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15. George Hill, Utah Jazz (Previous Ranking: No. 12)

Age: 30

Per-Game Stats: 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.2 blocks

Advanced Metrics: 18.6 PER, 3.19 RPM, 91.84 TPA

The Utah Jazz are a substantially different team with George Hill on the floor. Their offensive and defensive ratings improve by 3.8 and 2.9 points per 100 possessions, respectively. And that's what makes it especially concerning that he's showing signs of decline after his hot start to the season, even averaging just 14.3 points and 3.4 assists while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from downtown since his last return from injury March 11.

14. Jeff Teague, Indiana Pacers (Previous Ranking: No. 15)

Age: 28

Per-Game Stats: 15.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.4 blocks

Advanced Metrics: 19.3 PER, 1.59 RPM, 96.12 TPA

"The biggest, most thrilling aspect of [Jeff] Teague's current season—one that maybe even the Pacers didn't predict—is how varied his overall game has become. He's averaging career-highs in assists, rebounds and free-throw attempts," Mac Gushanas wrote for Hoops Habit. "Even with fewer points and shots, it's clear that Teague's maybe more active than he ever has been."

Myles Turner has gone through the occasional sophomore slump. Paul George has been unable to hit the perilous highs he's reached in previous seasons with any sort of consistency. The team's depth is often inconsistent, as well. But Teague keeps serving as the steadying force for the Indiana Pacers.

13. Goran Dragic, Miami Heat (Previous Ranking: No. 14)

Age: 30

Per-Game Stats: 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks

Advanced Metrics: 19.9 PER, 1.29 RPM, 129.29 TPA

Even though he's been stopped around the rim more frequently than in the past, 30-year-old Goran Dragic is still converting at a 60.4 percent clip from inside three feet. For the sake of comparison, the uber-athletic Russell Westbrook is hitting 58.2 percent of his attempts within the same zone. That's impressive enough, but Dragic's offensive game reaches that proverbial next level when his touch shots from the paint, penchant for drawing fouls and distributing are added into the equation.

12. Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns (Previous Ranking: No. 13)

Age: 27

Per-Game Stats: 21.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.5 blocks

Advanced Metrics: 20.7 PER, 1.9 RPM, 149.75 TPA

Before Eric Bledsoe was shut down for the season, he was playing incredible basketball—using his physicality to thrive on defense and shouldering immense offensive responsibility. Don't be fooled by the fact he was leading one of the NBA's bottom-feeders, because he was doing everything in his power to drag the squad back toward relevancy. Even in his final dozen games, he averaged 20.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists while shooting 40.9 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from downtown.

11. Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers (Previous Ranking: No. 8)

Age: 25

Per-Game Stats: 25.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.4 blocks

Advanced Metrics: 23.0 PER, 2.04 RPM, 113.69 TPA

"When you've got one of the top-three point guards in the league and the best player in the world, that's your job. You're supposed to carry us and do what you've been doing," Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue said after his team's loss to the San Antonio Spurs, per ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne. He's obviously referring to Kyrie Irving, and it's not difficult to see how he could think such a thing when serving as a firsthand witness to his dribbling exploits and high-scoring ways.

But there's not much of an argument to support Lue, and there won't be until Irving shores up his atrocious defense, functions as more of a playmaker and gets more efficient as a scorer. He's still more than a tier below the top three, even if his flash can occasionally contradict that statement.