NBA Player Rankings from ESPN/TrueHoop Network, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports
NBA Player Rankings from ESPN/TrueHoop Network, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports
During the offseason, sports analysts typically assign rankings to players based on their past performance in order to predict how they will be performing for the next regular season. ESPN.com and the TrueHoop Network, notably, are jointly ranking every NBA player and counting them down on Twitter from No. 500 to No. 1 to predict the overall level of play for each player for the upcoming NBA season. As of this date, the network said: "We're counting down five more players today, revealing them one at a time on Twitter, until Oct. 28, opening night in the NBA. Today we roll out players 45 through 41." The five players are Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe (41st), Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried (42nd), Dallas Mavericks small forward Chandler Parsons (43rd), Chicago Bulls power forward Pau Gasol (44th), and Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson (45th).
Sports Illustrated on the other hand has already come up with its own list of the Top 100 NBA players "who will be the league's best in the 2014-15 season."The first ten on the list are Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lebron James (1st), Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (2nd), Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3rd), Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russel Westbrook (4th), San Antonio Spurs forward/center Tim Duncan (5th), New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (6th), Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (7th), Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (8th), Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (9th), and Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (10th).
CBS Sports' also already has its own list of 100 top rated NBA players. The first ten on their list are Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Kevin Love, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin, Houston Rockets guard James Harden, Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, and Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan.
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