Even with all that uncertainty, Thompson still ranked ahead of a group of players including Zach LaVine, De'Aaron Fox, Deandre Ayton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.Īndrew Lopez:Thompson at No. While the Warriors recently gave a medical update that Thompson has been progressing and that we will see him during the 2021-22 season, his exact timeline is still unknown. A year later he suffered another significant injury with a torn right Achilles. We have not seen Thompson on the court since June 2019, when he tore his left ACL in the NBA Finals.
What was the biggest surprise from our 2021 top 100 rankings?īobby Marks:Klay Thompson at No. What did we get right this year? What did we get wrong? Our experts are diving into the results as we close the books on the 11th installment of NBArank. James' All-Star teammate, Anthony Davis, also fell in our latest rankings, slipping to No. We also saw Los Angeles Lakers legend LeBron James lose his NBArank throne, dropping to No.
