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Examining where Cavs’ Garland, Mitchell were slotted in B/R’s guard rank

By Quinn Minnich

Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers. (Photo by Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports)
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7th overall is James Harden, who I think deserves to be way higher. I really believe he’ll have a great season, and he will be closer to his Houston Rockets form. The Philadelphia 76ers have a really solid roster to contend this season, and Harden is one of the team’s biggest X-Factors.

6th is Damian Lillard, who I think should be swapped with Harden. That’s nothing against Lillard, it’s just because I believe Harden has a better impact on winning over Dame. Lillard will have a great season, since he finally got surgery for an injury that had seemingly held him back last season.

5th is Devin Booker, who in my opinion, is also overrated. His stats are similar to before Chris Paul wasn’t on the team to now. Sure, he’s a great scorer, but I think he’s still a bit overrated. 4th we have Trae Young, who I think is rightfully ranked here.

Sure, he’s a terrible defender, but his offensive game and playmaking is one of the league’s best. His team should be really solid this season, with the trade acquisition of Dejounte Murray.

At 3rd, we have Ja Morant. Personally, I’d rank Trae over Morant, but that’s just me. It’s very close, but I’d still put him over Morant. Anyway, Morant is a really talented player, and led a solid Memphis Grizzlies team to the 2nd seed in the Western Conference. Also, Morant won Most Improved Player last season, and has been called “Derrick Rose if he was never injured,” from time to time.

2nd, we have Stephen Curry. Now, ranking Steph at No. 2 is hard, as I believe he has a great reason to be ranked first. The man just won NBA Finals MVP and is widely considered the greatest 3-point shooter to ever live.

I’m not sure if Luka Doncic is at No. 1 for me, of which B/R has him at, but a lot of people I know believe he has a good shot of winning MVP this season.

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I’m not 100% on board with that idea. His roster has no other All-Star talent, and he is the only player who is top 50, maybe even top 75 in the league on his roster.