Rookie board version history.

A dated log of BCI's Top 25 Under 25 and Upcoming Rookies snapshots, so collectors can see how each board changed and what moved the list.

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Top 25 Under 25 history

Track how BCI's live under-25 card board has moved over time, including the players whose market cases strengthened, cooled, or aged out.

Current live boardMay 20, 2026

This version reacts to fresh playoff proof through a card-first lens: real stage visibility, whether the cards gained a cleaner reason to matter, and whether the market can support the move without turning into pure recency chasing.

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#1Victor Wembanyama

#2Anthony Edwards

#3Cooper Flagg

#4Cade Cunningham

#5Chet Holmgren

#6Amen Thompson

#7Stephon Castle

#8Dylan Harper3

#9VJ Edgecombe1

#10Kon Knueppel1

#11Paolo Banchero1

#12Keyonte George

#13LaMelo Ball

#14Brandon Miller

#15Scottie Barnes

#16Evan Mobley

#17Franz Wagner

#18Alperen Sengun

#19Ace Bailey

#20Jalen Duren

#21Matas Buzelis

#22Jared McCain

#23Ajay Mitchell2

#24Reed Sheppard1

#25Alex Sarr1

What changed

Dylan Harper up 3 spots to #8. The Spurs playoff stage and WCF production gave his rookie-card case the cleanest fresh jump on the board.

VJ Edgecombe down 1 spot to #9, Kon Knueppel down 1 spot to #10, and Paolo Banchero down 1 spot to #11. None of those theses broke; Harper simply earned the fresh card-market edge.

Ajay Mitchell up 2 spots to #23. Oklahoma City's playoff run turned his cards from a cheap depth-story idea into a real, if still early, collector thesis.

Reed Sheppard down 1 spot to #24 and Alex Sarr down 1 spot to #25. Both stay live, but Ajay has the stronger current catalyst.

Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren both get small score refreshes without rank movement. Wemby's WCF statement reinforced the anchor case, while Chet's contender-stage proof strengthened the top-five hold.

Previous live boardMay 13, 2026

This version gives Chet a modest top-end bump while also making one fresh lower-third swap through a card-first lens: demand proof, card ecosystem quality, liquidity, price discipline, and whether the market has a clean reason to care beyond basketball talent alone.

Board snapshot

#1Victor Wembanyama

#2Anthony Edwards

#3Cooper Flagg

#4Cade Cunningham

#5Chet Holmgren1

#6Amen Thompson1

#7Stephon Castle

#8VJ Edgecombe

#9Kon Knueppel

#10Paolo Banchero

#11Dylan Harper

#12Keyonte George

#13LaMelo Ball

#14Brandon Miller

#15Scottie Barnes

#16Evan Mobley

#17Franz Wagner

#18Alperen Sengun

#19Ace Bailey

#20Jalen Duren

#21Matas Buzelis1

#22Jared McCain1

#23Reed Sheppard1

#24Alex Sarr1

#25Ajay MitchellNew

What changed

Chet Holmgren up 1 spot to #5 and Amen Thompson down 1 spot to #6. The recent Thunder playoff proof gave Chet a little more collector-demand and trajectory support at the very top of the board.

Matas Buzelis up 1 spot to #21. The Chicago-market upside still looks slightly sturdier than the back-end guard and big-man cases around him.

Jared McCain up 1 spot to #22, Reed Sheppard up 1 spot to #23, and Alex Sarr up 1 spot to #24. The board did not turn on them; Clingan simply lost his place in this pass.

Ajay Mitchell in at #25. The Thunder playoff run finally gave him enough fresh card-market oxygen to justify a live spot, even if the thesis is still early.

Donovan Clingan off the list. The price and basketball substance still work, but the collector case remains too archetype-capped to beat Ajay's current momentum.

Previous live boardApril 28, 2026

This version tightened the board around a card-first lens: demand proof, card ecosystem quality, liquidity, price discipline, and whether the market has a clean reason to care beyond basketball talent alone.

Board snapshot

#1Victor Wembanyama

#2Anthony Edwards

#3Cooper Flagg

#4Cade Cunningham

#5Amen Thompson

#6Chet Holmgren

#7Stephon Castle

#8VJ Edgecombe2

#9Kon Knueppel2

#10Paolo Banchero2

#11Dylan Harper4

#12Keyonte George

#13LaMelo Ball

#14Brandon Miller

#15Scottie Barnes4

#16Evan Mobley7

#17Franz Wagner1

#18Alperen Sengun1

#19Ace Bailey1

#20Jalen Duren5

#21Donovan Clingan1

#22Matas Buzelis1

#23Jared McCain2

#24Reed Sheppard4

#25Alex Sarr1

What changed

VJ Edgecombe up 2 spots to #8. The Sixers-stage card proof now deserves more weight than a cautious back-end rookie treatment.

Kon Knueppel up 2 spots to #9. The shooting market has become too real to leave behind the older premium names with less fresh hobby momentum.

Dylan Harper up 4 spots to #11. Spurs oxygen, guard pedigree, and clean rookie-card upside give the cards a stronger future lane than the old slot implied.

Scottie Barnes up 4 spots to #15. The market is not perfect, but the rookie-card memory and flagship pedigree are still stronger than several thinner upside bets.

Jalen Duren up 5 spots to #20. The role security and price discipline deserve respect, even with the normal center-market ceiling cap.

Evan Mobley down 7 spots to #16. The basketball floor is excellent, but the card market still treats defense-first bigs more carefully than talent lists do.

Jared McCain down 2 spots to #23 and Reed Sheppard down 4 spots to #24. Both still have collector hooks, but the current card cases need clearer role proof.

Alex Sarr down 1 spot to #25. The tools remain interesting, but the card thesis is still more projection than proof.

Previous live boardApril 16, 2026

This version tightens the middle of the board after another freshness pass using official NBA coverage and standings from April 8 through April 16, 2026. The top stayed intact, but a handful of live card cases deserved cleaner score treatment and a sharper order.

Board snapshot

#1Victor Wembanyama

#2Anthony Edwards

#3Cooper Flagg

#4Cade Cunningham

#5Amen Thompson

#6Chet Holmgren

#7Stephon Castle1

#8Paolo Banchero1

#9Evan Mobley1

#10VJ Edgecombe1

#11Kon Knueppel1

#12Keyonte George1

#13LaMelo Ball3

#14Brandon Miller

#15Dylan Harper

#16Franz Wagner1

#17Alperen Sengun2

#18Ace Bailey

#19Scottie Barnes1

#20Reed Sheppard1

#21Jared McCain1

#22Donovan Clingan2

#23Matas Buzelis

#24Alex Sarr1

#25Jalen DurenNew

What changed

LaMelo Ball up 3 spots to #13. Charlotte's late push gave the card story more oxygen, so the old trajectory score was too punitive for a market that still clearly cares.

Kon Knueppel up 1 spot to #11. The shooting story and the Charlotte oxygen both felt stronger than the old slot was giving him credit for.

Alperen Sengun up 2 spots to #17. Houston's seriousness gives the floor more real collector support than the softer projection bets around him.

Donovan Clingan up 2 spots to #22. Portland's defensive-center story feels slightly more bankable than the weakest back-end thesis on the board.

Jalen Williams off the list. He turned 25 on April 14, 2026, so the board had to become a true under-25 list again.

Jalen Duren into #25. With Jalen Williams no longer age-eligible for the board, Duren becomes the next live under-25 collector case in.

Cade Cunningham ceiling score up from 8.9 to 9.2. The top-end lead-guard case deserves a little more respect now that the full Detroit engine version looks real.

Previous live boardApril 8, 2026

This snapshot preserves the prior Top 25 Under 25 order before the April 16, 2026 refresh tightened the middle and lower half of the board.

Board snapshot

#1Victor Wembanyama

#2Anthony Edwards

#3Cooper Flagg

#4Cade Cunningham

#5Amen Thompson

#6Chet Holmgren

#7Jalen Williams

#8Stephon Castle

#9Paolo Banchero

#10Evan Mobley

#11VJ Edgecombe

#12Kon Knueppel1

#13Keyonte George1

#14Brandon Miller2

#15Dylan Harper

#16LaMelo Ball2

#17Franz Wagner1

#18Ace Bailey1

#19Alperen Sengun1

#20Scottie Barnes1

#21Reed Sheppard4

#22Jared McCain5

#23Matas Buzelis1

#24Donovan Clingan2

#25Alex Sarr2

What changed

Kon Knueppel up 1 spot to #12. Charlotte's shooting story kept getting louder, and the market proof now looked stronger than Brandon Miller's current case.

Keyonte George up 1 spot to #13. The upside swing still read livelier than Brandon Miller's slower recent momentum.

LaMelo Ball up 2 spots to #16. Charlotte's push gave the card story more oxygen than the old trajectory number was giving him credit for.

Reed Sheppard up 4 spots to #21. The recent scoring burst gave him more fresh proof than the old back-end rank reflected.

Jared McCain down 5 spots to #22. The long-term hook still worked, but the freshest signal was not loud enough to keep him ahead of Reed.

Matas Buzelis up 1 spot to #23. The recent run was slightly stronger than the names directly around him.

Donovan Clingan down 2 spots to #24. The long-term defensive case still worked, but the recent signal was quieter than Buzelis and Reed.

Alex Sarr down 2 spots to #25. The tools still mattered, but the fresh case was thinner than the names just above him.

Previous boardApril 1, 2026

This snapshot preserves the previous Top 25 Under 25 order before the April 8, 2026 freshness pass changed the lower half of the board.

Board snapshot

#1Victor Wembanyama

#2Anthony Edwards

#3Cooper Flagg

#4Cade Cunningham

#5Amen Thompson

#6Chet Holmgren

#7Jalen Williams

#8Stephon Castle

#9Paolo Banchero

#10Evan Mobley

#11VJ Edgecombe

#12Brandon Miller

#13Kon Knueppel

#14Keyonte George

#15Dylan Harper

#16Franz Wagner

#17Jared McCain

#18LaMelo Ball

#19Ace Bailey

#20Alperen Sengun

#21Scottie Barnes

#22Donovan Clingan

#23Alex Sarr

#24Matas Buzelis

#25Reed Sheppard

What changed

N/A. This is the starting saved snapshot for the archive.