Top 5 players from the Eastern conference

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Top 5 players from the Eastern conference 

Post#1 » by KyletheDingbat » Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:06 am

Who are they? Let's include Kyrie.

My picks:
Lebron
Wall
IT
Kyrie
KP

Embiid gets in over all of those guys not named Lebron if he's healthy though.
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Post#2 » by donkeylips » Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:15 am

Giannis?
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Post#3 » by CodeBreaker » Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:54 am

LeBron
IT
Kyrie
Giannis
Wall
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Post#4 » by Joey Wheeler » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:01 am

1-Lebron James
2-John Wall
3-Giannis Antetokounmpo
4-Kyrie Irving
5-??? Lots of candidates here
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Post#5 » by eminence » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:35 am

LeBron
Giannis
Lowry
Wall
Love/Hayward - couldn't decide for last spot
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Post#6 » by isaacz321 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:39 am

for next year

Lebron
Giannis
Lowry(going bold assuming healthy)
Wall
Isaiah
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Post#7 » by Rapcity_11 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:39 am

Man, the East all-star team is going to SUCK this year.
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Post#8 » by Prez » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:40 am

Projecting through 2017-18, if Embiid stays healthy...LeBron, Giannis, Embiid, Wall, Porzingis. Probably in that order. I think Embiid is fair, but I get that I'm most likely way higher on Porzingis than the average non Knicks fan.
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Post#9 » by BigRedWarrior » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:00 am

LBJ
Giannis
Wall
Kyrie/Lowry
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Post#10 » by RCM88x » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:33 am

Probably:
Lebron
Giannis
Wall
Lowry
Hayward
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Post#11 » by Joey Wheeler » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:39 am

Rapcity_11 wrote:Man, the East all-star team is going to SUCK this year.


The team will probably be something like:

Wall
Kyrie
Lebron
Giannis
Embiid/Whiteside/Porzingis

This is actually a pretty strong team.
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Post#12 » by Amare_1_Knicks » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:44 am

KyletheDingbat wrote:Who are they? Let's include Kyrie.

My picks:
Lebron
Wall
IT
Kyrie
KP

Embiid gets in over all of those guys not named Lebron if he's healthy though.


I'll go with Lebron, Wall, Giannis, Kyrie, and IT. Hayward, Derozan, Lowry, Beal and Whiteside behind them. Embiid gets thrown into the mix on that back end of that top 5 if/when healthy.
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Post#13 » by SpreeS » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:46 am

LBJ
Giannis
Wall
Hayward

Irving, Lowry, IT
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Post#14 » by clyde21 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 4:45 am

Assuming health across the board:

LeBron James
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
John Wall
Kyrie Irving

Smh...we really need some talent dispensed to the East.
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Post#15 » by bondom34 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:28 am

Lebron
Giannis
Wall/Lowry
Love

Hayward is right after, but I think I still take Love first.
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Re: Top 5 players from the Eastern conference 

Post#16 » by Rapcity_11 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:12 pm

Joey Wheeler wrote:
Rapcity_11 wrote:Man, the East all-star team is going to SUCK this year.


The team will probably be something like:

Wall
Kyrie
Lebron
Giannis
Embiid/Whiteside/Porzingis

This is actually a pretty strong team.


Not compared to the West it isn't.

Plus, Whiteside and Porzingis aren't really all-star caliber. And it's a 12 man team.
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Post#17 » by GeorgeMarcus » Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:25 pm

Top 5 based on 16-17:
LeBron
Giannis
Wall
IT
Lowry

Projected top 5 for 17-18:
LeBron
Giannis
Embiid
Wall
KP
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Post#18 » by NASE » Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:31 pm

Lebron
Giannis
Wall
Kyrie
Whiteside
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Post#19 » by BdeRegt » Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:35 pm

Embiid and Porzingis do not deserve to be mentioned here yet. They have potential but have to prove something first.

I'd say:
LeBron
Giannis
John Wall
Isaiah Thomas
Hayward
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Re: Top 5 players from the Eastern conference 

Post#20 » by villematic32 » Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am

James
Wall
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Thomas
Hayward

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