ESPN.com and the TrueHoop Network are ranking every NBA player -- and counting them down on Twitter (@NBAonESPN), from No. 500 to No. 1. As the rankings are announced, you can also find them here on the pages of ESPN.com.
Hollinger: Derrick Rose over Chris Paul? (Insider) »
Wanted to let out a gasp, but upon further review, reigning MVP Derrick Rose is right where he should be -- behind the game's greats #NBArank
Aaron Burgin
SDUTABurgin
Derrick Rose at No. 8 seems a bit low. He is the only offensive force on his team, and he got them to the conference finals. #NBArank
Edward Sadowski
SadowskiEdward
#NBArank number eight is Derrick Rose. That's the perfect spot for him. He shouldn't be any higher than that until he can actually shoot from beyond 20 feet.
Charles Weber
CharlessWeber
#NBArank Derrick Rose = MVP > KD any day of the week.
Ryan Roth
neweranba
#NBArank Derrick Rose will get better, but he will not have another MVP trophy.
jack lin
jackjacklin
5-on-5 debate: Ranking too high, too low or just right? »
What is #NBArank?
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How did we rank the players?
We asked 91 experts to rate each player on a 0-to-10 scale, in terms of "the current quality of each player."
Here is the full list of voters from ESPN.com, the TrueHoop Network, TrueHoop TV, Daily Dime Live, ESPN TV, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, espnW, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Insider, ESPN Fantasy, ESPN Games, ESPN Dallas, ESPN Los Angeles, ESPN Chicago, ESPN New York, ESPN Stats & Information, ESPN Topics and ESPN Analytics.
* Score: Tiebreakers are first based on percentage points; scores have been rounded off. The second tiebreaker is based on John Hollinger's estimated wins added for the 2010-11 NBA season (rookies were given an EWA of zero).
