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– Bill Annechino
There are many ways to affect a basketball game. Most notable among these is scoring. But what if you already play on a team with two All-World scorers? What if, and this might be a stretch, you play on a team with two of the greatest scorers who ever lived, and a third player who must be involved in any “greatest shooter ever” discussion? What then? By now, you have probably seen through my rhetorical questions to know that I am talking about someone on the Golden State Warriors, and I am. A player in this situation can, correctly, deduce that their team does not need more scoring. Instead, they need someone to do everything else. Right now, without looking, answer this question: How many players are top-20 in four different statistical categories right now? The answer is one. Nobody does more than Draymond Green and, for that, he is the best player in the NBA. Continue reading