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NBA: Power Ranking Every Team’s Bench Unit Entering 2016-17

By Mason McFee

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Apr 13, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (20), forward Josh McRoberts (4) and guard Josh Richardson (0) walk off the court during the first half of a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (20), forward Josh McRoberts (4) and guard Josh Richardson (0) walk off the court during the first half of a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports /

The Ground Rules

  1. This is a ranking of the NBA’s BENCH units. Not the starting units. So yes, a non-playoff squad from last season may have a better bench than a team that was in the playoffs.
  2. These are my own personal rankings that I came up with. I am not claiming these are the only rankings that are correct. I probably have a team rated way higher that you would put way lower. Let me know, comment at the end! I would love feedback, I don’t bite! (I’m not Luis Suarez).
  3. A number of factors went into how I ranked these teams – statistics of individual players (the surface level and deeper ones), the head coach’s style of play/level of trust in his bench (historically speaking or to the best of my judgment), how much playing time a player didn’t or didn’t get, but how they performed when he did, and the player or players level of play the past few seasons – among other things.
  4. Finally, some of these bench units are subject to change, but in order to rank the bench units I had to project the starters too. Some of the starting units are no-brainers, but some bench units were harder to predict than you would think; and one player could start or come off the bench. I’ll mention that when it arises.

Without further ado…

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