FIBA Qualifying Tournament: USA loses to Germany|Gold medal between Germany+Serbia

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I mean it wouldn't exactly be that tough for Green to be the 3rd best player. That role/hole in the roster is wide open
12 ppg and consistent, persistent defense might be enough to put him there

Really is an interesting roster though. Has there ever been such a small gap between the 3rd best player and the 14th best player?
We legitimately might have the best 13th and 14th men ever. They all have a claim and a shot at being a main rotation guy

I agree with every word in this post.

I predict Green will become the third best player on this roster this season because the competition for that spot is nothing special.  Last year I think it was probably THJ or possibly Dwight Powell.  At times, it seemed like Christian Wood.  I think a version of Josh Green where his defense improves a little and he shoots a few more open 3s would become our 3rd best player.  I think Jaden Hardy could average 15 ppg this season but Josh Green would still be more important to our team success.

I think what our roster needs is an elite role player.  Someone at the level of Derrick White, Aaron Gordon, Nic Claxton or Alex Caruso.   I consider them all excellent players.  They are role players though and not stars.  I hope we can trade for someone already at that level this season or next off-season.   In the meantime, Josh Green is our best hope for a good, starting-level role player on this roster.