THE GREEN MACHINE: The Subtle Emergence of Josh Green

[DanSchwartzgan]

Ball park figure on Greens contract assuming he keeps trending up?

From a business standpoint, they'd be smart to keep him coming off the bench this season and extend him this summer as a super sub.  As a starter, he'll be pretty expensive this summer.  The number could get crazy a year from now.  If he keeps getting 30+ minutes a game, he'll probably be about 15/4/3 this season with good percentages and good on/off based on his career.  There is upside to some of those numbers.  This season, the five times he's gotten 26 minutes or more he's been 15/3.3/2.6  

For reference, during Michael Finley's age-22 season, he averaged 39 minutes and was 15/4.6/3.5.    On a per 36 basis, Finley at 22 and Green at 22 look very similar (except Green is a better shooter and a MUCH better contributor to his teams on-court success).  Joe Johnson's per 36 his Age-22 season was about a point and an assist better than Finley or Green, but we're just now seeing Josh be let out of the corner.  Green is past the Iggy comparisons at the same age and may stay there because of Green's superior 3 point shot.

Green doesn't have to do much more to be at the level of these guys at the same age.  He just needs the minutes and to keep doing what he's always done when he gets PT.  He's always been much more productive the more time he's gotten...always.  It is really about the time more than needing to 'add' something to his game right now.