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The NBA's All-Fluff Team
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The NBA's All-Fluff Team

Who creates the most empty calories? Here are 10 big names, including multiple All-Stars

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Mar 25, 2024
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Lakers teammates Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell are members are the inaugural All-Fluff Team, as are Mavericks star Luka DončiΔ‡ and Hawks star Trae Young, who were traded for each other in 2018. (Harry How/Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)


Today I’m introducing a new metric β€” one that captures the gap between how much a player appears to contribute and how much he actually contributes to winning NBA games.

This column by Jeremias Engelmann β€” creator of RPM (Real Plus-Minus) and former analyst for the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns β€” is part of our series on making NBA analytics easy.

It’s the All-Fluff Team β€” the Empty Calories All-Stars.

Here is a quick Q and A to introduce this metric, followed by the 10 players I’ve selected for this year’s All-Fluff First Team and Second Team:

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