For the third-straight holiday season, the film room along with the virtual shelves of several advanced stats sites have been scoured in search of the perfect present for each player on Indiana’s roster in hopes that the impact soon will be near.
Unfortunately, most of last season’s gifts are collecting dust now that four players from the 2016-17 roster are on different teams and six are no longer in the league. However, Rodney Stuckey’s gently used “health” has been re-gifted to Glenn Robinson III, since the tag was left on it.
‘Tis the season for giving, so the backcourt is opening its presents early.