Sports Illustrated – The Crossover ranks Russell Westbrook sixth in their top 100 list.
Russell Westbrook may be the reigning MVP and spent most of the offseason collecting awards for last season, but apparently one publication thinks five players are better than him.
To wit, Sport Illustrated’s The Crossover released the top ten players from their top 100 list and Russell Westbrook ranked sixth.
Granted last season was one season, and there are some especially talented and deserving players on the top ten list. No doubt this list will get debated – that’s what lists are for. But sixth Ben Golliver – – SIXTH?
In fairness, most of these players would land on my top ten list (most) however, the order would definitely be quite different. Furthermore, players like John Wall would land in my top ten. And, because of how Kyle Lowry affects his teammates production and how much he’ll need to this season with a revamped bench he would have got a long hard look from me. But that’s a debate for another day.
The purpose of this column is to dive into The Crossover’s top ten list and more specifically address the players ranked ahead of Russell Westbrook.
Let’s examine the top ten:
Top 10:
- LeBron James
- Kevin Durant
- Stephen Curry
- Kawhi Leonard
- James Harden
- Russell Westbrook
- Chris Paul
- Anthony Davis
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Draymond Green
To read the full top ten article on Sports Illustrated’s The Crossover click this link