NBA Hustle Award is based purely on a stat, with no voting

Thought this was interesting. Thx to @craguin for posting link in Bev thread. Thought I'd make a thread about it to iintroduce our new NBA Stat with metric-based award, and what ppl think of it this award based purely on a metric calculation with no voting.

Link to article (see tweet below):
[NBA.com] Brian Martin - 06/26/2017 - Patrick Beverley Wins Inaugural NBA Hustle Award



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Excerpt from article

How The Hustle Score Is Calculated

Here is a quick rundown on how the overall hustle score is calculated:

• Players who played minimum of 50 regular season games and at least 15 minutes per game were eligible
• The 5 Hustle Stats measured were Screen Assists, Deflections, Loose Balls Recovered, Charges Drawn, and Shot Contests
• Players were compared by position (G/F/C) within each stat on a per-minute basis
• Within each stat, a metric was calculated for each player based on his relative performance
• The 5 metrics were summed together to determine players’ aggregate scores, with Patrick Beverley earning the highest score
• Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, Gorgui Dieng, Nerlens Noel, Nene, Kenneth Faried, Tony Allen, Thaddeus Young and Paul Millsap rounded out Top 10

Beverley's Hustle Stats (rankings based on min. 50 games and 15 minutes/game played)

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