The Action Network ranks three Indiana Pacers players among the NBA's top 100

Earlier in the offseason, Matt Moore of The Action Network ranked the top 100 players in the NBA both based on their regular season and playoff impact. It's a useful offseason exercise to determine where the perception of each player is and how new-look teams could fare.

Like other top 100 lists, the Indiana Pacers have three players ranked among the NBA's best. Bleacher Report had four, with second-year guard Bennedict Mathurin creeping into the ranking. CBS Sports had three Pacers players among the NBA's top 100.

The Action Network and CBS Sports had the same three Pacers players in their top 100 in Bruce Brown, Myles Turner, and Tyrese Haliburton. There are slight differences in where the players are ranked, but the key difference between the two lists is the playoff ranking. Moore added in a slot to rate a player's postseason effectiveness.

"Also listed is a Playoff ranking. I ranked every player based on impact on winning in postseason play. Those vary widely from the overall rankings. Role players who are vital in the playoffs are more important than heavy-usage, iso-centric players who struggle in the postseason," Moore explained. "If a player doesn't have a playoff history, their rank was heavily punished. You have to accomplish things in the postseason to get the credit, for the most part."

Brown is the lowest ranked player in The Action Network's list, coming in as the 98th ranked player. The wing/guard hybrid climbed significantly in these exercises from year-to-year after a tremendous season with the Denver Nuggets.

He averaged 11.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game last season. His rise up player ranks comes from the growth of his other skills. He tossed a career high 3.4 assists per game and canned 35.8% of his threes on decent volume. Now, he's a useful attacker both on and off the ball.

He should pair well with Haliburton. Brown is ranked 44th on the list in terms of playoff contributions, and that makes a ton of sense after what he did in the postseason. He was vital during Denver's championship run on both ends of the court.