For the sixth season in a row, ESPN.com is ranking the top players in the NBA. Who will be the best player this season?To get the final ranking, we asked our expert panel to vote on pairs of players.LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. Russell Westbrook vs. Kevin Durant. Damian Lillard vs. Chris Paul.We asked, Which player will be better in 2016-17? To decide, voters had to consider both the quality and the quantity of each players contributions to his teams ability to win games.Well roll out the rest of our top 200 players over the next two days. 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.On to the list ...8. James HardenRockets | SG | @JHarden13Last years rank: 52016-17 projected RPM: 6.14Insider profile:?Over the past two seasons, Harden has effectively served as the Rockets point guard, handling the ball more than any non-point guard (6.3 minutes per game last season, per SportVU tracking on NBA.com/Stats). So Houston has decided to embrace that. While Harden will certainly play with a nominal point guard at times, the addition of Eric Gordon means regular minutes as the only true ball handler on the court. ?Read more ?#NBArank 6-106: Anthony Davis7: Chris Paul8: James Harden9: Paul George10: Damian Lillard#NBArank 2016: The Top 200 countdown Deion Sanders Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Nick Markakis Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custom-brian-mccann-jersey-large-1087z.html . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. Custom Bob Uecker Jersey . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. David Justice Jersey . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. ANTALYA, Turkey -- George Coetzee birdied three of his final four holes to start the Turkish Airlines Open with a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday.Coetzee, from South Africa, had eight birdies and one bogey to secure a one-shot lead over Denmarks Thorbjorn Olesen, who had a bogey-free round at the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort.Jorge Campillo, who made a hole-in-one on the par-3 14th, was two shots back after shooting a 66 in the European Tour event. Li Haotong, Matteo Manassero and Bernd Wiesberger also finished their opening round at 5 under.Ive been missing a lot of cuts, I was really lucky to get into this event this week and Im just trying to make the most of it, said the 30-year-old Coetzee, who only qualified after finishing tied for 31st at the Portugal Masters on Oct. 23 and a number of other players withdrew.Im playinng better.dddddddddddd Im in a better mood. I wasnt expecting to shoot 64, but Im really happy with it.Danny Willett, who needs a top-five finish to overtake Henrik Stenson and return to the top of the Race to Dubai standings, opened with a 2-under 69, good for a tie for 21st.Among the players who withdrew from the event in the last week was Rory McIlroy, who pulled out presumably because of security concerns.Turkey has been rocked by several of deadly bomb attacks over the past 18 months, many of which have been blamed on Kurdish rebels or Islamic State group militants. Recently, a car exploded in the parking lot of the nearby Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber, injuring about a dozen people. ' ' '