ESPN Player ratings

[Orion Bailey]

22 players left. LA and Lillard still to be ranked. Wonder which one goes higher?

Players left:

Al Jefferson
Jimmy Butler
Lebron James
Kyrie Irving
Kevin Love
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Dramond Green
James Harden
Dwight Howard
CP3
Blake Griffin
Marc Gasol
Mike Conley
Chris Bosh
Greg Monroe
Anthony Davis
Damian Lillard
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
DeMarcus Cousins
Kawhi Leonard
LaMarcus Aldridge
John Wall

Dwight in the top 22? I question that. I think he has regressed a lot in the last two years and He has never had that killer instinct type of top 20 player mindset.

 

[-Ace-]

But there are 24 players in your list....

 

[Draco]

Down to top 15 and still no Lillard. I would think he's up soon can't see them putting him in the top10. Can't see LaMarcus there either; unless taking all the meetings got him national attention?

It is interesting seeing Draymond Green at #19, between Mike Conley and Kyrie Irving. He was #120 last year. Hopefully we have a couple young guys make the leap this year, not to #19 but if we can get one in the top 100, another in the top60 we could be on the right path of building a long term contender.

 

[PDXFonz]

According to ESPN there are at least 13 teams in the NBA without a player better than Lillard. Boston, Brooklyn, Dallas, Denver, Lakers, Magic, Suns, 76ers, raptors, jazz, wolves, Detroit, Indiana.

List now stretches to 19 adding the Hawks, Bulls, Heat. Wouldn't expect to see many more teams added to that list. The only real possibilities are the Wizards (Wall), and maybe the Kings(Cousins).

I feel like ESPN really undervalues a lot of our other guys, so it will be interesting to see how they justify us being a better team than possibly all the aforementioned teams, with the exceptions of the Wizards, Hawks, Bulls, Mavs.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Down to top 15 and still no Lillard. I would think he's up soon can't see them putting him in the top10. Can't see LaMarcus there either; unless taking all the meetings got him national attention?

It is interesting seeing Draymond Green at #19, between Mike Conley and Kyrie Irving. He was #120 last year. Hopefully we have a couple young guys make the leap this year, not to #19 but if we can get one in the top 100, another in the top60 we could be on the right path of building a long term contender.

Though I don't agree with it,. I fully believe the media frenzy will get him 9th spot. I also dont agree Lillard is currently in the top 15...yet. Though thats awesome they think so.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Lillard at #15. D12 at #14.

 

[BigGameDamian]

22 players left. LA and Lillard still to be ranked. Wonder which one goes higher?

Players left:

Al Jefferson
Jimmy Butler
Lebron James
Kyrie Irving
Kevin Love
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Dramond Green
James Harden
Dwight Howard
CP3
Blake Griffin
Marc Gasol
Mike Conley
Chris Bosh
Greg Monroe
Anthony Davis
Damian Lillard
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
DeMarcus Cousins
Kawhi Leonard
LaMarcus Aldridge
John Wall

 

[BonesJones]

Lillard at #15. D12 at #14.

LOL.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Aldridge at #13.

 

[illmatic99]

Kawhi Leonard is not a top 10 player. Comes in at #8. Take him off the SA system and I don't think he comes anywhere close.

smh.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Aldridge at #13.

Lucky.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Kawhi Leonard is not a top 10 player. Comes in at #8. Take him off the SA system and I don't think he comes anywhere close.

smh.

Yeah I'd put Lillard at 8 and Kawhi at 15... maybe at the All-Star Break we'll see that.

 

[illmatic99]

Yeah I'd put Lillard at 8 and Kawhi at 15... maybe at the All-Star Break we'll see that.

He puts up 16.5/ 7.2/ 2.5 / 2.3

Nic was close to those numbers a few years back at 13/8/5/1/1 and he didn't come close to top 30, much less top 10. Really, ESPN?

 

[santeesioux]

I'm not sure what this says about me that I recognize what this is from.

 

[Natebishop3]

Kawhi Leonard is not a top 10 player. Comes in at #8. Take him off the SA system and I don't think he comes anywhere close.

smh.

I agree. The hype has been out of control ever since they won the championship a couple years ago.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Kawhi Leonard is not a top 10 player. Comes in at #8. Take him off the SA system and I don't think he comes anywhere close.

smh.

Someone is bitter?

 

[BonesJones]

Someone is bitter?

No, someone is right.

 

[Natebishop3]

Someone is bitter?

Yes, he's clearly bitter that he didn't make the top 10.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Someone is bitter?

Yes, obviously bitter that we didn't pick up this former Spur:

394. Jimmer Fredette
San Antonio Spurs | PG
@jimmerfredette
Score: 14.2

• Last year's rank: 360
  
  
• 2015-16 projected RPM: -3.09
  
  
• Insider's scouting report
  

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

Yes, obviously bitter that we didn't pick up this former Spur:

394. Jimmer Fredette
San Antonio Spurs | PG
@jimmerfredette
Score: 14.2

• Last year's rank: 360
  
  
• 2015-16 projected RPM: -3.09
  
  
• Insider's scouting report

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

I also found it ironic that Fredette was ranked right behind this guy (who we already have):

393. Pat Connaughton
Portland Trail Blazers | SG
@PlanetPat5
Score: 14.3

• Last year's rank: N/A
  
  
• 2015-16 projected RPM: N/A
  
  
• Insider's scouting report
  

At least when Patty Baseball's shot isn't falling, he rebounds the ball well. So, he's already less one-dimensional than Fredette (not to mention taller and far more athletic).

BNM

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Bump. Looking more and more to me that kawhi Leonard IS a top 10 nba player

 

[handiman]

Bump. Looking more and more to me that kawhi Leonard IS a top 10 nba player

I can't believe that was in doubt last year, let alone this year. You can usually count on one hand the number of guys with elite offense and elite defense.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I can't believe that was in doubt last year, let alone this year. You can usually count on one hand the number of guys with elite offense and elite defense.

Agreed. I have always believed in kawhi. He's really elevated himself across the league this year.