These 8 Underrated Players Hold the Power to Shake Up the NBA Playoffs from Day One
The Sixers are overmatched by every stretch imaginable. All season long, they’ve been terrible against top-end teams, and the Celtics are one of the league’s fiercest canines (fourth in TRACR). The underdog can’t expect a well-coached opponent to give it the series, it has to take momentum. Such an upset here would have George’s fingerprints all over it.
George is no longer the All-NBA two-way forward of his glory days, and his last two seasons have been marred by injuries and inconsistencies. But even in his diminished state, he impacts winning. Among healthy players on the Sixers roster, George is the team leader in on-off net rating (the team’s points scored vs. allowed per 100 possessions relative to a specific player on the court).



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