donnyyyrBtoNBA•Why are players who only play one side of the ball still in consideration for best ever?English
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14 hours agoEspecially for non rim protectors, basically because the difference between the Luka and Steph’s offensive impact vs replacement level player offense impact is much larger than Jrue and Suggs defensive impact vs replacement level player defense. Just watching games and players over time shows its been weighted towards this for most of NBA history, but over the last 10 years its become even more biased towards offense.
While it wasn’t top heavy talent wise, Lots of guys ended up on good/fun teams and will have an important role right out of the gate. Some years not many well known ones are on playoff teams, or are buried on depth chart, so will be more exciting to follow.