re: SI Top 100 NBA Players Released (Boogie #23, Jrue #60)

These are all fair rankings if you look at Boogie as a whole and expect next year to play out like the last few.

Yes, he scores a lot of points. But he was out of shape, so he didn't contribute on every possession ( a guy like Gobert never takes a single possession off). He also got technicals and missed games because of that and because of injuries. Some would also say he makes his teammates worse, not better, because that constant negativity just wears on people.

Now.... if he stays in shape. If he gets technicals at the rate he did in NOLA, not Sacto. If he is positive and lifts his teammates up rather than dragging them down, etc -- then he is without a doubt a top 10-12 player. But history is the greater predictor of the future. I do not blame the national media for following it. But lets all hope the recent history is more indicative of the future.