FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick Wright reveals his NBA player rankings – Chris Broussard reactions

FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick Wright reveals his NBA player rankings – Chris Broussard reactions

Are the Giants done with Daniel Jones Greg Jennings phones in Express dis pleasure meanwhile is Brew still riding with his Clippers after losing to the Bucks predictions week is next week but RW gives us a a hint but right now I’m headed on a long journey oh

Wow well it’s Tuesday at 4:00 and although I’m obviously on Mahomes Mountain most of the Mountaineers are resting in the off season thus we move towards another peak in a new segment named after the most dominant player of this Century we present to you our new segment called King James of the Hill

AKA Mahomes Mountain NBA Edition Wild’s great introduction as always similar parameters a maximum of 28 players on the mountain because that’s the room for it just like the momes mountain and it is a fluid list this is not an alltime ranking obviously and it is not a definitive this is you

Know the 1 2 3 4 5 it is like Mahomes mountain is a rich tapestry of many factors because no one could have fallen off because today’s the first edition give you a little bonus you know at the bottom guys who are you know bottom of the valley just missing out three number

One picks at three different stages of their careers all are right there in could be on the mountain as early as next week and maybe were on it as recently as a few weeks ago when we had you know our dry runs of not the mountain but pardon me of King of the

Hill all right bottom row row seven these guys all are excellent second options but if any of them are your first option you have a very clearly defined ceiling so the only first options on there right now are Trey and Paulo and Paulo one day I think could be

An excellent First Option he’s not quite there yet and by the way Orlando’s going to be in the playoffs good job Trey is a number one option the Hawks are a little disappointing but these are all really good players these are all top 30 players right now in the league now to

The top 20 guys and this speaks to How Deep The League is that these guys are you know that we have guys not quite really in the top 15 but these guys Devin Booker uh Donovan Mitchell two of the best scorers in the league Jamal Murray a Champion number two Dame trying

To be that dear the best player on a team that’s going to be you know around 50 wins for the second straight year and then uh Tyrese halberton who while the Pacers have cooled off a bit Tyrese halber was putting together a first team all NBA caliber season early in the year

Now probably maybe more of a second Team all NBA guy still an unbelievable Year all right now we’re in real Club Superstar territory blue you have you know backto back two-time finals MVPs in ktie and Kawai Anthony Davis who’s a champion Anthony Edwards who is the best

Player on a team fighting for a one seed and shout out to Jaylen Bronson who I liked when he was in Dallas I loved him last year by the end of the year and now I like him even more I know obviously he had the scary injury but he’s going to

Be okay these guys are all Club Superstar at Jason and by the way shout out to kawhai for his first healthy season in forever and really being excellent okay so I’m a little go to row four I’m a little conflicted on one of these players and

That player is SGA because part of me feels like this is too low because he is having an MVP caliber year part of me feels like this he’s alongside LeBron in his 10 finals Jimmy Butler in his two finals Steph in his six finals appearances and guys that

Have real pelts on the wall and guys that we know are dominant postseason performers Shay’s never been above 500 for his career for a season and had never been in the playoffs but like I said it’s fluid list all right now the real cream of the C crop First Team

All-nba Caliber guys this season embiid is hurt but he’s going to be back Luc is averaging 35 a night and we’re almost numb to it and Tatum was tough I I’ll be honest I come around on him though I well I it’s not yeah I mean I could

Could be higher but I also you I thought about Lebron in that spot I thought about Jimmy in that spot I thought about Steph in that spot I ended yeah I well we can discuss it more in a moment but yeah I’m just telling

You I thought about it as far as if if the the who I trust over in the postseason LeBron or Tatum I still or Jimmy or Tatum that’s a tough one and so that so but Tatum that’s where it is these guys are all first team all NBA

Caliber if they were to play the games and now to the part people are going to get mad at so listen I tried to show Joker’s Respect by making the spot next to him vacant I know everyone it just revealed the top row as well please I know everyone

Everyone thinks it’s insane to not put joic at the top yeah all I can be do is be honest I think Giannis is the best player in the league I think there I think yic I don’t think there’s anyone that deserves to be next to joic cuz I

Think he’s clearly the next best guy but I think yanis I understand last night he has the Achilles scare he is yeah he is having underrated maybe best season of his career caliber performance this year we can get into that more later and so there it is there is the King of the

Hill I know Joker fans are going to be mad at me but listen second second place isn’t that bad that’s what people in bruan tell me forever about the coat debate it’s not no problem to be in second place on it there’s first edition

King of the Hill I would love to go off on joic but I know that’s wildest thing so I’m going to leave that for you but joic is the best player Le I mean and and with all due respect to jannis I don’t want to act like he’s chop liver

But jic is the best player in the league but I’m going to focus on Jimmy Butler I think he’s should be higher too no I think he’s too high oh my God I look I I’m kind of looking at it as regular season right now cuz it’s going to

Change every week I get playoff Jimmy I get big face coffee I get the funky little hair doing piercings for the the picture day and all that stuff but Jimmy Butler too I would take KD I and I think it’s left to right correct me if I’m

Wrong no no you’re wrong I got myces on your new commit I would take step SGA KD kawwai ad and for all his silliness Anthony Edwards over Jimmy Butler right now I mean we’re talking about right now playoff right now regular season I would put them over Jimmy Butler and I so I

Would pick any of those guys but I’ll throw ant Edwards switch in places with Butler or KD whoever you want you can put Butler where brick where Jaylen Brunson is I covered his dad but putting where Jaylen is and move Jaylen down and I look I like Jaylen

Wait but I would put Donovan Mitchell where where jayen is I know I’m getting but I got to say this before I go we have more Wim be Wim be instead of Trey Young on the bottom L row okay so by the way the producers begged Brew to

Just stick to one he couldn’t do it so can I can I give the listen I am trying to thread the needle of how they’re playing this year plus what we know and believe about them in the postseason and I think despite the fact that they were

In the finals again last year that’s fair Jimmy Butler can we just show Jimmy Butler since he got to the heat it’s the last four playoffs so how’s how’s the team well they the second most playoff game second most playoff wins how’s Jimmy he’s got the second most playoff

Points seven most rebounds fourth most assists the most steals leads the NBA in finals appearances leads the NBA and Conference Finals appearances you want to put Anthony Edwards ahead of all that’s all postseason I mean I’m kind of looking at it the regular season matters

Too of yes right which is why he’s not up above Tatum it’s why he’s not above embiid if it was all postseason he’d be ahead of embid hands down if it was all regular season then he’d be way far be lower than even you’re saying cuz it’s a

Rich tapestry Rich tapestry I’m weaving it’s the same thing I was saying like right now and I know you you guys scoffed at it but I think that maybe I’m Brew maybe I’m wrong but I think that if we were if you were told going into a Series starts next week fully healthy

You can have four this series LeBron or Tatum that’s a real conver argument in your head or Steph or Tatum that is a real question to have even though we know that Tatum right now is having the better season of those guys is that not

A question for you no what I want a root for Tatum oh he turned the ball over a lot oh you thought I thought you were saying I I was disrespecting Tatum but you were thinking I was giving him too much respect well look if you what does the

Guy need to do tatm yeah get into a time machine and not turn the ball over no he’s got to I mean probably win the championship to get to the next level got Winamp the spot above him is vacant literally nobody’s there it’s like being at a game anybody

Here can I sit there no you’re about to teach I can’t I want to see it’s basic I just have one full screen I just about in one pun yeah Joker is number one The Producers made me say this mhm stop horsing around okay you want me to do a

Horse yeah uh all right so I know you’re like when was Joker the most dominant in your view since we’re so big on the playoffs last year in the playoffs okay yeah sorry I thought you meant yes when dominating mhm here he is in the last 20

Games so we got playoff Joker with a little trophy here in the last 20 games they start to heat up basically same points more rebounds more assists same amount of turnovers which I don’t love uh field goal percentage is better and his plus minus is better so when you saw

Joker at the peak of his powers carry the Nuggets to the championship ship and him winning Finals MVP and even going reluctantly to the parade in the last 20 games he’s been better yeah they’re undefeated post Allstar where they decide you know what we should probably

Turn it up a little bit let’s get the number one seat wolves are going to fall Thunder or I think a half game out of first they will fall Denver will be number one and everyone’s cons everyone’s coming around you’re the last the last hold out no no no I’m not a

Hold out on this but the the Giannis part I I’m going to defend because you’re talk about they’re standing in the West Western Conference I don’t know that they’re going to finish with a better record than Milwaukee now Milwaukee can’t be the one because neither of them are going to finish

Ahead of Boston and your points about how dominant joic was in last year’s postseason as great as he was I don’t think he was resoundingly more dominant when then when Giannis won the title with a 50 piece to close out the final a little reccy right and so let me give

You the recency of this season it might be giannis’s best season and I’m not doing the per 36 minute stuff I’m doing what they’re doing per game is averaging he’s a half point away from his career high in points he’s at his career high in assists and he’s at 62%

From the field his career high by Five Points I think Giannis is having one of the most underrated or undiscussed great Seasons 3116 on 61% from the field and I know scoring’s up Brew but only three guys in the league are averaging more than 28 points per game y Giannis SGA and Luca

In beid would as well be qualified so when you have but don’t I mean does joic have a weakness I a weak like defense he’s not great but it’s not really a weakness no and I know right jannis Giannis has what what joic is weakest at which is defense I

Agree I don’t think he’s a weak I don’t think weakness jannis might be the best in the league at it but but jannis can’t shoot jannis can’t shoot and miss free throws and he does he’s a good playmaker for what he is but not close Joker a

Point he can’t he doesn’t close games they brought Dam in to close I get it that was all of that was the case for Shaquille O’Neal and there were times when Shaquille O’Neal was still the best player in the league there was long times of it when he couldn’t shoot he

Wasn’t the closer and he’s still like he’s the best player in the league I’m not trying to disrespect yic I I died on the shack though at the end of the game and he get you a bu you can’t do they they oh you can’t do that foran what

Does he we saw him win the title get the ball that’s he said it end of the game I want you to have the ball back to back Miami last year hasn’t been perfect every time but the idea that a guy who averages damn near 30 over the last 5

Years has I don’t see how you watch and I again Yannis

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FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick Wright reveals his NBA player rankings – Chris Broussard reactions