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[@kopanokaredi1007]

Nic Claxton not being on this list is absolutely insane

[@PattyIce_23]

It actually really isn’t

[@kopanokaredi1007]

No one from 90 to 100 is better than Nic Claxton and u can make the argument that Nic Claxton is better than the people from 70 to 90 also people talk Derrick White not being on this list is disrespectful yet Nic Claxton is better him. There is no world where Cameron Johnson is on this list but Nic Claxton is not

[@PattyIce_23]

@@kopanokaredi1007 you’re mad overrating him

[@trendexposure7799]

⁠@@kopanokaredi1007Derrick white is becoming overrated

[@kopanokaredi1007]

​@@PattyIce_23 Are u telling me that John Collins, Mitchell Robinson and Cameron Johnson are better than Nic Claxton

[@zaydavis640]

The Trae young disrespect is crazy

[@rockdoctor767]

@@GibranCamus-fh2wk we get it bro you own a thesaurus

[@yuser10]

@@GibranCamus-fh2wknegawat

[@willyfan1967]

Ranking Derrick White outside 100th should be a life sentence crime.

[@dreadfullyeti6686]

I believe dejounte Murray is also not ranked in the top 100th

[@fwproto]

@@dreadfullyeti6686 he is ranked number 60 lol

[@Gill36912]

The real crime is Gary Trent Jr isn’t on here , mans averaged 18 and plays lockdown D

[@holdmyweight3597]

Nah not really. He probably will be a bench player for the Raptors this season. DLo being left off is way worse.

[@bnm4227]

He’s a great player he just gets hurt a lot

[@Gill36912]

@@holdmyweight3597 LMAOO Gary is much better than dlo

[@shadoka9409]

2:45 Russ being at #94 is NOT accurate 💀 especially after that playoff series vs the Suns and considering the people they put ahead of him, he should be higher for sure

[@bytgfdsw2]

Russ is inconsistent and not a good fit with some teams. With that being said, he did not drop off too much from 2021, where he’s at least a top 20-25 player. Putting him at 94 is way too harsh for a player his caliber

[@TheMiracleShot]

@@bytgfdsw2he dropped of MASSIVELY from 2021, he averaged 22/11/11 in 21 and 15/7/5 this year while also being less efficient. he’s gotten way way worse in the last 2 years

[@rob.parsnips]

Kinda seems like the Lakers were a toxic work environment for Russ, I think there’s every reason to believe he’ll have a better season.

[@Beezy_420]

@@TheMiracleShothe was more efficient from the field and from 3 with the clippers than he was the last 4 seasons. He has his best playoff series last year since the 2016 playoff run. He’s only avenging 15 rn cause he’s a 3rd option and not a 1-2 option. Kawhi & PG both average 25-30ppg

[@whateverreally1347]

Bro he shot like 3-17 in the playoffs twice

[@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr]

Jakob Poeltl not being on the list is a joke

[@aiden.oates11]

No Jaden McDaniels is crazy

[@bkelly625]

These lists are pointless to do before Christmas hard to project improvements and regression of every player but below is my prediction for top 100 at end of playoffs. I value how well I think a player projects to the playoffs a lot. Also took some chances on young guys rising in top 100 1. Nikola Jokic 2. Stephen Curry 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo 4. Jayson Tatum 5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6. Kawhi Leonard 🏥 7. Devin Booker 8. Luka Doncic 9. Kevin Durant 🏥 10. Joel Embiid 🏥 11. Anthony Davis 🏥 12. Jamal Murray 13. LeBron James 14. Ja Morant 15. De’Aaron Fox 16. Donovan Mitchell 17. Jimmy Butler 18. Damian Lillard 19. Anthony Edwards 20. Tyrese Haliburton 21. Zion Williamson 🏥 22. Jalen Brunson 23. Bam Adebayo 24. Victor Wembanyama(All in) 25. Trae Young 26. Pascal Siakam 27. Jaylen Brown 28. Paul George 🏥 29. Desmond Bane(All in) 30. Zach LaVine 31. Jaren Jackson Jr. 32. Jrue Holiday 33. Kyrie Irving 34. Lauri Markkanen 35. LaMelo Ball 36. Brandon Ingram 🏥 37. Khris Middleton 🏥 38. Jalen Williams(All in) 39. Chet Holmgren(All in) 40. Tyrese Maxey(All in) 41. Franz Wagner(All in) 42. Aaron Gordon 43. Karl-Anthony Towns 44. Domanatas Sabonis 45. Mikal Bridges 46. Darius Garland 47. Kristaps Porzingis 48. Evan Mobley 49. James Harden 50. Myles Turner 51. Andrew Wiggins 52. Bradley Beal 53. DeMar DeRozan 54. Scottie Barnes 55. Julius Randle 56. Dejounte Murray 57. OG Anunoby 58. Derrick White 59. Austin Reaves 60. Immanuel Quickley 61. Cade Cunningham 62. Paolo Banchero 63. Markelle Fultz 64. Trey Murphy III 65. Draymond Green 66. Brook Lopez 67. Cameron Johnson 68. Devin Vassell 69. Alperen Sengun 70. Michael Porter Jr. 71. Fred VanVleet 72. Jaden McDaniels 73. CJ McCollum 74. Herb Jones 75. Jarrett Allen 76. Rudy Gobert 77. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 78. Chris Paul 79. Tyler Herro 80. Marcus Smart 81. Klay Thompson 82. Wendell Carter Jr. 83. Bruce Brown 84. Josh Hart 85. Josh Giddey 86. Anfernee Simons 87. Walker Kessler 88. Nicolas Claxton 89. Malcolm Brogdon 90. Scoot Henderson 91. Amen Thompson 92. Kevon Looney 93. Ausar Thompson 94. Tobias Harris 95. Deandre Ayton 96. Kyle Anderson 97. Onyeka Okongwu 98. Jalen Green 99. Jonathan Kuminga 100. Coby White

[@andMango5483]

Bro did not make a good list, you literally talked about playoffs and then put Jimmy at 17. Herro is to low. Embiid is WAY TO LOW. He is top 5 I don’t care what you say. Harden is also too low. Franz over Harden is nuts. The only part of this list I agree with is Jokic 1 and Steph 2. Other than that this list is made by someone who doesn’t watch the games. Make a better list brotha.

[@bkelly625]

@@andMango5483​​⁠​​⁠ Please make a list and let me see it. It’s called an end of season prediction for a reason things change every year and have you ever watched Embiid and Harden in the playoffs? Lol and Harden is 34. Jimmy is also 34 now and they were in play in and were losing in 2nd game with 3 minutes left barely made the playoffs and he wasn’t good in finals predicting he will be 17th isn’t outlandish and Herro is a defensive liability and was bad last two playoffs he actually played in after bubble. I’m pretty sure I watch more basketball than you do every night league pass two screens. The league doesn’t stay the same every year… some of my predictions will be wrong but it’s based on evidence and watching how playoff basketball works the last several years also just some confidence I have in certain young players taking a leap. Game is way different right now than even 8 years ago. Inefficiency from 3, poor defense, bad rebounding, not passing, turnovers and lack of athleticism all that stuff can be exploited by the best teams in the playoffs more than ever

[@andMango5483]

@@bkelly625 literally everything you just said is wrong and doesn’t make sense. You must be 0 IQ. Also your overrating and underrating way to many players. You say harden has been bad in the playoff but Franz has never been there? I still stand by my point. I also watch 3-7 games every night (nba). I also watch all the nightly highlights so your point is unless. I’m not gonna waste my time with some garbage list that some people that have negative IQ (like you) make. Have a good day. Actually don’t. I’m not wasting more of my time

[@reidb6327]

W for fox so high

[@slobodanvidekanic3633]

How u put Lukas son ahead of him?

[@YCG_KAIDEN]

the dangelo russell disrespect is crazy

[@JonathanHarveygoat2009]

Russ is underrated now he is top 80 at least and probably top 50 for me

[@12basketballboi]

Top 30

[@kritav1111]

​@@12basketballboiThat's pushing it and I am his biggest fan.

[@TheMiracleShot]

@@12basketballboithat’s fucking ludicrous, he was not a good player the last 2 seasons

[@chrissaint-louis488]

@@TheMiracleShothe was underutilized and in the wrong role with the lakers.. soon as he got to the clips we all seen the true Russ. Let’s not act like he just turned into a bad player

[@LiamEdelshtein]

It’s interesting to see their opinions… I have a fantasy draft very closely so I want to see where the “experts” rank some players😂🏀🙏🏻

[@twistedtide]

It's a controversial list for sure, as every list is every single year. The Top 10 in itself was filled with a lot of uncertainties. LeBron at 9th pissed some people off, especially with SGA ahead of him (although I'm personally all for the Shai hype), Jimmy not even being top 10 after what he did in the playoffs, Embiid at 3, and then obviously Jokic vs Giannis. Where I do think Jokic deserves it. I mean come on, Jokic just won a title and FMVP in resounding fashion, and you can use all the excuses you want for Giannis, but truth is, this is similarly what Jokic has been dealing with his whole career aside from the fact that he himself is never hurt. This season is gonna be a good one though, more talent in the NBA then probably every before.

[@bezllama3325]

Lebron ranked too high

[@devinrose9343]

you keep getting confused for the list being as of rn, the list is predicting where each player will rank next season lol

[@flip-antonio8425]

No Claxton or Jaden is INSANE.

[@matthewallen1355]

Fax and dudes like Conley, Sexton, and especially John Collins should not have been on here at all. Also Devin Vassell who averaged 18 on pretty solid splits with good defense not being here is crazy

[@goodprince5327]

Who

[@holdmyweight3597]

Jaden Ivey?? Lol he could be left off. D’Angelo Russell is the one who got snubbed

[@matthewallen1355]

@@holdmyweight3597 I think he was talking about Jaden McDaniels on the twolves

[@goodprince5327]

@@holdmyweight3597 who?

[@ScottySkilz1]

bro why you hate the kings so much.....always be hating on kings...i would 100% have Sabonis over Paskal.....Sabonis led the league in Rebounds and had a monster year with a broken thumb. Ya he did bad in the playoffs but he will eventually figure it out especially once his jumper is more consistent. the thing i dont understand is he had a good shooting year 37% from three, he just needs to take way more of them.

[@Gill36912]

Your crazy for saying that , have you seen pascals stats ? Your talking about a player who showed up in the nba finals and got a chip … pascal is way better than Sabonis

[@FnStarWars]

I think having maxey that far above Herro poole and reaves is a little crazy, I would put those four in the same category

[@ST-tf4sq]

Its sad that Embiid is number 3, because MANY players are better than him, he cant just go for 60 against shit team and then he is mvp thanks to 13fts per game, and 75% of those are not real fouls... I hate that players who are regular season players (and not in important matches) get aheead MUCH better players... you are a good player if you play good vs strong teams and in playoffs

[@holdmyweight3597]

Nah Embiid is very clearly top 5. One bad postseason shouldn’t doesn’t erase an MVP regular season

[@mike04574]

so if robert williams is better in the playoffs he's a better player period? chill out

[@Gill36912]

@@holdmyweight3597 one bad post season ? He’s 30 and never made it past the second round lmao , he’s going to leave to New York next year

[@NazgulC]

@@holdmyweight3597lmao second round exist n always choke in elimination game, top 5? Just overrated

[@biasedclipsfan]

Westbrook will 100% be a top 75 player this year

[@georgereynolds2276]

And once again his team will be lousy.

[@JCK11]

I think Keegan Murray could finish top 100

[@fresto2208]

Giannis over Jokic is baffling. Giannis is obviously incredible, but Jokic is doing some historic stuff rn and just won the title. Pretty weird.

[@chrissaint-louis488]

The fact this guy pretty much agreed with russ’s placement just shows his lack of knowledge

[@AKARYYN10]

They rank players based on their predicted contributions -- quality and quantity -- for the 2023-24 season only.

[@mikesteinkrauss9773]

I know Zion is an injury risk, but CJ being 10 or so spots ahead of him on the list is insane

[@rryanc22]

Jokic's regular seaosn last year is overated due to his playoff performance. Saying he dominated last year's regular season compared to giannis when he didnt even mvp is kind of wild to me and so is the thought that its absolutely crazy to have him not at 1 with that said hes still 1 for me but chill

[@TheMiracleShot]

Jokic averaged 25/12/9.8 while being the most efficient player in the league and leading his team to the 1 seed, he dominated to a high extent

[@dylanalta7303]

For my Giannis and Nikola are number once I'd like to see them face each other in the finals, it would be epic

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

23:50 i feel like lebron may score a few single digit games this year due to a deeper team and that he isnt the same guy even in 2020-march 2023 Itll hard to see that lebron becomes a shell of himself but AD gotta take the reigns and dominate like hes chasing the fmvp and/or mvp this szn

[@Jajsnsjsn]

Yeah LeBron doing just fine

[@gunduzokangulgonen628]

The NBA media does the Raptors sooo dirty every time

[@Pingu-]

love your videos man! Do you play basketball too?

[@taylorwood8661]

As a Boston fan I appreciate you harping about D-White not being on the list😭

[@imdbtruth]

24:30 - Why you bring up team success as a determining factor for an individual ranking? Is Luka's team anywhere near what Tatum or Steph has around them? Obviously it's not close. Tatum's offense isn't nearly as reliable as Luka! Luka's scored over 40 in 8 out of 28 career playoff games, and over 30 in 17 out of 28 career playoff games, with only 2 out of 28 games being held under 20 points. Compared to Tatum who is held under 20 points in 1 out of every 3 career playoff games. Luka has the highest career ppg in elimination games, and second highest career ppg in the playoffs. Then you add in the fact that Luka is a super elite passer, and Tatum's offensive engine is left in the dust. Tatum being a pretty good defender doesn't erase the massive advantage Luka has on him as a scorer and a playmaker. It would be one thing if Luka didn't perform well in the playoffs like Embiid, but that's obviously not the case. Luka's never lost a series that his team was favored.

[@matesbartin]

talking about best guards in the east and not mentioning dame is crazy

[@Christmasmoose714]

jayson tatum at 5, jaylen brown at 19. what a joke.

[@brandonmarsh7769]

Luka took a team with no all stars to a WCF. All of these other guys have always had help.

[@Jajsnsjsn]

Jokic won a championship with no all stars. I think that’s a bit more impressive.

[@miquelcanosasanteularia1678]

Luka is clearly better than tatum

[@jacobalicea-p2s]

Are we gonna ignore how Chris Middleton was over lamelo

[@bookaufman9643]

I don't watch this channel very much but it definitely feels like this guy is a Knicks fan. Also a definitely seems as if Sports illustrated has a bias towards the mix as well. Robinson & Quigley don't really belong in the top 100. It's not an outrage or anything but I would put them on the list of the 10 people who just missed it. At least he's realistic about RJ Barrett.

[@xaynedominique1971]

Not surprised Sabonis is over fox

[@jimmymerwald8960]

No jaden mcdaniels nc Clayton or derick white?????

[@holdmyweight3597]

What about D’Angelo Russell ? 🧐

[@logx3578]

He’s overrated. Too inefficient.@@holdmyweight3597

[@mehmetcengiz3583]

where is alperen?

[@fca1450]

Halliburton is a top 10 player

[@Pedijan]

Wiggs played 37 games

[@logx3578]

Stop hating on trae. He’s better than markannen, Ingram, holiday, siakam, fox, sabonis, Halliburton(debatable), kat, and bam. He’s probably better than brown but I won’t argue that. Steph also>Luka by far.

[@anthonyoliveiraribeiro6646]

Ja at 35 is just because the guns

[@alexagbojeyin]

you saying Russ being at 94 is accurate is crazy

[@manbo1213]

No Sengun smh

[@tplouffe9226]

I might sound crazy, but i think Jamal is properly rated, i would take him over everyone behind him. His consistent playoff rising is a super valuable thing.

[@holdmyweight3597]

He’s becoming overrated because of the playoffs. You think he’s better than Kyrie or Ja??

[@tplouffe9226]

@@holdmyweight3597 I would take Jamal over them simply because of the playoffs yes. Also, Ja or Kyrie wont work well with Jokic like Jamal does. Maybe Kyrie could, but not Ja.

[@chiefhalo6086]

curry should be at #3 imo luka and embidd dont got the playoff success to pass him up yet

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

Id argue Austin reaves> fvv due to consistancy and effort

[@blukodarapter]

Mikal over ja is crazy

[@gediminaskucinskas6952]

Your dislike for Sabonis is mindboggling.

[@dickeyseamus]

Yeah, it'll be close but Giannis will probably be #1 this year.

[@johnjawn_]

the ny bias is wild

[@waytun9608]

anyone think kat is too high?

[@matthewallen1355]

Yeah especially with the season he had last year and how he disappears in big moments should not be that high especially higher than proven winners and just overall better players like Kawhi and younger players who are flat out better like Tyrese and Fox

[@evankemper6728]

sabonis and siakam over kat definitely

[@kobebryant4205]

you d ride every knicks player

[@KalenAlmeida]

so a fan?

[@bezllama3325]

Kat Over Lavine I dont get it

[@nickreis9701]

No Clax or DLo??? Throw away the whole list🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tsk_sebas05]

How is giannis #1 buddy just got single handedly cooked by Jimmy in that logic put Jimmy at 1 😅 but fr jokic should be #1 the player who wins the championship is the best player in the league according to giannis himself

[@JOHNNYPMUSIC]

AD at this point is better then LeBron

[@Roxburysfinest]

2:45 yeah you don’t know basketball

[@willgreig4077]

Tatum Embid and Luka shouldn't be above KD + Luka and Embid shouldnt be above Steph

[@logx3578]

Kd is kinda old now. Not better than Embiid or Tatum

[@harlz-yj8cf]

currys always honna ce cetter then luka

[@mockiiingbird]

Embiid at 3 is a joke

[@puta1082]

We should be a be ashamed of ourselves. Why do we pay attention to the Disney Sports Channel? ESPN is nothing but low level clickbait.

[@jac2319]

JALEN BRUNSON AND MIKAL BRIDGES IS NOT BETTER THAN KYRIE IRVING

[@JetHoops]

the rankings are Alr

[@DJBaller-s9n]

luka is overhyped bruh steph is #3 stop it

[@ClydeW893]

Shai should be 6th. But then again, you've never really been a fan of Shai or what Sam Presti has done - somehow lol.

[@da3282]

Luka > Jayson Tatum

[@nickloewenstein]

KAT is so overrated. What has he done in the playoffs?

[@kennylynch8575]

BS KD is #1

[@SethVersaii]

CADE IS TOO LOW

[@noblevenom2858]

Cade hasn’t been good in the nba he has to prove himself

[@holdmyweight3597]

Too high. He’s above Jalen which is mind boggling

[@user-wu8sj3ee3d]

Jamal Murray definitely overrated.

[@Teachingcasuals]

Jimmy> tatum, booker

[@holdmyweight3597]

Lol no way. Jimmy is on the decline while those two are in their primes.

[@Teachingcasuals]

@@holdmyweight3597 jimmy beats them every time they match up. Jimmy will make the finals again this year lol

[@Teachingcasuals]

@@holdmyweight3597 they are in their primes losing to jimmy on the decline damn lmao

[@holdmyweight3597]

@@Teachingcasuals Haha no chance Miami gets back to the finals

[@Teachingcasuals]

@@holdmyweight3597 they said the same thing last year lol.

[@jordanmccann1082]

Wemby is top 10 easily his defensive impact is the best in the league and his WAR will be first this season

[@jokicthegoat]

Jokic is better than Giannis ESPN is high..

[@Taefae474]

First 😂

[@tellsteveharveyidontwanthe2283]

clint is easily better the robinson and the 6‘8 C who cant stay on the court

[@DaGoatYaHeard]

ESPN lol.....Zion 57.