Eight Phoenix Suns crack top-200 of ESPN’s ‘NBA Rank’ list

Oct 28, 2014, 3:21 PM | Updated: 3:21 pm

Before each season, ESPN ranks the top 500 NBA players. The majority of Phoenix Suns players made a significant jump in the rankings on 2014’s list.

Eight Suns cracked the top 200: Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe, Isaiah Thomas, Markieff Morris, Miles Plumlee, Marcus Morris, Gerald Green and P.J. Tucker. Phoenix had only three players in the top 200 on last season’s list.

Others on the new list include: Alex Len (294), Anthony Tolliver (319), Tyler Ennis (335), T.J. Warren (366), Archie Goodwin (392) and Shavlik Randolph (412). Zoran Dragic did not make the cut.

How did your favorite Suns player fare? Do you agree with the rankings?

The eight Suns that cracked the top-200 are featured below.

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Guard/Forward P.J. Tucker moves up to No. 176 after averaging 9.4 points and 6.5 rebounds-per-game last season. Tucker ranked No. 354 last year. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Guard Gerald Green comes in at No. 146 a year after ranking No. 326. Green averaged 15.8 points-per-game last season. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Forward Marcus Morris rose to No. 145 from No. 262 after averaging 9.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game last season. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Center Miles Plumlee rocketed from No. 414 to No. 144 after averaging 8.1 points and 7.8 rebounds-per-game last season. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Forward Markieff Morris comes in at No. 104, up from No. 247 last season. Morris averaged 13.8 points-per-game and 6.0 rebounds-per-game last season. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Guard Isaiah Thomas surged up the rankings, moving from No. 153 last season to No. 67 this season. Thomas scored 20.3 points-per-game and had 6.3 assists-per-game last season in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Guard Eric Bledsoe moved up the ranks to No. 41 after being ranked No. 63 last season. Bledsoe averaged 17.7 points-per-game and 5.5 assists-per-game in 43 games last season. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Guard Goran Dragic moved up the rankings to No. 27. He ranked No. 107 last season. Dragic averaged 20.3 points-per-game and 5.9 assists-per-game in 76 games last season. (AP Photo)

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