The Best 100 Players in the NBA 2012-13

ESPN has done its now annual ranking of the top 500 players in the NBA.  That's Eddy Curry.  Number 500.

I don't do 500, but here is my ranking of the 100 best players in the NBA as projected for the 2012-13 season.  Note, this is not a fantasy ranking.  Don't use it for your draft.

In parentheses is the ESPN rank.

1. L.James Miami (1)
2. K. Durant OKCity (2)
3. C.Paul LAC (4)
4. D.Howard LAL (3)
5. R.Westbrook OKC (9)
6. DWade Miami (8)
7. A. Bynum Phil (13)
8. B.Griffin (14)
9. K.Irving (22)
10. K.Love (7)
11. JSmith (31)
12. DWilliams (10)
13. MGinobli (25)
14. GMonroe (49)
15. JHarden (26)
16. KBryant (6)
17. SCurry (40)
18. CAnthony (17)
19. JLin (78)
20. RAnderson (50)
21. LAldridge (20)
22. AJefferson (44)
23. BJennings (61)
24. PGasol (15)
25. RRondo (12)
26. AHorford (30)
27. JNoah (36)
28. PPierce (29)
29. PMillsap (53)
30. TLawson (12)
31. TDuncan (27)
32. AIguodala (28)
33. EGordon (38)
34. KLowry (51)
35. CBosh (18)
36. SIbaka (41)
37. DNowitzki (11)
38. KFaried (71)
39. DCousins (34)
40. JWall (55)
41. ADavis (62)
42. JHolliday (73)
43. TParker (16)
44. NBatum (63)
45. DGallinari (54)
46. PGeorge (75)
47. KGarnett (21)
48. DRose (5)
49. KLeonard (95)
50. LWilliams (88)
51. MGasol (24)
52. DGranger (39)
53. RGay (32)
54. TChandler (23)
55. MConley (65)
56. RHibbert (35)
57. BLopez (60)
58. GDragic (83)
59. MGortat (57)
60. EIlyasova (72)
61. TYoung (91)
62. AVerejao (74)
63. JMcGee (77)
64. ZRandolph (34)
65. DLee (59)
66. K Walker(199)
67. IThomas(150)
68. J Teague(109)
69. JJohnson (33)
70. MEllis (46)
71. ABogut (45)
72. LDeng (37)
73. AKirelenko (79)
74. RRubio (47)
75. GWallace (70)
76. SNash (19)
77. CBoozer (67)
78. TGibson (82)
79. KHumphries (84)
80. BWright(212)
81. Nene (52)
82. TEvans (69)
83. KMartin (76)
84. MThornton(131)
85. RSessions(146)
86. RStuckey (103)
87. TSplitter (149)
89. DFavors (89)
90. GAyon(214)
91. DJordan (86)
92. DWest (56)
93. TAllen (66)
94. ABargnani (58)
95. JBayless(197)
96. GHayward(123)
97. RBeaubois(204)
98. DWright(182)
99. WMatthews(109)
100. DGreen (160)
-Highest ranked ESPN not to make my list - AStoudemire (43), RAllen (64), LScola (68), AAfflalo (80)