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1) Russell Westbrook
2) Steph Curry
3) Dame Lillard
4) Chris Paul
5) Kyrie Irving
6) John Wall
7) Mike Conley
8) Kyle Lowry
9) Isaiah Thomas
10) Kemba Walker
1: Russ is a no brainer at 1. With KD leaving, the guy is going to be an absolute beast this year. And it's exactly what the Thunder will need of him to compete for a playoff spot.
2: Steph is solidy at 2 behind Russ. Even with possibly deferring to KD a bit, he's still going to need to be an MVP type player again for the Warriors. He may not have the volume of shots, but I expect his assists to go through the roof. I could see him having a 20/10 year.
3-5: I think these guys are all on a similar level. I have Dame at 3 because if you look at his production last year, it was criminal he didn't make the all-star team. He is the piece that makes this team go and will be the ultimate reason for any success they have. CP3 I have slightly ahead of Irving, because even though the Clips have Griffin, CP3 is what makes this team work. If he's not out there playing up to his standard game, the Clippers are so, so much worse. He's vital to initiating their offense and while he's not the defender he once was, he's still one of the best at the position. Kyrie I have at 5 because he'll have numbers, but his all come as a second option. He's going to be an all-star again, but I have the others ahead of him because of their importance to their respective clubs as the #1 guy.
6-8: These guys are also close grouping for me. I have Wall ahead of the others because I think this is a major make or break season for him. He's upset that Beal got all this money and he's going to go out and prove he's up there. It's been said he's mad that he doesn't have the endorsements that some of the other guys get, so I think he's going to go all out this year. Just a gut feeling. Conley is going to have a big year. Always reliable, great offensively and defensively, and now he's going to have the freedom to run the offense instead of basically being relegated to 5 seconds on the shot clock or less duty. Kyle Lowry is at 8 for me because probably I'm biased. I just couldn't justify putting him ahead of anyone else here.
9: Isaiah Thomas finally got that recognition as an all-star last year and I think he repeats his performance, if not exceeds it. Horford is going to help space the offense in a major way and give him a lot more room to operate.
10: Kemba is going to have to be the guy that pushes his team into the playoffs and I think he's capable. I think he's gotten better every year in the league and I think he takes one big step this year. He won't have much offensive help outside of Batum, so he's going to be relied upon heavily.
2) Steph Curry
3) Dame Lillard
4) Chris Paul
5) Kyrie Irving
6) John Wall
7) Mike Conley
8) Kyle Lowry
9) Isaiah Thomas
10) Kemba Walker
1: Russ is a no brainer at 1. With KD leaving, the guy is going to be an absolute beast this year. And it's exactly what the Thunder will need of him to compete for a playoff spot.
2: Steph is solidy at 2 behind Russ. Even with possibly deferring to KD a bit, he's still going to need to be an MVP type player again for the Warriors. He may not have the volume of shots, but I expect his assists to go through the roof. I could see him having a 20/10 year.
3-5: I think these guys are all on a similar level. I have Dame at 3 because if you look at his production last year, it was criminal he didn't make the all-star team. He is the piece that makes this team go and will be the ultimate reason for any success they have. CP3 I have slightly ahead of Irving, because even though the Clips have Griffin, CP3 is what makes this team work. If he's not out there playing up to his standard game, the Clippers are so, so much worse. He's vital to initiating their offense and while he's not the defender he once was, he's still one of the best at the position. Kyrie I have at 5 because he'll have numbers, but his all come as a second option. He's going to be an all-star again, but I have the others ahead of him because of their importance to their respective clubs as the #1 guy.
6-8: These guys are also close grouping for me. I have Wall ahead of the others because I think this is a major make or break season for him. He's upset that Beal got all this money and he's going to go out and prove he's up there. It's been said he's mad that he doesn't have the endorsements that some of the other guys get, so I think he's going to go all out this year. Just a gut feeling. Conley is going to have a big year. Always reliable, great offensively and defensively, and now he's going to have the freedom to run the offense instead of basically being relegated to 5 seconds on the shot clock or less duty. Kyle Lowry is at 8 for me because probably I'm biased. I just couldn't justify putting him ahead of anyone else here.
9: Isaiah Thomas finally got that recognition as an all-star last year and I think he repeats his performance, if not exceeds it. Horford is going to help space the offense in a major way and give him a lot more room to operate.
10: Kemba is going to have to be the guy that pushes his team into the playoffs and I think he's capable. I think he's gotten better every year in the league and I think he takes one big step this year. He won't have much offensive help outside of Batum, so he's going to be relied upon heavily.
