Quantitative Look at NBA Pre-season Rankings

Every year, just before the season begins, writers publish their annual list ranking the best players going into the season.  These list encourage debate amongst NBA fans from all over.  Opinions like “Curry is better than Durant” or “Why is Rose ranked so low this year”, these list elicit both positive and negative responses.  So the question I asked do these list matter in terms of predicting success? and if so which ranking site is the most accurate? Continue reading