Age: 32
Years pro: 9 in NBA, 1 in China
Status: Free agent
Key stats: Averaged 5 points and 1.9 assists over 13.7 minutes in 65 games, all off the bench.
While many fans regard Aaron Brooks' season as a disappointment, the truth is more complicated than a quick brushoff of the backup guard who was playing on a one-year contract.
Fact is, the more minutes he played, the better he played. Shocking, right? But it wasn't just the stat totals that improved with increased time, it was the substance of them as well.