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DeMar DeRozan and 5 other NBA players who hate opinions

By Dan Israeli

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 06: DeMar DeRozan (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 06: DeMar DeRozan (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Isaiah Thomas

DeRozan wasn’t the only player upset about his 2016 Sports Illustrated ranking. Celtics All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas ranked just one spot ahead at 45 on this year’s list, a good 43-spot boost from last season, but it simply wasn’t enough for the diminutive scoring machine.

For the second time in two years, Thomas took to Twitter and called the rankings a “JOKE.”

Last season he compared Sports Illustrated’s list to those “political rankings” that would come out in high school, whatever that means. Vague analogies aside, Thomas made his first All-Star team last season and led the Celtics into the playoffs on the strength of ranking 11th in the league in scoring (22.2 ppg).

Was the ranking justified: Kind of, yes. Granted, Thomas doesn’t play the “humble card” due to his height and being a second round draft pick. He believes he is more than just a good story and a true star in this league, and probably should have ranked ahead of guys like Nicholas Batum and Serge Ibaka. In the end, though, a 43-spot jump in the rankings is nothing to sneeze at.

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