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Back in the day, you often heard about intangible plays that didn’t show in the stat sheet, moments that would define “winning” players. To this day, the main stat sheet still shows pretty much the same thing – points, rebounds, assists, things like that – but there are a lot of plays that we used to call intangible that now get tracked statistically by the NBA, plays that might seem minor but, when stacked up, can change results.
Above, take a look at this new tool that will allow you to check out how players fare, and compare to each other, in various hustle stats, such as shot contests, box outs, screen assists, loose balls recovered, deflections, and more.
The NBA has announced a yearly Hustle Award winner since 2016-17, with Marcus Smart having won it three times. Using our tool, you can see how Smart compares to various other elite hustle players, such as reigning NBA champion Alex Caruso, former Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green, and many more.
This tool may be blocked in parts of Europe due to GDPR. To use it, connect your VPN to a non-EU country and try again.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: NBA player comparison: Who hustles harder in the league?

