The following players will begin the 2023-24 season on the "pre-approved" list of Top Tier Big Men™:
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
DeAndre Ayton (PHO)
Anthony Davis (LAL)
Joel Embiid (PHI)
Rudy Gobert (MIN)
Nikola Jokić (DEN)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Alperen Şengün (HOU)
Nikola Vučević (CHI)
Bam Adebayo (MIA)
DeAndre Ayton (PHO)
Anthony Davis (LAL)
Joel Embiid (PHI)
Rudy Gobert (MIN)
Nikola Jokić (DEN)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Alperen Şengün (HOU)
Nikola Vučević (CHI)