Along with Donatas Motiejunas, J.R. Smith, and perhaps Josh Smith, Norris Cole remains one of the most intriguing free agents available this summer. Not because of a tantalizing package of skills or really any relevant on-court value; honestly, Cole hasn’t ever been valuable. In Miami, he earned the praise of Heat fans because he injected life into an occasionally stagnant rotation outside of the Big Three and because he was more fun than Mario Chalmers. In New Orleans, he has been a stable force behind an inconsistent and rarely healthy backcourt, providing burst after burst from the bench.
Norris Cole’s top five landing places outside of New Orleans
