Why wait until summer? ESPN.com and the TrueHoop Network are ranking the top 30 players in the NBA -- and counting them down on Twitter (@ESPNNBA). As the rankings are announced, you can also find them here on the pages of ESPN.com.

What is #NBArank?

#NBArank is the Twitter hashtag to use if you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along.

You can also follow along here: @ESPNNBA.

You can see previous editions of #NBArank here: 2011 | 2012.

How did we rank the players?

We asked 111 experts to rate each player on a 0-to-10 scale, in terms of "the current quality of each player."

The voters are contributors to ESPN's NBA coverage from ESPN.com, the TrueHoop Network, TrueHoop TV, Daily Dime Live, ESPN TV, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, espnW, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Insider, ESPN Fantasy, ESPN Games, ESPN Boston, ESPN Chicago, ESPN Dallas, ESPN Los Angeles, ESPN New York, ESPN Stats & Information, ESPN Topics and ESPN Analytics.