Back in July — even before a few of the NBA’s biggest moves of the summer went down — we ranked both the Eastern Conference and the West by watchability.

With the 2017-18 season about to tip off and in a league filled with players you’d tune in to watch regardless of the team’s they’re on, let’s rank the top 15 by that same “measurement.” Off we go:

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Yeah, that’s right. Ahead of LeBron, Steph, KD, Kawhi, all of them. Maybe this is the basketball nerd in me or something, but I want every chance I get to see the all-around talent who’s a near-7-footer with point guard skills, who runs the floor like a gazelle with those long limbs, and who might be even better than last year, which is positively scary considering he totaled 22.9 points per game, 8.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, nearly 2 blocks and 1.6 steals. Oh, and he shot 77 percent from the line, 52.1 percent from the floor and hit the occasional three. Freak is absolutely the word to use.

2. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

This is the NBA soap opera pick. He could be gone next year, so I’m tuning in to see what James does after the incredible year he had at age 32 and with the potential for him to move one more time. Can he lead all those veterans to yet another NBA Finals? Will he dig down deep and pull out another gear from out of nowhere? And will that be enough to beat the Celtics first and then the Warriors before we get another crazy rumor-filled summer? So much drama!

3. James Harden, Houston Rockets

This is both because he’s such an incredible player who came close to averaging a triple-double like the guy who won MVP, and because I want to see how he and Chris Paul will mesh. Must-see TV for both reasons.

4. Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors

Because he’s Kevin Durant. What does he do for an encore after winning his first title and spending his whole summer responding to haters?

5. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

Sort of like the Harden choice: After the numbers he put up, how does he adjust now that he has Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to work with? Plus, there’s the bonus of looking for hidden signs revealing that he’s trolling Durant.

6. Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

Hey, did you know he’s the favorite — per Bovada — to win MVP this year? I kind of believe it with what he can do as the best two-way player in the NBA. I also believe that this is the year more casual fans tune in and the light bulb goes off: “Oh that’s why he’s the favorite for MVP!”

7. Karl-Anthony Towns, Minneosta Timberwolves

Back to the list of “freak athletes with crazy skills who are tall.” The T-Wolves will be a team we’ll all want to watch as they try to make a giant step forward with a dude who can hit from all over the floor and play some defense. And this will just be his third year.

8. Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors

Lost in the shuffle of last season’s insane MVP race was another pretty amazing year from the guard. Sure, he struggled at times, but he’s still shaping up to be an all-time great who’s just 29.

9. Kyrie Irving, Boston Celtics

He got his wish and now he gets to run the point for the East’s other contender. But does that mean he’ll unleash something we haven’t seen in him before? Will he struggle to adjust? How will he play when he faces LeBron?

10. Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans

“Freak athletes with crazy skills who are tall,” Part III. Just hope that the presence of DeMarcus Cousins doesn’t cause Brow some problems.

11. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

It’s my list, so yeah, there’s bias. I fully admit I love this guy. The Nuggets will be sooooo much fun to watch, mostly because the 22-year-old blends awesome offensive skills with smooth passing.

12. John Wall, Washington Wizards

Why so low for a guard who made a big leap last year? I think it’s because the Wizards are more fun to watch as a team than to focus solely on Wall, as talented as he is.

13. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

[Offers prayer to NBA injury gods.]

14. Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers

Remember: He was the first overall choice last year and will be playing in his first NBA regular-season games. Thrilling.

15. Lonzo Ball, Los Angeles Lakers

This isn’t because I think he’ll be a megastar from the start. It’s because we’ll all be watching to see if he can match the hype, if he can fulfill what LaVar has barked about him for months. Maybe it’s what comes along with Ball that makes him so watchable.