Thaddeus Young, the glue guy of the Indiana Pacers.
It’s a clichéd description of a player, but the way the Pacers played without him on the court illustrated just how important he was to Indiana. Not just as a leader, not just for chemistry, but purely as a basketball player.
His 11.8 points and 6.3 rebounds clearly don’t illustrate that effect by themselves. The team’s second-best on/off rating (2.6+ on, -1.2 off) doesn’t illustrate it enough, either. Victor Oladipo was the team’s MVP, but he wouldn’t get as much done without Thaddeus on the floor.