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Max Wildstein

Max Wildstein

Knicks writer for The Strickland (also on Sports Illustrated's On SI Knicks site) and podcast guest, known for data-driven NBA analysis.

Sep 16, 2026

ShwinHOST
6:46
So like, I don't know, I just thought it was interesting and I think a lot of these lists are interesting because I never actually understand what is trying to be captured.
6:57
No, I think Jalen Johnson's also a good example of the PRA era, where guys who just rack up points, rebounds, assists, those counting stats kind of get...
7:14
they kind of vault into those top five.
7:18
Again, I'm not taking anything away from a guy like Jokic, obviously, who's definitely at worst one of the top three players probably in the sport.
7:26
But it's the same thing with the Russell Westbrook MVP convos.
7:31
When he won MVP and he's just putting up all of those counting stat numbers, people kind of just look at that in its own vacuum, I guess.
7:42
Like, and I don't know, like, like again, like comparing like OG as a single individual, like to these other guys, I probably wouldn't have them like putting him in like every player's certain like, um, like, uh, environment, like, like you said, like it wouldn't work.

21 MINS LATER

ShwinHOST
29:08
All right, Max, number two.

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