If I had predicted, a few weeks ago, that the Spurs would be replacing a nightly rotation player with Joffrey Lauvergne, I probably would have been laughed off this site. Last year a playoff team traded away Lauvergne at the deadline, and he finished 356th among all players in ESPN’s Real Plus-Minus, or 352nd in Basketball-Reference’s Box Plus-Minus. The Bulls, who are sinking into their own aimless rebuilding process, rescinded their qualifying offer to Lauvergne just a few days ago, presumably because they couldn’t see a role for him on whatever roster they’re concocting.
Making sense of the Joffrey Lauvergne signing
