ESPN NBA top 100 for 2022

[SUPERVILLAIN]

100: Bogdan Bogdanovic
99: Grant Williams
98: Mitchell Robinson
97: Kevin Love
96: Seth Curry
95: Keegan Murray
94: Brandon Clarke
93: D'Angelo Russell
92: Christian Wood
91: Anfernee Simons
90: Buddy Hield
89: Mike Conley
88: Jusuf Nurkic
87: Malcolm Brogdon
86: Kristaps Porzingis
85: Jordan Clarkson
84: Jonas Valanciunas
83: Aaron Gordon
82: Paolo Banchero
81: Josh Giddey
80: Caris LeVert
79: Clint Capela
78: Lonzo Ball
77: Dillon Brooks
76: Ben Simmons
75: OG Anunoby
74: Harrison Barnes
73: John Collins
72: Michael Porter Jr.
71: Julius Randle
70: Al Horford
69: Spencer Dinwiddie
68: Desmond Bane
67: Jalen Brunson
66: Myles Turner
65: Russell Westbrook
64: Jerami Grant
63: RJ Barrett
62: Jalen Green
61: Tyler Herro
60: Kyle Lowry
59: Tyrese Haliburton
58: Robert Williams III
57: Nikola Vucevic
56: Tobias Harris
55: Jordan Poole
54: De'Aaron Fox
53: Jaren Jackson Jr.
52: Jarrett Allen
51: Deandre Ayton
50: Jamal Murray
49: Mikal Bridges
48: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
47: Domantas Sabonis
46: Darius Garland
45: CJ McCollum
44: Tyrese Maxey
43: Draymond Green
42: Dejounte Murray
41: LaMelo Ball
40: Zion Williamson
39: Scottie Barnes
38: Fred VanVleet
37: Klay Thompson
36: Evan Mobley
35: Cade Cunningham
34: Marcus Smart
33: Kyrie Irving
32: Andrew Wiggins
31: Khris Middleton
30: Pascal Siakam
29: Brandon Ingram
28: DeMar DeRozan
27: Zach LaVine
26: Jrue Holiday

25: Anthony Edwards
24: Donovan Mitchell
23: Bam Adebayo
22: Jaylen Brown
21: Chris Paul
20: Anthony Davis
19: Bradley Beal
18: Rudy Gobert
17: Jimmy Butler
16: Trae Young
15: Paul George
14: Damian Lillard
13: Karl-Anthony Towns
12: Kawhi Leonard
11: James Harden

10: Devin Booker
9: Ja Morant
8: Kevin Durant
7: Jayson Tatum
6: LeBron James

5: Stephen Curry
4: Joel Embiid
3: Luka Doncic
2: Nikola Jokic
1: Giannis Antetokounmpo

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34643584/nbarank-2022-ranking-best-players-2022-23-5-1?linkId=182722409

[PistolPeteJR]

So much wrong here.

They have Klay as better than Garland and Shai? Come on now.

Apparently Wiggins is better than Kyrie LOL.

Idk how Cade is better than Mobley, Barnes, FVV, LaMelo, etc…

Geez.

[WolfAddict]

No. 33: Kyrie Irving
No. 32: Andrew Wiggins



Now, I'm a massive Wiggins fan (still rock his jersey when playing at the local) and think Kyrie is an absolute nutcase, but this is some weird ****...

[toooskies]

The CBS Sports one came out today and is much, much better.

[JB2]

When Marcus Smart is ranked ahead of Zion, you know ESPN is full of morons.

[cupcakesnake]

Wiggins is 32 and OG Anunoby is 75. Vucevic is 57 and Horford is 70. Demar Derozan is 20 spots higher than Shai and Garland.

This is just a random list of NBA players. There's no way much effort was put into this. If it's a voting thing then 2/3 of the voters don't know much about players outside the top 10.

[Catchall]

Bojan Bogdanovic should be in the 70s (e.g., Harrison Barnes/John Collins)

[LoveMyRaps]

The Siakam hate is way too much.

Most underrated player in the league.

[canada_dry]

Omg cbs list is SO much better despite some things id certainly disagree with. Someone start a thread of their list. Blows this one out the water.

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[Roscoe Sheed]

Norman Powell is a top 100 player

[Roscoe Sheed]

The CBS Sports one came out today and is much, much better.

here is a link to it

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-top-100-player-rankings-giannis-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-vie-for-no-1-lebron-james-slips/

[Infinite Llamas]

Give me Powell, Rozier, Trent over Clarkson every day of the week.

[The-Power]

They have Klay as better than Garland and Shai? Come on now.

Klay is being overrated here, I agree (also relevant to other Warriors players). And Garland in particular is underrated.

Apparently Wiggins is better than Kyrie LOL.

Yeah, I'd argue that most teams are better off with Wiggins than with Kyrie. If only because you get an incredibly durable player without all the drama who played a very important role (athletic defensive wing with offensive ability) very effectively last year. I can completely understand why someone would rank them like this.

Idk how Cade is better than Mobley, Barnes, FVV, LaMelo, etc…

Clearly this is a projection vote. It's not about last season. I can absolutely see Cade being better this year than all the players you listed. Of course this assumes that Cade makes a considerable jump which is entirely possible but clearly a given. Others can make this jump as well but I'd also think that Cade is the most likely player to make this jump given his profile (lead ball handlers and scorers usually need a year to adjust before they become effective).

[BostonCouchGM]

there's at least 10-12 guys better than Jaylen Brown listed after him. Laughable and recency bias

[The-Power]

Wiggins is 32 and OG Anunoby is 75. Vucevic is 57 and Horford is 70. Demar Derozan is 20 spots higher than Shai and Garland.

The gap between Wiggins and OG is too large, I agree. I'm also not high on Vucevic but I would not contest anyone who believes that 36 year old Horford is going to regress further and should be ranked in that range. Garland is clearly underrated but SGA is more difficult to judge because he wasn't that good last season and still struggles with health – so the range where he can be justifiably ranked is naturally very large. DeRozan comes off a career-year, so I understand at least the impulse even though I continue to be skeptical of his outlier year and would personally rank him a bit lower.

[SpreeS]

Wiggs from 77 to 32 in one year by ESPN.

Bridges 49th
Anunoby 75th

I like it b/c he is my guy, but ESPN doesnt show constancy.

[Ruma85]

Hahaha westbrook,bane, and siakam are criminally underrated. What a joke espn

[Pachinko_]

The CBS Sports one came out today and is much, much better.

here is a link to it

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-top-100-player-rankings-giannis-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-vie-for-no-1-lebron-james-slips/

It is incredible that Giannis tops the list, and the justification doesn't even mention defense

I must be the only person in the world who thinks of Giannis first and foremost as an incredible defender.

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[JN61]

No. 33: Kyrie Irving
No. 32: Andrew Wiggins



Now, I'm a massive Wiggins fan (still rock his jersey when playing at the local) and think Kyrie is an absolute nutcase, but this is some weird ****...

Well if you don't play how good you really are?

[Duffman100]

Siakam at 30? Cmon.