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          #NBArank: Players Nos. 161-180

          • ESPN.com
          Sep 29, 2015, 12:00 AM ET

          It's Year 5 for #NBArank!

          ESPN is ranking (almost) every NBA player and counting them down on Twitter (@ESPNNBA), from No. 400 to No. 1.

          Who will be the best player this season?

          To get the final ranking, we asked the panel to vote on pairs of players.

          LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. James Harden vs. Kevin Durant. Kobe Bryant vs. Pau Gasol.

          We asked "Which player will be better in 2015-16?" To decide, voters had to consider both the QUALITY and the QUANTITY of each player's contributions to his team's ability to win games. Over 100 voters weighed in on nearly 30,000 pairs of players.

          We'll roll out the results over the next five weeks. If you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along, #NBArank is the Twitter hashtag to use. You also can follow along @ESPNNBA and on Facebook.

          Today we'll be unveiling players Nos. 161-180 -- five names at a time -- starting at noon ET.

          #NBArank: 161-180

          161. Justise Winslow
          Miami Heat | SG
          @IAmJustise
          Score: 33.7

          162. Patty Mills
          San Antonio Spurs | SG
          @Patty_Mills
          Score: 33.7

          163. Kosta Koufos
          Sacramento Kings | C
          @kostakoufos
          Score: 33.7

          • Last year's rank: 161

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: 1.24

          164. Marco Belinelli
          Sacramento Kings | SG
          @MarcoBelinelli
          Score: 33.6

          • Last year's rank: 158

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: -3.04

          165. Corey Brewer
          Houston Rockets | SG
          @TheCoreyBrewer
          Score: 33.4

          166. Mike Dunleavy
          Chicago Bulls | SF
          @chicagobulls
          Score: 33.3

          167. Ben McLemore
          Sacramento Kings | SG
          @BenMcLemore
          Score: 33.3

          • Last year's rank: 208

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: 0.05

          168. Mirza Teletovic
          Phoenix Suns | PF
          @Teletovic33
          Score: 32.8

          • Last year's rank: 216

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: -2.40

          169. Terrence Ross
          Toronto Raptors | SF
          @T_DotFlight31
          Score: 32.7

          170. Greivis Vasquez
          Milwaukee Bucks | PG
          @greivisvasquez
          Score: 32.6

          171. Tyler Zeller
          Boston Celtics | PF
          @ZellerTyler
          Score: 32.5

          172. Channing Frye
          Orlando Magic | PF
          @Channing_Frye
          Score: 32.5

          173. Jared Dudley
          Washington Wizards | SG
          @JaredDudley619
          Score: 32.5

          174. Josh McRoberts
          Miami Heat | PF
          @MiamiHEAT
          Score: 32.4

          175. Willie Cauley-Stein
          Sacramento Kings | C
          @THEwillieCS15
          Score: 32.2

          • Last year's rank: N/A

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: N/A

          176. Gerald Henderson
          Portland Trail Blazers | SG
          @GhJr09
          Score: 31.9

          177. Alex Len
          Phoenix Suns | C
          @alexlen
          Score: 31.8

          • Last year's rank: 294

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: -0.88

          178. P.J. Tucker
          Phoenix Suns | SF
          @suns
          Score: 31.6

          • Last year's rank: 176

          • 2015-16 projected RPM: -0.38

          179. Anderson Varejao
          Cleveland Cavaliers | C
          @VAREJAOANDERSON
          Score: 31.6

          180. Evan Turner
          Boston Celtics | SF
          @thekidet
          Score: 31.6

          #NBArank: Next: 181-200 | Team-by-team