Jason Thompson joined the Toronto Raptors after being waived by the Golden State Warriors. Raptors GM Masai Ujiri offered Thompson a home as a short-term fix to patching our team’s severe weakness at power forward. He’s played in eight games, and provided respectable results. Does offering him a contract for next season make any sense?
One of my guiding principles for roster management is this: avoid duplication of skills at one position. In the case of the position under consideration, I’d make it an article of faith to have no more than one “stretch-4”. Having one Steve Novak on the team can be justified, but not two.