2016-17 NBA Under-25 Player Power Rankings

The NBA is rife with young talent like never before. Each conference will feature one player under the age of 25 in its starting lineup at the All-Star Game: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo for the East and New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis for the West.But the store of talent that has yet to reach the silver birthday runs much deeper than that around the league. From playoff contenders (e.g., the Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers) to lottery-bound pretenders (e.g., the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic), you can hardly swing a dead cat around the Association without hitting a rising star who's ready to lead the league's next generation.For now, the NBA is in great hands, with LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, James Harden and their ilk still lighting up the league from coast to coast. But once those established superstars lose their grip on the Association, these 25 studspicked and ranked according to individual production and team-wide impactwill be ready to take over and keep the league on the up-and-up.Begin Slideshow
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