A lot of variables with this though. Like him accepting coming off the bench. They move for Derozan I don't see Thibs making him a 6th man. He is going to start at SG.
Trading for Derozan and him accepting 24min bench role doesn't seem like a realistic scenario to me. He gets 37mins now and puts up 22pts per. I doubt he views himself as a past it player just looking to contribute as a role player.
Then there is the fact that spacing wise may not be an issue but could very well be a major issue. Is he going to sit during crunch time? mins? Or will we be putting out the lineup of Brunson, Derozan, OG, Randle, Hartenstein basically 2 players who can knock down the 3 consistently out of 5. And 3 players that do their best with the ball in their hands and not really much of the little things without it.
Donte & Hart are both cappable of 14ppg. Only really need a backup PG to give Brunson a breather. And we should be looking for a productive shooter to offer more scoring output to the roster from the forward position.
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