ESPN revealed ninety of their annual Top 100 NBA Player Rankings, and two members of the Portland Trail Blazers made the list. With Portland’s seasonal prospects expected to be dim, it’s unsurprising that the two players did not rank in the upper echelon. You can view the 100-51 list and 50-11 list separately. They will announce the top ten on Thursday.
#100: Anfernee Simons
Portland’s star fell 15 spots from last year’s rank of #85 after an injury-plagued campaign. Chris Herring made the case that Simons didn’t excel in Damian Lillard’s absence, but also did not falter.