Antetokounmpo retains first place, James’ ranking plummets again
“ESPN” follows previous years’ practice and lists the top 100 active players at the start of the new season. Among the top 10, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has topped the list for two consecutive years. Golden Nuggets champion center Nikola Jokic took first place.
Last season, Antetokounmpo averaged at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of over 50%. He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players in history to achieve this record, and led the Bucks to the best performance in the league. record, if he had not missed many games due to injury against the Heat in the first round of the playoffs, the Bucks might have gone further in the playoffs. This is also the key to him retaining the first place for two consecutive years.
Jokic paid less attention to personal data in the final stage of last season’s regular season. He also said that he did not care about winning three consecutive MVP titles. But in the championship game, his performance never left anyone doubting that he is the strongest center today, and he became the first player in history to lead the playoffs in points, rebounds and assists per game. “LVBET” pointed out that the gap between the rankings of Jokic and Antetokounmpo is less than 10%.
As for the 38-year-old “King James” James, after falling out of the top 5 to 6th last season, he dropped 3 places to 9th this year. “ESPN” explained that James missed 27 games last season due to a right foot injury. This was a health warning that continued to appear after he came to the Lakers. As a result, he only played 278 games out of 389 regular season games, which also highlighted the He is “advanced”.
For the complete top 10, No. 10 to No. 6 are Anthony Davis, James, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kevin Durant, and Jayson Tatum. No. 5 to 1 are Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, Jokic, and Antetokounmpo.
