Developing players is more important than ever. Whether it happens through the G-League or garbage-time NBA minutes, late first/second round picks need to become rotational contributors; in today’s NBA, role players are entering free agency expecting more and more money.
Specifically, sharpshooters are coming at a premium these days. In an era of running and gunning, curling off high screens, and pick and popping, three-point specialists find themselves earning tens of millions of dollars every year. For example, JJ Redick, an elite three-point shooter, has signed back-to-back one year deals with the Philadelphia 76ers worth a combined 35.