Pre-2022-23 Rank: #44, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #32.

Peak Period: From 2017-18 to 2023-24.  Mitchell has completed only seven seasons, the maximum of a Peak Period.

Unlike DeShaun Watson, Cleveland agrees with Donovan Mitchell.

Mitchell was a three-time All-Star at Utah, but the pairing between himself and Center Rudy Gobert was not working, and bluntly, they did not get along.  The Guard was traded to the Cavaliers, where in his first season, he was sixth in MVP voting and was an All-NBA Selection.

Going into this campaign, the Cavs are on the rise, and Mitchell’s best basketball could still be ahead of him.

Pre-2022-23 Rank: #38, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #32.

*Positional Notes:  Booker played more at Point Guard last year.

*Peak Period: From to 2017-18 to 2023-24.  Booker should remain in his peak period after this upcoming season.

Booker had the highest debut in the pre-2022-23 ranking, and the flashy Guard led the Suns to a 2021 NBA Final.  An All-Star four of the last five seasons, Booker added his second All-NBA Selection last year (Third Team), but the Suns have not gelled with the addition of Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.  Phoenix enters the year as a team searching for an identity, and if Booker reclaims that for the Suns, he will see another jump on the list. 

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2021/22 revision of our top Detroit Red Wings.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Red Wings did not make the playoffs, but this is a young team that appears to be improving.  There were no changes in our Top 50, but we do acknowledge that last season has been taken into consideration.

As always, we present our top five:

1. Gordie Howe

2. Nicklas Lidstrom

3. Steve Yzerman

4. Terry Sawchuk

5. Ted Lindsay

You can find the entire list here.

Notably, Team Captain, Dylan Larkin, was unable to crack the Top 50, but likely will next year if he has a similar season to 2021/22.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.