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My observation and belief is that Grimes was traded to DET because he was sucking. And DET was just a continuation. I don't buy the idea he was a good player in NY last year. His 39% overall pct was truly bad shooting, and 36% on 3s was nothing to salvage things (it's meh at best).

His 39% overall is partially due to the fact that so many of his shots are 3s.  If you want to look at his efficiency, his true shooting was a little over 54%, which is not great (still better than PJ and Hardy) and well below his career average.  There is no question that even in New York he had a down year last year.  But his offensive value is more than his efficiency.  He takes 3s at a high volume, which blunts his efficiency numbers, but makes him a much better floor spacer.  I would argue that the NY Grimes last season would have been more valuable that Josh Green because he is a better defender and a better floor spacer due to volume (willingness to pull the trigger).  He is also a young player and young players growth curves are generally not linear.  He had a huge jump his second year and then fell back some his third.  Its possible he never plays like he did in his second year, but I think its more likely that it eventually becomes the norm as he moves into his prime.