Since starting this series i thought to myself what statics would help generate some disparity in my rankings of my top 5 players by position. So far i came up with 10 different categories , in this upcoming list i decided to break down 3pt shooting and mid-range shooting instead of just having outside scoring. Now there are a total of 11 categories with the highest possible score being 110. Let’s take a look on who are the top players in today’s league at their positions.
So far to me the top 5 SG in today’s game are as the following:
Players over 90=Superstar
Players over 80= All Star
Players over 70=Really good
#1- James Harden
31.2P 5.2R 8.9A 1.9S 0.7B
44.3% FG 36.6% 3P
Leadership-10
Inside scoring-9
3pt shooting-9
Mid-range -9
Passing-10
Rebounding-6
Clutch- 10
Ball handling-10
Defense-4
Efficiency-10
Team Value-10
Total-97
#2- Demar Derozan
23.7P 3.9R 5.2A 1.2S 0.3B
46.2% FG 31.8% 3P
Leadership-9
Inside scoring-9
3pt shooting-7
Mid-range -10
Passing-7
Rebounding-5
Clutch-9
Ball handling-9
Defense-6
Efficiency-9
Team Value-10
Total-90
#3- Victor Oladipo
24.2P 5.4R 4.2A 2.2S 0.8B
48.1% FG 37.1% 3P
Leadership-6
Inside scoring-7
3pt shooting-8
Mid-range -8
Passing-6
Rebounding-6
Clutch-5
Ball handling-8
Defense-8
Efficiency-9
Team Value-10
Total-82
#4- Bradley Beal
23.4P 4.5R 4.6A 1.2S 0.5B
45.7% FG 37.1% 3P
Leadership-7
Inside scoring-7
3pt shooting-7
Mid-range -8
Passing-6
Rebounding-5
Clutch-6
Ball handling-8
Defense-8
Efficiency-8
Team Value-10
Total-80
#5- Devin Booker
25.1P 4.6R 4.8A 0.9S 0.3B
43.3% FG 38.4% 3P
Leadership-6
Inside scoring-8
3pt shooting-9
Mid-range -8
Passing-6
Rebounding-6
Clutch-7
Ball handling-9
Defense-2
Efficiency-7
Team Value-10
Total-78
For this position there becomes a huge drop off after the top 2 players at there positions because there isn’t that much talent here yet at the SG. The talent of the league has spread out to different positions. A lot of SG on team’s have very specific roles. Either to spot up and shoot 3’s or usually to play defense. In today’s game the one on one stuff doesn’t work as well in team basketball. Today is more about spreading the court and finding open shooters. The elite players at the position are expect to do both be the team play-maker and also be able to get your shot.
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