As national media outlets roll out their annual off-season NBA player rankings, some lists have been met with heavy criticism. ESPN’s countdown, in particular, which reached players 51-75 this morning, received direct backlash from New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, who, at no. 64, ranked one spot lower than untested Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball.

Can't Make Sense Out Of Non Sense!

"A certain darkness is needed to see the stars."@espn Don't be so Blatant with the disrespect#LineEmUp pic.twitter.com/NIWiwL1RMj — Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) September 12, 2017

Portland Trail Blazers star C.J. McCollum also took umbrage to the process in general, offering his own suggestion for a rankings list.

We need to start ranking these weak ass journalist. With descriptions of their strengths, weaknesses and ability to make up "sources" — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 12, 2017

Whether or not McCollum cares about his own ranking is unclear. He has yet to appear in ESPN’s countdown and came in at no. 39 in Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 on Monday.

Even members of the media have questioned the quality of the latest ESPN rankings, which are generally considered offseason filler. Trail Blazers digital reporter Casey Holdahl put it simply.

These ESPN rankings are bad — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) September 12, 2017

The ESPN 2018 player rankings published today are as follows:

Do you think ESPN got it right? Where did they make mistakes? Let us know in the comments below.