ESPN Celtic Player Ranking

ConstableGeneva · Post #21 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:37 pm

Jimmy Buckets @ no. 347. 12th man on a rebuilding team. Not too shabby for a 19-yo long-term prospect. I see a lot of Portland Maine in your near future, James!

Jammer · Post #22 » by **Jammer** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:41 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb
462. Keith Bogans
424. Chris Johnson
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
347. James Young

Post #23 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:29 pm

That's kinda weird that James Young is 347, and ain't played a lick in the NBA. Not even Summer League.

VeryMuchWoke · Post #24 » by **VeryMuchWoke** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:37 pm

Parliament10 wrote:That's kinda weird that James Young is 347, and ain't played a lick in the NBA. Not even Summer League.

He can stroke it on a team that lacks shooters, and he should get a chance just by virtue of being young on a rebuilding team.. That may be contingent on clearing out Bass and some other riff-raff. I'm not sure how it plays out, but I can understand that line of reasoning.

At first I was annoyed with Pressey being ahead of Johnson, but I think Pressey is the kind of guy that will do more on a **** team and less on a good one.

It will be interesting to see where they rank Smart.

Jammer · Post #25 » by **Jammer** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:10 pm

iTalkToTheLord wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:That's kinda weird that James Young is 347, and ain't played a lick in the NBA. Not even Summer League.

He can stroke it on a team that lacks shooters, and he should get a chance just by virtue of being young on a rebuilding team.. That may be contingent on clearing out Bass and some other riff-raff. I'm not sure how it plays out, but I can understand that line of reasoning.

At first I was annoyed with Pressey being ahead of Johnson, but I think Pressey is the kind of guy that will do more on a **** team and less on a good one.

It will be interesting to see where they rank Smart.

The rankings are a function of the anticipated minutes a player will get, as well as production and efficiency.

ConstableGeneva · Post #26 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:13 am

Remaining 11 guys on the roster all in the top 300, so based on their rankings, they're all 1st-unit or 2nd-unit quality players, whatever that means.

Jammer · Post #27 » by **Jammer** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:44 pm

Gary Harris in at # 280. They are down to #241 and 10 Celtics, plus Evan Turner, remain.

ConstableGeneva · Post #28 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:59 am

Rondo, Bradley, Green, Sully, Turner, Smart, Olynyk, Bass, Thornton, Zeller

Hmmm... Wallace still hasn't appeared. We're probably gonna see him in the next batch (241-260).

Jammer · Post #29 » by **Jammer** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:17 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb
462. Keith Bogans
424. Chris Johnson
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
229. Gerald Wallace

ryaningf · Post #30 » by **ryaningf** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:40 pm

It's a gross oversimplification and lists like these are just exercises in clickbait but with 9 above average players we stand a decent chance of having an above average team, no? Assuming no injuries, good coaching, and the ever-elusive chemistry, of course.

Jammer · Post #31 » by **Jammer** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:26 am

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb (waived)
487. Dwight Powell
463. Malcolm Thomas
462. Keith Bogans (Traded to Cleveland)
429. Erik Murphy
424. Chris Johnson (waived)
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
379. John Lucas III
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
231. Kris Humphries (Signed & Traded to Washington)
229. Gerald Wallace

Celtics2014 · Post #32 » by **Celtics2014** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:08 pm

The league should reduce down to 228 players

Jammer · Post #33 » by **Jammer** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:54 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb (waived)
487. Dwight Powell
463. Malcolm Thomas
462. Keith Bogans (Traded to Cleveland)
429. Erik Murphy
424. Chris Johnson (waived)
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
379. John Lucas III
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
231. Kris Humphries (Signed & Traded to Washington)
229. Gerald Wallace
220. Evan Turner

ballup · Post #34 » by **ballup** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:17 pm

Gerald Wallace better than Humps? :roll:

SMTBSI · Post #35 » by **SMTBSI** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:48 pm

ballup wrote:Gerald Wallace better than Humps?

Aaaaaand, that's all I needed to see to lose any little shred of interest I may have had in these "rankings".

Edit: No indictment meant on your efforts, Jammer, to keep the list updated. Just ESPN.

Jammer · Post #36 » by **Jammer** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:01 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb (waived)
487. Dwight Powell
463. Malcolm Thomas
462. Keith Bogans (Traded to Cleveland)
429. Erik Murphy
424. Chris Johnson (waived)
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
379. John Lucas III
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
231. Kris Humphries (Signed & Traded to Washington)
229. Gerald Wallace
220. Evan Turner
201. Brandon Bass

Jammer · Post #37 » by **Jammer** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:28 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb (waived)
487. Dwight Powell
463. Malcolm Thomas
462. Keith Bogans (Traded to Cleveland)
429. Erik Murphy
424. Chris Johnson (waived)
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
379. John Lucas III
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
231. Kris Humphries (Signed & Traded to Washington)
229. Gerald Wallace
220. Evan Turner
201. Brandon Bass
174. Kelly Olynyk

KGboss · Post #38 » by **KGboss** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:46 pm

Big KO cracked the top 175. Yah youngin.

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Jammer · Post #39 » by **Jammer** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 11:07 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb (waived)
487. Dwight Powell
463. Malcolm Thomas (waived)
462. Keith Bogans (Traded to Cleveland)
429. Erik Murphy
424. Chris Johnson (waived)
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
379. John Lucas III (waived)
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
231. Kris Humphries (Signed & Traded to Washington)
229. Gerald Wallace
220. Evan Turner
201. Brandon Bass
174. Kelly Olynyk
167. Marcus Thornton

Jammer · Post #40 » by **Jammer** » Wed Oct 1, 2014 5:38 pm

ESPN is rating the Top 500 players in the league, based on the opinion of how their staff expects the player to contribute, qualitatively and quantitatively, during the upcoming season.

With 30 teams, there are 30 times 15 = up to 450 "jobs available."

I will update the list as players are added:

499. Chris Babb (waived)
487. Dwight Powell
463. Malcolm Thomas (waived)
462. Keith Bogans (Traded to Cleveland)
429. Erik Murphy
424. Chris Johnson (waived)
413. Phil Pressey
405. Joel Anthony
388. Vitor Faverani
379. John Lucas III (waived)
347. James Young
234. Tyler Zeller
231. Kris Humphries (Signed & Traded to Washington)
229. Gerald Wallace
220. Evan Turner
201. Brandon Bass
174. Kelly Olynyk
167. Marcus Thornton
157. Marcus Smart