For three years, one of the preeminent advanced stats guys in the NBA, Seth Partnow, has placed the NBA’s best players into tiers.
Let’s see where he puts the Phoenix Suns. But please remember: this is not a ranking. He’s not saying that Mikal Bridges is #45 or #55 or Deandre Ayton is #43 or #59. He’s just saying that they’re both in the 40-60 range.
Here’s Seth in his own words...
Across a variety of metrics, over a long period of NBA history, I’ve found that there are a relatively set number of players who perform at various levels in any given season.