SGA, should not even be discussed. He is overrated

What about him lol

How ?

He’s substantially below average based on defensive rating league average this year is 116.1 his is 123.3 this year.

@@BobSmith-kw6mg but comparing him to himself he’s grown some, again I didn’t say he was lock down I’m just saying he’s in that same state as 2016 Steph who lead the league in steals but we all know he wasn’t the defensive focal point, he even got hunted in the Playoffs but he wasn’t unplayably bad

@@patrickwilson9829 it also doesn't help that his team is the worst in the league by defensive rating. The warriors were able to cover for Steph by having better defensive help that the hawks don't have right now

Why a new team?? He’s doing good on the warriors

He’s gonna be top 15 even if he’s on the warriors he plays great for us

@@blazegaming9203 top 15? Okay relax bud he got away to go

@@Justfranktbh I mean he’s averaged 20 plus in last 15 games and has gotten a lot better at most things and had some games were he had 30 points and 10 rebounds on good effiency we are talking about 5 years from now so I could easily see him being top 20 or 15

@@blazegaming9203 if he plays that good for the rest of the season we can have that argument for sure

Jdub will not be top ten wheres ja, zion, fox 😂

3 thunder up there is crazy

Sengun will be top 10, bookmark it, wemby will be #1 though

@@hunterswartz9789 I'm not a Thunder fan

@@melteddragon3174 Zion = Bust, Ja and Fox = Gaurds, JDub = Foward, Foward >>> Guard

Saying he is not is dven wilder considering he has been DPOY statistically while averaging more than 20 points on 24 minutes.

@@MrPolowu Nah you’re completely right. I’m just saying it’s insane to think about

It makes for interesting conversation. Of course not everyone will agree with it and in 5 years there will be many risers and fallers.

Sadly.. at least through his content, no he isn't.. if they are Timberwolves, he has a huge large market bias against them.

@@RANDOMPLANETyeah i’ve always noticed that about him. kinda whack.

dude with all due respect ant's PR team and the glazing he gets does wonders for him. Dude aint even top 10 in the league rn. bro probably aint even top 15 💀💀💀💀yet all these mfs tryna say stuff like hes the new jordan.

@therealmega762 What exactly does that have to do with 5 years from now? And how he is top 25/30 at only 22 already?

⁠@@therealmega762Obviously not top 10, I would put him 25th to 30th range, and there’s no good faith argument for him being higher than like 20th. Forget top 10 player, he’s not even a top 10 GUARD in the NBA. Genuinely don’t understand where all the hype is coming from.

And Ant but i think both of them will win a mvp

It’s really not lol

Alperen sengun will surpass all of them

Brandon Miller

Tatum?

Ant should be 1

That Tatum take is flaming hot..like blue flame scorching 😅

You a cade hater

Quit engaging then...With your weak lil negative opinion tree you decided to plant on this farm. 😂

it doesn't mean you're biased you just actually watch scottie unlike the rest of the league lmao.

Scottie will be a top 2-3 two-way player in the league

He’ll definitely be up there, idk about him becoming better than Scottie tho

How is him being KP a bad thing? He was on track to becoming a superstar before the injuries. And even with losing all that athleticism from the injuries hes still really good.

@@yubbityyubba7749 it's not a bad thing at all. I actually think KP is an underrated player and him being KP is better than what Scottie and Mobley will be in my opinion

Fuck it i’m going to make this a top 10 and I think Morant, Giannis, Holmgren, Booker, & Shai will be running shit too.