How OKC Thunder compare vs. adversaries- dissecting Sports Illustrated top 100 by conference, division, team
Central Division:
Oh how the mighty have fallen. As if to punctuate the fact LeBron left town the Cavaliers get the lowly accolade of one player ranking and that falls to Kevin Love who’ll be tasked with presumably a similar role to what he had in Minnesota prior to being traded.
The Bulls also only capture one nod, but there is ample youthful assets with the potential for future success. Although this division lands the fewest players from the east in the top 100 it also features two squads in the Bucks and Pacers who could play spoiler come April. As for the Pistons with new bench boss Dwane Casey and a healthy Reggie Jackson everyone will be anxious to see how it translates in season.
Breakdown by tier:
- one player in top 10
- one player ranked 11 – 25
- four players in 26 to 50 range
- two players in 51 -75 range
- five players in 76-100 range
Chicago Bulls
- 84: Lauri Markkanen
Cleveland Cavaliers:
- 31: Kevin Love
Detroit Pistons:
- 41: Blake Griffin
- 46: Andre Drummond
- 97: Reggie Jackson
Indiana Pacers:
- 20: Victor Oladipo
- 67: Myles Turner
- 76: Thaddeus Young
- 79: Domantas Sabonis
Milwaukee Bucks:
- 6. Giannis Antetokounmpo
- 28: Khris Middleton
- 53: Eric Bledsoe
- 99: Brook Lopez