Seth Partnow at The Athletic has done this ranking for three years now.
So far he's listed tiers 5, 4, and 3. Tier 2 comes out tomorrow and Tier 1 on Friday. Each tier is broken up into sub-tiers. Players in the same sub-tier are listed alphabetically, not by rank. Because it's a pay site, I'll list just the Celtics in tier 5, 4, and 3. When Tier 2 and Tier 1 come out, I'll list all of those players since it's just the top 19 players.
Project Summary and Tier 5 (players 85-125)
Grant Williams
Tier 4 (players 41-84)
Al Horford (sub-tier 4A, players 41-59)
Marcus Smart (sub-tier 4A, players 41-59)
Robert Williams III (sub-tier 4A, players 41-59)
Derick White (sub-tier 4B, players 60-84)
Malcolm Brodgon (sub-tier 4B, players 60-84)
Tier 3 (players 20-40)
Jaylen Brown (sub-tier 3A, players 20-24)
Tier 2 (players 9-19)
Jayson Tatum (sub-tier 2A, players 9-10)
Jimmy Butler (sub-tier 2A, players 9-10)
Anthony Davis (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
Ja Morant (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
James Harden (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
Trae Young (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
Chris Paul (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Damian Lillard (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Devin Booker (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Paul George (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Rudy Gobert (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Tier 1 (players 1-8)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Kevin Durant (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Nikola Jokic (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Steph Curry (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Joel Embiid (sub-tier 1B, players 5-6)
Luka Doncic (sub-tier 1B, players 5-6)
Kawhi Leonard (sub-tier 1C, players 7-8)
LeBron James (sub-tier 1C, players 7-8)
So far he's listed tiers 5, 4, and 3. Tier 2 comes out tomorrow and Tier 1 on Friday. Each tier is broken up into sub-tiers. Players in the same sub-tier are listed alphabetically, not by rank. Because it's a pay site, I'll list just the Celtics in tier 5, 4, and 3. When Tier 2 and Tier 1 come out, I'll list all of those players since it's just the top 19 players.
Project Summary and Tier 5 (players 85-125)
Grant Williams
Tier 4 (players 41-84)
Al Horford (sub-tier 4A, players 41-59)
Marcus Smart (sub-tier 4A, players 41-59)
Robert Williams III (sub-tier 4A, players 41-59)
Derick White (sub-tier 4B, players 60-84)
Malcolm Brodgon (sub-tier 4B, players 60-84)
Tier 3 (players 20-40)
Jaylen Brown (sub-tier 3A, players 20-24)
Tier 2 (players 9-19)
Jayson Tatum (sub-tier 2A, players 9-10)
Jimmy Butler (sub-tier 2A, players 9-10)
Anthony Davis (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
Ja Morant (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
James Harden (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
Trae Young (sub-tier 2B, players 11-14)
Chris Paul (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Damian Lillard (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Devin Booker (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Paul George (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Rudy Gobert (sub-tier 2C, players 15-19)
Tier 1 (players 1-8)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Kevin Durant (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Nikola Jokic (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Steph Curry (sub-tier 1A, players 1-4)
Joel Embiid (sub-tier 1B, players 5-6)
Luka Doncic (sub-tier 1B, players 5-6)
Kawhi Leonard (sub-tier 1C, players 7-8)
LeBron James (sub-tier 1C, players 7-8)
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