NBA Players Community Rankings
The cumulative ranking of all 32 entrants, built from 5 completed NBA Players brackets and 131 head-to-head picks. LeBron James currently leads on win rate.
Last updated August 16, 2026
Play the NBA Players bracket5
brackets completed
131
picks recorded
32
entrants with results
Full community ranking
- 1
LeBron James
21W - 2L · won 3 brackets
91%
win rate
- 2
Michael Jordan
16W - 2L · won 2 brackets
89%
win rate
- 3
Stephen Curry
11W - 5L
69%
win rate
- 4
Kobe Bryant
7W - 4L
64%
win rate
- 5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
7W - 4L
64%
win rate
- 6
Tim Duncan
7W - 4L
64%
win rate
- 7
Kevin Durant
7W - 4L
64%
win rate
- 8
Giannis Antetokounmpo
6W - 4L
60%
win rate
- 9
Magic Johnson
5W - 4L
56%
win rate
- 10
Shaquille O'Neal
5W - 4L
56%
win rate
- 11
Larry Bird
4W - 4L
50%
win rate
- 12
Bill Russell
4W - 5L
44%
win rate
- 13
Nikola Jokic
3W - 4L
43%
win rate
- 14
Karl Malone
3W - 4L
43%
win rate
- 15
Luka Doncic
3W - 5L
38%
win rate
- 16
Hakeem Olajuwon
2W - 4L
33%
win rate
- 17
Dwyane Wade
2W - 4L
33%
win rate
- 18
Jerry West
2W - 4L
33%
win rate
- 19
Kawhi Leonard
2W - 4L
33%
win rate
- 20
Russell Westbrook
2W - 4L
33%
win rate
- 21
Allen Iverson
2W - 5L
29%
win rate
- 22
Dirk Nowitzki
2W - 5L
29%
win rate
- 23
Kevin Garnett
2W - 5L
29%
win rate
- 24
Wilt Chamberlain
1W - 4L
20%
win rate
- 25
Isiah Thomas
1W - 4L
20%
win rate
- 26
James Harden
1W - 4L
20%
win rate
- 27
Chris Paul
1W - 4L
20%
win rate
- 28
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1W - 4L
20%
win rate
- 29
Oscar Robertson
1W - 5L
17%
win rate
- 30
Julius Erving
0W - 4L
0%
win rate
- 31
Charles Barkley
0W - 4L
0%
win rate
- 32
Anthony Davis
0W - 4L
0%
win rate
How this ranking works
How is the NBA Players community ranking calculated?
Every completed NBA Players bracket adds one result to the pool. Each head-to-head pick is recorded as a win for one entrant and a loss for the other, and entrants are ordered by win rate across all 131 matchups played so far. Champion counts are tracked separately so a lucky draw cannot pass as a favourite.
Why use win rate instead of how often something wins the bracket?
Brackets are shuffled, so an entrant can reach the final without beating anything difficult. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant appeared in, which is a fairer read on how people actually feel about it. Champion counts are shown next to it for the entrants that keep taking the title.
How often does this ranking update?
Continuously. The page rebuilds every few minutes, so a bracket you finish now shows up here shortly afterwards. Last refreshed August 16, 2026.
Does my own ranking have to match this one?
No — this is the aggregate, not a verdict. Play the rank NBA players yourself and you get a private result page with your own order, which you can share and compare against the community list here.