Shortly after he and PSG colleague Achraf Hakimi were photographed courtside watching the Brooklyn Nets defeat the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, French sensation Kylian Mbappe made public his list of the top five NBA players. 

The 24-year-old’s list of the top NBA players was shared on Twitter by NBA France and included Jayson Tatum, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokoumpo, Luka Doncic, and Kevin Durant.

But the winner of the 2018 World Cup shocked basketball fans on Twitter by leaving out two players who had been dominant in the league recently, including Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who was named MVP of the previous season. 

The оther plаyer is Stephen Curry оf the Gоlden Stаte Wаrriоrs, whо is аverаging thirty pоints in 34.4 minutes this seаsоn but is presently sidelined due tо а wrist ιnjury.

оne French basketball enthusiast tweeted, ‘Strangely оnly guys team Nike/Jоrdan,’ while anоther said, ‘Disastrоus rating but it’s Mbappe.” 

“And Pat Beverley plays ping pong,” another French-based NBA fan mentioned. 

It was difficult to narrow down the top 5, so you selected Jokic, Morant, Curry, Embiid, and Mitchell based on your preferences. Another fan noted that this year’s individual level is enormous. 

Following Monday night’s victory, Mbappe received a signed jersey from none other than Nets star Kevin Durant. He also uploaded a photo of himself with Hakimi and the two-time NBA champion with the message, “Special Night.”  

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Following their prompt return from the competition, the two played in PSG’s first two games following the international break. 

In their most recent game, the French champions were unexpectedly defeated 3-1 by Ligue 1’s underdogs, RC Lens, on Sunday.

After that game, Mbappe and Hakimi’s manager at PSG, Christophe Galtier, announced that he would agree to give them time off so they could recuperate properly after being rushed back from Qatar. 

The French coach may choose to play a starting lineup devoid of Mbappe and Hakimi on Friday in order to defeat Chateauroux in the French Cup. On January 11, PSG will play relegation-threatened Angers in their next Ligue 1 fixture.