#NBArank Rising Stars: Nos. 31-40

Friday, February 10, 2017

Who are the brightest young stars in the NBA? We're counting them down on ESPN.com.

And who's No. 1? Should it be Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porzingis, Joel Embiid or another rising star?

We asked our experts to rate the league's best players under 25 years old, and we're rolling out our top 50 over the next 10 days, leading up to the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend.

If you want to get involved in the discussion, #NBArank is the Twitter hashtag. You also can follow along @ESPNNBA and on Facebook.

On to the countdown!

#NBArank Rising Stars: 31-40

40. Malcolm Brogdon

Milwaukee Bucks | SG
Age: 24 |@Bucks
Drafted No. 36 in 2016

Stats & Info:Leads 2016 draft class in PPG (9.2) and APG (4.2) this season.

39. Jusuf Nurkic

Denver Nuggets | C
Age: 22 | @nurkic23
Drafted No. 16 in 2014

Stats & Info:Has averaged more than 16 points and 11 rebounds per 36 minutes each of the past two seasons.

38. Kris Dunn

Minnesota Timberwolves | PG
Age: 22 | @KrisDunn3
Drafted No. 5 in 2016

Stats & Info:Has made six starts this season; one of five rookies in franchise history to have at least 8 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in a game.

37. Evan Fournier

Orlando Magic | SG
Age: 24 | @EvanFourmizz
Drafted No. 20 in 2012

Stats & Info:Scoring average has increased in each of his five NBA seasons (16.6 PPG this season).

36. Tobias Harris

Detroit Pistons | SF
Age: 24 | @tobias31
Drafted No. 19 in 2011

Stats & Info:17.4 PPG off bench this season is third-most in NBA (min. 10 games off bench).

35. Jamal Murray

Denver Nuggets | SG
Age: 19 | @BeMore27
Drafted No. 7 in 2016

Stats & Info:Leads all rookies with five 20-point games.

34. Dario Saric

Philadelphia 76ers | PF
Age: 22 | @dariosaric
Drafted No. 12 in 2014

Stats & Info:Leads all rookies in scoring (9.9 PPG) -- Joel Embiid (20.2 PPG) is not eligible since he has not played in 70 percent of his team's games; was drafted 12th overall in 2014.