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NBA Player Power Rankings: All-Star Weekend Edition!

By Greg Chin

February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Western Conference guard Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder (0) wins the MVP trophy after the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. The West defeated the East 163-158. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Western Conference guard Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder (0) wins the MVP trophy after the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. The West defeated the East 163-158. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 14, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) dribbles the basketball during the 2015 NBA All Star Skills Challenge competition at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Patrick Beverley (Houston Rockets)

Many will poke fun at Patrick Beverley’s win in the Skills contest, as he missed all of his chest passes, but Bev will surely point at the fact that he won, and ignore just how he did it.

In all honesty, he’s correct. Beverley’s manner of success may not have been the most elegant, but he did so in the most Beverley way possible. He outhustled his opponents, working hard, and managed to win all three of his matchups despite being behind for most of the race.

Grit and determination has been his calling card for much of his career, and on a weekend where flamboyance and skill was the focus, Beverley still managed to fight his way to a victory.

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