Open Floor Podcast: Breaking down SI.com's Top 100 NBA players of 2017

Sports Illustrated's Andrew Sharp cross-examines Ben Golliver on some of the decisions he and Rob Mahoney made in SI.com's Top 100 NBA players of 2017.

Ben Golliver and Andrew Sharp | Sep 16, 2016

Open Floor Podcast: Breaking down SI.com's Top 100 NBA players of 2017 /

After a month off from the Open Floor Podcast, Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver reunite to argue about Sports Illustrated's Top 100 NBA players of 2017 rankings. Sharp cross-examines Golliver on some of the choices he and Rob Mahoney made in constructing the much-discussed list that has caught the eyes of NBA stars like Isaiah Thomas and DeMar DeRozan.

While Sharp presented Golliver with a long list of questions, here are a few of the biggest topics: Is Devin Booker (100) too low? What do we make of Bradley Beal (58)? Why is LaMarcus Aldridge (11) so high? Is Russell Westbrook a top five player? And where should we put Kyrie Irving (25)?

Published Sep 16, 2016

BEN GOLLIVER AND ANDREW SHARP

Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles. Andrew Sharp is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated. He covers basketball, and has worked for several outlets since 2009. He lives in Washington D.C.