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Top Five (or so) at Four Positions?

I was looking at Cleveland's impressive roster that includes the best small forward, a top-three power forward and a top-??? point guard.
It got me to thinking about the Blazers and where their players rank in the league. I think it is not too much of a reach to say that four of the Blazers starters are top-five at their position.

LaMarcus is certainly a top three power forward (along with Love and Griffin). Batum is arguably top five (with Lebron, Durant, Anthony, and George above him). The arguably part might be with Leonard, but they're pretty close.

Damian probably has Paul, Curry, Parker and Westbrook ahead of him. After that, it is very arguable with Irving, Wall, and Bledsoe in the mix.

Ahead of Wesley are Harden, Thomson, DeRozan, maybe Dragic and a slew of others. OK, it is very arguable at this position with Wade, Ginobili, Hayward, Afflalo, Ariza and Ellis in the mix as well.

Are there any other teams that can match this balanced strength? Throw in Kaman as a top-five backup center and we may have something.

I hate being such a homer, but this might be a fun discussion as we wait for the season to begin. Where do you rank the Blazers starters with the rest of the league?