On Thursday, ESPN released the top 10 of its annual ranking of the NBA’s top 100 players. These rankings can serve as validation or motivation for many NBA players, and of course, these rankings are always subject to controversy.
Where Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis are ranked in the basketball world depends on who’s doing the rankings. Some believe neither player deserves to be among the top 10 players in the league, but ESPN disagrees.
James ranks ninth on this year’s list, although he dropped three spots from last year’s sixth spot due to a right foot injury suffered in February.
Via ESPN:
“At 38, James continues to push the limits of his prime to unprecedented levels,” Dave McMenamin wrote. “He will become the sixth player in league history to reach 21 seasons and will be an important part of a championship contender.”
James will be surrounded by more talent than he has been the past two seasons, which should, at least in theory, help him reverse what McMenamin calls “a string of bad physical luck” that has forced the superstar to miss important games. game time.Four of his five seasons in Los Angeles
Davis had a sensational season last season, at least statistically speaking, averaging 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game during the regular season. He was a monster on defense and rebounding during the Lakers’ run to the Western Conference Finals, averaging a league-high 14.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks in 16 games.
A year ago, ESPN ranked Davis No. 20, but this year, he’s ranked No. 10 as the network’s panel recognized his big year.
“After a resurgent season with the Lakers, in which Davis set career highs in field goal percentage (56.3 percent) and rebounds per game (12.5), he received a three-year contract worth $1.86 With a $100 million contract extension, Davis appears ready to dominate again,” McMenamin wrote.
“Why he moved up 10 spots: After winning the championship in the Orlando bubble in 2020, Davis endured two injury-riddled seasons. Last season, Davis missed 20 consecutive games from mid-December to late January before finally returning as a man. , shouldering the mission of leading Los Angeles from the play-in round to the playoffs. Western Conference Finals. “
Davis reportedly came into training camp in excellent shape and was impressed with his outside shooting during James’ recent unofficial minicamp. That shooting has carried over into the exhibition season so far, as he’s gone 3-for-6 from downtown in two games.
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