For the second consecutive year, the Athletic’s Seth Partnow returned with his NBA Player Tiers project.
I briefly covered Partnow’s articles last summer, and the general premise remains the same; placing players into tiers is the best indication of talent and impact since rankings can often skew our perception of ability, and Partnow explains why that is:
“In many cases, [the No. 25 player on a] list will be closer in ability and value to No. 40 on the same list than to No. 20, but a rank-ordered list completely removes that information.