I'd like to see the tapes on all these assists, the games I saw he hardly passed and when he did it wasn't in assist opportunities. Also he doesn't come to defend every night so I can't see the steals being true either.
I wouldn't say hands down at all, he is good but not that good. He didn't get double and triple teamed, the POY was on his team last year. He wasn't even the primary focus of the defense.
Fortner played in spots last season and I think he was a little inconsistent, but Sullivan(Eric) will see some situational minutes because of his shooting ability.
I would put him in my top 5, but Eastin is more of a shooter where Williamson is more of a slasher/post guy. They are hard to compare, but I would say its closer than you think.