I decided to take on a fun little exercise of ranking the top 30 players from the last two drafts, and I gotta tell ya, it was incredibly difficult. The talent level of today’s NBA is so deep and it’s only getting crazier with guys like Jaden Hardy and Cam Thomas not even being top 15 players in this ranking (as of right now). Some of these guys could be argued to be 10 spots higher, but at the end of the day, I went with my gut reaction and below are my final results.

1. Evan Mobley

2. Paolo Banchero

3. Franz Wagner

4. Cade Cunningham

5. Josh Giddey

6. Jalen Green

7. Jalen Williams

HBD Jalen Williams

Some of his best games this year
32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 3PT (80% FG)
31 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL (69% FG)
27 PTS, 8 AST (73% FG)
25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL
23 PTS, 10 REB (80% FG)
21 PTS, 10 ASTpic.twitter.com/uZrtECz6S3

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 14, 2023

8. Scottie Barnes

9. Chet Holmgren

10. Austin Reaves

11. Trey Murphy

12. Alperen Sengun

13. Keegan Murray

14. Jaden Ivey

15. Walker Kessler

16. Bennedict Mathurin

There’s been less talk around Bennedict Mathurin since his elite start to the year but he was still a stud rookie this season

16.7 PPG
4.1 RPG
43/32/83 shooting splits

Mathurin is in a great position to take a HUGE sophomore leap in Indy💯 pic.twitter.com/tpCnimsjea

— LG Hoops (@hoops_lg) April 10, 2023

17. Jabari Smith

18. Shaedon Sharpe

19. Herb Jones

20. Jonathan Kuminga

21. Jeremy Sochan

22. Jalen Duren

In honor of Jalen Duren having the most dunks in this rookie class here are some of his best jams of the season

Whether it be in transition, putbacks, or alley-oops (that Ivey/Duren connection is🔥) – Duren got UP

Watch out for #0 next year as he will make a HUGE JUMP💯 pic.twitter.com/qYyQYoYOyl

— LG Hoops (@hoops_lg) April 9, 2023

23. Tari Eason

24. Quentin Grimes

25. Mark Williams

26. Jaden Hardy

27. Jalen Suggs

28. Jalen Johnson

JALEN JOHNSON. 😤

pic.twitter.com/dZNU8qxEir

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 12, 2023

29. Corey Kispert

30. AJ Griffin