The 2024 NBA Playoffs are about to begin, and Colin Cowherd has listed off his top 10 best players in the NBA heading into the postseason. This list features Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and LeBron James.
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Ant Edwards disrespect is crazy..
he’ll be the best player in the league in 2-3 years
@@bo0gi3 better than Jokic? No way, Josè
He said he’s not a shot creator lol
@bo0gi3 He's barely better than Wemby right now. 2 more years and it's done
@@bo0gi3🤣 he ain’t even better than rookie Luka Watched Luka block ant back to back on a layup and shot attempt but because he ain’t high flying no one talks about it
Truly believe that Jamal Murray is a top 10 playoff performer. Hes very good in the regular season but he turns up in the post season and is a killer in the clutch.
He’s not better than Irving
He is
Yes he is 11 or 12
Most underated player in the league been saying this forna few years.
Playoff Murray is a different animal
Who tf goes 1 to 10 on a top 10 list 😂
Caught me off guard too, I thought he put joker at 10💀😂
Agreed 💯, normally you countdown from 10 to 1 ... not 1 to 10
🤣🤣 Ant doesn't play defense and can't create a shot??? Does he even watch basketball 😂😂
Glad you said it
No he doesn’t. The fact this dude still has a show amazes me. You should listen to some of his football takes
Jamal Murray gotta be top 10 playoff player based off his previous playoff performances
The disrespect to Anthony Edwards is insane
Sga over Gianni’s, KD, AD, and Embiid is ridiculous the man has only played in two postseason lol.
gianiss hurt, idk bout kd or ad but embiid not him in the playoffs really so idk
It’s not based on past years only this season
Kd’s been playing bad in the playoffs past 2 years, got locked up vs Boston and shot 42% vs the nuggets last year
It's the present, not a lifetime achievement ranking. Fool
OkC is 3-1 against Denver and Dallas this year
Okc doesn’t win because they play hard, they win because they’re disciplined. That’s the difference, they are great schematically.
They do have a stacked team
Having 2 players from a 7th seed is straight disrespect 2 top teams. Lakers bias is real
How do the defending champs only have one player on the list and the 8 seed lakers have 2?! Put some respect on Jamal Murray’s name!
Because he's an injury liability. You never know if he'll stay healthy all post-season or not. And his numbers aren't sensational.
@@cryptidian3530 and Embiid is healthy always, still, he is on the 10th stop, and never passed the second round.
@@cryptidian3530 are u stupid
And he’s already iced one game.
Brunson at 8 is comical
1st Team All NBA. The Only Consistent Offense on the Knicks
5 out of these “top 10” won’t even make round 2😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Domovan mitchell is the 4th best ppg in career playoffs in nba history and you dont have him on this list? Dude just put up 55 points, 44 points, and 39 points his last 3 games. He doesnt even get a lot of foul shots he just old school put the ball in the basket.
He just said Ant isn’t a defender or shot creator haha not sure if he really knew what he was saying there
Funny, I just wrote the same comment. Does he even watch Minnesota?😂
No donovan mitchell on this list and donovan mitchell has the 4th highest ppg in nba history for the playoffs. Over his entire career 28+ppg average.....and mitchell doesnt even get the special treatment free throws like the others from the refs
Joker is the best offensive player in the league. If you traded Anthony Davis for him the lakers would win the chip. Same with Tatum and Chet holmgren.
Colin Coherd not knowing ANT as of 2 weeks ago is fireable.
FYI, last year I crunched a bunch of stats to determine who had the biggest impact in the 2023 playoffs: N. Jokic, J. Murray, J. Tatum, J. Butler, A. Davis, D. Booker, S. Curry, L. James, J. Brunson, B. Adebayo. Here's my 1st guess on the top 10 for this year's playoffs: N. Jokic, J. Tatum, L. Doncic, J. Murray, SGA, J. Brunson, A. Edwards, A. Davis, D. Booker, L. James. So many good players to choose from! I think the West playoffs will be so interesting!
Tatum above Giannis is absolutely ridiculous
is it me? or is Giannis injured this year? hmmm.
Tatum’s been cooking Giannis over the past few years fam
Not ridiculous especially going into this years playoffs
@@markespanet3193ok Butler has been cooking Tatum as well. What’s you point
@@errolspencejr9611 this is simply incorrect.
I think if you look at the fantasy points and consider all the stats, ANT should be on the list. Drop one of the Lakers from the list. The radio guy only watches the Lakers.
Did he say Antman's not a shot creator?
It's amazing to me that the media has completely ignored Giannis setting a new record on FG percentage on a 30ppg season. Or not acknowledging when Giannis passed Labron for most 30 10 and 5 games for the most all time. Sports media has destroyed the history of the game.
No Jamal Murray?!?! Come on Colin.
I made a list myself and had him 12. My top 11 is Jokic, Luka, Giannis, Embiid, Tatum, SGA, KD, Ant, LeBron, Brunson, Booker. This is with everyone at max health. All these guys are elite. Imo he's just a top tier 2 player you want next to a superstar, but not tier 1 guy solo
Shai at 3 🤦♂️😂
Recency bias while having proven nothing in the playoffs is insane
@@evancelata4161Yeah I think he's a great player, but he's not ahead of Tatum and Giannis. Those guys are both MVP level, but also have experience. LeBron isn't at his peak, but I trust him more. Same goes with KD. SGA, Ant, Paolo are elite young guys, but it's hard to rank them. Imo thinking about it... I'd prob go 1. Jokic 2. Luka 3. Giannis 4. Embiid 5. Tatum 6. KD 7. LeBron 8. Brunson 9. SGA 10. Ant. Booker and Murray honorable mentions. This is with everyone at full health. Only reason I go SGA and Ant over them is because they're #1 options
I put Ant Edwards in before I put Jalen Brunson in.
Devin Booker & Kawhi Not Even Getting A Mention Is Crazy Lmao
Well they aren’t better than anyone on this list so idk why they should
Kawhi is injured 😂
Devin Booker can't reach that level with KD and Beal on his team, and when he did they never made it far
@@AkeemGriffith-co2zdhe went to a finals without either of them? And then was the best player in the playoffs last year??
@@braydenschmidtke171That's my bad. I forgot that run with CP3 because the following year Luka disrespected them badly.
Wow. Great content. Colin just gave us the list of Vegas MVP favorites
Brunsen is better than Kyrie, J. Murray, or Dane. And it isn’t close
Brunson should be 4 or 5
Should be 1. Nikola Jokic 2. Giannis Antetokoumpo 3. Luka Doncic 4. Jayson Tatum 5. Joel Embiid 6. Shai Gilgeous Alexander 7. Anthony Edwards 8. Jalen Brunson 9. Kawhi Leonard 10. LeBron James KD AD Spida and Booker are the big snubs. Along with Jimmy Butler.
I disagree with Colin's assessment of the Knicks. They do play hard, however, they're more than just an effort team. Jalen Brunson is a skilled player. Josh hart shows some extra skill level along the way, and OGA (Annunoby) is skilled defensively. Divincenzo is a skilled three point shooter. They're just not as athletic/jumping over people posterizing with dunks as other teams. They're beating the 76ers on skill and effort.
Brunson above kd is crazy
Nah
Brunson is 2nd Team All NBA Borderline 1st 5th ranking on the Mvp Ladder
I love kd but brunson had a better year. Think about it
Jamal Murray is a better playoff player than Joel Embiid , stats back it up, eye test backs it up, so why is Embiid on both lists and Murray on 0?
SGA over Tatum is ridiculous
Just UNBELIEVABLE!! You left Jamal Murray, Anthony Edwards, and Kyrie Irving. Mr. Collins, you need to officially apologize to these 3 gentlemen ASAP. You are way out of line!
My top 10 (with all at max health): 1. Jokic 2. Luka 3. Giannis 4. Embiid 5. Tatum 6. SGA 7. KD 8. Ant 9. LeBron 10. Brunson
Wow, Booker Kwhai and Kyre got overlooked. If your including injured players then Butler needs to be mentioned.
Woke ppl don’t want Kyre in any mention
There are so many amazing players. Kawhi, Jamal, Booker, brown, fox, sabonis
Yeah. Fox and Sabonis are so amazing. Why they were healthy all year and couldn't even make the play-offs
Jamal murray should def be here
I’d put Booker in there. He played amazingly last year. Murray too.
Jalen over Booker, Dame, Kawhi, Paul George is wild to me. The fact the none of those guys reached his top 12 list is even more wild. If book puts up another masterpiece like he did last year’s playoff he’s top 10 on everyone’s list. Book is just one of those players people always forget unless he’s having a lot of success
Who does a “top 10 list” and goes best to worst as opposed to worst to best? Goofy.
Yeah…this list needs to be updated. Edwards was and is top three.
Paul George just left the chat
Why didnt you count down from 10? Lol
So I see you don’t value defense at all with Luka at 2
I would remove Embiid and put Kawhi. I know he's always injured, but when he's on the court he's a true playoff monster. I would like to put Anthony Edward too although he is new to this stage, but there is no doubt that he is one of the best players going into these Playoffs, maybe even a little more than Tatum, but well, we'll see. And let's not forget crazy Kyrie Irving, we know what he is capable of in the playoffs as long as he is available to play. He is the toughest shot maker in the NBA.
The list is okay with one exception! Kevin Durant. He simply does not belong there. Why? Didn't he just lose 2 in-a-row to the Edward's Timberwolves? Look, be objective. If you are picking the 'best' 10 players in these playoffs, then focus on the playoffs. In fact, I do not think KD belongs to any category. He was SWEPT by Boston from the playoffs a few years ago, then he bolted to Phionex. Give me a break!!
How do you have a hurt player over bron
Nobody worried about that 40 year old. He needs a heavy whistle to win games.
Unfortunately, he'll get a heavy whistle in Round 1. I'm anticipating the Nuggets games will be painful to watch because of FT disparity.
Holy sht the disrespect to Anthony Edwards’s is unreal
Jokic is the best player of all time
😂
Colin is wrong about dem Knicks as always haha
Jamal Murrqy has to be top 10 Difuq bruh
How did Jordan not have SGA in his lineup?
Antman said excuse me… your list is flawed.
4 of his Top 10 are foreign born. It will increase in the future until US players focus on fundamentals.
Hey Colin, talk about how the Lakers have 1100 more free throws the last 2 seasons than the next best team… can you say “NOT A REAL SPORT”???
OKC is 3-1 against Denver and 3-1 against Dallas.
Who’s here after tonight’s lakers/nuggets game?
No Kawhi Is Insane… Shai Being Top 3 With Zero Playoff Proof Is Crazy… Tatum Being Top 4 Is Ridiculous This List Is Horrible
I don’t like that the refs change how they officiate throughout the season and into the playoffs. There should be one standard. Anything else lends credence to conspiracies that the refs/league are manipulating outcomes.
Kd disrespect is unreal
If you dont have Luka in the first you don’t know what your talking about. His the most dangerous player in the nba
Where’s Murray??
Just proves how much he hates the Clippers
Where is Kyrie Irving
I bet LA have more FT in R1 playoff
Murray > Embiid in the playoffs
Shais game is built for the playoffs idk how people don’t realize this yet
Embiid disrespect is not normal
This list is so awful, how is Giannis below Tatum and SGA? Is this not a "playoffs" list?
Two serbs at the top of the nba. Never thougbt id see the day
Joker Luka Bron Giannis Sga Tatum Kawhi Davis KD Embiid
Kd at 9 is just disrespect cmonnn wtfff
Is Lenard out????
SGA? Are you simple?
Jordan hasn’t seen playoff Luka apparently
Who starts a top ten list at 1
starting with the obvious obviously
Who counts from 1 back the way ! Wtf
dowg........ KD should be before AD and bron at this point ....
Derrick White snubbed yet again
Who? 😂
Unsubscribed because of the audio. I'm good with First Take
I always watch this channel on Mute .... because it is just as effective as having the audio maxed out to 10
Jokic is not top anything all time. He just proves that it's a big man's game, so with just a bit of smarts and fundamentals, a 7 footer can go far. What would Jokic be at 6'5 with his skill set and athleticism? He would not be in the league.
Pa i Nikola Tesla moze biti svako, treba samo da bude pametan kao on sto je bio.
@user-gj1sc4zd7o @aleksandaralek5875 You like Jocik basketball skills? To prove my point, imagine if basketball was 5 on 5 all Jocik types. Would the NBA have an audience? No, it would be boring.
3 foreign players are the best in the league but usa media dont want to lower their ego abd accept it
Kd above Luka is exactly why kd is one of the most overrated players in the nba
Kawhi??
How is SGA number 3 🤣 man has averted 1.7 ppg in the playoffs Let’s see what he does without the free throws
SGA can’t be 3 at this point, maybe he is, but needs to prove it still IMO. Where is Murray, where is Edwards? Guess there are only so many spots.
Give me LeBron over Tatum, SGA, and AD every day
Tatum SGA over kd
Kyrie up here
Jamal Murray…
The refs might let teams play, but they'll tech you cuz you looked at them too long
The lebron James and Jamal Murray disrespect is insane!
I wouldn see it that way. The list is based on stats today, not season or career combined. In that case LeBron of course is in top of this list
@@sportnikabel even if the list is based on stats like you say. Would you still take Tatum over Jamal Murray? Or over lebron James? I don’t think so.
Someone tell Schulz to stick to football. Kd has been bad in the playoffs for years and luka is an all.timer in the playoff
No Jamal Murray?
Just ignoring Brunsons actually elite offensively is crazy. He is not just a Villanova guy stereotype. His footwork ,body control, ability to get to his spot and complete humiliate defenders all while being a very good shooter is what makes him so good. He is very similar to Luka in the sense that he is not fast or someone that you’d think is as strong as he is and yet you cannot stay in front of him. They do whatever they want, Brunson does play defense to your point but of course Luka is 6’7 point forward and Brunson is 6’2.
That’s why Colin cowherd is the worst tv sports personality of all time easy
Where is JMac