NBA Positional Rankings

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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 8:52am #64683

ChicagoCasey
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PG: SG: SF: PF:
1.) Steph Curry; James Harden; LeBron James; Anthony Davis
2.) RWestbrook Jimmy Butler Kevin Durant Draymond Green
3.) Chris Paul Klay Thompson Kawhi Leonard Blake Griffin
4.) Damien Lillard DeMar Derozan Paul George Paul Millsap
5.) John Wall CJ McCollum Giannis Lamarcus Aldrich
6.) Kyrie Irving Dwyane Wade Gordon Hayward Derrick Favors
7.) Isaiah Thomas Rodney Hood Carmelo Anthony Chris Bosh
8.) Kyle Lowry Bradley Beal Nic Batum Kevin Love
9.) Mike Conley Vic Oladipo Andrew Wiggins Pau Gasol
10.) Jrue Holiday Wes Matthews Chandler Parson Dirk Nowiski

C:
1.) DeMarucs Cousins
2.) Karl-Anthony Towns
3.) Andre Drummond
4.) Marc Gasol
5.) DeAndre Jordan
6.) Hassan Whiteside
7.) Dwight Howard
8.) Al Horford
9.) Brook Lopez
10.) Jonas Valanciunas

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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 9:57am #1083649

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Wait… I thought Giannis was a PG?
Good rankings overall. If Brook Lopez could stay healthy I think that he deserves the 9th spot, but that probably won’t happen. Other than that, Great Rankings! You’re a really knowledgable poster.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 9:57am #1083660

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Wait… I thought Giannis was a PG?
Good rankings overall. If Brook Lopez could stay healthy I think that he deserves the 9th spot, but that probably won’t happen. Other than that, Great Rankings! You’re a really knowledgable poster.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 9:57am #1083820

ZachAttack
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Wait… I thought Giannis was a PG?
Good rankings overall. If Brook Lopez could stay healthy I think that he deserves the 9th spot, but that probably won’t happen. Other than that, Great Rankings! You’re a really knowledgable poster.

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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 9:58am #1083652

Biggaveliii
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Irving and Lowry > IT and Wall
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 9:58am #1083663

Biggaveliii
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Irving and Lowry > IT and Wall
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 9:58am #1083823

Biggaveliii
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Irving and Lowry > IT and Wall
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 10:16am #1083655

TRC1991
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Kyrie is better than Lillard and Wall, did you fail to watch the NBA finals this year?
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:48pm #1083685
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  I don’t base my opinion on just one series. If the Cavs wouldn;t won you probably wouldn’t say he’s better.
  I can ask you "did you fail to watch the NBA this year"? Because Dame Lillard averaged 25 and 7 while leading his own team to the second round in the NBA hardest conference. And John Wall averaged 20 and 10 this year. I rank players best on their all around game and how the lead them. If the Cavs wouldn’t make the playoffs this year, that would not change my stance. Just because a player had an impressive series does not change my stance. TThompson is the same player that we saw in the regular season. Just because he had an impressive finals does not mean that he should be ranked over Paul Milsap or Anthony Davis.
  I know that this is an unpopular opinion, but this is my opinion. I don’t base everything on "DID YOU SEE THE FINALS", because that would be discrediting players that didn’t go to the finals but faced a much larger work load than Kyrie ever did. If Lillard or Wall would’ve switched with Kyrie, the Cavs would have still won. Kyrie Irving is a great scorer, but he’s a poot defender, poor passer, and so many other things. He had an impressive finals, but I’m not getting blind over it. Wall and Dame Lillard are better a pretty much everything besides handles.
  
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  - Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 9:20am #1084016
    
    TRC1991
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    Funny how Irving can dominate the "best PG in the NBA" oh and in the NBA finals, over the course of 7 games, yet he still isn’t better than a guy who couldn’t even make the playoffs this year (Wall) or a guy who shot 36% against the same "best PG in the NBA" in the previous series
    
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  - Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 9:20am #1083842
    
    TRC1991
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    Funny how Irving can dominate the "best PG in the NBA" oh and in the NBA finals, over the course of 7 games, yet he still isn’t better than a guy who couldn’t even make the playoffs this year (Wall) or a guy who shot 36% against the same "best PG in the NBA" in the previous series
    
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    - Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 10:12pm #1084283
      
      Mr. HookShot
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      Wonder what would happen when you swap Wall or Lillard for Irving. I believe that the Cavs would be even better with Lillard at point, considering he’s the better long-distance shooter in an era in which three-pointers are more important than ever.
      Having said that: these three are all reasonably close to each other, with each having different aspects of the game in which they excell. Still, I would say Lillard – Irving – Wall.
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    - Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 10:12pm #1084107
      
      Mr. HookShot
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      Wonder what would happen when you swap Wall or Lillard for Irving. I believe that the Cavs would be even better with Lillard at point, considering he’s the better long-distance shooter in an era in which three-pointers are more important than ever.
      Having said that: these three are all reasonably close to each other, with each having different aspects of the game in which they excell. Still, I would say Lillard – Irving – Wall.
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    - Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 10:12pm #1084118
      
      Mr. HookShot
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      Wonder what would happen when you swap Wall or Lillard for Irving. I believe that the Cavs would be even better with Lillard at point, considering he’s the better long-distance shooter in an era in which three-pointers are more important than ever.
      Having said that: these three are all reasonably close to each other, with each having different aspects of the game in which they excell. Still, I would say Lillard – Irving – Wall.
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  - Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 9:20am #1083855
    
    TRC1991
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    Funny how Irving can dominate the "best PG in the NBA" oh and in the NBA finals, over the course of 7 games, yet he still isn’t better than a guy who couldn’t even make the playoffs this year (Wall) or a guy who shot 36% against the same "best PG in the NBA" in the previous series
    
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:48pm #1083695
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  I don’t base my opinion on just one series. If the Cavs wouldn;t won you probably wouldn’t say he’s better.
  I can ask you "did you fail to watch the NBA this year"? Because Dame Lillard averaged 25 and 7 while leading his own team to the second round in the NBA hardest conference. And John Wall averaged 20 and 10 this year. I rank players best on their all around game and how the lead them. If the Cavs wouldn’t make the playoffs this year, that would not change my stance. Just because a player had an impressive series does not change my stance. TThompson is the same player that we saw in the regular season. Just because he had an impressive finals does not mean that he should be ranked over Paul Milsap or Anthony Davis.
  I know that this is an unpopular opinion, but this is my opinion. I don’t base everything on "DID YOU SEE THE FINALS", because that would be discrediting players that didn’t go to the finals but faced a much larger work load than Kyrie ever did. If Lillard or Wall would’ve switched with Kyrie, the Cavs would have still won. Kyrie Irving is a great scorer, but he’s a poot defender, poor passer, and so many other things. He had an impressive finals, but I’m not getting blind over it. Wall and Dame Lillard are better a pretty much everything besides handles.
  
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:48pm #1083856
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  I don’t base my opinion on just one series. If the Cavs wouldn;t won you probably wouldn’t say he’s better.
  I can ask you "did you fail to watch the NBA this year"? Because Dame Lillard averaged 25 and 7 while leading his own team to the second round in the NBA hardest conference. And John Wall averaged 20 and 10 this year. I rank players best on their all around game and how the lead them. If the Cavs wouldn’t make the playoffs this year, that would not change my stance. Just because a player had an impressive series does not change my stance. TThompson is the same player that we saw in the regular season. Just because he had an impressive finals does not mean that he should be ranked over Paul Milsap or Anthony Davis.
  I know that this is an unpopular opinion, but this is my opinion. I don’t base everything on "DID YOU SEE THE FINALS", because that would be discrediting players that didn’t go to the finals but faced a much larger work load than Kyrie ever did. If Lillard or Wall would’ve switched with Kyrie, the Cavs would have still won. Kyrie Irving is a great scorer, but he’s a poot defender, poor passer, and so many other things. He had an impressive finals, but I’m not getting blind over it. Wall and Dame Lillard are better a pretty much everything besides handles.
  
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 10:16am #1083665

TRC1991
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Kyrie is better than Lillard and Wall, did you fail to watch the NBA finals this year?
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 10:16am #1083826

TRC1991
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Kyrie is better than Lillard and Wall, did you fail to watch the NBA finals this year?
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 10:55am #1083664

cozmojim
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No Rudy Gobert?
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:49pm #1083688
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  11th
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:49pm #1083698
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  11th
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 12:49pm #1083860
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  11th
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 12:20pm #1084059
  
  OhCanada-
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  Gobert is the most overrated player in the league on this site. He is not better than any of those 10.
  
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 12:20pm #1083883
  
  OhCanada-
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  Gobert is the most overrated player in the league on this site. He is not better than any of those 10.
  
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  - Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 6:12pm #1084271
    
    cozmojim
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    There’s one reason you think Valanciunus is better than Gobert. Oh Canada!
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  - Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 6:12pm #1084095
    
    cozmojim
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    There’s one reason you think Valanciunus is better than Gobert. Oh Canada!
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  - Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 6:12pm #1084106
    
    cozmojim
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    There’s one reason you think Valanciunus is better than Gobert. Oh Canada!
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 12:20pm #1083897
  
  OhCanada-
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  Gobert is the most overrated player in the league on this site. He is not better than any of those 10.
  
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 10:55am #1083674

cozmojim
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No Rudy Gobert?
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 10:55am #1083835

cozmojim
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No Rudy Gobert?
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 3:53pm #1083696

IndianaBasketball
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Khris Middleton is better than Wesley Matthews. Kemba Walker over Jrue Holiday. Carmelo Anthony should be 5th… 22, 8 and 4 last season.
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:47pm #1083914
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  Forgot all about Middleton, he would be either 5-6
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:47pm #1083742
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  Forgot all about Middleton, he would be either 5-6
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:47pm #1083752
  
  ChicagoCasey
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  Forgot all about Middleton, he would be either 5-6
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 3:53pm #1083707

IndianaBasketball
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Khris Middleton is better than Wesley Matthews. Kemba Walker over Jrue Holiday. Carmelo Anthony should be 5th… 22, 8 and 4 last season.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 3:53pm #1083869

IndianaBasketball
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Khris Middleton is better than Wesley Matthews. Kemba Walker over Jrue Holiday. Carmelo Anthony should be 5th… 22, 8 and 4 last season.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:25pm #1083714

Captain L
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The problem with Carmelo is he is a gunner and Giannis and Hayward make the game easier for their teammates.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:25pm #1083725

Captain L
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The problem with Carmelo is he is a gunner and Giannis and Hayward make the game easier for their teammates.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:25pm #1083887

Captain L
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The problem with Carmelo is he is a gunner and Giannis and Hayward make the game easier for their teammates.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:40pm #1083729

IndianaBasketball
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Anthony is an isolation player, but I really think he did a very good job switching up his game some this season and making the extra pass.
I’m a big Hayward supporter and think the sky is the limit for Anteteokumpo, but I’m not ready to rank them above Anthony yet.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:40pm #1083740

IndianaBasketball
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Anthony is an isolation player, but I really think he did a very good job switching up his game some this season and making the extra pass.
I’m a big Hayward supporter and think the sky is the limit for Anteteokumpo, but I’m not ready to rank them above Anthony yet.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/16/2016 - 4:40pm #1083901

IndianaBasketball
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Anthony is an isolation player, but I really think he did a very good job switching up his game some this season and making the extra pass.
I’m a big Hayward supporter and think the sky is the limit for Anteteokumpo, but I’m not ready to rank them above Anthony yet.
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Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 11:40am #1084043

kobyz
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1.) Curry/Westbrook/Paul/Irving/Lillard/Conley/Wall/Teague/Lowry/Walker
2.) Thompson/Harden/Butler/DeRozan/Hayward/McCollum/Wade/Matthews/Beal/(Oladipo/Middelton)
3.) (James/Durant)/George/Kawhi/Iguodala/Melo/Batum/Hood/Giannis/Parsons
4.) Draymond/Griffin/Davis/KAT/LMA/Horford/Bosh/Love/Milsap/(Ibaka/Favors)
5.) Cousins/DeAndre Jordan/Marc Gasol/Drummond/Gobert/Whiteside/Adams/Tristan Thompson/Howard/(Pau Gasol/Brooke Lopez)

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Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 11:40am #1083868

kobyz
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1.) Curry/Westbrook/Paul/Irving/Lillard/Conley/Wall/Teague/Lowry/Walker
2.) Thompson/Harden/Butler/DeRozan/Hayward/McCollum/Wade/Matthews/Beal/(Oladipo/Middelton)
3.) (James/Durant)/George/Kawhi/Iguodala/Melo/Batum/Hood/Giannis/Parsons
4.) Draymond/Griffin/Davis/KAT/LMA/Horford/Bosh/Love/Milsap/(Ibaka/Favors)
5.) Cousins/DeAndre Jordan/Marc Gasol/Drummond/Gobert/Whiteside/Adams/Tristan Thompson/Howard/(Pau Gasol/Brooke Lopez)

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- Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 12:37am #1083942
  
  kobyz
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  1.) Dragic/Reggie Jackson/Knight/Holiday/Isiah Thomas/Bledsoe/Schroder/Livingston/Rubio/MCW…(Rose/Parker/Rondo…)
  2.) Booker/Bradley/JR Smith/JJ Redick/Shumpert/Lavine//Bazemore/Lee/(Ellis/Eric Gordon/Danny Green/MKG)
  3.) Harris/Deng/Barnes/Wiggins/Jabari Parker/Gallinari/Carroll/Crowder/Gay/Marcus Morris
  4.) Dirk/Porzingis/Randolph/Markieff Morris/Kanter/Thad Young/Anderson/Patterson/Faried/Randle
  5.) Valanciunas/Vucevic/Plumlee/Noah/Turner/Gortat/Noel/Bogut/Okafor/(Jokic/Dieng)
  
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- Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 12:37am #1083954
  
  kobyz
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  1.) Dragic/Reggie Jackson/Knight/Holiday/Isiah Thomas/Bledsoe/Schroder/Livingston/Rubio/MCW…(Rose/Parker/Rondo…)
  2.) Booker/Bradley/JR Smith/JJ Redick/Shumpert/Lavine//Bazemore/Lee/(Ellis/Eric Gordon/Danny Green/MKG)
  3.) Harris/Deng/Barnes/Wiggins/Jabari Parker/Gallinari/Carroll/Crowder/Gay/Marcus Morris
  4.) Dirk/Porzingis/Randolph/Markieff Morris/Kanter/Thad Young/Anderson/Patterson/Faried/Randle
  5.) Valanciunas/Vucevic/Plumlee/Noah/Turner/Gortat/Noel/Bogut/Okafor/(Jokic/Dieng)
  
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- Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 12:37am #1084117
  
  kobyz
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  1.) Dragic/Reggie Jackson/Knight/Holiday/Isiah Thomas/Bledsoe/Schroder/Livingston/Rubio/MCW…(Rose/Parker/Rondo…)
  2.) Booker/Bradley/JR Smith/JJ Redick/Shumpert/Lavine//Bazemore/Lee/(Ellis/Eric Gordon/Danny Green/MKG)
  3.) Harris/Deng/Barnes/Wiggins/Jabari Parker/Gallinari/Carroll/Crowder/Gay/Marcus Morris
  4.) Dirk/Porzingis/Randolph/Markieff Morris/Kanter/Thad Young/Anderson/Patterson/Faried/Randle
  5.) Valanciunas/Vucevic/Plumlee/Noah/Turner/Gortat/Noel/Bogut/Okafor/(Jokic/Dieng)
  
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Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 11:40am #1083882

kobyz
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1.) Curry/Westbrook/Paul/Irving/Lillard/Conley/Wall/Teague/Lowry/Walker
2.) Thompson/Harden/Butler/DeRozan/Hayward/McCollum/Wade/Matthews/Beal/(Oladipo/Middelton)
3.) (James/Durant)/George/Kawhi/Iguodala/Melo/Batum/Hood/Giannis/Parsons
4.) Draymond/Griffin/Davis/KAT/LMA/Horford/Bosh/Love/Milsap/(Ibaka/Favors)
5.) Cousins/DeAndre Jordan/Marc Gasol/Drummond/Gobert/Whiteside/Adams/Tristan Thompson/Howard/(Pau Gasol/Brooke Lopez)

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Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 1:02pm #1083912

cjw
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If i was a gm i would take klay and butler over harden because they play both ways.
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Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 1:02pm #1084074

cjw
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If i was a gm i would take klay and butler over harden because they play both ways.
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Posted on: Sun, 07/17/2016 - 1:02pm #1083899

cjw
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If i was a gm i would take klay and butler over harden because they play both ways.
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Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 10:20pm #1084285

Mr. HookShot
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Looking at your list I have some issues with the C position. Maybe it is just my personal opinion, but I prefer having an all-around center (Gasol, Horford) over one of those athletic shot-blockers (Drummond, Jordan, Whiteside).
Other remarks on top of the comments above:
Lowry and Conley > Thomas
Thomas defense is not good enough to warrant a position over these other two.
Beal > Hood
Beal is more of a proven talent in the league, even though he seems injury-prone.
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Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 10:20pm #1084110

Mr. HookShot
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Looking at your list I have some issues with the C position. Maybe it is just my personal opinion, but I prefer having an all-around center (Gasol, Horford) over one of those athletic shot-blockers (Drummond, Jordan, Whiteside).
Other remarks on top of the comments above:
Lowry and Conley > Thomas
Thomas defense is not good enough to warrant a position over these other two.
Beal > Hood
Beal is more of a proven talent in the league, even though he seems injury-prone.
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Posted on: Mon, 07/18/2016 - 10:20pm #1084121

Mr. HookShot
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Looking at your list I have some issues with the C position. Maybe it is just my personal opinion, but I prefer having an all-around center (Gasol, Horford) over one of those athletic shot-blockers (Drummond, Jordan, Whiteside).
Other remarks on top of the comments above:
Lowry and Conley > Thomas
Thomas defense is not good enough to warrant a position over these other two.
Beal > Hood
Beal is more of a proven talent in the league, even though he seems injury-prone.
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