By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
There are no less than 18 Europeans in the Top 100 NBA players selection of Sports Illustrated and Giannis Antetokounmpo outranks them all.
The Milwaukee Bucks point forward and 2017 All-Star is ranked 9th in the overall list and is surpassed only by Anthony Davis (8), Chris Paul (7), Russell Westbrook (6), James Harden (5), Kawhi Leonard (4), Stephen Curry (3), Kevin Durant (2) and Lebron James (1).
Rudy Gobert is 15h following his best season yet while Marc Gasol is 24th and Nikola Jokic made the jump to the 25th spot. Kristaps Porzingis ( 33rd), Danilo Gallinari (42th), Goran Dragic (43th) and Nicolas Batum (48th) are also included in the Top 50.
In case you are wondering about the absence of Milos Teodosic (L.A. Clippers) or Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sacramento Kings), no rookies were considered by SI in the creation of the rankings.
The complete list is as follows (European players in bold):
100. D’ANGELO RUSSELL, NETS
99. KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE, LAKERS
98. PATRICK PATTERSON, THUNDER
97. RYAN ANDERSON, ROCKETS
96. ELFRID PAYTON, MAGIC
95. TAJ GIBSON, WOLVES
94. JULIUS RANDLE, LAKERS
93. LOU WILLIAMS, CLIPPERS
92. PATTY MILLS, SPURS
91. JAMES JOHNSON, HEAT
90. PATRICK BEVERLEY, CLIPPERS
89. NIKOLA VUCEVIC, MAGIC
88. MARVIN WILLIAMS, HORNETS
87. RODNEY HOOD, JAZZ
86. NERLENS NOEL, MAVS
85. ROBIN LOPEZ, BULLS
84. WILSON CHANDLER, NUGGETS
83. ERIC GORDON, ROCKETS
82. ROBERT COVINGTON, 76ERS
81. TOBIAS HARRIS, PISTONS
80. JONAS VALANCIUNAS, RAPTORS
79. MARKIEFF MORRIS, WIZARDS
78. REGGIE JACKSON, PISTONS
77. VICTOR OLADIPO, PACERS
76. DENNIS SCHRODER, HAWKS
75. DANNY GREEN, SPURS
74. DWYANE WADE, BULLS
73. DWIGHT HOWARD, HORNETS
72. GREG MONROE, BUCKS
71. DIRK NOWITZKI, MAVS
70. CODY ZELLER, HORNETS
69. JUSUF NURKIC, BLAZERS
68. MYLES TURNER, PACERS
67. DERRICK FAVORS, JAZZ
66. MARCIN GORTAT, WIZARDS
65. PAU GASOL, SPURS
64. DEVIN BOOKER, SUNS
63. GEORGE HILL, KINGS
62. TREVOR ARIZA, ROCKETS
61. RICKY RUBIO, JAZZ
60. JRUE HOLIDAY, PELICANS
59. J.J. REDICK, 76ERS
58. CLINT CAPELA, ROCKETS
57. GARY HARRIS, NUGETS
56. SERGE IBAKA, RAPTORS
55. JEFF TEAGUE, WOLVES
54. AVERY BRADLEY, PISTONS
53. OTTO PORTER JR., WIZARDS
52. TRISTAN THOMPSON, CAVS
51. ANDRE DRUMMOND, PISTONS
50. ANDREW WIGGINS, WOLVES
49. HARRISON BARNES, MAVS
48. NICOLAS BATUM, HORNETS
47. STEVEN ADAMS, THUNDER
46. ANDRE IGUODALA, WARRIORS
45. BROOK LOPEZ, LAKERS
44. JAE CROWDER, CAVS
43. GORAN DRAGIC, HEAT
42. DANILO GALLINARI, CLIPPERS
41. JOEL EMBIID, 76ERS
40. ISAIAH THOMAS, CAVS
39. C.J. MCCOLLUM, BLAZERS
38. ERIC BLEDSOE, SUNS
37. CARMELO ANTHONY, KNICKS
36. DEMAR DEROZAN, RAPTORS
35. KHRIS MIDDLETON, BUCKS
34. HASSAN WHITESIDE, HEAT
33. KRISTAPS PORZINGIS, KNICKS
32. BRADLEY BEAL, WIZARDS
31. LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE, SPURS
30. AL HORFORD, CELTICS
29. KEMBA WALKER, HORNETS
28. DEANDRE JORDAN, CLIPPERS
27. PAUL MILLSAP, NUGGETS
26. KEVIN LOVE, CAVALIERS
25. NIKOLA JOKIC, NUGGETS
24. MARC GASOL, GRIZZLIES
23. DEMARCUS COUSINS, PELICANS
22. BLAKE GRIFFIN, CLIPPERS
21. KYRIE IRVING, CAVS
20. KLAY THOMPSON, WARRIORS
19. KYLE LOWRY, RAPTORS
18. MIKE CONLEY, GRIZZLIES
17. DAMIAN LILLARD, BLAZERS
16. GORDON HAYWARD, CELTICS
15. RUDY GOBERT, JAZZ
14. KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS, WOLVES
13. JOHN WALL, WIZARDS
12. PAUL GEORGE, THUNDER
11. JIMMY BUTLER, WOLVES
10. DRAYMOND GREEN, WARRIORS
9. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO, BUCKS
8. ANTHONY DAVIS, PELICANS
7. CHRIS PAUL, ROCKETS
6. RUSSELL WESTBROOK, THUNDER
5. JAMES HARDEN, ROCKETS
4. KAWHI LEONARD, SPURS
3. STEPHEN CURRY, WARRIORS
2. KEVIN DURANT, WARRIORS
1. LEBRON JAMES, CAVALIERS