Every professional league, ranked on one scale. Click a tier to see where it sits.
The absolute pinnacle of professional basketball. Every player here is among the best in the world. The NBA and EuroLeague are in a class of their own.
NBA: 96–100. EuroLeague: 92–95 max. No EuroLeague team exceeds 95 — the NBA floor starts at 96.
Difficulty scores are computed from five weighted factors, updated annually, and validated against real player movement data.
A league where player salaries significantly exceed what the competition tier alone would suggest. Japan B.League, CBA China, and NBL Australia all pay premium rates relative to their difficulty scores. Agents take note.
A program or conference that consistently performs above its tier classification. Gonzaga, San Diego State, and Dayton regularly compete at and beat Power 5 programs. Their players should be evaluated at the higher level.
15 PPG in the Betclic Élite (T2, Diff 81) at age 21 is a completely different story than 15 PPG in NCAA Low-Major (T5, Diff 48). The tier system gives every stat line its real context.
Show a club exactly where a player has been battle-tested. A career arc from T5 → T3 → T2 tells a story of consistent progression that raw stats can't capture alone.
European players are systematically undervalued in transfer evaluation. A 19-year-old averaging 12 PPG in BSL Turkey (T2, Diff 84) is a legitimate NBA prospect. Hoople bridges that gap.
