My annual ESPN Insider position rankings are back.

To formulate the rankings, I study each player's on-court performance and advanced metrics, including wins above replacement player (WARP) and real plus-minus (RPM). Then I slot the players as I see them, according to their predicted quality of play for this season.

Team: Houston Rockets

RPM SG rank: No. 1

WARP SG rank: No. 1

Overall #NBArank: No. 5