After going through the end of the bench, on through the rotation players in the last two articles, we have now arrived at arguably, the five most important players for this team. For a refresh on the last ten players in the ranking, you can check out players 15-11 here, and 10-6 here.
The unfortunate injury to DeMarcus Cousins threw a wrench into the team’s plans as they had to quickly pivot and sign Dwight Howard, which inadvertently changed the structure of this player ranking.
These next five players may not all be starting for this team, but their contribution and expected role with the team warrant a top five spot.