With training camps around the league kicking off later this month, ESPN released the initial leg of its NBArank for the 2022-23 season on Tuesday, descending from 100 to 26. The top 25 will be unveiled later this week.
ESPN’s disclaimer for this thought exercise is as follows: “Note: ESPN’s NBArank panel, composed of over 200 reporters, editors, producers and analysts, were asked to rank players based on their predicted contributions — quality and quantity — for the 2022-23 season only.”
Highlighted among Tuesday’s rankings were a pair of Philadelphia 76ers. Veteran wing Tobias Harris came in at 56th overall, while Tyrese Maxey is 44th.