Welcome to the fifth annual edition of The Bill Russell Scale, where we assess everyone's legacies based on how close their careers come to perfection.

All but four Finals MVPs (Johnson, Jo Jo White, Cedric Maxwell, Joe Dumars) All but four top-40 all-time scorers (Wilkins, Alex English, Adrian Dantley, Walt Bellamy) Everyone with at least 100 ...

Karen Russell knew Cousy had been public about regrets for not doing more for her father when the two were teammates.

Criteria for The Bill Russell Scale came from the idea that the NBA's 50th anniversary team included: The additions of McAdoo and Wilkins to the 75th anniversary team further solidified this as ...

Welcome to the fifth annual edition of The Bill Russell Scale, "an unbiased ranking of unassailable players," where we assess everyone's legacies based on how close their careers come to perfection.