Hooper
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*Disclaimer* This is an imperfect science and is pretty much a huge pain in my ass to do. So if your guy has a case for like number 38 and I listed him as honorable mention, you might be right. But I got sick of editing the board every time I realized I forgot someone
Welcome to the big leagues KAT. IMO he's going to top the list sooner rather than later, but for now I still think Kemba being a couple years younger than Steph and just as good makes him the single most valuable asset in the BSL. Steph slides down only due to age. Originally had Steph 2. But I figured most people in my position would not trade Kyrie for Steph. However, I'm open to that dialogue
Tier 2 separates itself from tier 3 because these dudes are all superstars now, and are young enough that they will stay in the top 10 for the distant future. I decided to slide Embiid into the top 5 due to positional scarcity and the way he carries the Jazz in the playoffs. Marko slides because he's tainted and I don't like him. Maybe he should be higher, but this is my list.
Entire tier is basically a toss up as far as I'm concerned. RJ, Ant, and Fox all have enough pot that they could easily move up a few spots based on 1 good TC. For now, I give RJ the edge on the off-chance he's just the dumbest fucking build ever and can run point guard at his size down the line. I think that level of upside makes him worthy of the top slot here. Ant is obviously goated also, and Fox is coming along but still needs to improve efficiency. AD and Kawhi move down a couple slots just due to these guys being insane, but everyone here is a perennial all star and all BSL
CLB argued that Herro should be higher. And maybe so. But I want to see what he does before I go that far. Luka still has a ways to go but has tons of pot and crazy offensive potential. Booker isn't the same quality of talent and upside but he is a ridiculously valuable contract. Harrellson is the best pure PF in the league. Easy tier
DLo is the biggest riser on the list, but still not as high as Josh probably would like to see him listed. Rest of the guys here are top 2-3 players on super contenders, but I don't think any are quite good enough to be the best player on a title team. I probably would have had Jan even higher but he went -2 in some key ratings this last TC. Either way, bunch of great players who are worth their contracts and can contribute to successful teams.
I wanted to put Jamal higher but he is just never allowed to play PG apparently, so we won't see what he's really capable of. I also have no clue what to make of Trae but I remain intrigued. Rest of the guys are mostly entering the back end of their careers but are all have either elite scoring or elite defense, but none have both. Still, all these dudes are players you would like to add to your roster if you're ready to contend.
This tier is basically the "young guys who I think could be really good, but I don't know for sure yet". Almost all unproven rookies or second tier guys who are gonna make or break in TC the next couple of years. Catdude was acting like Maxey pot boosted but wouldn't confirm when I asked, so I refuse to rank him any higher just off his shameless agenda push. Rob has no pot but he's already a contributing big on a cheap deal. Vonleh should maybe be higher. At this point, there is an argument for like 20 guys for each spot. So it became impossible to really rank.
20 more guys who almost made the list. Like I said, after like #25 everyone has a case for every spot. If I had to pick a couple guys who I think have a legit argument they are being underrated, it would be Oden, Rose, Deni (did he pot boost?) and Buddy Hield. But editing the board and moving everyone around is so tedious. So this is what I got.
Give me the 3 guys who were left off who deserve to be ranked and where they should be, and maybe Cloud will grant you $1M or something. Let me know what else I fucked up and who I forgot, and maybe they'll make the list if I do this again.
| Name | 2018-2019 Rank | 2020-2021 Rank | Tier | Movement |
| Kemba Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Karl Anthony-Towns | 4 | 2 | 1 | +2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Steph Curry | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
Welcome to the big leagues KAT. IMO he's going to top the list sooner rather than later, but for now I still think Kemba being a couple years younger than Steph and just as good makes him the single most valuable asset in the BSL. Steph slides down only due to age. Originally had Steph 2. But I figured most people in my position would not trade Kyrie for Steph. However, I'm open to that dialogue
| Joel Embiid | 11 | 5 | 2 | +6 |
| Deandre Ayton | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Marko Guduric | 5 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
Tier 2 separates itself from tier 3 because these dudes are all superstars now, and are young enough that they will stay in the top 10 for the distant future. I decided to slide Embiid into the top 5 due to positional scarcity and the way he carries the Jazz in the playoffs. Marko slides because he's tainted and I don't like him. Maybe he should be higher, but this is my list.
| RJ Barrett | 16 | 8 | 3 | +8 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9 | 3 | ||
| De'Aaron Fox | 12 | 10 | 3 | +2 |
| Anthony Davis | 7 | 11 | 3 | -4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13 | 12 | 3 | +1 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 8 | 13 | 3 | -5 |
Entire tier is basically a toss up as far as I'm concerned. RJ, Ant, and Fox all have enough pot that they could easily move up a few spots based on 1 good TC. For now, I give RJ the edge on the off-chance he's just the dumbest fucking build ever and can run point guard at his size down the line. I think that level of upside makes him worthy of the top slot here. Ant is obviously goated also, and Fox is coming along but still needs to improve efficiency. AD and Kawhi move down a couple slots just due to these guys being insane, but everyone here is a perennial all star and all BSL
| Dame Lilliard | 9 | 14 | 4 | -5 |
| Tyler Herro | 15 | 4 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 15 | 16 | 4 | -1 |
| Devin Booker | 23 | 17 | 4 | +6 |
| Josh Harrellson | 29 | 18 | 4 | +11 |
CLB argued that Herro should be higher. And maybe so. But I want to see what he does before I go that far. Luka still has a ways to go but has tons of pot and crazy offensive potential. Booker isn't the same quality of talent and upside but he is a ridiculously valuable contract. Harrellson is the best pure PF in the league. Easy tier
| Jonas Valanciunas | 17 | 19 | 5 | -2 |
| Nikola Jokic | 28 | 20 | 5 | +8 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 41 | 21 | 5 | +20 |
| Angelo Caloiaro | 21 | 22 | 5 | -1 |
| Jabari Parker | 18 | 23 | 5 | -5 |
| Zach Lavine | 19 | 24 | 5 | -5 |
| Jan Vesely | 38 | 25 | 5 | +13 |
DLo is the biggest riser on the list, but still not as high as Josh probably would like to see him listed. Rest of the guys here are top 2-3 players on super contenders, but I don't think any are quite good enough to be the best player on a title team. I probably would have had Jan even higher but he went -2 in some key ratings this last TC. Either way, bunch of great players who are worth their contracts and can contribute to successful teams.
| Jamal Murray | 22 | 26 | 6 | -4 |
| Trae Young | 26 | 27 | 6 | -1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 33 | 28 | 6 | 5 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 20 | 29 | 6 | -9 |
| Michael Beasley | 31 | 30 | 6 | +1 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 32 | 31 | 6 | +1 |
| Doug McDermott | 35 | 32 | 6 | +3 |
| Victor Oladipo | 36 | 33 | 7 | +3 |
I wanted to put Jamal higher but he is just never allowed to play PG apparently, so we won't see what he's really capable of. I also have no clue what to make of Trae but I remain intrigued. Rest of the guys are mostly entering the back end of their careers but are all have either elite scoring or elite defense, but none have both. Still, all these dudes are players you would like to add to your roster if you're ready to contend.
| Tyrese Maxey | 34 | 7 | ||
| Rob Williams | 35 | 7 | ||
| Jerrick Harding | 36 | 7 | ||
| Evan Mobley | 37 | 7 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 27 | 38 | 7 | -11 |
| Noah Vonleh | 39 | 7 | ||
| Brandon Clarke | 40 | 7 |
This tier is basically the "young guys who I think could be really good, but I don't know for sure yet". Almost all unproven rookies or second tier guys who are gonna make or break in TC the next couple of years. Catdude was acting like Maxey pot boosted but wouldn't confirm when I asked, so I refuse to rank him any higher just off his shameless agenda push. Rob has no pot but he's already a contributing big on a cheap deal. Vonleh should maybe be higher. At this point, there is an argument for like 20 guys for each spot. So it became impossible to really rank.
| Ja Morant | 24 | -26 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 30 | -10 | ||
| Paul George | 10 | -30 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 14 | -26 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 25 | -15 | ||
| Greg Oden | 34 | -6 | ||
| Chase Budinger | 37 | -3 | ||
| Al Horford | 39 | -1 | ||
| Jason Thompson | 40 | -1 | ||
| Corey Joseph | 42 | |||
| Greg Monroe | 43 | |||
| Derrick Rose | 44 | |||
| Al Jefferson | 45 | |||
| Mo Bamba | ||||
| Evan Turner | ||||
| Anthony Randolph | ||||
| Deni Avdija | ||||
| Buddy Hield |
20 more guys who almost made the list. Like I said, after like #25 everyone has a case for every spot. If I had to pick a couple guys who I think have a legit argument they are being underrated, it would be Oden, Rose, Deni (did he pot boost?) and Buddy Hield. But editing the board and moving everyone around is so tedious. So this is what I got.
Give me the 3 guys who were left off who deserve to be ranked and where they should be, and maybe Cloud will grant you $1M or something. Let me know what else I fucked up and who I forgot, and maybe they'll make the list if I do this again.
