Chapter 417: Player Power Ranking
Sports Illustrated and ESPN's annual player rankings have also been updated.
It is worth mentioning that ESPN invited a total of 91 experts to rank the players of the entire league this year, and in terms of professionalism, they surpassed Sports Illustrated, and the discussion under the ESPN player power ranking this year is obviously louder.
In ESPN's player power rankings, the ranking of each player of the Bucks has improved a lot compared to last year, especially the ranking of the starting five, Bogut has risen from 59 last year to 34, Channing Fry has risen from 84 to 61, Courtney Lee has risen from 92 to 62, and Mo Williams has risen from 46 to 32.
Although none of them broke through the 30th, the Bucks have two more players in the top 40 this year, only Yi Jianlian last year, and a total of three this year.
Yi Jianlian's ranking has also improved greatly compared with last year.
Top 10 player rankings of 91 ESPN experts:
No. 10: Steve Nash, 37, Phoenix Suns.
Crollik: "Steve Nash's entire career has been like making wine, the longer it goes, the more fragrant it becomes, he's always been one of the league's top point guards, everyone will question Amalestad Meyer's performance after leaving the Suns, but no one will question Steve Nash, after all, many players get big contracts with his help, and every rookie wants to work with a future Hall of Famer who is still performing at an MVP level even at the age of 37. ”
No. 9: Carmelo Anthony, 26, Denver Nuggets.
Supu: "Although the farce between Melon and the management is not over, Carmelo Anthony has proven his ability in the last 7 years, he will not affect his performance on the field because of things off the field, if there is, it is definitely not which team he is going to, on the contrary, this reason will give him more motivation to play better!" ”
No. 8: Dek Nowitzki, 32, Dallas Mavericks.
Haberstrow: "I don't think anyone will question Dirk's ability, after 12 years of career, the only thing Dirk Nowitzki needs to prove is his leadership ability, after all, it is too bad to be hacked that year!" ”
No. 7: Kevin Durant, 22, Ohla Homerall Thunder.
Chadford: "With a 33-point average in his third season, what's the reason why the top 10 doesn't have such a phenomenal scorer?" Please don't say that Kevin Durant didn't win the scoring title in the end, his opponent is Yi, and he is only 0.2 points behind, which is not an unacceptable loss! ”
Sixth place: Chris Paul, 25, New Orleans Hornets.
Ford: "Injuries ruined Chris Paul's last season, he missed a full 37 regular season games, but it was his absence that made us know more about his importance, and the fact that the Hornets didn't even make the playoffs without him speaks volumes. ”
Fifth place: Dwight Howard, 24, Orlando Magic.
Arnoldice: "The Magic's performance last season was a bit disappointing, but everybody knows the problem is with the Magic's management, and Howard is still the best center in the league, and he won the Defensive Player of the Year award for a second consecutive year, which speaks for itself. ”
No. 4: Dwyane Wade, 28, Miami Heat.
Miles Simon: "Dwyane Wade is definitely the best breakaway finisher in the league, and we can say that he is better than LeBron James in this regard, and we can also see that with Dwyane staying healthy, his energy on the defensive end is also impressive!" ”
Third place: Kobe Bryant, 32, Los Angeles Lakers.
Kevin Pelton: "A lot of outside players have experienced a decline in form after the age of 32, but I believe Kobe Bryant won't be that one, he's the best shooting guard since Michael Jordan, and he's still going to be one of the three best players in the league this season, there's no doubt about that!" ”
Second place: LeBron James, 26, Miami Heat.
Dawson: "Even though LeBron did something wrong in the summer that had a lot of impact, he's still the best NBA player on the planet. ”
First place: Yi Jianlian, 23 years old, Milwaukee Bucks.
Max Pearce: "Yi Jianlian must be at the top of this list, no matter from any point of view, his performance last season was perfect enough, regular season MVP, All-Star MVP, Finals MVP, scoring champion, three-point champion, okay! I don't think I need to go any further. ”
Yi Jianlian ranked first.
It is worth mentioning that not only the ESPN list, but also the first person of "Sports Illustrated" is Yi Jianlian, after last year's season, Yi Jianlian conquered all those who questioned him at the beginning of last season!
However, the ranking of this list still caused a lot of controversy as in previous years, of course, not because of Yi Jianlian, but because of the rankings of other players.
For example, Derrick Rose is very unhappy with this list, he is only ranked 40th, you must know that he is positioned as the regular season MVP of the new season!
“40? Hehe, that's interesting, so let's wait and see! Derrick Rose expressed his displeasure via Twitter.
Then there's Amarestad Meyer, who left the Suns and finished 30th in the league, down 11 spots from last year.
Xiao Si, who was already dissatisfied with the team's questioning, couldn't help it at all, and he openly fired at ESPN in a recent interview: "I don't know why a guy who was selected to the best team last season and averaged 23 points and 9 rebounds per game is ranked 30th in the league, is it possible that this league has 29 guys with better statistics than me?" I'm fed up with a bunch of shit guys! ”
In addition, there are also Rockets fans who are also dissatisfied, and Yao Ming, who is about to return this season, is only ranked 48th in the final ranking:
"If Howard can be ranked fifth in the league, why is Yao only 48th? Or switch the two of them to another place? ”
"The last person who looked at Yao has already kissed the donkey's buttocks, do you want 91 people to kiss together this time? Do you want me to contact you with the donkey? ”
"ESPN has never been able to really evaluate a star objectively, they always treat international players differently, thinking that one injury will be ruined forever, just wait and see! Yao will surprise you again! ”u