Mark Andrews is elite, Kendrick Bourne is underused and Deebo Samuel's yards-after-catch production in 2021 nearly broke our new metrics.
A's GM Billy Beane famously questioned whether a classic baseball body was overrated. Maybe it still is.
With Mike Trout set to miss the next six to eight weeks, Tristan H. Cockcroft lets you behind the curtain to see how he determined how far his No. 1 player dropped in the rankings. Plus, who is the new No. 1-ranked player?
Just as he did during last year's historic run, LeBron James has flipped the switch in the 2017 NBA playoffs. But even the King won't be able to conquer this newer, more powerful army of Warriors.
Shane Battier, who played 13 seasons in the NBA, is returning to the Miami Heat in the newly created role of director of basketball development and analytics.
Julius Randle, D'Angelo Russell and Brandon Ingram are part of a young core many Lakers fans hope can mature into greatness. Should the early returns bolster their optimism?
