Plenty of NBA players have mocked the recent NBA rankings put out by ESPN, which have raised many eyebrows between players, fans, and other analysts. One of the rankings that jumps to eye is Carmelo Anthony slotted at No. 64, only one spot above bench spark plug Marcus Smart, and behind the likes of Robert Covington (No. 55), Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon (No. 56), and Danny Green (No. 59).

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green; who managed to place in the top 10, was asked about the fairness or lack thereof in Anthony's ranking.

“I think when you look at Melo, Melo has been a great player in this league for some time now,” Green told ESPN's Chris Haynes. “Obviously, I think no one thinks that he's the Melo he was five years ago, and that happens to everyone. That's just the nature of the career that we've all chosen. At some point, you start to slow down and you're not who you once were. So, I'm not going to sit here and lie and act like he is the Melo he was five years ago, but the 64th-best player in the NBA? All right, five years ago he was maybe sixth. He ain't f***ing 64 [now].”

Green's teammate Kevin Durant was also critical of these rankings, as was Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum, who insisted players should flip the table and rank journalists by their integrity, accuracy, and “ability to make up sources.”

A player like Lonzo Ball, who has yet to play a game in the league, was ranked a spot above Anthony, who is one of only four players in NBA history to have scored 20 or more points in every season of his 14-year career.

“I'm a firm believer in guys earning what they get, and I know he's earned more than a 64,” Green continued. “And when you see rookies coming in who haven't played a game, that's just clear-cut disrespect. You've got guys who have given everything they had into this game and has proved s— year in and year out and then people just walk in and are ranked higher than someone? Let them get out there and prove something first.”

“I'm a firm believer in that. Maybe I'm that way because I've never been given anything. Everything I've gotten in this league I've worked for and earned. So maybe I see it a little differently. That will never change for me. I can't put you above guys who have done this year in and year out with the best of them and say you're better. That's just not me. I think it's clear disrespect.

And like I said to start it off, I know Melo isn't the Melo he was five or seven years ago, but he's for damn sure not the 64th-best player in the league. I know that. There aren't 63 players better than Carmelo Anthony.”