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Best NBA small forwards for 2025-26: Ranking all 30 starters from Kawhi Leonard to Josh Hart and Cooper Flagg

Which team has the best starting small forward, and which one has the worst? The Sporting News is ranking every team's starter at each position for the 2025-26 NBA season.

It wasn't long ago that wings were the kings of the NBA. Some of the best scorers of the 2020s were found at the position.

Many of those players have moved up to power forward as they've aged. There are only a handful of 20 point-per-game scorers on this list. More teams are opting for role players who can play both ends of the floor.

Kawhi Leonard is still the most talented small forward on this list. He reminded everyone how good he was when he returned to the Clippers' lineup toward

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