Sometimes, you have to wait for your opportunity.
Marcus Sasser began the season out of the Detroit Pistons rotation. He watched as veterans Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. entered the fray while incumbents Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey returned healthy and ready to go.
The former first round pick went from intriguing rotation piece to a spot at the end of the bench.
Then, Ivey broke his leg in January.
Sasser returned, firmly entrenched in the rotation as the other guard off the bench with Beasley. He struggled, however, averaging 6.1 points on 39% shooting (29% from 3) in January.