NBA Current top 50 players!

[WiggyRuss]

Best Players in the NBA for next year -not to be confused with a 5 year outlook- and assumes a certain level of health is maintained (otherwise Kobe, Rose, Wade would be dropped considerably)

1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Paul
4. Parker
5. Westbrook
6. Dirk
7. Kobe
8. Curry
9. Love
10. Griffin
11. Rose
12. Noah
13. Melo
14. Aldridge
15. Duncan
16. Howard
17. Wade
18. Davis
19. Bosh
20. Jefferson
21. M.Gasol
22. Rondo
23. Cousins
24. Ibaka
25. Harden
26. Irving
27. Lillard
28. DeRozan
29. Wall
30. Horford
31. Randolph
32. Leonard
33. Lowry
34. Milsap
35. Parsons
36. Bledsoe
37. Ginobili
38. J. Johnson
39. K. Thompson
40. Iguadala
41. Gay
42. Conley
43. Lawson
44. Drummond
45. Korver
46. D. Williams
47. Beal
48. Heyward
49. Faried
50. Dragic

nobody from the 76'rs, Pacers, Bucks, Magic,

 

[Clayton]

Best Players in the NBA for next year -not to be confused with a 5 year outlook- and assumes a certain level of health is maintained (otherwise Kobe, Rose, Wade would be dropped considerably)

1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Paul
4. Parker
5. Westbrook Probably could be a couple of spots lower
6. Dirk
7. Kobe
8. Curry
9. Love
10. Griffin
11. Rose Should be higher
12. Noah Should be 8-10 spots lower
13. Melo
14. Aldridge
15. Duncan
16. Howard
17. Wade
18. Davis
19. Bosh
20. Jefferson
21. M.Gasol
22. Rondo
23. Cousins
24. Ibaka
25. Harden
26. Irving Probably a couple of spots lower
27. Lillard
28. DeRozan Flip with Lowry, imo
29. Wall
30. Horford
31. Randolph
32. Leonard
33. Lowry
34. Milsap
35. Parsons
36. Bledsoe
37. Ginobili
38. J. Johnson
39. K. Thompson
40. Iguadala
41. Gay
42. Conley
43. Lawson
44. Drummond
45. Korver
46. D. Williams
47. Beal
48. Heyward
49. Faried
50. Dragic Probably 15-20 spots too low

My opinion in bold. Dragic is waaaaay too low

 

[bksballer89]

Kyrie is way too high

 

[Clayton]

Kyrie is way too high

I would probably put him above Parsons and below Milsap.

 

[bksballer89]

Here are the players who are too low IMO

Harden
Beal
Dragic
Aldridge
Howard
Horford

Players who are too high

Kyrie
Love
Dirk
Ibaka
Korver
Deron Williams

 

[bksballer89]

I would probably put him above Parsons and below Milsap.

Sounds about right

 

[Clayton]

Players who are too high

Kyrie
Love
Dirk
Ibaka
Korver
Deron Williams

I think Dirk could be one or two spots too high but he should be up there. Otherwise, Monta Ellis should be top 40 if Dirk isn't top 10.

 

[WiggyRuss]

the hardest guys to rank for me where Duncan, Rose, and Davis

Davis i can make an argument for putting WAY higher or WAY lower....i almost had Davis ridiculously high...

 

[Clayton]

the hardest guys to rank for me where Duncan, Rose, and Davis

Davis i can make an argument for putting WAY higher or WAY lower....i almost had Davis ridiculously high...

Love, Davis, Drummond and Cousins are the hardest for me to rank because they all have so much talent but aren't on playoff teams.

I think you have Davis around the right spot. Excellent transition game and good on offense and defense but not a superstar yet.

 

[bksballer89]

Love is hard to rank because he only plays on side of the ball. I think if you have Melo 13 and Harden 25 then Love should be right around Melo because all 3 are great offensive players but doesn't play a lick of defense

 

[WiggyRuss]

Love is hard to rank because he only plays on side of the ball. I think if you have Melo 13 and Harden 25 then Love should be right around Melo because all 3 are great offensive players but doesn't play a lick of defense

Love is not one dimensional though-

he can post up, shoot the three, is a great passer, and probably the best rebounder in the league.

Harden and Melo do not have anywhere near the array of talents Love has

 

[WiggyRuss]

i mean cmon guys

Love is one of the top 5 scorers in the NBA and is one of the top 5 rebounders in the NBA- and among big men is a top 5 passer of the ball-

that puts him in rare company and justifies his ranking in my opinion- though i can listen to the argument that the no-playoff appearances should be taken into consideration- but its hard for me to do that to a certain extent since if he was in the East the Twolves likely would have been a no worse than a 6th seed

 

[bksballer89]

Love is not one dimensional though-

he can post up, shoot the three, is a great passer, and probably the best rebounder in the league.

Harden and Melo do not have anywhere near the array of talents Love has

Melo can post up, shoot the three, and is probably the best rebounder at his position in the league.

Melo is the most talented offensive player in the league so I have no idea what you're talking about when you say Melo doesn't have anywhere near the array of talents Love has

 

[WiggyRuss]

Melo can post up, shoot the three, and is probably the best rebounder at his position in the league.

Melo is the most talented offensive player in the league so I have no idea what you're talking about when you say Melo doesn't have anywhere near the array of talents Love has

I have Melo only 4 sports lower because hes not the BEST REBOUNDER IN THE NBA like Love is- and Love is a great passer as well- there is a slim difference between 9 and 13- and i believe that is more than justified

 

[Clayton]

At first glance, this would probably be my top 20

1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Paul
4. Parker
5. Curry
6. Rose
7. Dirk
8. Kobe
9. Love
10. Melo
11. Griffin
12. Aldridge
13. Howard
14. Westbrook
15. Duncan
16. Wade
17. Davis
18. Bosh
19. Noah
20. Gasol

 

[WiggyRuss]

At first glance, this would probably be my top 20

1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Paul
4. Parker
5. Curry
6. Rose
7. Dirk
8. Kobe
9. Love
10. Melo
11. Griffin
12. Aldridge
13. Howard
14. Westbrook
15. Duncan
16. Wade
17. Davis
18. Bosh
19. Noah
20. Gasol

its hard for me to put Rose that high after he has missed two years....and I think RW is definitely a top 10 guy

 

[Clayton]

its hard for me to put Rose that high after he has missed two years....and I think RW is definitely a top 10 guy

Its hard for me to get past Westbrook missing games and the Thunder not really even noticing. Look at how much Griffin has improved his game from a physical freak to a basketball player. Westbrook is still in the physical freak phase.

I was also assuming that Rose is healthy.

 

[Agent Orange]

So I'm the only one who has a problem with Parker being listed as 4th?

Also how is Bledsoe ranked higher than Dragic?

 

[bksballer89]

So I'm the only one who has a problem with Parker being listed as 4th?

Also how is Bledsoe ranked higher than Dragic?

yes

 

[Agent Orange]

yes

How? Don't get me wrong Parker is good and I know the Spurs won the championship, but at this point he does not feel like a featured player just one the better guys on the roster.

It's like the 2004 Pistons vs the Bad Boys. In 2004 the starting five was good and nobody was really highlighted for their individual talent. As opposed to the Bad Boys who featured Isiah Thomas, despite having other great players.

Calling Parker the 4th best player, implies he's a feature like Thomas was, when at this point he's one of the noteworthy guys like 2004 Chauncey Billups.

But opinions are opinions so...