Top NBA players for the 2019-20 season: 75-51

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BOSTON -- The NBA offseason saw an unprecedented amount of player movement, especially among the top players in the game. 

Now that the dust has settled and we get closer to the new season with each passing day, we've created a ranking of the Top 100 NBA players for the 2019-20 season. 

In the first part of these rankings, we saw Celtics players Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown crack the top 100 while Isaiah Thomas and Dwight Howard headlined the bottom quarter of the list. In the 75-51 range, you'll see another member of the Celtics accompanied by a polarizing player who used to sport the green and white. 

Without further ado, here’s the second part of our NBC Sports Boston Top 100 NBA players for the 2019-2020 season.

75. Bojan Bogdanovic, Utah: Exceptional shooter, he has shot better than 40 percent on 3’s each of the last two seasons and averaged a career-high 18.0 points last season. 

74. Patrick Beverley, Los Angeles Clippers: An elite defender whose pesky demeanor gets under the skin of just about everyone he matches up against. Underrated shooter, having made at least 38 percent of his 3’s each of the last four seasons. 

73. Harrison Barnes, Sacramento: Versatile, two-way talent who provides a nice blend of talent and leadership to an emerging Sacramento team that should be in the hunt for the playoffs this season. 

72. Ricky Rubio, Phoenix: A career 7.7 assists per game performer, look for Ricky Rubio to put up career numbers this season with a slew of shooters headlined by Devin Booker and that sneaky good sniper from 3-point range, ex-Celtic Aron Baynes. 

71. Eric Bledsoe, Milwaukee: His tantalizing talent seemed to find a higher level of consistency last season, particularly on the defensive end of the floor. 

70. Danilo Gallinari, Oklahoma City: Averaged a career-high 19.8 points per game last season, has All-Star talent but injuries seem to derail his play time and time again. He hasn’t played in 70 or more games since the 2012-2013 season. 

69. P.J. Tucker, Houston: Will never wow you with his stats. But his gritty play, timely shot-making and overall feel for the game make him an impact performer even if his numbers suggest otherwise.

68. Paul Millsap, Denver: His role is very different now, but the four-time All-Star is still one of Denver’s go-to guys in close games — a role that he’ll continue to be in this season.

67. Terrence Ross, Orlando: Explosive scorer who cashed in on helping lead the Magic to the postseason by signing a four-year, $54 million contract. 

66. Tristan Thompson, Cleveland: For all that has gone wrong for the Cavs recently, lost in it all was that Thompson grabbed a career-high 10.2 rebounds per game last season.

65. Otto Porter Jr., Chicago: In 15 games with the Bulls last season, he averaged 17.5 points but more importantly, continued to showcase an impressive 3-point shooting game. He connected on 48.8 percent of his 3’s with Chicago, but is a career 40.5 percent shooter from 3-point range.

64. Myles Turner, Indiana: Seemed to find his true calling in this league last season as an elite defender who can block shots and occasionally step outside and drain 3’s.

63. Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota: Lots of peaks at his potential, but too many valleys getting in the way. Take last season for example. He averaged career highs in rebounds (4.8) and assists (2.5). But he also shot a career-low 41.2 percent from the field.

62. Lauri Markkanen, Chicago: Averaging a near double-double last season (18.7 points, 9.0 rebounds), we got a glimpse of how dynamic a player the 7-footer from Finland can be during a 10-game stretch in February in which he averaged a double-double of 26.0 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. 

61. Marc Gasol, Toronto: His passing, rebounding and high basketball IQ gets a lot of attention. But don’t sleep on his 3-point shot which he connected on a career-high 44.2 percent of the time last season.

60. De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento: The Kings will be one of the more exciting teams in the NBA to watch this season, and the floor game of Fox (17.3 points, 7.3 assists) is a big reason why.

59. T.J. Warren, Indiana: A double-digit scorer no matter what team he plays for, that’s the good news. The bad news? Here’s hoping a new team will yield better results than the five seasons in Phoenix, each ending in a losing season and each ending with Warren having a negative plus/minus for the season.

58. Terry Rozier, Charlotte: This is what Terry Rozier has been waiting for; a chance to run his own team as a starter. He didn’t run things as much as he wanted to in Boston, but when he was in charge, the team fared well. We’ll see if a similar scenario plays out with the Hornets. 

57. John Collins, Atlanta: The Hawks are excited about this season, and the emergence of John Collins is one of the reasons why. After averaging a near double-double of 19.8 points and 9.5 rebounds, he’s bigger, stronger now and in all likelihood, poised to make an even greater impact on what really matters — winning.

56. Goran Dragic, Miami: His scoring has dipped each of the last three seasons, something that’s not likely to get reversed with Jimmy Butler coming aboard this season.

55. Joe Ingles, Utah: He does a little bit of everything for the Jazz, but he’s most known for his 3-point shooting. He’s particularly lethal from the left corner where he shot 54.4 percent last season.

54. Gordon Hayward, Boston: This will be the healthiest Gordon Hayward has been since becoming a Celtic. A breakout season by Hayward likely means a breakout season for the Celtics.

53. Eric Gordon, Houston: A load to deal with defensively because of his shooting touch from behind the 3-point line as well as his mid-range game, the Rockets lineup has relegated him to being more of a spot-up shooter which he’s very good at, mind you. But the 30-year-old Gordon can do a lot more offensively. 

52. Brook Lopez, Milwaukee: Will never give you much in terms of rebounds, but the 7-footer extending his shooting touch beyond the 3-point line (he shot a career-best 36.5 percent last year on 3’s) makes him a valuable cog in the Bucks’ roster which has its sights set on a return trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

51. Tobias Harris, Philadelphia: The Sixers can put Tobias Harris at several positions and know they have a mismatch at one or both ends of the floor. He’s that good. And unlike a lot of players with his skills, he doesn’t mind doing work in the shadows while others (Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid) hog the limelight.

Part 3 of our rankings with players ranked 26-50 will be published Wednesday, and our Top 25 will be published Thursday.

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