How do you measure success in the NBA? For the Utah Jazz, it may be utilizing Defensive Real Plus-Minus to illustrate how Rudy Gobert is one of the best centers in the league. For the Sacramento Kings, it may be simply counting the number of days since they fired their last head coach to prove they aren’t a complete trainwreck. Ultimately, whatever method teams use to evaluate their progress, it’s often difficult to boil down that evaluation into one number.
Here at The Crossover, however, our writers accept the challenge. Armed with nothing but calculators, the internet and vast data resources (okay, so a good amount of arms), SI NBA's staff has attempted to give you the most important number for each team this season.