Ranking: The Top 30 small forwards for the 2024-25 season

First, we ranked the Top 30 point guards ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season. We then ranked the Top 30 shooting guards in the NBA for the 2024-25 NBA season.

Today, we move up yet another spot on the position scale to look at the best small forwards in the Association. The top of this list has various future first-ballot Hall-of-Famers but the depth isn’t quite what it once was, with some limited or unproven players finding their way onto this ranking. With how versatile big men are expected to be today, some players who would have been small forwards five years ago are now playing power forward, hence why small forward depth around the league has taken a bit of a hit.

Regardless, check out the Top 30 small forwards in the NBA for the 2024-25 season below.