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The talent level in the NBA is at an all-time peak, and with that comes its own set of problems with regard to deciphering and determining the best of the best. How does one choose the best sentence in a literary masterpiece? Or the most delicious bite at a Michelin five-star restaurant? After a certain point it just becomes a matter of personal preference, and even then, the person making the decision could waver from day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute.

Thus, we arrive at the inherent torture of ranking the top 100 players in the NBA.

Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn't be more different -- from body type to skill set to personality. Yet we're somehow supposed to correctly place them in order of greatness? Analytics are helpful. Accolades can be tiebreakers. But ultimately it comes down to your gut.

That's why, here at CBS Sports, we have gone with the consensus approach. Each of our NBA writers came up with their own list of the top 100 NBA players for the 2022-23 season, taking into account potential improvement and decline. Then, through a not-so-complex process, we arrived at one glorious list to rule them all. (Just to show you how difficult this is, no two of our writers had the top six players in the same order.)

Owner Robert Sarver on Wednesday announced that he has begun the process to sell both the NBA's Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury franchises.

"As a man of faith, I believe in atonement and the path to forgiveness," Sarver said in a statement Wednesday. "I expected that the commissioner's one-year suspension would provide the time for me to focus, make amends and remove my personal controversy from the teams that I and so many fans love.

Remember Kawhi Leonard? One of the best two way wings the NBA has ever seen? We haven't seen him on a basketball court since June 14th 2021 if you can believe it. He had just completed a 31/7/3 performance on 47/42% splits in 34 minutes in a win over the Jazz. You may remember that as the series the Jazz blew a 2-0 lead and lost 4 straight in the 2nd round.

We then learned that Kawhi did in fact tear his ACL and he's been out ever since. As you can imagine, the Clippers were going to be overly cautious with their franchise player who already had some leg injury issues before he even got to LA. There was no need to risk bringing him back early or even at 100%. You don't bring Kawhi back until he's 1000000000000% healthy. As someone who thoroughly enjoys watching Kawhi play basketball, it's been a long 462 days and counting.

"But in our current unforgiving climate, it has become painfully clear that that is no longer possible -- that whatever good I have done, or could still do, is outweighed by things I have said in the past. For those reasons, I am beginning the process of seeking buyers for the Suns and Mercury."

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