Miami Heat: What To Make Of Kyle Lowry’s Top-100 ESPN Ranking

Miami Heat: What To Make Of Kyle Lowry’s Top-100 ESPN Ranking

Addressing the age, that shouldn’t play a factor in ranking a player. These players should be ranked on what they’ve shown currently, despite their age.

LeBron wouldn’t be ranked lower than five because he only has a couple years left. While it is an issue that the Heat will have to face in one to two years, that shouldn’t hold Lowry back in a player’s ranking.

Age shouldn’t be used in a pick and choose situation. Moving on to the injury issue, Lowry did have some issues throughout the season, but it is hard to tell when injuries were a real factor and when these ‘injuries’ were just used as a disguise for rest so the Raptors could tank without penalty.

Injuries are a part of the game and with context, can be used to rank a player in the upcoming season. It still is a fair evaluation until we see Klay Thompson at 32 on the list.

Klay is definitely a top 30 player… when healthy, but the guy hasn’t played since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Why are we ranking one player based off of his age and injury, but the other off of what he can bring to his team at a 100 percent and after a two year absence?