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NBA Rank audit reveals strengths and weaknesses in top 100 players list

ESPN • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 24, 2026, 11:08 AM

Last updated Sep 24, 2026

NBA Rank audit reveals strengths and weaknesses in top 100 players list
Summary

Dean Oliver's analysis of the NBA Rank panel highlights both accurate and questionable placements within the top 100 players. The audit critiques the metrics and methodologies used to determine player rankings, emphasizing the impact of performance evaluation methods on these selections. Discussions around player placements, including those of Jayson Brown and Jalen Brunson, aim to provide deeper insights into ranking processes. The audit serves as a comprehensive review of player assessments leading into the new season.

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Key Details
  • •Dean Oliver examines the NBA Rank panel's decisions.
  • •The audit provides insights into player evaluations.
  • •Players Jayson Brown and Jalen Brunson are highlighted.
  • •Discussion focuses on the accuracy of metrics used.
  • •The analysis aims to refine ranking methodologies.
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  • 11:56 AMESPN — NBA Rank audit: Brown, Brunson and what metrics reveal about our top 100
What they're saying
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Using an analytical lens, Dean Oliver examines what the NBA Rank panel got right -- and what it got very wrong.

— ESPNby Dean Oliver
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