There was a fair bit of expectation placed upon Alex Len coming into this season. After watching GM Ryan McDonough revamp the roster seemingly every summer, Len had become a veteran heading into his fourth season. And whether or not you thought rookies Marquese Chriss and Dragan Bender were the right picks, or whether they actually could be part of a future core, there was a Russian seven-footer standing in the way of them who deserved a last shot at development in his own right.
Ed. note: Of course Len is Ukrainian.