Wasn't he highly touted out of college? What caused him to fall so hard?
He didn't fall hard. He played parts of six, now seven seasons. Very few drafted players do that.
He is a solid two way player that scores on around 6 percent of his unblocked shots.
Cheap as dirt at three quarters of a million dollars and can be sent down.
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In other words, solid but dime a dozen depth.
You need players like yes in your system. But they don't move the needle.