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23 and younger: The top of the NBA’s bright future

By Trey Flynn

BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images) /
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BEIJING – AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
BEIJING – AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images) /

There is an astonishing amount of young talent that is being overlooked in the NBA. The question remains: How good are these 23 and younger players?

The young LeBron James thumbnail for this article was used because that’s what all of us are looking for now that Lebron is getting older.

Even though his play isn’t showing that he’s old.

Although, we still need new young stars for when LeBron and Co. decide to leave. Looking at the best players in the NBA at the age of twenty-three and younger seemed like an effortless task.

While digging deep into statistics of the youth in the NBA, realization kicked in like Draymond Green. The realization that this would be difficult. There were several reasons.

How do you rank players so young in their careers that could possibly be future Hall of Famers?

A summary of these players successful young careers with an assumption of their future success would have to suffice.

Also, there will be some some comparisons to NBA current and ex studs for most of these players, enjoy!

(Disclaimer: Some of these takes may be classified as “Hot takes” and may frustrate some passionate fans, you’ve been warned.)

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