SI Top 100 2021-22

SUPERVILLAIN · Post #1 » by **SUPERVILLAIN** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:06 pm

100. Jordan Clarkson, Utah Jazz
99. Ivica Zubac, Los Angeles Clippers
98. Larry Nance Jr., Portland Trail Blazers
97. Tyrese Haliburton, Sacramento Kings
96. Tim Hardaway Jr., Dallas Mavericks
95. Jonathan Isaac, Orlando Magic
94. Malik Beasley, Minnesota Timberwolves
93. Derrick White, San Antonio Spurs
92. Norman Powell, Portland Trail Blazers
91. Evan Fournier, New York Knicks
90. Jae Crowder, Phoenix Suns
89. Derrick Rose, New York Knicks
88. Andrew Wiggins, Golden State Warriors
87. Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies
86. Jonas Valančiūnas, New Orleans Pelicans
85. Duncan Robinson, Miami Heat
84. Dillon Brooks, Memphis Grizzlies
83. Jarrett Allen, Cleveland Cavaliers
82. Brook Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks
81. Seth Curry, Philadelphia 76ers
80. Robert Covington, Portland Trail Blazers
79. Buddy Hield, Sacramento Kings
78. Terry Rozier, Charlotte Hornets
77. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
76. Lonzo Ball, Chicago Bulls
75. Spencer Dinwiddie, Washington Wizards
74. Bojan Bogdanovic, Utah Jazz
73. Dejounte Murray, San Antonio Spurs
72. Joe Harris, Brooklyn Nets
71. Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers
70. Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers
69. Kemba Walker, New York Knicks
68. Joe Ingles, Utah Jazz
67. Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings
66. Christian Wood, Houston Rockets
65. Jusuf Nurkić, Portland Trail Blazers
64. Bogdan Bogdanovic, Atlanta Hawks
63. Aaron Gordon, Denver Nuggets
62. Caris LeVert, Indiana Pacers
61. D’Angelo Russell, Minnesota Timberwolves
60. Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics
59. OG Anunoby, Toronto Raptors
58. Kristaps Porziņģis, Dallas Mavericks
57. Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
56. De’Andre Hunter, Atlanta Hawks
55. Jerami Grant, Detroit Pistons
54. John Collins, Atlanta Hawks
53. Mikal Bridges, Phoenix Suns
52. Michael Porter Jr, Denver Nuggets
51. LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets

50. Tobias Harris, Philadelphia 76ers
49. Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
48. Clint Capela, Atlanta Hawks
47. Malcolm Brogdon, Indiana Pacers
46. Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors
45. Gordon Hayward, Charlotte Hornets
44. Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors
43. Mike Conley, Utah Jazz
42. DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls
41. Julius Randle, New York Knicks
40. Kyle Lowry, Miami Heat
39. Nikola Vučević, Chicago Bulls
38. CJ McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers
37. Deandre Ayton, Phoenix Suns
36. Domantas Sabonis, Indiana Pacers
35. Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
34. Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Lakers
33. Brandon Ingram, New Orleans Pelicans
32. De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings
31. Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers

30. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
29. Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls
28. Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee Bucks
27. Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
26. Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks
25. Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies
24. Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz
23. Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves
22. Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
21. Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
20. Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
19. Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets
18. Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns
17. Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
16. Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
15. Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards
14. Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat
13. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
12. Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
11. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers

10. Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers
9. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
8. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
7. James Harden, Brooklyn Nets
6. Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
5. Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
4. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
3. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
1. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets

https://www.si.com/.amp/nba/2021/09/23/ranking-best-nba-players-top-100-2022-kevin-durant-giannis-antetokounmpo-lebron-james

FinnTheHuman · Post #2 » by **FinnTheHuman** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:09 pm

Interesting ranking. Some guys feel 30 ranks too low, some 30 too high, but that's completely understandable. F.e. Rozier at 78 is underrating him hard, his last season easily puts him in top 50 imo.

RoxSteady · Post #3 » by **RoxSteady** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:10 pm

What are we supposed to do here?

"Derrick White is ranked 93rd?? He's much closer to 87th!!!"

kuclas · Post #4 » by **kuclas** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:11 pm

It’s funny all these guys Beasley Wiggins ball sexton d Russell’s hield Barnes Derrick white d Murray teams want to unload for Ben Simmons.

I think Simmons will land around 30-35 on the list even being at his low point in trade value

falcolombardi · Post #5 » by **falcolombardi** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:11 pm

ranking players after the all star level is very hard amd situational , and the differences are small in general

a gap between a top 50 and top 80 player can be a lot smaller than between top 5 and top 20 players

somethingh to keep in mind

realball · Post #6 » by **realball** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:18 pm

Bojan rated below Bogdan? Very surprising.

WarriorGM · Post #7 » by **WarriorGM** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:23 pm

Are they going to include Draymond Green as a top 50 player?

kuclas · Post #8 » by **kuclas** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:26 pm

WarriorGM wrote:Are they going to include Draymond Green as a top 50 player?

30 nba teams. Draymond is golden state 2nd or 3rd best player (iffy on klay returning to his normal self)

So a good teams 2nd best player should be in the top 50 overall for nba ranking

SUPERVILLAIN · Post #9 » by **SUPERVILLAIN** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:28 pm

WarriorGM wrote:Are they going to include Draymond Green as a top 50 player?

ItsDanger · Post #10 » by **ItsDanger** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:37 pm

I always think, what would Seth Meyers do? . . . . . . Ridiculous.

Don't post pictures of that hack.

JN61 · Post #11 » by **JN61** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:43 pm

falcolombardi wrote:ranking players after the all star level is very hard amd situational , and the differences are small in general

a gap between a top 50 and top 80 player can be a lot smaller than between top 5 and top 20 players

somethingh to keep in mind

Basically comes down to the role, coach and your teammates more than anything when you are 4th or lower option on the team for that next 100 or so players.

Tor_Raps · Post #12 » by **Tor_Raps** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:49 pm

I came here to see how low Demar would be ranked. He became the yearly lowball player. Maybe he's not even in the top 100 lol.

Post #13 » by **bisme37** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:55 pm

I'm kinda curious about how Knicks fans feel about Kemba and Fournier at #69 and #91.

Post #14 » by **cupcakesnake** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:08 pm

I remember when Zach Lowe used to do SI's top 100. It was an exhaustive project with pretty decent little breakdowns on each player. It was a good way to learn a bit about guys you hadn't watched much in the prior season.

Lists like this are whatever. Low level click-bait (never as bad as ESPN's which is so bad it should be banned from NBA fandom) at worst, and worth a few minutes of time during the doldrums of the late offseason. I'm reading some of these blurbs and wondering if whoever wrote it actually knows much about the player. But it's not offensively bad or anything.

I think we all know how pointless rankings can be the further you go down the list. I like Seth Parthnow's version at the athletic, where he puts players into tiers. That makes more sense to me. A ranked list like SI's just gets pretty silly and obnoxious when subjectively equal players get ranked 20 spots apart, making it seem like one is on a whole other level. Is Harrison Barnes (67) 28 spots "better" than Jonathan Isaac (95)? Am I supposed to care whether Norman Powell is 55 or 99 (he's 92 I guess). Maybe the ranking numbers makes for easier reading but it also makes for very silly implied arguments.

There's no such thing as a good top 100.

Post #15 » by **cupcakesnake** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:11 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:I came here to see how low Demar would be ranked. He became the yearly lowball player. Maybe he's not even in the top 100 lol.

He's not on the list of snubs, so I think he's safely in the top 50. Unless SI's writers have decided he's worse than Blake, Aldridge, Oladipo, Drummond, and other injured/washed/discarded players.

Johnny Fontane · Post #16 » by **Johnny Fontane** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:19 pm

Likely very little thought put into this. Unless someone was drawing names out of a hat to make this list

Post #17 » by **Duffman100** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:28 pm

I wouldn't be shocked to see OG jump into the top 50 after this season.

NYKnickerbocker · Post #18 » by **NYKnickerbocker** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:28 pm

Damn I don’t think Anthony Edwards is better than any of the people he’s ahead of yet

NYKnickerbocker · Post #19 » by **NYKnickerbocker** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:32 pm

bisme37 wrote:I'm kinda curious about how Knicks fans feel about Kemba and Fournier at #69 and #91.

We went years barely having 1 guy be ranked on any top 100 lol. Now we potentially have 4+

Jasen777 · Post #20 » by **Jasen777** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:34 pm

I don't know how to rank a guy like Porziņģis.