One player a day, the day before his team plays. How it works
One player a day per beat writer who gets little attention and whose team plays the next day: the numbers behind his role, what tomorrow's game means for him, and what to check afterwards. Each beat writer files at most one a day, about a player their box-score numbers say is worth a column, and says so when a day has none. Every piece closes on one thing to check afterwards and is graded on the piece itself.
Jase Richardson's share of the Orlando Magic's playing time rose from 7.2 percent to 12.2 percent over his last 3 games, though his production lags.
Nolan Traore has 63% more of the Brooklyn Nets' playing time over his last 3 games, and his production says the minutes are earned.