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

Rodney Hood should be a little higher imo

Boogie comes in at #23

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Those expecting Cousins (27 PPG, 11 RPG, 4.6 APG) to finally turn over a new leaf once he was set free from the Kings’ dysfunction are still holding their collective breath seven months later. The mercurial center had an unforgettable season given his awkward and unprecedented All-Star Weekend trade, but his arrival in New Orleans has yet to deliver a reputation revision. Instead, Cousins spent the stretch run to another lottery trip slowly gelling with Anthony Davis, serving a technical foul-related suspension, and posing plenty of lineup and stylistic questions for his new coaching staff. Firmly entrenched as the most prolific stat-stuffing center since Shaquille O’Neal, Cousins’s impact continues to be undermined by his emotional outbursts, turnover problems, foul trouble and inattentive stretches on defense.

Cousins’s scoring explosions and highlight plays go viral with ease, and his deep portfolio of skills—ball-handling, post moves, three-point range, and much more—is unmatched at his position. But the three-time All-Star is entering his eighth season having made little substantive progress on two key questions: “Does he make his teammates better?” and “Is he really trustworthy?” In fact, last season might have represented a step back on those fronts given the modest package the Pelicans had to surrender to acquire him and his so-so performance after the trade. Summer reports that Cousins has committed to improving his conditioning are promising, and his pairing with Davis will no doubt look better in November than it did in March. However, there’s no guarantee that Cousins, who is an unrestricted free agent next summer, lasts in New Orleans through the trade deadline, especially if the fit questions persist. — BG

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Yeah, that's weird. And 23 is too low for him.

Oh well. We will see.

Lmao at Boogie being 23


27/11/4 with a high PER. He's undoubtedly top 15. Not even a debate

Some dumbass downvoting in here because they can't make an argument

A fringe top 5 player, the 23rd best player(which is way too low anyway), and a top 60 guy.

No reason this team should not make a strong push for 50 wins.

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Also Draymond being top 10 is laughable. He is a good player, but that is just so stupid. If you are a top 10 player you have to be dominant on the court.

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Draymond dominates on the defensive side of the court.

watch this breakdown

you want to argue that offense is more valuable as a general rule and that a top 10 guy needs to score more points, great; say that. but dont be a fool

I expect more all-around game from a top 10 guy personally. He gets to sit back and focus only on the defensive end of the court. He plays with three of the top offensive players in the league. Additionally Curry, Thompson, and Durant are all considered good defenders along with Igudoula.

I will have this opinion about Draymond until I see him carry a team.

Additionally big players like like Lebron and Kawhi will get guarded by him while also guarding the opponents best offensive player. So as I said he is a good player, but hasn't proved top or even All-NBA due to not having to be a teo way player.

I would easily take Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Gordon Hayward, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, and Demarcus Cousins playing as a SF or PF just off the top of my head.

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have this opinion about Draymond until I see him carry a team.

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i know. It's an insane opinion to me. But different strokes for different folks.

One question though- what team has Cousins carried that made his ranking so outrageous to you?

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how about this for all the moaning going on here: a guy who scores 25+ ppg but hasn't won more than 33 games once in 7 years isn't a top 20 player in the league

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It's not a 1 man team, and it's hard to have that great of an impact if you aren't a primary ball handler.