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NBA Rank: Klay Thompson misconception

Found October 10, 2013 on isportsweb.com:
PLAYERS: Klay Thompson
TEAMS: Golden State Warriors
Klay Thompson’s rank in the ESPN.com NBA Player Rankings was no slam dunk this year. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ESPN.com has been running an ongoing NBA Rank article that is basically a countdown of the top 500 NBA players today. To rank the players, ESPN.com uses about 100 different experts who each rank every player on a 1-10 scale. They then take the average that each player received from the experts to determine where the players land in the rankings. When it comes to the ranking that Klay Thompson received this year compared to last year, I have an issue. Heading into his sophomore campaign, Thompson was ranked as the 135th best player in the NBA. Heading into his third year in the league, Thompson is ranked as the 60th best player in the NBA. Why? The only explanation I can come up with is that he has gained notoriety after a few stellar playoff performances. The Warriors as a whole received a lot more publicity and marketability after they rode their explosive offense to ...
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