#NBArank: Nos. 131-140

ByESPN.COM
October 1, 2015, 12:47 PM

— -- 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. More than 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're unveiling players Nos. 131-140 on our list.

#NBArank: 131-140

131. Ersan Ilyasova

Detroit Pistons | PF

@DetroitPistons

Score: 37.2 (of 100)

  • Last year's rank: 127
  • 2015-16 projected RPM: -1.92

132. Josh Smith

Los Angeles Clippers | SF

@LAClippers

Score: 37.2

  • Last year's rank: 75
  • 2015-16 projected RPM: -1.53

133. Nikola Pekovic

Minnesota Timberwolves | C

@Timberwolves

Score: 37.1

134. Jusuf Nurkic

Denver Nuggets | C

@nurkic23

Score: 37.0

135. Patrick Beverley

Houston Rockets | PG

@patbev21

Score: 36.8

  • Last year's rank: 103
  • 2015-16 projected RPM: 2.12

136. Wilson Chandler

Denver Nuggets | SF

@wilsonchandler

Score: 36.8

137. Jordan Clarkson

Los Angeles Lakers | PG

@JClark5on

Score: 36.6

  • Last year's rank: 448
  • 2015-16 projected RPM: -2.51

138. J.R. Smith

Cleveland Cavaliers | SG

@TheRealJRSmith

Score: 36.5

  • Last year's rank: 123
  • 2015-16 projected RPM: 0.98

139. Dennis Schroder

Atlanta Hawks | PG

@DennisMike93

Score: 36.2

140. Ed Davis

Portland Trail Blazers | PF

@eddavis32

Score: 36.1

#NBArank: Next: 141-160 | Team-by-team