Just like Sports Illustrated did a few weeks ago, ESPN is currently going through the annual preseason tradition of ranking the top 100 players in the NBA.
Four Pacers cracked the top 100 of ESPN's #NBARank, the same four who made Sports Illustrated's rankings. Interestingly, though, all four players were ranked higher in ESPN's rankings than they were by Sports Illustrated.
The first Pacer to crack the top 100 was Domantas Sabonis. ESPN ranked the 23-year-old Lithuanian 63rd in this year's rankings, up nearly 30 spots from last year (92nd). Sabonis was 76th in Sports Illustrated's rankings.