Ranking the NBA's best players: Top 25, revisited

Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY Thu, 19 February 2026 at 12:03 pm UTC·10 min read The 2026 NBA All-Star break offered the chance for the entire league to catch its breath, reset and look ahead to the playoffs, which – seemingly suddenly – start in two months. The break is also giving us the chance to revisit the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 NBA player rankings for the 2025-26 season, which we published in early October.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Where did we get it right? Where did we get it wrong? Rankings and perceived value, of course, are subjective, so we welcome the debate. But for the purposes of this list, we’re omitting star players who are likely to miss at least most of the...