Jared Dubin wrote an interesting feature for FiveThirtyEight this week crunching the numbers on which players provided the most bang for their buck this season. He created a formula using ESPN’s Real Plus/Minus to calculate each player’s individual value this season and then compared it against each player’s actual salary to determine which players provided the most surplus value.
It may not surprise you to hear Pascal Siakam provided the most additional value this season. He played at a near All-Star level on one of the best teams in the league while playing on one of the league’s cheapest contracts.