Bringing up the term “screen assist” will probably induce more scoffs than props — we all have Rudy Gobert to thank for that (unjustifiably so, in my opinion) — but hear me out.
On a team that has an ungodly combination of on-ball shot creation and off-ball movement, screening is arguably their greatest offensive currency. You can’t set your shooters free if you can’t set a proper screen; hunting mismatches of all kinds isn’t going to happen if defenders can easily fight over picks; if you can’t at least use your large frame to create a large obstacle for on-ball defenders to navigate around, then you cause a possession to stagnate quickly.