The plan was for Bryant to see considerable time at first last season. However, Bryant’s lengthy absences allowed Michael Toglia to work through early struggles but eventually take control of the position. More absence from Bryant could allow another young player to step forward. Jordan Beck, ...
In the West, the only poor choice was Kobe Bryant, who received a career achievement honorific. The next deserving front-court player was Blake Griffin, whose injury would have pushed to next man up Dwight Howard. Here’s the way Player Production Average (my metric, see below) would divvy...