Isn’t he going to miss like 20 games or something from suspension? If these are season-specific rankings then lowering someone because they’ll be missing for a huge chunk of time is reasonable.
pskill43
ESPN has Zion at 57
Cheifkeef29457
This is the same company that essentially swayed the MVP vote towards Embiid and said the Celtics were locks to win the finals even when they were down a few games to Miami, they don’t know ball they just want clicks
AgadorFartacus
What they did to Derrick White is far more disrespectful.
KarrotMovies
They dropped him a spot for each game he got suspended
thelunarunit
The best ability is availability they say.
Thunder-ten-tronckh
I appreciate ESPN for the extra motivation honestly. Ja’s about to have a great season.
DrownedInBeans
Most important ability is availability and Ja is going to miss a minimum of 25 games.
Poopscooper696969
ESPN dumb
ActualAdvice
Call me a conspiracy theorist:
It’s going to be a lot harder to win without a favorable whistle.
Wouldn’t be surprised if he got a little bit of the AI treatment tbh.
Ok_Respond7928
9th was way to high and 35 is way to low. He is probably in that 16-21 range
Sixers14
He is not a top 10 player but he is better than jrue holiday
jamestemple01
Even while he’s suspended he’s top 20. 35 is crazy
WhoopingKing
Austin Reaves and rj barett over herro is laughable
durmduke
Dude Cheddar Bob’d himself
LoWE11053211
wemby already 48…
RVAIsTheGreatest
Silly. A most valuable player list…can understand 35. Not best player list. But it reflects how his talent on the court and his performance has been overshadowed to the point people are now underrating him as a basketball player.
Mygaffer
Why do we care about ESPN’s abysmal content?
If you have to post about it why include a link?
At this point I just down vote all the ESPN posts I see.
Friendly-Thought-973
This sub trying to justify this is embarrassing
electricHats75
Stop giving them attention
ahrzal
ESPN getting so many clicks from this stupid ass list lol.
KarlTuckerson
You should probably stop reading after “ESPN ranked”
kdfailshot123
Well, thats what happens when they no longer want you to be the face of the league. Ja was on that trajectory… now he isn’t. If they don’t want you at the top, they won’t put you there.
couchtomato62
Makes zero sense
kpopvapefiend
I think Ja at times gets overrated because he has an all-time great level highlight reel. He doesn’t play defense, he doesn’t space the floor, his finishing at the rim is less efficient than people think, and his team still wins games with him out.
That being said, he’s one of the best passers in the league, impossible to keep out of the paint, a great rebounder for a guard, and totally unstoppable in transition. He plays hard, albeit not always under control. I would rank him somewhere in the 18-27 range.
35 is harsh. I think he’s been an all-star, but not quite all-nba level player, for the past 2 seasons. He definitely still could get there, but with the risk of injury due to his size and style of play, and of course all the stuff off the court, that doesn’t seem as certain it did a year ago.
In 5 years, he could be a top 5 player in the league or completely fall out of the top 50, and neither outcome would really surprise me lol
PuzzleheadedMonth785
shows they base these rankings on who they personally like
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How the hell did he ever get as high 9
That’s the real problem here
Isn’t he going to miss like 20 games or something from suspension? If these are season-specific rankings then lowering someone because they’ll be missing for a huge chunk of time is reasonable.
ESPN has Zion at 57
This is the same company that essentially swayed the MVP vote towards Embiid and said the Celtics were locks to win the finals even when they were down a few games to Miami, they don’t know ball they just want clicks
What they did to Derrick White is far more disrespectful.
They dropped him a spot for each game he got suspended
The best ability is availability they say.
I appreciate ESPN for the extra motivation honestly. Ja’s about to have a great season.
Most important ability is availability and Ja is going to miss a minimum of 25 games.
ESPN dumb
Call me a conspiracy theorist:
It’s going to be a lot harder to win without a favorable whistle.
Wouldn’t be surprised if he got a little bit of the AI treatment tbh.
9th was way to high and 35 is way to low. He is probably in that 16-21 range
He is not a top 10 player but he is better than jrue holiday
Even while he’s suspended he’s top 20. 35 is crazy
Austin Reaves and rj barett over herro is laughable
Dude Cheddar Bob’d himself
wemby already 48…
Silly. A most valuable player list…can understand 35. Not best player list. But it reflects how his talent on the court and his performance has been overshadowed to the point people are now underrating him as a basketball player.
Why do we care about ESPN’s abysmal content?
If you have to post about it why include a link?
At this point I just down vote all the ESPN posts I see.
This sub trying to justify this is embarrassing
Stop giving them attention
ESPN getting so many clicks from this stupid ass list lol.
You should probably stop reading after “ESPN ranked”
Well, thats what happens when they no longer want you to be the face of the league. Ja was on that trajectory… now he isn’t. If they don’t want you at the top, they won’t put you there.
Makes zero sense
I think Ja at times gets overrated because he has an all-time great level highlight reel. He doesn’t play defense, he doesn’t space the floor, his finishing at the rim is less efficient than people think, and his team still wins games with him out.
That being said, he’s one of the best passers in the league, impossible to keep out of the paint, a great rebounder for a guard, and totally unstoppable in transition. He plays hard, albeit not always under control. I would rank him somewhere in the 18-27 range.
35 is harsh. I think he’s been an all-star, but not quite all-nba level player, for the past 2 seasons. He definitely still could get there, but with the risk of injury due to his size and style of play, and of course all the stuff off the court, that doesn’t seem as certain it did a year ago.
In 5 years, he could be a top 5 player in the league or completely fall out of the top 50, and neither outcome would really surprise me lol
shows they base these rankings on who they personally like