Trade & FA 2024-25:

[mvossman]

If Naji can play well at the 4, and if Grimes magically reverts to form after an incredibly bad showing last season, then yep it all looks good on filling the various backup needs. But I also fear those are really big if's.

I can understand there being some concern with Naji defending the 4, but I think you are overstating how bad Grimes was last season.  In NY, he shot over 36% on very high volume while playing quality POA defense.  The volume is a big deal.  Its probably a better indicator of the space he creates than his three point percentage.  Our three and D players mostly shoot wide open shots.  Grimes shot over 43% in NY last season on wide open shots (he shot 44% in his first two seasons).  The Grimes that played in NY last season would be very valuable on this team.  He is the perfect fit next to Luka.

Then he got traded to Detroit, a place he clearly didn't want to be.  He played 6 terrible games there until they shut him down.  I don't know if he was bad those 6 games because he didn't want to be there, or was dealing with a knee injury or just a bad stretch, but I'm not that worried about him "magically" reverting from 6 games in Detroit to the player he was for 2.5 seasons in NY.