Posted by Ira:

He's a role player. He shot 43% from three point range this season. If we can get him at a 2 year contract or at a longer contract but not for the full mle, he might be a useful player. But he's not the kind of player you build around.

i didn't realize MLE players were routinely brought in to be built around? & who said he'd become the starter right off the bat? my thought is he'd make an excellent scorer off the bench just like he's doing for the Lakers right now... i'd much rather spend ~$12 mil over 3 years on this guy than invest the entire MLE on a guy like JR Smith, i'm sorry.

Posted by purple012870:

Sasha - absolutely. Heart, toughness etc. Something this team has lacked for 8+ years. He's also a terrific shooter, has size, versatility etc.

seriously, the guy plays w/a ton of heart... this is why fans of other teams hate him & why Laker fans love him... he's a pain in the side of every team they go up against when he plays w/that level of intensity & makes those big shots in big moments... no one's making him out to be a star here, only a very nice role player to have & the type of player w/a team first attitude that we need to be bringing in here during this reconstruction... we have absolutely no team cohesion at this point & adding guys like JR Smith to a full MLE contract is going to do nothing to address that IMO.