http://www.si.com/nba/2014/top-100-nba-players-2015-list 100. Boris Diaw 99. Kevin Martin 98. Jimmy Butler 97. Anderson Varejao 96. Danny Green 95. J.R. Smith 94. Kemba Walker 93. J.J. Redick 92. Jeff Teague 91. Ersan Ilyasova 90. Isaiah Thomas 89. Nikola Vucevic 88. Jose Calderon 87. Ricky Rubio 86. Jamal Crawford 85. Andrei Kirilenko 84. Tyreke Evans 83. Trevor Ariza 82. Robin Lopez 81. Arron Afflalo 80. Jonas Valanciunas 79. Derrick Favors 78. Larry Sanders 77. Kenneth Faried 76. Bradley Beal 75. Taj Gibson 74. Kyle Korver 73. Lance Stephenson 72. Wesley Matthews 71. Amir Johnson 70. Tiago Splitter 69. Thaddeus Young 68. Greg Monroe 67. Rudy Gay 66. Monta Ellis 65. Andrew Bogut 64. Omer Asik 63. Nene 62. Danilo Gallinari 61. DeMar DeRozan 60. David Lee 59. Ryan Anderson 58. Marcin Gortat 57. Gordon Hayward 56. Chandler Parsons 55. Luol Deng 54. Klay Thompson 53. Josh Smith 52. Roy Hibbert 51. Joe Johnson Omissions:
The interesting name here is Patrick Beverley. Is he so good he is in the top 50, or so bad he didn't even make the omissions list?
Interesting list. Some that stood out to me: There are some names I like better than Parsons, including Asik who I would have 5-10 spots higher. Probably have Ariza about 5-10 spots higher. Faried would be higher for me. Klay Thompson at 54 seems like the right area, but just seeing the number makes me wonder what the hell GState was thinking if they really nixed the Love trade because of him.
I forgot where Lowry was on the SI list last season, but I'm pretty sure Dragic was around 110 near Jeremy Lin. Looks like Dragic, Lowry and Rondo will be in the top 50 this season. Clip about the expected hate mail for snubs. <object id="flashObj" width="480" height="270" classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=3785576256001&playerID=2869183374001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAB9mw57HE~,xU4DCdZtHhuIakVdyH5VnUosMOtC9a9v&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=3785576256001&playerID=2869183374001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAB9mw57HE~,xU4DCdZtHhuIakVdyH5VnUosMOtC9a9v&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>
wow Isaiah Thomas at 90??? He was a top 25 or so fantasy player last year if I remember correctly... IMO he should be at worst around 50-60.
It will be interesting how Harden will be ranked especially in ESPN's ranking. He was 4 last season but with all the media hate, will ge dip out of the top 10? To me, even with the in what should be fixable, defensive problems, Harden is still one of the top 3 or 4 offensive talents in the league. Only behind Durant, Melo and Lebron. He is simply devastating on offense. Shall be interesting. Also Howard's ranking too. He was hands down the best center in the league but how much does the media hate him will affect the rankings.
they were horrible because of their defense though (he was def part of the problem), but he was very efficient for a guard and scored over 20 ppg and more than 6 apg on 45%+ FG%. He also had over a 20 PER and 57%+ TS%. He is one of the most underrated offensive players in the league IMO
Blazers starting 5 all in the top 100. Cavs are close with 4 in the top 100 and Waiters on the omissions list. Any other team have 5 in the top 100?