Aldridge is also 35 years old and preparing for his 15th NBA season. Find out where your favorite team is ranked in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, Top 25 And 1, NET, or RPI polls and rankings. -- Bontemps, One big question: How does Bledsoe fit with New Orleans? What you see is what you're going to get, and while he has never been a great shooter or scorer, Rubio can sneak up on you if you sleep on him. Now, the question is whether he can lead Chicago back to relevance. As the countdown continues, ESPN breaks down the national picture, the highest-profile leagues and the top stars around the country to get you ready for the season. -- Mechelle Voepel, Iowa State Cyclones | F | 6-foot-0 | junior, 2020-21 stats: 23.9 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 90.4 FT%, The points per game are up. Read below for 2020-21 H2H points rankings Below are Andre' Snellings' top-200 fantasy basketball rankings for head-to-head points leagues , using ESPN Fantasy's new default scoring system. Rhyne Howard's clutch bucket powers Kentucky to OT win (0:21) … 2020-21 projected RPM: 6.8. -- Andrews, Secret skill: He never quite lived up to the Pistol Pete-level hype, but Rubio has cemented himself in a pretty high-tier category: He's a reliable point guard. At age 25, having seen his scoring average decrease in each of the past two seasons, it might be time to accept Gordon is what he has always been: a versatile defender capable of playing either forward spot but a below-average shooter who doesn't supply quite enough playmaking to compensate. He cashed in on a three-year, $60 million deal with the Pistons, who intend to put the ball in his hands more frequently. 2021 men's college basketball recruiting class rankings: Kentucky, Memphis rise in top 25. -- Dave McMenamin, Cause for concern: Aldridge's scoring average has dropped in each of the past two seasons, from 23.1 PPG down to 18.9 PPG last season. Joe Harris Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports. Now that Washington has rewarded Bertans with a new five-year, $80 million contract, we'll see what kind of pick-and-pop game he can develop with new Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook. If he can, he'll be ranked higher next year. That qualifies as concerning, considering Utah gave Bogdanovic a four-year, $73 million deal in 2019 specifically to address their spacing problems. What isn't up for debate is that she's invaluable to a program that makes it darned difficult to earn that label. Sign up for free! Espn Updated Its Top 100 College Basketball Recruits For 2018. Still, Robinson's offensive game is too raw and too one-dimensional, and the big question is whether he can refine and expand his portfolio. These rankings -- as determined by ESPN.com's Mechelle Voepel, Graham Hays and Charlie Creme -- reflect the improvements a lot of players have made, despite all the challenges of playing during a pandemic. Get in depth college basketball recruiting class rankings, ranking trends, and more on ESPN. Find the best projected stats of the 2020-21 NBA season and build the best Fantasy Basketball team. How he adapts to a new role will be key to the Hawks' success this season. From Dec. 23 to March 11, Ball averaged 13.8 points, 8.1 assists and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 40.9% from deep. But it's hard to make too much of any of it, with the starts and stops of this particular season due to COVID-19. She's a big component to why the Aggies are shooting 50.4 percent from the field and are unbeaten at 12-0. Gallinari will be in an unfamiliar role this year in Atlanta -- coming off the bench. No. They are not power rankings, based off of what the players have done thus far. Now, he enters his final season before restricted free agency, and his swing skill is his offensive game as a whole. Ranking the top 25 players in women's college basketball 2020-21, version 2.0. On Dec. 31, she had 28 points and 16 boards against Florida. Her relentlessness in driving to the basket is the only part of her game that exceeds her fearless jump shooting. New coach Stephen Silas points to Kristaps Porzingis' role in Dallas -- a big man who scores as a roller and popper -- as what he envisions for Wood in Houston. He has good instincts for rebounds, but teams exposed Porter on the defensive end in the playoffs. But Conley's late-season performance offered reason to believe he was adapting to playing off guard Donovan Mitchell. Get in depth college basketball class rankings, ranking trends, and more on ESPN. If that is the case again, the Bulldogs will challenge for the conference title. 2021 Basketball Class Rankings 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 … -- Goldsberry, One big question: Can Conley find a comfort zone with the Jazz? The numbers have been clear the past few seasons: When he's on the floor, Portland is exponentially better. In 28 games as a reserve, his scoring suffered slightly (17.9 points), but he was far more efficient (45.4% overall, 45.1% 3s). The 22-year-old 7-footer is one of the most athletic young bigs in the league. But as the clear weak link in that starting five defensively, will Curry be able to hang tough enough at that end to stay on the court for long stretches? But here are the big questions for the 35-year-old as he enters this season: How much of his value derives from playing next to James Harden, and how will he fare if Harden isn't around much longer? Harden tumbled five spots in the rankings after back-to-back top-four finishes, and it's tough to say how much that reflects his uncertain future in Houston after a short training-camp holdout and a trade request. Trade grades: How did SMB, Terrafirma, Blackwater and Meralco perform? East American Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West C-USA CAA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SWAC Southern Southland Summit Sun … Fantasy Basketball Draft Rankings (2020-2021) Points (ESPN) - Consensus of 14 Experts - Dec 22, 2020 They are not power rankings, based off of what the players have done thus far. Dallas eagerly sacrificed spacing for defense by swapping Seth Curry for Richardson. Now they are so deep and balanced, it's hard to spotlight one player. The Suns acquired Chris Paul -- offensive efficiency in a can -- and that means Ayton gets to team up with a playmaker bound to get him clean looks near the rim. As the countdown continues, ESPN will make sure you're prepared with breakdowns of the national picture, all the highest-profile leagues and the top stars from coast to coast. Already possessing smooth, elusive movements in the lane, Jackson is expanding her range with more 3-point attempts already this season than she took all of 2019-20, and her work in the high post is a centerpiece of the Bulldogs' offense. Where do the nation basketball recruits rank? We are ranking the top NBA players for the 10th year. Women's College Basketball Standings - 2020-21 All Conferences A 10 ACC ASUN Am. Forget the team leads, she ranks in the top five in the conference in all of the aforementioned statistics -- and she's a more than respectable 12th in the league in rebounding. The Black Bears were 2-7. -- Mechelle Voepel, 2020-21 stats: 25.6 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 6.5 APG, Sure, Clark was the fourth-rated recruit in the 2020 class, but did anyone outside of Iowa City expect this kind of scoring output this soon? Harden tumbled five spots in the rankings after back-to-back top-four finishes, and it's tough to say how much that reflects his uncertain future in Houston after a short training-camp holdout and a trade request. 2020 men's college basketball calendar: Schedule, first games, NCAA tournament dates College basketball: Schedule, latest COVID-19 news for the 2020-21 season NCAA relocating 2021 Division I … -- André Snellings, One big question: The Nets will have to decide who will start at center: Allen or DeAndre Jordan. Find out where your favorite team is ranked in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, Top 25 And 1, NET, or RPI polls and rankings.