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The crop of elite SFs we've had for the past decade or so are all closer to the end of their career than the start. Who are the top Small Forwards you would pick for your team for the next 5-10 years?

Don't want to influence anyone so I will post my 5 after a few responses come in.

i know the SF position is a bit murky since a lot of these guys end up playing a lot of PF as well, but the qualification is could this guy start at the 3 on most NBA teams?

Scottie Barnes. He’s a PF, SF, and PG.

It’s hard to nail the SF position in particular, but if I’m choosing someone for the next 5-10 years, he’s pretty high on the list as a “Smaller Giannis” type of forward.

I could see him averaging 24 / 10 / 8 / 1 / 1 in his prime… which is a top 10 NBA player.

Hmm - Tatum, Mikal, Franz, Ingram, Scottie Barnes?

5-10 is a bit too long for me to imagine the current top crop hanging on.

Tatum at the top. Ingram, after that.

The exact timeframe is a factor too. Depending on if its the next 5 or 10 years, it would take Tatum to 31 or 36 years old.

Tatum
Brown
Bridges
Ingram
Wiggins

Depends a little bit on who qualifies as a SF

1. Jayson Tatum
2. Scottie Barnes
3. Brandon Ingram
4. Jaylen Brown
5. Mikal Bridges

Next 5: Franz Wagner, Jalen Williams, Andrew Wiggins, Benedict Mathurin, Keegan Murray