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)
