Ranking every NBA player: 61-70

Updated: October 4, 2011, 1:05 PM ET
ESPN.com

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, 351-400, 301-350, 251-300, 201-250, 181-200, 161-180, 141-160, 121-140, 101-120, 91-100, 81-90 and 71-80 and will count down the rest one at a time 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 Aug. 15.

Schedule

• Wednesday, Sept. 28: Players 91 to 100 announced
• Thursday, Sept. 29: Players 81 to 90 announced
• Friday, Sept. 30: Players 71 to 80 announced
• Monday, Oct. 3: Players 61 to 70 announced
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: Players 51 to 60 announced


* Player committed to playing overseas in 2011-12

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

* 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).

  • ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
    Gregg Popovich: "Guarding Kevin Durant is an impossible task basically."
    6 minutes ago     
  • ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
    Line of the Night: Manu Ginobili 26 points (11 in 4th), 5 rebs, 3 asts, 9-14 FG, 3-5 3FG, 5-5 FT, W
    8 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    Manu Ginobili was unbelievable tonight. With 26 points including 3-3 in the last quarter and 11 points.
    13 minutes ago     
  • ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
    FINAL: Spurs 101 , Thunder 98. Spurs lead 1-0.
    14 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    Also of note: The Spurs have won 30 of their last 32. GOOD GOD
    14 minutes ago     
  • johnhollinger John Hollinger
    Update: Spurs now 44-4 in last 48 games Parker has played.
    15 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    And that will do it. The Spurs defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder in game 1 101-98 for their 19th straight win. This series will be the best.
    15 minutes ago     
  • johnhollinger John Hollinger
    Heck of an opener. Wee bit of an upgrade on last night.
    16 minutes ago     
  • NBAonESPN The NBA on ESPN
    RT @DimeAlert: BREAKING: We are going to love this series more than any other.
    18 minutes ago     
  • DimeAlert Dime Alert
    BREAKING: We are going to love this series more than any other.
    19 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    Well the Thunder have cut it to 4… Spurs should close this out with only 3 seconds left but then again who knows...
    19 minutes ago     
  • DimeSmash Dime Smash!
    MAAANUUUUU
    21 minutes ago     
  • johnhollinger John Hollinger
    RT @JMcDonald_SAEN: @johnhollinger My sarcasm detector just exploded. You owe me a new one.
    21 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    This one looks to be over… *sets calendar for tuesday* *clears entire schedule*
    22 minutes ago     
  • JustinVerrier Justin Verrier
    What if Ibaka had played the 5 for Perk? No good?
    22 minutes ago     
  • LarryCoon Larry Coon
    Gotta go with Fields. RT @navder17 Which RFA will likely change teams next season?...
    22 minutes ago     
  • johnhollinger John Hollinger
    If the Spurs had a closer like Kobe this 7-point lead would be a lot more safe.
    23 minutes ago     
  • DimeSmash Dime Smash!
    Round one of Beard vs Bald has been all Bald all the time.
    24 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    Oh but Manu Ginobili though...
    25 minutes ago     
  • DimeUpdate Dime Update
    NO LEAD IS SAFE… NO LEAD IS SAFE
    25 minutes ago