When I saw Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley was only one spot behind Kyrie Irving in Sports Illustrated’s “Top 100 NBA players of 2017” rankings, I decided to take a deeper look at how the two match up.

Kyrie Irving has had quite the summer: he won the NBA Finals with a game-winning shot over the first unanimous MVP in league history, partied on yachts and dazzled international basketball fans as he helped lead Team USA to a gold medal in Brazil.

Mike Conley also made the news this summer, signing the largest guaranteed deal in NBA history. In a classic Conley move, he didn’t give a very exciting answer when Mike & Mike asked about what he’d spend his first paycheck on:

“Really to be honest, I don’t even know,” Conley said. “Maybe my wife a car or something. Outside of that, I don’t think I’m touching it that much.”

Off the court, Irving and Conley couldn’t be more different. However, when I saw the two floor generals were only ranked one spot apart in SI’s “Top 100 NBA Players of 2017” rankings, I decided to compare their analytics from last season, as well as their on-court styles of play. Sometimes, when looking at the numbers, it’ll be obvious who is who, but the next moment it’ll be hard to decipher. So, can numbers lie?

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