We hope you enjoy this piece - and learn a little something, just like we did. For example, 59 players answered when we asked them to name the worst referee. So in the spirit of transparency, we’re telling you how many of the 108 players answered each question. In some cases, players chose not to answer certain questions, which, of course, is their right. The anonymity served as a kind of truth serum that’s equal parts illuminating and entertaining. We granted anonymity because it gave the players the freedom to respond honestly, without fear of upsetting teammates, opposing players, league officials and even fans. Why did we grant anonymity? That’s a good, and fair, question. We’ll dive into those answers in-depth in a separate piece we’ll publish a few days from now. In the most important question of all, we also asked the players to name the biggest issue facing the league. Just so you know, it wasn’t all fun and games. ![]() Those restrictions fully evaporated this season, giving us increased latitude to speak with players face-to-face and one-on-one. Blame the pandemic, which forced league officials to keep players beyond arm’s length from pretty much everyone else, including journalists and even many employees from their own teams. ![]() ![]() So why did we wait four long years to work on another poll? It wasn’t by choice. The Athletic published its first leaguewide player poll in 2019, and readers told us they loved it. Our beat writers, national writers, columnists and podcasters gathered responses for the project, and thanks to their efforts and help from many teams’ media-relations staffers, we surveyed players from all 30 NBA clubs.
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