- Tyrese Haliburton
- Anthony Edwards
- Tyrese Maxey
- Zion Williamson
- Darius Garland
- Tyler Herro
- Scottie Barnes
- Chet Holmgreen
- Evan Mobley
- LaMelo Ball
- Cam Thomas
- Alperen Sengun
- Victor Wembanyama
- RJ Barrett
- Paolo Banchero
- Jalen Williams
- Franz Wagner
- Cade Cunningham
- Jalen Green
- Josh Giddey
Important:
- considers all components of the game: offense, rebounding, passing, efficiency, defense, etc. (i.e if you average the same points and on the same efficiency and the same assists, but they average less turnovers and are a little better of a rebounder/defender, they are higher.)
- the ranking is based off: 65% this season, and 35% previous years and previous success and accolades (i.e if one guy is slightly worse than the other this season but has some really good previous accolades, he gets a higher rank, like Josh Giddey hasn't been good this year, but he makes it over someone like Ausar Thompson because he was really good last year and Thompson's only played a couple games)
Alright, any time you make a subjective list like this your gonna get torn to shreds no matter what the list is, go on tell me why I am wrong and why your favorite player should be higher.
I want a legit reason why Hali is better than Ant and I love Hali.
The only thing Hali will have on him is playmaking and efficiency but Ant has been efficient himself and is a great defender
I don’t really care who goes over who, but “only” playmaking is ignoring how massive that gap is.
PPG wise Haliburton is at 25.4 PPG today Vs 26.7 for Edwards
APG wise, Hali is currently at 12.1 APG vs 5.1 for Edwards, over doubling his total there.
Efficiency wise, Hali has been even more efficient than Edwards too. Ant is definitely the better defender which needs to be factored in, but statistically I don’t think there’s much argument so far this year Hali has been a better offensive player
I’d like to point out here that Ant is being hounded by doubles every game now. So, yes, Hali’s efficiency is higher, but it’s obviously a bit easier scoring and moving the ball 1v1 than 1v2.
Despite the doubles, his splits are still roughly 46/38/87, which are obviously still good despite the insane attention.
As a Pacers fan I agree. Ant’s overall game is more valuable and the only way Hali stays above him is if he maintains 25 and 12 on 50/40/90 AND becomes an average defender, which I think he can cause of his size and basketball IQ but he’s sadly shown no signs of progress in that department.