The sample size was small, but let’s review the performances of Joey Dorsey and Kostas Papanikolaou this past season.
Both of these guys seldom played and spent most of the season sitting at the end of the bench for the Houston Rockets.
The depth of the roster meant Papanikolaou was playing behind Trevor Ariza and Corey Brewer, two NBA veterans who the Rockets simply went to more than the rookie.
Papanikolaou did manage to tally up a season-high 19 points against the Lakers during a regular season game back on Nov.