Top 500 NBA Player Rankings per ESPN

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9680298/2013-nba-player-rankings-401-500

This is pre-season rankings by ESPN.  It has, of course, very limited relevance since it doesn't plug these players into a roster, much less into a 5-man unit.  Nevertheless...

They're doing 401-500 first.  I'll update this as they come keep coming out.  

First, the rankings of Boston Celtics.  You'll have to go out to the site for the rest of the list:

415: Donte Green - 2.41 (2012: 336)
439: Phil Pressey - 2.25 (2012: NR)
481: Vitor Faverani - 1.92 (2012: NR)

For comparison, Kris Joseph is ranked #452 and Shav is ranked #467.  This far down, it's a complete SWAG.  15 players to a team, 30 teams, that's 450 players in the NBA and they're comparing the top 500. Faverani has been playing professionally for years in Europe and he's 481? Fab Melo is 499 and poor Royce White is bringing up the rear with the gear at 500.

On the bright side, since there are 450 players in the NBA, the fact that they have Phil Pressey at 439 says that they think he belongs in the NBA. That's higher than Keyon Dooling.



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376-400. They're really stretching this one out. Fortunately there are only 10 days or so until camp so they can't do the last 100 one at a time.


http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9684065/2013-nba-player-rankings-376-400


Rankings of note (in my opinion):

The Greek Freak, Giannis Antete-whateverthehell, who has never laced up NBA sneakers, is ranked #376.

Terrence Williams is #377.

Beasley is #378.

Gigi Datome is #397.



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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9688117/2013-nba-player-rankings-351-375


Marcus Camby is #363. Really? He's 39 years old.

Biedrins is #364. Ouch, below a 39 year old. Better Utah than GSW.




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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9692806/2013-nba-player-rankings-326-350


Gerald Green is #326. That's his offensive rating. His defensive rating is 1,342.

Peaches is #329.

E'tuan Moore is #337. Last year he was 414. Good for him. Just don't ask him to pass.

Our old friend, Marquis Daniels is #334. And still an unsigned free agent. ???

Aaron Gray is #345. That any 7'0" rotation player be this low is a disgrace.

Oops. Hashem Thabeet is #347. Sorry Aaron. There but for the grace of God and all that...

Telfair is #348.

Steamer is #350. OUCH!! Offense is waaay overvalued.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9697109/2013-nba-player-rankings-301-325


Richard Jefferson is #306. Steamer's 350 and a guy that's hanging on by a thread is 306?

KEITH BOGANS is #307. Um. Ok. We'll see.

Rip Hamilton is #309.

The Blur is #310. That's a lot of respect for a guy that hasn't come back from an ACL yet.

Jermaine O'Neal is #312. Steamer's 350 and JON is 312. Now I KNOW this is full of shit.

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Austin Rivers, #281.

Greg Oden, #284. He hasn't played basketball in almost half a decade.

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