During the failed Carmelo Anthony experiment, no single player was held back more than Jerami Grant. With Melo in the rear-view mirror, and a short stint of Patrick Patterson occupying the OKC Thunder starting power forward spot.
Three games into the 2018-19 campaign, Grant was inserted into the starting lineup, and he excelled from that point onward.
Grant’s emergence as an overall player and especially as a shooter was vital for the Thunder’s ascendance particularly down the stretch as the team fought for playoff seeding.
With so little financial flexibility and barring a trade Jerami Grant represents one of the most economical contracts on the roster.