THE 48 INDEXNBA PLAYER PERFORMANCEPRESEASON LEADERS
Who is performing best in preseason?
Christian Wood has the highest Overall Index among qualifying players in the recorded 2020-21 preseason: 48.20 across 1 played game.
“Best” here means the highest box-score-based Overall Per48 Index, not a prediction of regular-season performance. 141 qualifying players have fewer than three recorded games.Top 20 by Overall Index
Full ranking & filters ↗| Rank | Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | Overall /48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Christian Wood HOU | 1 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 48.20 |
| #2 |  Noah Vonleh CHI | 1 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 44.95 |
| #3 |  Nikola Jokic DEN | 3 | 21.7 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 40.36 |
| #4 |  Mike Muscala OKC | 2 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 40.05 |
| #5 |  Al HorfordOKC | 2 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 39.56 |
| #6 |  Cedi Osman CLE | 2 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 39.27 |
| #7 |  Anthony Davis LAL | 2 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 38.48 |
| #8 |  Paul MillsapDEN | 3 | 21.3 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 37.99 |
| #9 |  JJ Redick NO | 1 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 37.89 |
| #10 |  Joel Embiid PHI | 1 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 36.99 |
| #11 |  Kyrie Irving BKN | 2 | 22.5 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 35.96 |
| #12 |  Jaylen Nowell MIN | 3 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 35.14 |
| #13 |  Ja Morant MEM | 4 | 25.8 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 35.00 |
| #14 |  Gerald GreenHOU | 2 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 34.53 |
| #15 |  Kyle Lowry TOR | 1 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 33.24 |
| #16 |  Maxi Kleber DAL | 3 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 33.00 |
| #17 |  Tremont Waters BOS | 2 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 32.00 |
| #18 |  Isaiah HartensteinDEN | 3 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 31.63 |
| #19 |  Aaron Gordon ORL | 4 | 20.0 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 31.26 |
| #20 |  Zach LaVineCHI | 4 | 26.0 | 19.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 31.08 |
Recorded coverage: 2020-12-11 – 2020-12-19 · 49 games. Individual samples vary; this is not a claim of complete NBA coverage.
How should I read a preseason ranking?
Each recorded positive-minute appearance counts equally. Qualification requires at least one played game and more than 10 average minutes; individual games shorter than 10 minutes still count. Scores use the full selected preseason, not the default latest 20 across competitions.
Preseason samples are short and rotations vary. The index does not adjust for opponents, lineups or role. Use games played, minutes and the actual box-score averages alongside the projected score.
Scoring methodology ↗