The Biggest X-Factor on Every Projected 2016 NBA Playoff Team

March 14th, 2016 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
What could be better than mixing NBA playoff predictions with X-factor assessments?

These playoff premonitions are generated using the league's current playoff picture, the most recent performances of teams in that picture and the strength of remaining schedules for everyone in the hunt. Fringe squads that have underachieved of late and have a difficult slate of games to finish out the season will not be seen in the same light as streaking hopefuls with smoother paths ahead.

Stats and season-long efforts will be the driving force behind our X-factor excavation. 

We must journey ever so slightly off the beaten path, looking beyond a given squad's two or three best players, to find a contributor who will help define not just the rest of a team's regular season, but its entire postseason push.

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