Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Kidnova]

I think the locker room might disagree, but maybe they'll hire him as a coach instead. 

I don't get into a twist about things like that. It'd be one thing if they didn't have young guys around developing, but they have a ton. More than they can actually plausibly develop, honestly. 

If they want to use those last couple of spots on guys like Morris and Powell (whom are probably around just because they're cool guys and won't bitch about not playing ahead of guys clearly better than them), more power to them. They're the ones who have to get on the team plan and deal with the day-to-day life of this. Clearly, teams think they get something out of choices like that.

Yeah, I agree with everything you said here.  It's definitely not a big deal, every team has a cheerleader at the end of the bench.