ESPN released numbers 300-400 of their annual NBARank today. It seems like there's a slightly different methodology that they're using as opposed to prior seasons. You can see all the players here (autoplay video in link): http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13710146/nba-nbarank-301-400?sf13423958=1 For the lazy: Spoiler 400. Lucas Nogueira 399. Johnny O’Bryant 398. Lance Thomas 397. Rashad Vaughn 396. Tibor Pleiss 395. Charlie Villanueva 394. Jimmer Fredette 393. Pat Connaughton 392. Robert Sacre 391. Russ Smith 390. Quincy Acy 389. Alonzo Gee 388. Shane Larkin 387. Ronnie Price 386. Tarik Black 385. Glenn Robinson III 384. Spencer Dinwiddie 383. Matt Bonner 382. Tyler Johnson 381. Carlos Boozer 380. Raul Neto 379. Sonny Weems 378. Josh Richardson 377. Furkan Aldemir 376. E’Twaun Moore 375. Terry Rozier 374. JaKarr Sampson 373. Rasual Butler 372. Adreian Payne 371. Dewayne Dedmon 370. Jarnell Stokes 369. Damien Inglis 368. Tayshaun Prince 367. James Young 366. Bryce Cotton 365. Phil Pressey 364. Lou Amundson 363. Dwight Powell 362. James Jones 361. Andrea Bargnani 360. Garrett Temple 359. Rakeem Christmas 358. Raymond Felton 357. Udonis Haslem 356. DeJuan Blair 355. Cameron Payne 354. Caron Butler 353. Brandon Rush 352. Jabari Brown 351. Cole Aldrich 350. Dante Cunningham 349. Perry Jones 348. Joseph Young 347. Luke Babbitt 346. James Michael McAdoo 345. Chris Copeland 344. Sergey Karasev 343. Glen Davis 342. Shelvin Mack 341. Reggie Bullock 340. Joe Harris 339. Steve Blake 338. Hollis Thompson 337. Lavoy Allen 336. Joe Ingles 335. Larry Nance Jr. 334. Ryan Kelly 333. Samuel Dalembert 332. P.J. Hairston 331. Pierre Jackson 330. JaVale McGee 329. Pablo Prigioni 328. Richard Jefferson 327. Allen Crabbe 326. Andre Roberson 325. Seth Curry 324. R.J. Hunter 323. Devin Booker 322. John Jenkins 321. Jose Calderon 320. Brian Roberts 319. Carl Landry 318. Cleanthony Early 317. Langston Galloway 316. Alexis Ajinca 315. James Anderson 314. Delon Wright 313. Jon Leuer 312. Mike Muscala 311. Gary Harris 310. Troy Daniels 309. Tyler Ennis 308. Archie Goodwin 307. Jordan Adams 306. Andrew Nicholson 305. Jeremy Evans 304. Danny Granger 303. Aron Baynes 302. Tyler Hansbrough 301. Nemanja Bjelica No Rockets yet (although I do see a few "trade targets" I'll update the list as they release the rankings.
Yeah...one glance and I already have too many disagreements. And it's only the scrubs portion. First and foremost JOB should be the absolutely worst player in the league. Not second! Bjelica is a rookie but to put him at 300? I bet other more hyped rookies will be in top 100 Ingles is also too low Wright is too low Early too high and so is Granger.
Yea, tough to really separate players once you get past like 200. In years past I found NBARank to be a pretty accurate ranking, so hopefully with the slightly tweaked methodology it's still as accurate. Wouldn't put too much stock in it until like 150 though.
well tbh the first thing I did when i saw the list was laugh. Job is so funny to watch. So sad that is funny. It's great to receive the recognition he deserves. He does spin moves out of the blue without any purpose.:grin:
To be fair there are 450 players in the NBA and another 150 or so who get cut in training camp before the season starts. So when training camp begins there are roughly 600 players participating in training camp. So top 400 for a rookie or unproven player isn't really all that bad.
Players 251-300 have been released. Link here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13725236/nba-nbarank-players-ranked-nos-251-300 We have our first Rockets! Guessing Thornton didn't make the top 400? Or maybe I'm underrating him. Spoiler 300. Jeremy Lamb 299. Kostas Papanikolaou 298. Will Barton 297. Kelly Oubre Jr. 296. Drew Gooden 295. Wayne Ellington 294. Nikola Jokic 293. Solomon Hill 292. Trey Lyles 291. Tim Hardaway Jr. 290. Shabazz Napier 289. Tony Wroten 288. Ian Mahinmi 287. Jerami Grant 286. Anthony Tolliver 285. Austin Rivers 284. Chase Budinger 283. Kris Humphries 282. Kevin Seraphin 281. Jason Smith 280. Chris Kaman 279. Justin Holiday 278. Amar’e Stoudemire 277. Sam Dekker 276. Jameer Nelson 275. Darrll Arthur 274. Justin Anderson 273. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 272. Spencer Hawes 271. Thomas Robinson 270. Tyus Jones 269. Maurice Harkless 268. Jerian Grant 267. Ramon Sessions 266. Randy Foye 265. Clint Capela 264. Jason Terry 263. Anthony Bennett 262. Kendall Marshall 261. Martell Webster 260. Kirk Hinrich 259. Alan Anderson 258. J.J. Barea 257. Bismack Biyombo 256. Tony Snell 255. Ray McCallum 254. James Johnson 253. Andre Miller 252. Nick Collison 251. Kyle Anderson Here are the Rockets, I will update this list with each new post: 277. Sam Dekker 265. Clint Capela 264. Jason Terry
Well you have to expect the top 30 or so picks to be ranked above some older vets in the twilight of their careers..
That's a pretty good ranking for him - he spent most of the year in the D-League and only really had about 10 regular season games under his belt not including some surprising play as a backup in the playoffs due to injuries. I would say that's about as much respect as you could give him with his limited body of work.
well he averaged 21 and 19 pts per game in back to back seasons but it was more like 4 or 5 years ago. players can fall off quickly in the NBA, especially with weight issues.
if randle is ranked in top 120 I'm gonna rage. Sometimes I wonder why I even read that crap. It only serves to make me disgusted with the idiots who call themselves ESPN analysts.
Honestly I haven't had an issue with the rankings thus far. Besides, once you get past like 100 it's difficult to separate player, you have to look at them in groups. Like players 250-275 are similar quality.
Marcus Thornton is going to blow some minds this year if you guys don't think he's a top 250 player, let alone top 400. 250 is about the 8-9th best player on each team, which is exactly where he is on our team.
Aron Baynes got a nice fat contract and is looking at this list and laughing at all those scrubs above him whose jobless or about to be jobless.