As the time arrived to put together the final Roundball Stew of the season, it occurred to me that I was more inclined to discuss players who missed the playoffs as opposed to players headed for the postseason.
I think the main reason for that stems largely from this fact: Out of the top-25 players in Yahoo’s 9-category rankings (based on average stats), 20 of them are from playoff teams, and only five are from teams that missed the playoffs: Russell Westbrook, DeMarcus Cousins, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Rudy Gay. So at the moment, there are more players from postseason teams with well-established top-level value, and more players from non-playoff teams with value that’s a bit murkier (and therefore more interesting to discuss).