Elite NBA backups come in all shapes and sizes.
From microwave scorers and three-point marksmen to relentless rebounders and intimidating interior presences, super-subs can fill any number of roles for their franchises.
As such, teams have built their bench mobs around players at every position. The five reserves to crack this list anchor their second teams better than any other backup at their spot.
With offseason shuffling to sort out and training-camp position wars to wage, it's tough relegating anyone to a reserve status with complete certainty. But ESPN.com has projected depth charts for all 30 teams, and those were used to thin the field of all likely starters.
The players left were weighed both on previous production and their future forecast. A combination of number-crunching (particularly player efficiency ratings for and against), projected fit and some old-fashioned eye tests helped each of the league's best backups rise to the top of their positions.
Since past production played a part, unproven rookies were not considered here. However, we have included one rookie to watch at each spot who could make major noi ...
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The NBA’s Best Backups at Every Position
September 5th, 2014 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »
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