Like many other sites, FanSided has come together to release their own NBA player rankings.
Voted on by editors and writers across the NBA section of FanSided, the final scores were calculated based on a 1-10 rating for each player, with a 10 signifying the best, followed by 9, and so on and so forth. Naturally, LeBron James received a 10 rating by every voter, while reigning MVP Kevin Durant was a close second.
Here’s a look at the final tallies.
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Chris Paul
4. Anthony Davis
5. Stephen Curry
6. Blake Griffin
7. Kevin Love
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Russell Westbrook
10. Dwight Howard
11. James Harden
12. DeMarcus Cousins
13. Joakim Noah
14. John Wall
15. LaMarcus Aldridge
16. Chris Bosh
17. Kyrie Irving
18. Dirk Nowitzki
19. Marc Gasol
20. Tim Duncan
21. Tony Parker
22. Serge Ibaka
23. Al Jefferson
24. Damian Lillard
25. Kawhi Leonard
26. Kyle Lowry
27. Goran Dragic
28. Al Horford
29. Rajon Rondo
30. Kobe Bryant
31. Dwyane Wade
32. Klay Thompson
33. Eric Bledsoe
34. Kenneth Faried
35. DeMar DeRozan
36. Mike Conley
37. Andre Drummond
38. Andre Iguodala
39. Paul Millsap
40. Zach Randolph
41. DeAndre Jordan
42. Joe Johnson
43. Ty Lawson
44. Chandler Parsons
45. Derrick Rose
46. Brook Lopez
47. Luol Deng
48. Pau Gasol
49. Rudy Gay
50 (tie). Monta Ellis
50 (tie). Lance Stephenson
To break it down even further, we have a list of which teams had the most players represented in the top 50. While a host of teams had a single or just two players represented, a handful of teams had three players on the list. Here are those teams with the average rating from 1-10 that their players received.
Cavs – 8.76
Thunder – 8.56
Clippers – 8.05
Spurs – 7.62
Warriors – 7.24
Grizzlies – 6.9
Heat – 6.87
Bulls – 6.74
Mavs – 6.68
Naturally, the Cavs were the top of the table with their new big three. Also unsurprisingly are the following seven teams after. What may have come as a surprise is the last team, the Dallas Mavericks. With their newly formed big three of Nowitzki, Parsons, and Ellis, they snuck into the rankings with Ellis tying for the last spot on the list.
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