When you think of the Celtics and underrated, who springs to mind first?
Perhaps Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, the duo the world has constantly tried to tear apart despite their consistent upward trajectory. Perhaps Payton Pritchard, the leading candidate for Sixth Man of the Year, or Derrick White, the Michael Jordan of glue guys.
Well, science finally has an answer.
Owen Phillips has crunched some digits at The F5, the numbers-driven newsletter written by the R enthusiast and former Knicks analyst. He compared each player’s advanced metrics (think EPM, DARKO, etc.