- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 100.0
GOAT Rank · 144
Greatest active Basketball Players
This ranking is led by LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. GOAT Rank currently ranks 144 eligible Basketball players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, LeBron James ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.6.
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- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.0
- Dominance
- 69.0
- Statistics
- 74.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 63.8
- Dominance
- 66.9
- Statistics
- 72.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.1
- Dominance
- 71.5
- Statistics
- 71.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.8
- Dominance
- 61.9
- Statistics
- 71.5
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 54.6
- Dominance
- 62.3
- Statistics
- 68.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 62.5
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.1
- Dominance
- 61.0
- Statistics
- 73.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.9
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 71.1
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.9
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.8
- Dominance
- 55.9
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.9
- Dominance
- 60.5
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.5
- Dominance
- 54.8
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.6
- Dominance
- 57.8
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.5
- Dominance
- 53.2
- Statistics
- 74.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeBron James | Basketball | 🇺🇸 USA | 2003–active | 95.6 |
| 21 | Stephen Curry | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 90.0 |
| 29 | Kevin Durant | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 88.8 |
| 62 | Nikola Jokić | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2015–active | 86.2 |
| 65 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Basketball | 🇬🇷 Greece | 2013–active | 85.9 |
| 76 | Chris Paul | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–active | 85.4 |
| 88 | A'ja Wilson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 85.0 |
| 120 | James Harden | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 83.8 |
| 122 | Russell Westbrook | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 83.7 |
| 140 | Draymond Green | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 83.0 |
| 141 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Basketball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2018–active | 83.0 |
| 149 | Nneka Ogwumike | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 82.8 |
| 152 | Breanna Stewart | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 82.5 |
| 155 | Klay Thompson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 82.3 |
| 161 | Paul George | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–active | 82.1 |
| 164 | Anthony Davis | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 81.9 |
| 167 | Kawhi Leonard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 81.8 |
| 169 | DeMar DeRozan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 81.7 |
| 173 | Luka Dončić | Basketball | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2015–active | 81.5 |
| 179 | Kyrie Irving | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 81.4 |
| 187 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 81.2 |
| 196 | Jayson Tatum | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 80.8 |
| 197 | Kevin Love | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 80.8 |
| 202 | Devin Booker | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 80.6 |
| 205 | Jimmy Butler | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 80.4 |
| 211 | Nikola Vučević | Basketball | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 2011–active | 80.2 |
| 215 | Brittney Griner | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 79.7 |
| 230 | Damian Lillard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 78.7 |
| 232 | Joel Embiid | Basketball | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 2014–active | 78.4 |
| 241 | Anthony Edwards | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 76.7 |
| 245 | Zion Williamson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 76.6 |
| 246 | Trae Young | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 76.4 |
| 250 | Victor Wembanyama | Basketball | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 75.1 |
| 256 | Ja Morant | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 74.6 |
| 260 | Jrue Holiday | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 71.0 |
| 261 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 69.6 |
| 262 | Rudy Gobert | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 67.6 |
| 263 | Jalen Brunson | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 67.4 |
| 264 | DeAndre Jordan | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2009–active | 66.0 |
| 265 | Marcus Smart | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 63.5 |
| 266 | Pascal Siakam | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 63.0 |
| 267 | Jaylen Brown | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 62.0 |
| 268 | Bam Adebayo | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 61.7 |
| 269 | Brook Lopez | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2009–active | 61.3 |
| 270 | Sabrina Ionescu | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 60.8 |
| 271 | Andrew Wiggins | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 60.2 |
| 272 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 60.0 |
| 273 | Julius Randle | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 59.4 |
| 274 | Donovan Mitchell | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 59.4 |
| 275 | CJ McCollum | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 59.2 |
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