Lamar Odom. Image via: Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Lamar Odom has questioned ESPN’s Top 100 NBA Players list for the 2026-27 season. 6 on ESPN’s top 10, while Nikola Jokić took the No. 1 spot. 1. 6 in ESPN’s top 10 players for the 2026-27 season.
Odom argued that a player who has won a championship should not be ranked so low. He also revealed his own top five, placing Brunson at No. “How you gon’ be six if you won a championship?
Gotta be one or two,” the ex- LA Laker icon said. The former Los Angeles Lakers star believes Jalen Brunson deserves to be much higher after helping the New York Knicks win the NBA championship. Brunson was ranked No. Odom made his feelings clear when TMZ Sports caught up with him at LAX. He particularly disagreed with Brunson’s position on the list. Lamar Odom did not hold back when asked about ESPN’s rankings. He questioned how Brunson could be ranked outside the top five after winning a championship with the Knicks. Odom questioned. Brunson was listed at No. That ranking puts him behind several established stars and some of the league’s biggest young talents.
The rankings are based on predicted individual performance and contributions during the regular season. They are not simply a ranking of a player’s entire career or past achievements. The debate is likely to continue once the new NBA season begins. Brunson will enter the campaign looking to lead the Knicks to another championship, while Jokić, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama, Dončić and Antetokounmpo will also be among the players expected to compete for major honours.