Earlier this summer, 10 SB Nation writers decided to predict the 101 best NBA players in 2021. Yes, that’s four years from now. No, none of us are remotely qualified to see basketball’s future. No, that’s not stopping us from trying.

We compiled the list via a single 101-player draft among 10 writers, not with an aggregate formula of any kind. That means there is far from unanimous agreement on any of these 101 selections. Click the links below each batch to read us arguing those picks out with each other.

To learn more about how and why we did this, click the link below.

The list

(Age in 2021 in parenthesis)

101. Dion Waiters (29)

100. Bol Bol (21)

99. Caris LeVert (26)

98. Victor Oladipo (29)

97. JaMychal Green (31)

96. Serge Ibaka (31)

95. Taurean Prince (27)

94. Tristan Thompson (30)

93. Stanley Johnson (25)

92. Jae Crowder (30)

91. Evan Fournier (28)

90. Dario Saric (27)

89. Dennis Schroder (27)

88. Hassan Whiteside (32)

87. Donovan Mitchell (24)

86. Julius Randle (26)

85. Harrison Barnes (29)

84. Robert Covington (30)

83. Jonathan Isaac (23)

82. Avery Bradley (30)

81. DeAndre Jordan (32)

80. Willy Hernangomez (27)

79. Buddy Hield (27)

78. Kyle Lowry (35)

77. Chris Paul (36)

76. Steven Adams (27)

75. Rodney Hood (28)

74. DeJounte Murray (24)

73. Marcus Smart (27)

72. Ricky Rubio (30)

71. Malcolm Brogdon (28)

70. Jahlil Okafor (25)

69. Frank Ntilikina (22)

68. Jusuf Nurkic (26)

67. Jrue Holiday (31)

66. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (28)

65. R.J. Barrett (21)

64. Clint Capela (27)

63. Jamal Murray (24)

62. John Collins (23)

61. Aaron Gordon (25)

60. Andre Drummond (27)

59. Tim Hardaway Jr. (29)

58. Mike Conley (33)

57. Nerlens Noel (27)

56. Eric Bledsoe (31)

55. Thon Maker (24)

54. Kevin Love (32)

53. Khris Middleton (29)

52. Justise Winslow (25)

51. Isaiah Thomas (32)

50. DeMar DeRozan (31)

49. Jayson Tatum (23)

48. Kyle Kuzma (25)

47. Gordon Hayward (31)

46. Kemba Walker (31)

45. Jaylen Brown (24)

44. D’Angelo Russell (25)

43. DeAndre Ayton (23)

42. Brandon Ingram (23)

41. Blake Griffin (32)

40. Otto Porter (27)

39. Zach LaVine (26)

38. Gary Harris (26)

37. Skal Labissiere (25)

36. De’Aaron Fox (23)

35. Michael Porter Jr. (23)

34. Josh Jackson (24)

33. Draymond Green (31)

32. C.J. McCollum (29)

31. Jabari Parker (26)

Read our explanations and arguments about picks 40-31

30. Jimmy Butler (31)

29. Rudy Gobert (29)

28. Andrew Wiggins (26)

27. Bradley Beal (27)

26. Dennis Smith, Jr. (23)

25. Klay Thompson (31)

24. DeMarcus Cousins (30)

23. Luka Doncic (22)

22. Miles Turner (25)

21. Markelle Fultz (23)

Read our explanations and arguments about picks 30-21

20. Ben Simmons (24)

19. Lonzo Ball (23)

18. Paul George (31)

17. John Wall (30)

16. Devin Booker (24)

15. Marvin Bagley (22)

14. Nikola Jokic (26)

13. Stephen Curry (33)

12. Damian Lillard (30)

11. James Harden (31)

Read our explanation and arguments about picks 20-11.

10. Russell Westbrook (32)

9. Joel Embiid (27)

8. Kyrie Irving (29)

7. LeBron James (36)

6. Kawhi Leonard (29)

5. Kevin Durant (32)

4. Kristaps Porzingis (25)

3. Karl-Anthony Towns (25)

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo (26)

1. Anthony Davis (28)

Read our explanation and arguments about picks 10-1.

Our reactions

Golden State of Mind thought Draymond Green was badly underrated and Klay Thompson may have been overrated.

Indy Cornrows thought Myles Turner’s place was higher than expected.

Bright Side of the Sun says the high rankings for Devin Booker and Josh Jackson mean good things for #TheTimeline

@SBNationNBA puts Andre Drummond at 60th in league by 2021 (and forgot about Tobias Harris) https://t.co/s4bkcb1rk3 pic.twitter.com/cKQmS3x7u9 — Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) September 20, 2017

Raptors HQ responds to DeMar DeRozan, Serge Ibaka, and Kyle Lowry rankings

Golden State of Mind wonders where all the Warriors young dudes are.

Bright Side of the Sun rounds up where their players rank ... as of now

Al Horford "snubbed" with some very kind words. https://t.co/miOcTAPzKN — CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) September 18, 2017

Giannis comes in at #2 smh smh smh https://t.co/CWyFGabHiE — Brew Hoop (@brewhoop) September 22, 2017

That DeRozan is ranked squarely in the middle, right at 50, is perfect. https://t.co/GEPfgKmRFv — Daniel Reynolds (@aka_Reynolds) September 21, 2017

Your reactions

This is cool and I'd like to see someone do an NHL version of this https://t.co/3o6bh6VX6r — durant sock puppet (@HellblazerVice) September 20, 2017

Nice list, yet idk about Kristaps at 4 & Bron at 7, considering he would be 36 y.o. in 4 years. https://t.co/04roQDGo4k — Merlin Calo (@MerlinCalo) September 22, 2017

Kawhi at 6 has most potential to look really dumb https://t.co/dGImrADBIw — Perry Mattern (@pmattern7) September 22, 2017

Irving is overrated and Wall is underrated. Some things never change. https://t.co/yhZ8DMV4Oi — Michael Sykes, II (@MikeDSykes) September 22, 2017

We got two Kings in the 30s! That'd bode really well for our future if it comes true https://t.co/2X6rf4vV8y — LLcoolRay (@LLcoolRay14) September 21, 2017

Gobert comes in at #29, Rubio #72, Hood #75, Donovan Mitchell #87.



Kyle Kuzma at #48?! https://t.co/SdwPXgMVwm — David J. Smith (@davidjsmith1232) September 22, 2017

Donovan Mitchell at 87 seems low. I think he emerges as an All Star by year 4, if not sooner. https://t.co/8d1vDvMpsg — Tweets McGee (@JazzHoopsLife) September 18, 2017

I think Saric will be higher, hitting his prime at age 27 — HoopsWill (@HoopsWill) September 19, 2017

Why on earth are Kyle Kuzma and Jahlil Okafor so high? I thought we learned our lesson on overreacting to SL (in Kuzmas case) — Sean Bush (@seanbush3) September 22, 2017

Horfords game should age as quickly as others. His game has never relied on athleticism. Passing screening and shooting shouldn't fall off. https://t.co/9r9c38VPih — Matt Chin (@MattChinNBA) September 18, 2017

So, @SBNationNBA either thinks Marquese Chriss/Dragan Bender will be top 20 players in 2021 or won't be top 101. Haven't made the list yet. — Kris Hanson (@krishansonRCF) September 21, 2017

We also want to hear your answers to these questions!

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These point guards will be in their 30s this season.



But in 4 years, who will have aged the best? pic.twitter.com/eERXeUUlb9 — SB Nation (@SBNation) September 19, 2017

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