NBA Players Community Rankings
The cumulative ranking of all 32 entrants, built from 40 completed NBA Players brackets and 1,168 head-to-head picks. Michael Jordan currently leads on win rate.
Last updated October 1, 2026
Play the NBA Players bracket40
brackets completed
1,168
picks recorded
32
entrants with results
Full community ranking
- 1
Michael Jordan
133W - 23L · won 16 brackets
85%
win rate
- 2
LeBron James
129W - 28L · won 10 brackets
82%
win rate
- 3
Stephen Curry
90W - 36L · won 3 brackets
71%
win rate
- 4
Kobe Bryant
73W - 38L
66%
win rate
- 5
Shaquille O'Neal
60W - 36L · won 1 bracket
63%
win rate
- 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
52W - 36L
59%
win rate
- 7
Kevin Durant
47W - 37L
56%
win rate
- 8
Magic Johnson
46W - 38L · won 1 bracket
55%
win rate
- 9
Tim Duncan
41W - 36L · won 1 bracket
53%
win rate
- 10
Larry Bird
40W - 37L · won 2 brackets
52%
win rate
- 11
Giannis Antetokounmpo
38W - 36L · won 1 bracket
51%
win rate
- 12
Dwyane Wade
32W - 38L
46%
win rate
- 13
Hakeem Olajuwon
28W - 36L · won 1 bracket
44%
win rate
- 14
Wilt Chamberlain
27W - 35L · won 1 bracket
44%
win rate
- 15
Nikola Jokic
28W - 37L
43%
win rate
- 16
James Harden
28W - 38L
42%
win rate
- 17
Kevin Garnett
27W - 38L · won 1 bracket
42%
win rate
- 18
Kawhi Leonard
27W - 38L
42%
win rate
- 19
Dirk Nowitzki
26W - 38L
41%
win rate
- 20
Allen Iverson
22W - 37L · won 1 bracket
37%
win rate
- 21
Russell Westbrook
22W - 37L
37%
win rate
- 22
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
19W - 36L · won 1 bracket
35%
win rate
- 23
Bill Russell
21W - 40L
34%
win rate
- 24
Luka Doncic
18W - 38L
32%
win rate
- 25
Oscar Robertson
17W - 38L
31%
win rate
- 26
Chris Paul
16W - 38L
30%
win rate
- 27
Karl Malone
13W - 36L
27%
win rate
- 28
Julius Erving
13W - 37L
26%
win rate
- 29
Anthony Davis
11W - 37L
23%
win rate
- 30
Jerry West
11W - 39L
22%
win rate
- 31
Charles Barkley
9W - 39L
19%
win rate
- 32
Isiah Thomas
4W - 37L
10%
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 1,168 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 October 1, 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.