We all have our favorites. Every year, the NBA staff at CBS Sports ranks the 100 best players in the league. And every year, inevitably, each of us has a player or two that we ranked substantially higher than everyone else. Maybe it's a young player we expect to grow. Maybe it's someone on a team we happen to watch more than others. Maybe it's a player who's been stuck in the wrong circumstances but is primed for a breakout. Or maybe it's just irrational faith.
But it's a central part of the basketball-viewing experience. We all have players that we simply believe in more than anyone else. So this year, we're going to put our metaphorical money where our mouths are. Each of us decided to highlight one player that we ranked higher than all or most of the rest of the voters. Below, we wil