Everybody knows there aren’t many humans alive who are better than Paul George at basketball, and Sports Illustrated has put a number on it. According to their ranking of the NBA’s top 100 players, Paul George is the league’s 9th best.
Rob Mahoney of SI adeptly sums up the unique value that Paul George brings to his team.
Basketball analysts of all kinds, ourselves included, are often guilty of treating offense and defense as discrete enterprises. Teams are discussed for their performance on either end without considering how the two might be related.