SI.com TOP 100 players of 2016

Ricky Rubio a top 100 player? Based on what? Missing 60 games or his lifetime 30% shooting percentage. This ranking is crap.

 

I have a hard time believing there are 99 better players than Giannis...

 

Totally agree. Couldn't even read the article anymore after I saw that...

If Milwaukee offered Giannis in a trade for anyone listed soo far, no GM would turn it down.

 

Not saying he isn't listed too low, but trading someone for their potential is different from listing the top 100 players right now.

 

Sports Illustrated got really drunk before making this list. Well done.

 

No list is perfect guys. Everyone ranked here was ranked off the perception of player and their predictions for what we can expect in 2016 which increases the subjectivity.

Pretty similar to fantasy football rankings to be honest. Impossible to predict

 

2014-15 season

Giannis

12.7 pts (49% FG), 6.7 rebs, 2.6 asts, 1 blk, 1 stl, 14.89 PER


Wiggins

16.9 pts (43.7% FG), 4.6 rebs, 2.1 asts, 1 stl, 13.97 PER


both 20, Giannis is 3 months older . Both have high upside. Giannis contributed his numbers on a winning team while Wiggins got his on one of the worst teams in the league.

 

good that our entire starting 5 is in the top 100.

 

over 30

 

For those wondering where Terrence Jones ranks, he's one of the snubs.

Terrence Jones, Rockets

Spoiler

There are a number of reasons to believe that Rockets forward Terrence Jones could be in for a breakout season in 2015–16: he’s established himself as an NBA-caliber talent, he fell off the radar last year due to a nerve injury that cost him more than half the season, he should get more run this year following the off-season departure of Josh Smith to the Clippers, and he possesses the athleticism to keep up with Houston’s fast-paced approach and the inside/outside versatility that is en vogue among power forwards. Jones, 23, is a productive rebounder on both ends who does most of his scoring in the basket area, finding second-chance points, cutting into space behind the defense and serving as a release valve when teams load up on James Harden or Dwight Howard. The 2012 first-round pick looks like a strong bet to make future versions of this list. — B.G.

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/08/31/rajon-rondo-victor-oladipo-manu-ginobili-jr-smith-top-100-snubs

 

Only one plays in a real conference

Giannis is impressive though.

 

19 - DWIGHT HOWARD
Rockets | Center | Last year: 9

Spoiler

The extent of Howard’s injury-induced regression since carrying the Magic to the NBA Finals is too often exaggerated. One can decline and still be quite good, particularly when, like Howard, the player in question topped out as the second or third best player in the league at one point. Back and knee injuries have since ended Howard’s claim to that kind of standing, but they’ve left him mobile and explosive enough still to rank as one of the NBA’s finest.
It’s not a coincidence regard for Howard has slipped as his relationship with conventional stardom has grown more complicated. Scoring in bulk from the post has never been the hallmark of Howard’s game, though he was far more successful in that particular area than he was in Houston last season. Some precious balance in Howard’s back-to-the-basket performance tipped for the worse; an underwhelming shooting percentage, bloated turnover rate (fifth-highest among players to register 100 or more post possessions), and inability to convert shooting fouls left Howard a post scorer in volume only. For those who judge Howard based on his ability to dominate the post and produce up to some particular benchmark, his 2014–15 season surely looks like a disappointment.

In reality, Howard’s on-court influence is much more involved. Despite his post-up blunders, Howard still ranked as the second-most efficient scorer from the field last season by effective field goal percentage. He’s still unstoppable on cuts, on the roll, off of rebounds, and in transition—odds and ends which accounted for nearly 40% of Howard’s offensive usage. Only six qualified leaders grabbed a greater percentage of available rebounds and only a handful of players could claim to have made a more significant impact as rim protectors. The days of Howard’s no-conversation-needed Defensive Player of the Year candidacy are over. Even still, the 29-year-old veteran does more smart, disciplined work in containing pick-and-rolls than most casual fans realize. If the sum total of those contributions doesn’t constitute stardom, I know not what does. – R.M.

 

Wiggins will be much better than Giannis over his career. Giannis is doing good things but Wiggins is a natural basketball player and already has moments of excellence. Assuming the kid isn't a complete idiot, he will become more consistent and watch out then...Giannis has some impressive skills and his size will give him an advantage over almost any opponent but it's obvious that he is still leaning how to play the game. Granted he has done a phenomenal job at learning "on the job" but Wiggins will get farther faster.

 

just glancing at the list im trying to think about who would be left.

durant
westbrook
harden
lebron
curry
davis
paul
griffin

i cant think of anyone else.

 

30-11:

Just the rankings:
(30) Dwyane Wade
(29) Deandre Jordan
(28) Dirk Nowitzki
(27) Mike Conley
(26) Klay Thompson
(25) Serge Ibaka
(24) Damian Lillard
(23) Kyrie Irving
(22) Chris Bosh
(21) Al Horford
(20) Paul George
(19) Dwight Howard
(18) Jimmy Butler
(17) Kevin Love
(16) Draymond Green
(15) Carmelo Anthony
(14) Demarcus Cousins
(13) John Wall
(12) LaMarcus Aldridge
(11) Tim Duncan

 

Top 10 is Lebron, Durant, Westbrook, CP3, Griffin, Steph, AD, Kawhi Leonard, Marc Gasol, and Harden in some order

 

my guess

10 Marc Gasol
9 Griffin
8 Kawhi Leonard
7 Westbrook
6 CP3
5 Harden
4 AD
3 Steph
2 Durant
1 Lebron

 

Despite whatever issues and criticism people have of the ranking order, I think SI did a good job with the little descriptions they gave for each player. Their little blurb on Dwight seemed like a pretty fair assessment.