JJ Redick identifies Marcus Smart, Patrick Beverley as NBA's biggest floppers

Flopping is as much a part of modern NBA basketball as three-point shooting and over-the-top bench celebrations, but who are the biggest floppers in the league right now? The answer will inevitably vary based on who you ask, but according to the JJ Redick, Marcus Smart and Patrick Beverley are in a league of their own when it comes to the art of the flop.

"The obvious ones that stick out are like Marcus Smart and Pat Beverley…" Redick said on his podcast. "I feel like Kyle (Lowry) to a degree, maybe, is good at exaggerating contact. I think Harden is good at exaggerating contact. But, to me, it’s not necessarily flopping, it’s more of a skill because often times, like, there’s the really egregious flops or the really egregious calls for, let’s say, a player like Harden where you look at on tape and are like 'Man, that really wasn’t a foul.'"

Neither Smart nor Beverley being mentioned should surprise anyone who follows the NBA closely, as the two have certainly developed a reputation as some of the best actors in the league. Smart has even been fined for his flopping in the bubble, as the league took $5,000 out of his pocket for violating anti-flopping rules in Game 2 of the Celtics' series against the Toronto Raptors. 

As for Beverley, his reputation as mostly bark, little bite is notorious around the league, with opposing coaches even taking shots at Beverley for his talk off the court far outshining his play on it.