Advanced stats, losing, and inefficiencies be damned. here are some videos of what this guy can do. I really hope he rediscovers the fire he had when he first got to Detroit to be a two-way monster before he became a sort of non-defending chucker. Draymond was saying how little motivation he had the past two years when they were losing every night-- hopefully, the apathy we saw from Grant towards the end of his time in Detroit was due to that, and he can give a shit again now.
All pesimissm aside, it is pretty cool that we can throw out a lineup of: GP2 Hart Nas Grant Winslow have that lineup play a matchup zone on select defensive possessions and you'll prolly come out with a stop against most teams.
Dude's got game, not enough game to carry one of the worst teams in the league but I think he has the game to be the second best player on a good playoff team and definitely be a 2b or 3 on a contender. So I think Joe is counting on Ant or Shaedon to pop and be this team's second best player with Grant as a worthy third option and defensive stalwart. If both Ant and Shaedon pop, this team could be something really special soon.
Thanks for the OP. I love Grant and in the bubble he guard Bron the best. Hopefully playing in his birth place adds some extra motivation.
Grant is one of the seven - I like the two blocks on Doncic in quick succession: Seven NBA Players Who Could Shape the 2022-23 Season
It would be tempting, depending on SGA's defense (which he's never really had to show in OKC). SGA is a legit star. Toronto is going to try to land him come hell or high water, though, and they could offer Fred VanVleet for starters.
I wouldn’t be interested either. Ant + Sharpe + even more 1sts for SGA is crazy, and I love SGA. If we make an all-in move, it has to be for a forward, not a guard.
SGA would actually make sense for TOR to go all-in on. They have a glut of really good forwards. We already have a star guard, and we’d have to trade out too much for the guy. It’s not like Simons is half the player SGA is. And seeing the new Herro contract, I don’t feel nearly as bad about his new contract as I initially did. So him + Sharpe who I’m super high on + I’m guessing 2 1sts would be insane value. On an average yearly basis, Ant will also be making $9m less. Ant + four cheap years of Sharpe—I’ll take that over SGA.
Kind of weird but I wasn’t thrilled with the acquisition. But in the time I’ve seen him play this year I think he’ll fit in nicely. He’s looked pretty solid even though it’s super early
