ESPN #NBARANK Individual Player Rankings 2016-17

[Barolt]

Celtics 26/1 = 3.7% probability.

Yeah, but Boston has a lot of rabid fans, and giving them better odds than the Raptors might lure a lot of Boston gamblers into making that bet, despite how unlikely them winning a 'chip is.

[rocwell]

Because Vegas odds aren't about likelihood to win, they're about luring gamblers into making bad bets.

Celtics 26/1 = 3.7% probability.
Raptors 30/1 = 3.23% probability.

[rocwell]

Why do the Cuntics have better odds than us at winning the championship?

They're dangerous but their defence hasn't lived up to bookmakers' hopes.. at least for now. Marcus Smart is injured.

[Barolt]

Why do the Cuntics have better odds than us at winning the championship?

Because Vegas odds aren't about likelihood to win, they're about luring gamblers into making bad bets.

[hotfuzz]

Why do the Cuntics have better odds than us at winning the championship?

[The Great One]

Al Jefferson is #169? WHAT?

[Demographic Shift]

Going to bet DD winds up better than 46...

[Scraptor]

Three Raps place between 151-200. Anyone care to guess where the rest of our guys wind up?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page...layers-151-200

186. Jared Sullinger
164. Terrence Ross
161. Norman Powell
150. Cory Joseph
121. Patrick Patterson
77. DeMarre Carroll
53. Jonas Valanciunas
30. DeMar DeRozan
18. Kyle Lowry



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I'll try to keep this updated as the rankings are revealed. For reference, this is how we fared in the 2015-16 rankings:

TORONTO RAPTORS

34. Kyle Lowry
52. DeMar DeRozan
57. Jonas Valanciunas
61. DeMarre Carroll
157. Patrick Patterson
169. Terrence Ross
200. Cory Joseph
215. Luis Scola
254. James Johnson
257. Bismack Biyombo
263. Anthony Bennett
314. Delon Wright
400. Lucas Nogueira