Last year, when ESPN selected 100 as the best player, James ranked third with his influence, ahead of the letters "brother" and "Leonard". One is that the new MVP is very dominant, and the other is the champion, who won FMVP. It is reasonable that James ranked third last season.
ESPN directly launched the top 100 rankings in the new season based on the performance of players last season and the prediction of players' state. This list is controversial because the rankings of some players are unreasonable in the eyes of many fans.
In this list, James rose to the top again, followed by Brother Thick Eyebrows and Brother Letter. The specific list is as follows:
There is no problem that James and thick eyebrows can rank first and second. As the core of the team, they won the championship and their personal data is also very good. Both of them are winners of the best attack and defense at the moment. James's own influence is much greater than that of thick eyebrows, and James got FMVP, so he is a little higher than the letter brother in the ranking. Although it is the ranking of the new season, it is often based on the personal performance of the previous season.
There is nothing wrong with the letter brother ranking third. He is the mvp winner of last season and the winner of the best defensive player. He was also voted the best offensive and defensive player for a while. If Brother Alphabet wins the championship, he will be ranked first.
The ranking from the fourth place to the tenth place is controversial. Although Dancsics is excellent, it is more or less unacceptable to jump directly from 16 to the fourth place. Leonard, Harden and Curry behind him are all superstars of this era, and the era of Dancsics is coming.
The most controversial issue is the ranking of Lillard, Curry and Harden. All three are excellent defenders in the Western Division. No matter who is in the front and who is behind, this list implies the positioning of the media for them. Curry didn't play a few games last season, and the Warriors 19-20 season is equivalent to the end. Curry, who didn't play for a season, is still a question mark, ranking eighth and quite satisfactory.
Many fans think Harden's ranking is a bit low, even if he can't make it into the top five, he should change his position with Lillard. Although Lillard is excellent, he is inferior to Harden in all aspects. Harden is far above Lillard in both attack and defense. At this time, Harden's defense has been completely different from previous seasons, and it is no longer the "eye defense" that fans ridicule.
Lillard is excellent, but if you meet Harden who is better than him, he will be defeated. Harden won the title of the league scoring champion for three consecutive years. It can be said that the position of the first point guard in active service is completely stable, and he has been selected as the best team in the league for five consecutive years, which shows that he is also one of the best five players in the league for several consecutive years. No matter how you change the list of the best lineup, it's better than James losing the election once, but Harden has been in the lineup for some time.
No matter the player's strength or influence, Harden is far greater than Lillard, so the biggest controversy in this ranking is that Harden ranks ninth. Harden is still at his peak. Without any accident, Harden will be one of the best candidates for the new season and the strongest competitor for the scoring champion.
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