The Pacers were lauded for grabbing Joe Young in the second round last summer. Now they need to squeeze some value out of the scoring guard.
Everyone loves an underdog. My favorite underdogs come in the form of second-round draft picks. They are the third wheel to the lovefest that fans have with the team’s first round draft pick. They have to fight for every minute on the court and are often relegated to the D-League. That’s part of the reason I love it when a second round pick succeeds, they’ve earned it and they deserve it. It’s why I had a love affair with Lance Stephenson back when he was crossing people and bricking jumpers in meaningless games while everyone else was resting.