ESPN's player rankings are always a great source of debate and conversation among basketball fans. And this year's edition is no different. However, Los Angeles Clippers fans will be happy to find out that the team's two best players—James Harden and Kawhi Leonard—have risen two spots each in the latest edition of ESPN's NBA player rankings.

The Sixers may be in possession of two extremely valuable long-term assets as a result of last year's James Harden trade.

Let's call this what it is: The Clippers went all in when in the summer of 2019 they signed Leonard and traded for Paul George in a deal that cost them Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and a trove of future draft picks, and they have been desperately trying to validate that decision ever since.