Writers are giving out awards now that the NBA season's coming to an end, so I'll join the fun. The All Clemens Team is rewarded to athletes who got sick of playing for a team, stopped working out, and played way below their abilities until forcing the team to not resign him or to trade him for little value.
Forward (and team Captain): Vince Carter. Bill Simmons has written about this a lot recently. Carter's play has been amazing recently, and he was barely showing up for Toronto.
Forward: Tracy McGrady. He didn't tank it as much as Carter did, but he also didn't do much for a terrible Orlando team last year. He even admitted to not trying for the Magic in an SI article.
Center: Alonzo Mourning. This is a stretch because he isn't doing much, but at least he's playing now and showing some good effort. He was missing in action at the beginning of the year.
Guard: Baron Davis. He milked an injury in Charlotte until he was traded to Golden State. Now he looks like the great player he was earlier in his career.
Guard: Stevie Francis. I'm not sure about this one because I haven't seen him play much, but he is averaging about five more points a game compared to last year.
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I think Sheffield admitted to not trying towards the end of his run with the Brewers.
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