Active players movement:
New to the top 500:
Ja Morant (#500)
Dennis Schroder (#484)
Marcus Smart (#456)
Jaylen Brown (#451)
Trae Young (#422)
Pascal Siakam (#394)
Moved into the top 250:
Devin Booker (#248)
Jayson Tatum (#234)
Khris Middleton (#215)
Rudy Gobert (#187)
Moved into the top 100:
Nikola Jokic (#81)
Moved into the top 50:
Moved into the top 50:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (#43)
Moved into the top 25:
Moved into the top 25:
Stephen Curry (#25)
Moved into the top 10:
Moved into the top 10:
n/a
Fell from the top 500:
Significant active players outside the top 500:
#532 - Andrew Wiggins
Fell from the top 500:
Ralph Simpson, G, 1970-1980
Won a state championship while playing prep ball in Detroit, as a teammate of Spencer Haywood; named to five ABA All-Star teams, was 1st-Team All-ABA in '75-'76 and was 2nd-Team All-ABA twice; finished fourth in the ABA in scoring in '71-'72 with a career high 27.4 points per game; 13th in ABA history in total points; played his entire ABA career with the Nuggets, including a Finals appearance in 1976, but was traded immediately after the merger to the Pistons; struggled to adapt to the NBA, averaging just 8.4 points per game over four seasons with four different teams
Butch Beard, G, 1969-1979
High school rival in Kentucky and collegiate teammate at Louisville of Wes Unseld; an All-Star for the Cavs in '71-'72 when he averaged career highs in scoring (15.4 points per game) and assists (6.7 per game); starting point guard for the '74-'75 Warriors title team and was fourth on the team in scoring and second in assists; finished second in the NBA in field goal percentage in '74-'75, which is astonishing for a point guard; initially drafted #10 overall by the Hawks, he was drafted into the U.S. Army after his rookie season, avoided service in Vietnam, then returned with the Cavaliers in '71-'72 after they selected him in their expansion draft
Keith Erickson, F, 1965-1977
A baseball and volleyball star at UCLA in addition to basketball, and John Wooden called him the best pure athlete he'd ever coached; vital bench member (at small forward) on the Lakers teams that reached the NBA Finals in 1969, 1970, and 1973 but missed the 1972 postseason title run with a leg injury; also played in a fourth NBA Finals in '75-'76 with the Suns; peaked statistically early in his career with the Bulls and later with the Suns, averaging a career high 14.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in '73-'74; his four NBA Finals appearances without a title places him third all-time, behind only Elgin Baylor and Larry Foust (though he did technically earn a ring with the '71-'72 Lakers)
Tyrone Hill, F/C, 1990-2004
A surprise All-Star in '94-'95 for the Cavaliers as an undersized center (6'9"), when he averaged career highs in scoring (13.8 points per game) and rebounds (10.9 per game); starting power forward and second leading scorer on the '00-'01 76ers that reached the NBA Finals; finished second in the NBA in field goal percentage in '96-'97 at 60% but never shot higher than 55% in any other season; played for seven franchises in 15 NBA seasons, included two separate stints with Cleveland and Philly; an efficient rebounder, he finished in the top 10 in the NBA in rebound percentage four times
Joe Graboski, F, 1948-1962
One of the few early NBA big men considered strong and talented enough to battle with George Mikan; dropped out of high school and never attended college and started his pro career by getting discovered as a ball boy for the Chicago Stags; averaged 12+ points and eight-plus rebounds per game for eight consecutive seasons, starting in '51-'52, peaking at 14.7 and 10.4 for the Warriors in '58-'59; as starting power forward, he was fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder on the '55-'56 Warriors title team (and scored a game high 29 points in the clinching game five); also spent time with the Indianapolis Olympians, St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Packers, and Syracuse Nationals, lasting 14 seasons in the NBA, a rarity for big men in his era
High school rival in Kentucky and collegiate teammate at Louisville of Wes Unseld; an All-Star for the Cavs in '71-'72 when he averaged career highs in scoring (15.4 points per game) and assists (6.7 per game); starting point guard for the '74-'75 Warriors title team and was fourth on the team in scoring and second in assists; finished second in the NBA in field goal percentage in '74-'75, which is astonishing for a point guard; initially drafted #10 overall by the Hawks, he was drafted into the U.S. Army after his rookie season, avoided service in Vietnam, then returned with the Cavaliers in '71-'72 after they selected him in their expansion draft
Keith Erickson, F, 1965-1977
A baseball and volleyball star at UCLA in addition to basketball, and John Wooden called him the best pure athlete he'd ever coached; vital bench member (at small forward) on the Lakers teams that reached the NBA Finals in 1969, 1970, and 1973 but missed the 1972 postseason title run with a leg injury; also played in a fourth NBA Finals in '75-'76 with the Suns; peaked statistically early in his career with the Bulls and later with the Suns, averaging a career high 14.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in '73-'74; his four NBA Finals appearances without a title places him third all-time, behind only Elgin Baylor and Larry Foust (though he did technically earn a ring with the '71-'72 Lakers)
Tyrone Hill, F/C, 1990-2004
A surprise All-Star in '94-'95 for the Cavaliers as an undersized center (6'9"), when he averaged career highs in scoring (13.8 points per game) and rebounds (10.9 per game); starting power forward and second leading scorer on the '00-'01 76ers that reached the NBA Finals; finished second in the NBA in field goal percentage in '96-'97 at 60% but never shot higher than 55% in any other season; played for seven franchises in 15 NBA seasons, included two separate stints with Cleveland and Philly; an efficient rebounder, he finished in the top 10 in the NBA in rebound percentage four times
Joe Graboski, F, 1948-1962
One of the few early NBA big men considered strong and talented enough to battle with George Mikan; dropped out of high school and never attended college and started his pro career by getting discovered as a ball boy for the Chicago Stags; averaged 12+ points and eight-plus rebounds per game for eight consecutive seasons, starting in '51-'52, peaking at 14.7 and 10.4 for the Warriors in '58-'59; as starting power forward, he was fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder on the '55-'56 Warriors title team (and scored a game high 29 points in the clinching game five); also spent time with the Indianapolis Olympians, St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Packers, and Syracuse Nationals, lasting 14 seasons in the NBA, a rarity for big men in his era
Mel Counts, C, 1964-1976
Drafted in the first round by the Celtics out of Oregon state in 1964 as a backup center and insurance policy for Bill Russell; won titles in 1965 and 1966 playing minor minutes for Boston; traded to the Bullets for Bailey Howell in 1966 and then traded to the Lakers just a few months later; only player in NBA history to back up both Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, and to play in multiple NBA Finals with both the Celtics and Lakers (in addition to his two Celtics titles, he played in the 1969, 1970, and 1973 Finals with the Lakers); most notable moment of his career was leading a comeback late in game seven of the 1969 NBA Finals when Chamberlain refused to re-enter the game; peaked statistically for the Lakers in '69-'70, with 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game
Drafted in the first round by the Celtics out of Oregon state in 1964 as a backup center and insurance policy for Bill Russell; won titles in 1965 and 1966 playing minor minutes for Boston; traded to the Bullets for Bailey Howell in 1966 and then traded to the Lakers just a few months later; only player in NBA history to back up both Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, and to play in multiple NBA Finals with both the Celtics and Lakers (in addition to his two Celtics titles, he played in the 1969, 1970, and 1973 Finals with the Lakers); most notable moment of his career was leading a comeback late in game seven of the 1969 NBA Finals when Chamberlain refused to re-enter the game; peaked statistically for the Lakers in '69-'70, with 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game
Significant active players outside the top 500:
#532 - Andrew Wiggins
#547 - Jamal Murray
#553 - Bam Adebayo
#563 - Victor Oladipo
#612 - Zach LaVine
#690 - Deandre Ayton
#729 - Kristaps Porzingis
#763 - Fred VanVleet
#874 - Domantas Sabonis
#908 - Jarrett Allen
#911 - Tyler Herro
#924 - Anthony Edwards
#983 - Jordan Poole
#1198 - De'Aaron Fox
#1246 - Zion Williamson
#1280 - Scottie Barnes
#1552 - LaMelo Ball
#1642 - Darius Garland
#2233 - Cade Cunningham
#2289 - Evan Mobley