#NBArank: Players Nos. 161-180
— -- It's Year 5 for #NBArank!
ESPN is ranking (almost) every NBA player and counting them down on Twitter ( @ESPNNBA), from No. 400 to No. 1.
Who will be the best player this season?
To get the final ranking, we asked the panel to vote on pairs of players.
LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. James Harden vs. Kevin Durant. Kobe Bryant vs. Pau Gasol.
We asked "Which player will be better in 2015-16?" To decide, voters had to consider both the QUALITY and the QUANTITY of each player's contributions to his team's ability to win games. Over 100 voters weighed in on nearly 30,000 pairs of players.
We'll roll out the results over the next five weeks. If you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along, #NBArank is the Twitter hashtag to use. You also can follow along @ESPNNBA and on Facebook.
Today we'll be unveiling players Nos. 161-180 -- five names at a time -- starting at noon ET.
#NBArank: 161-180
161. Justise Winslow
Miami Heat | SG
Score: 33.7
- Last year's rank: N/A
- 2015-16 projected RPM: N/A
162. Patty Mills
San Antonio Spurs | SG
Score: 33.7
- Last year's rank: 151
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 3.52
163. Kosta Koufos
Sacramento Kings | C
Score: 33.7
- Last year's rank: 161
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 1.24
164. Marco Belinelli
Sacramento Kings | SG
Score: 33.6
- Last year's rank: 158
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -3.04
165. Corey Brewer
Houston Rockets | SG
Score: 33.4
- Last year's rank: 143
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 0.15
166. Mike Dunleavy
Chicago Bulls | SF
Score: 33.3
- Last year's rank: 152
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 2.74
167. Ben McLemore
Sacramento Kings | SG
Score: 33.3
- Last year's rank: 208
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 0.05
168. Mirza Teletovic
Phoenix Suns | PF
Score: 32.8
- Last year's rank: 216
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -2.40
169. Terrence Ross
Toronto Raptors | SF
Score: 32.7
- Last year's rank: 135
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -1.41
170. Greivis Vasquez
Milwaukee Bucks | PG
Score: 32.6
- Last year's rank: 147
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -1.19
171. Tyler Zeller
Boston Celtics | PF
Score: 32.5
- Last year's rank: 234
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 0.13
172. Channing Frye
Orlando Magic | PF
Score: 32.5
- Last year's rank: 116
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 1.85
173. Jared Dudley
Washington Wizards | SG
Score: 32.5
- Last year's rank: 210
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 1.26
174. Josh McRoberts
Miami Heat | PF
Score: 32.4
- Last year's rank: 117
- 2015-16 projected RPM: 1.57
175. Willie Cauley-Stein
Sacramento Kings | C
Score: 32.2
- Last year's rank: N/A
- 2015-16 projected RPM: N/A
176. Gerald Henderson
Score: 31.9
- Last year's rank: 172
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -0.72
177. Alex Len
Phoenix Suns | C
Score: 31.8
- Last year's rank: 294
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -0.88
178. P.J. Tucker
Phoenix Suns | SF
Score: 31.6
- Last year's rank: 176
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -0.38
179. Anderson Varejao
Cleveland Cavaliers | C
Score: 31.6
- Last year's rank: 76
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -1.67
180. Evan Turner
Boston Celtics | SF
Score: 31.6
- Last year's rank: 220
- 2015-16 projected RPM: -2.75