Middleton was an all star last season and is not even in the list!
Fox was finalist for the MIP award.
Bledsoe, Sabonis, Turner... All this guys had better numbers and better impact for their teams. What makes you think that Whiteside can be one of the 50 best players of 2020 season?
Even with Giannis, Middleton is the go to guy to get the Bucks a bucket, yet he lacks aggression and consistency. Fox had a good year in terms of numbers and he'll keep getting better but the kings were terrible. Bledsoe only 3rd, possibly 4th best player on his team alone. Sabonis good roll player but still developing. Turner, is a good shot blocker but only averages 7 rebounds a game playing 30mins as the starting center. Whiteside, in a down year where the Heat barley let him play averaged 12pts 11reb 2blk on 23mins a game. The last time he got solid minutes he averaged 17pts 14reb 2.5blk. He will get good minutes on the blazers and will be their main rebounder and interior defender.
I undestand your argument, but don't agree totally with it. You said that Fox is in and bad team, but Hield is also in the team and is in the list. Same for Lavine (Bulls fan) and Trae Young. Both of them are in a bad team but still in the list for their performances.
Middleton was an all star and showed good numbers for that. Totally disagree when you said that he lacks of agression and consistency. He averaged 18 pts in last season and 20 points in 17-18 season.
Whiteside's stats at his prime were great but he was playing in a team with no other super player (maybe Dragic). I don't see him get numbers like this again or having the same impact playing with Dame and CJ. We will be the third scoring option for a team that usually keeps the ball a lot with the guards. Of course he will have an important defensive role in the team, but that's all.
I don't disagree that Whiteside is a good player but I don't think that he is one of the 50 best players in the league at the moment.
Yeh tbh at the end of the day, aside from 1-15, the rest are really just determined by opinion. There's too many players at different positions, playing different roles, to determine a perfect spot for each player
Middleton was an all star last season and is not even in the list!
Fox was finalist for the MIP award.
Bledsoe, Sabonis, Turner... All this guys had better numbers and better impact for their teams. What makes you think that Whiteside can be one of the 50 best players of 2020 season?
Middleton was an all star and showed good numbers for that. Totally disagree when you said that he lacks of agression and consistency. He averaged 18 pts in last season and 20 points in 17-18 season.
Whiteside's stats at his prime were great but he was playing in a team with no other super player (maybe Dragic). I don't see him get numbers like this again or having the same impact playing with Dame and CJ. We will be the third scoring option for a team that usually keeps the ball a lot with the guards. Of course he will have an important defensive role in the team, but that's all.
I don't disagree that Whiteside is a good player but I don't think that he is one of the 50 best players in the league at the moment.