ESPN’s NBArank 2023 features 3 Dallas Mavericks

ESPN’s yearly ranking of the top 100 NBA players, known as NBArank, was released this week in three distinct parts. The Dallas Mavericks featured three players on the list, in Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Grant Williams.

The methodology for this ranking is a bit odd; these days they ask nearly 150 reporters and analysts, editors, and producers to vote on player vs. player setups with the intent of answering which player would have a better 2023-24 season.

When taking a look at the total number of players by team, there are some oddities, like the Knicks having six different players, but none in the top thirty. The Blazers also somehow have five players on the list despite their projection…