The annual CBS Sports top 100 NBA player ranking has been unveiled, prompting a closer look at the changes from the previous year’s list by the folks who put it together.
New Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis is one of the list’s top risers, per a recent article by CBS Sports’ Jasmine Wimbish — third overall, in fact.
“(Porzingis’) 37-spot jump in our Top 100 list is in part due to last season’s success … which included playing in 60+ games for the first time since his second year in the league, and potential he has on a loaded Celtics team this upcoming season,” writes Wimbish.
“While it’ll be Porzingis’ fourth team in his nine-year career, he’s bounced around from team to team primarily because of his injury history, which has kept him sidelined for large chunks of time.”
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“When he’s actually on the floor, he’s an efficient scorer, can spread the floor to make even the best defense’s work a little extra, and can be a shot-blocking presence on the other end,” they added.
“While he’ll have to acclimate to a new Celtics team that already bolsters two All-Stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, it’ll be the best team he’s ever played on. His stats might dip, but he can be the X-factor on a Boston team that can use an additional playmaker outside of the two All-Star wings.”
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