Ranking every NBA player: 301-350

Updated: October 6, 2011, 11:33 PM ET
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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.

We have already announced 401-500 and 351-400, and will count down the rest one at a time, 10 per day, on Twitter, for several weeks.

What is #NBArank?

#NBArank is the Twitter hashtag to use if you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along.

You can also follow along here: @NBAonESPN

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.

To decide which players to rank, we started with every player who played in the league last season, and then eliminated players who had signed overseas contracts that made them ineligible for the 2011-12 NBA season. Then we added the 60 members of the 2011 draft class, eliminating those not likely to play in the NBA by 2012. That left 500 players, according to our best information as of August 15.

Schedule

• Tuesday, August 23: Players 341 to 350 announced
• Wednesday, August 24: Players 331 to 340 announced
• Thursday, August 25: Players 321 to 330 announced
• Friday, August 26: Players 311 to 320 announced
• Monday, August 29: Players 301 to 310 announced

Rank Player Score*

301

Bismack Biyombo
Charlotte Bobcats | F | Age: 18

@jeffmulholland: Bismack Biyombo edges Erick Dampier on #NBARank. That makes sense. Biyombo has yet to prove anything.


3.25

302

Erick Dampier
Miami Heat | C | Age: 36 | Stats

@DashiellD: Dampier's #NBArank had to be boosted by winning a title last season with the Maver-wait, he was playing for the Heat?
3.25

303

Shawne Williams
New York Knicks | SF | Age: 25 | Stats

@JeffFinance123: Knicks pulled Shawne off the bargain rack at the free agent discount store. Nice find. #NBArank
3.25

304

Kwame Brown
Charlotte Bobcats | C | Age: 29 | Stats

@QCsportscrave: Kwame "baby hands" Brown surprisingly turned it around in many stat categories last season. Still hope for former #1 overall?
3.23

305

Brandan Wright
New Jersey Nets | PF | Age: 23 | Stats | @bwright34

@JustRod: Brandan Wright #305? I seriously forgot this dude was in the NBA. How is he this high?
3.21

306

Timofey Mozgov
Denver Nuggets | C | Age: 25 | Stats

@Jared_Wade: Hopefully being involved in the number 1 #NBArank dunk of the year will help Timofey Mozgov not be so sad about his actual #NBArank of 306.
3.20

307

Mike Bibby
Miami Heat | PG | Age: 33 | Stats

@johnbkenney: Ladies and gentlemen, your Miami Heat starting PG ... #307, from @NBAonESPN #nbarank, Mike Bibby!
3.20

308

Leon Powe
Memphis Grizzlies | PF | Age: 27 | Stats | @Leon_Powe

@HickoryHigh: The fact that Leon Powe never got the chance to play in the NBA with two healthy and whole knees is real shame. #NBARank
3.18

309

Ryan Hollins
Cleveland Cavaliers | C | Age: 26 | Stats

@DashiellD: Ryan Hollins: #309 in #NBARank, #1 in insane, game-ending windmills: http://bit.ly/oUJnZw
3.18

310

Kyrylo Fesenko
Utah Jazz | C | Age: 24 | Stats

@JeffFinance123: Wow. If you told me Fesenko would be 310 on your rankings, I'd say ..."yeah, that's about right." #NBArank
3.16

311

Dante Cunningham
Charlotte Bobcats | F | Age: 24 | Stats | @DlamarC33

@SebastianPruiti: Dante Cunningham at 311, I like him as a player and if he gets time, he should be higher next offseason -- #NBARank
3.14

312

Bill Walker
New York Knicks | SG | Age: 23 | Stats

@MattWongESPN: Sky Walker will last longer on YouTube than on #NBArank: http://bit.ly/oB296H
3.14

313
(tie)

Jonas Valanciunas
Toronto Raptors | C | Age: 19

@DashiellD: Valanciunas averaged 23 and 14 in the U-19 FIBA tournament this summer. Expect his ranking to jump at least 100 spots by the next #NBARank.
3.14

 

Jan Vesely
Washington Wizards | F | Age: 21

@adamosgp: So Jan's girlfriend is the tiebreaker, right?
3.14

315

Vladimir Radmanovic
Golden State Warriors | SF | Age: 30 | Stats

@traread: Vlad Rad's ranking of 315 is also how far around the 360 air he got when he was snowboarding in Aspen in 07 and bunged his shoulder. #NBArank
3.13

316

Patrick Mills
Portland Trail Blazers | PG | Age: 23 | Stats | @Patty_Mills

@RoyceWebb: Mills might be better known for his 2008 performances *against* the U.S. than his NBA performances *in* the U.S. #NBArank
3.13

317

Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Miami Heat | C | Age: 36 | Stats

@uuords: Big Z's #NBARank of 317 commemorates how many seconds it takes him to run the full length of the court.
3.12

318

Luke Walton
Los Angeles Lakers | SF | Age: 31 | Stats

@traread: Luke Walton is the highest ranked college basketball coach in the rankings... Congrats!!! #NBArank
3.11

319

Tristan Thompson
Cleveland Cavaliers | F | Age: 20 | Stats | @RealTristan13

@DashiellD: If #NBARank were to redo the 2011 draft, they would've made Tristan Thompson the 11th pick instead of the 4th. Not a good sign for the Cavs.
3.09

320

Maurice Evans
Washington Wizards | SF | Age: 32 | Stats

@mmm9731: Mo Evans is the 4th member of the NBPA Executive Committee to be on the #NBArank. Why are all of the NBPA leaders bad players?
3.09

321

Trevor Booker
Washington Wizards | C | Age: 23 | Stats | @Trevor_Booker

@sorokman Arroyo is 329th. Booker, 321. In Israeli terms: Bney Hasharon's newcomer is better than Maccabi TA's most expensive player ever.


3.08

322

Sebastian Telfair
Minnesota Timberwolves | PG | Age: 26 | Stats

@thechrispalmer: Seven years ago Bassy was the No. 2 ranked H.S. player in the country.


3.05

323

Terrence Williams
Houston Rockets | SF | Age: 24 | Stats | @TheRealTWill

@QCsportscrave: Terrence Williams is freakishly athletic and has the natural skill set to make big strides at only age 24. Reason to be optimistic. #NBArank
3.05

324

A.J. Price
Indiana Pacers | G | Age: 24 | Stats

@8pts9secs: AJ Price can be a solid backup point and in an excellent team's 10-man rotation -- which makes his #NBArank 324 a little low.


3.02

325

Von Wafer
Boston Celtics | SG | Age: 26 | Stats | @vonwafer13

@CoachMattTurner: #1 in missed dunk celebrations leading to turnovers. youtu.be/Zmz0qQp4OmI #NBARank
3.01

326

Brian Cardinal
Dallas Mavericks | PF | Age: 34 | Stats | @BrianCardinal

@CoachMattTurner: Custodian!
@themarkster09: THE CUSTODIAN!
@HotmixPrinceJay: The Custodian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


3.01

327

Fabricio Oberto
C | Age: 36 | Stats

@adrianmapes: Fabricio Oberto: So good he made it onto #NBArank after retirement.
3.00

328

Keyon Dooling
Milwaukee Bucks | G | Age: 31 | Stats

@TinubuTweets: Keyon Dooling can take pride in the fact that he's the highest ranked VP of the NBA Players Assoc. #NBARank
2.97

329

Carlos Arroyo
Boston Celtics | PG | Age: 32 | Stats | @carlosarroyopr

@noamschiller: With J.J. Barea yet to appear on #NBArank, Carlos Arroyo is officially no longer the best Puerto Rican NBA player.
2.97

330

Chris Wilcox
Detroit Pistons | PF | Age: 28 | Stats

@JustRod: #NBArank Chris Wilcox is ranked 330. Which ironically is the amount of quality minutes he's played in his career.
2.96

331

Kenneth Faried
Denver Nuggets | PF | Age: 21 | Stats | @KennethFaried35

@simonchun : A single elite skill in college usually translates into the NBA -- Faried's relentless rebounding has drawn Rodman comparisons #NBArank
2.96

332

Gary Forbes
Denver Nuggets | F | Age: 26 | Stats | @GForbz3

@TheAkronHammer: Obviously this doesn't take into account his 78-point game in the Hartford Pro-Am.
2.93

333

Larry Sanders
Milwaukee Bucks | PF | Age: 22 | Stats | @LarrySanders

@Ian_Segovia: Sometimes I wish the Bucks would have just drafted the complete series DVDs to the Larry Sanders Show. #NBARank
2.93

334

Juwan Howard
Miami Heat | PF | Age: 38 | Stats

@patrick_hayes: Juwan Howard is the only player in the #NBARank with a son playing college basketball, right? tinyurl.com/4xaxoq3


2.91

335

Rasual Butler*
Chicago Bulls | SG | Age: 32 | Stats | @RasualButler45

@DashiellD: Butler wants an opt-out clause in his new contract if the lockout ends. After shooting 34% last year, I don't think he'll need it. #NBARank


2.90

336

Ian Mahinmi
Dallas Mavericks | C | Age: 24 | Stats

@KirkSeriousFace: That fadeaway at the end of the 3rd Q of Game 6 of the Finals moved Ian Mahinmi up 100 spots, right? #NBArank
2.88

337

Jon Brockman
Milwaukee Bucks | F | Age: 24 | Stats | @MrJonBrockman

@sorokman: If the ranking was depending only on "ferocious board-crushing," Jon Brockman would've been about 330 places higher. #NBArank
2.87

338

Shelden Williams
New York Knicks | PF | Age: 27 | Stats | @SheldenWilliams

@Bucksketball: Shelden Williams ranked 338 in #NBArank which isn't bad. Until you realize his wife might crack the top 300.
2.81

339

Jason Kapono
Philadelphia Sixers | SF | Age: 30 | Stats

@SixerSense: 80% of Jason Kapono's minutes last year came as a decoy shooter during late-game situations. He's a very situational role player. #nbarank
2.81

340

Alec Burks
Utah Jazz | G | Age: 20 | Stats | @AlecBurks10

@simonchun: Alec Burks is a solid SG prospect with athleticism and skill, but to Jazz fans he'll likely be remembered for "not being Jimmer." #NBArank
2.80

341

Charlie Bell
Golden State Warriors | SG | Age: 32 | Stats | @flintstone14

@SleepyJordan: Bell shot 27.9% from the field last year. And only 50% from the line. That pretty much explains it.
2.80

342

Luke Harangody
Cleveland Cavaliers | F | Age: 23 | Stats

@mmm9731: He only hit 38% of his field goals last season. How is that possible? He's a forward! #NBArank
2.80

343

Anthony Carter
New York Knicks | PG | Age: 36 | Stats

@iamthesportsfan: In regards to this ... I personally think AC is a lot better than that ... underrated veteran
2.78

344

Marcus Morris
Houston Rockets | F | Age: 21 | Stats | @MookMorris2

@2_For_The_Win: Marcus Morris caused an Earthquake ... true story #NBArank.
2.78

345

Jannero Pargo
Chicago Bulls | PG | Age: 31 | Stats

@Jared_Wade: ESPN experts say Jannero Pargo is the 345th best player in the NBA. Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure the Bulls have him in their top 20. #NBArank
2.75

346

James Anderson
San Antonio Spurs | SG | Age: 22 | Stats

@SleepyJordan: Anderson shot better from three than he did on field goals last season. #NBARank.
2.75

347

Marshon Brooks
New Jersey Nets | SG | Age: 22 | Stats | @Marshon2

@uuords: Marshon Brooks is going to jump up #NBARank fast if he keeps making shots like this: http://bit.ly/oqcLcT


2.74

348

Kosta Koufos
Denver Nuggets | C | Age: 22 | Stats | @kostakoufos

@DashiellD: Kosta Koufus may only be no. 348 in #NBARank, but he is undefeated in awkward Jazz center dance-offs: http://bit.ly/qHLql0


2.73

349
(tie)

Markieff Morris
Phoenix Suns | F | Age: 21 | Stats | @Keefmorris

@DashiellD: Looks like Markieff Morris and Jarron Collins are the big losers in #NBATwinRank. Can only assume Robin Lopez will be next #NBARank
2.72

Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors | SG | Age: 21 | Stats | @KlayThompson

@RoyceWebb: Klay tied at 349. In best season, w/Blazers in 1981-82, Klay's dad Mychal was 18th in NBA (ranked by PER; minimum 500 min.).


2.72

Rankings

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 31-35 | 36-40 | 41-45
46-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100 | 101-120 | 121-140 | 141-160 | 161-180
181-200 | 201-250 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-500 | Team-by-team

* Player: Committed to playing overseas in 2011-12

* 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).

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