Periodically, a player comes along who really epitomizes heart and soul. Right now, you could do worse than New Orleans guard Jose Alvarado, who has shown immense passion and hustle.
Larry Bird was famous for this too, and the effort that Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant put it would be difficult to surpass. And you can’t forget about 5-3 Muggsy Bogues, who competed in the NBA for 14 years and terrified opponents for most of that time.
Guys who hustle and play really hard are in a special category. And one guy who probably gets overlooked a lot today is former Boston Celtic Dave Cowens.