Here’s the problem with finding a scrap-heap guy and helping him transform into star role player: What was once a cheap contract with gigantic value can quickly become a luxury item that’s played its way out of your price tag.
Danny Green’s ascension from the Fred Astaire of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dancing bench mob to the ranks of the league’s best 3-and-D perimeter players has arguably been one of the most enjoyable reclamation stories in recent years, and it’s played a major part in San Antonio’s enormous success during that time.
Now, he’s about to get paid.