Guru wrote:The argument is not that he is better than Javonte Green. Is that he is an NBA player.
If you are not better than a guy who is in street clothes because no one wants you, then it's pretty hard do make the argument that he is an NBA player that could start on some teams.
He is a perfectly fine end of the rotation player RIGHT NOW. and that puts him as 9-10 on a 15-18 man roster. What in the wide world of sports are we talking about?
End of rotation guys are generally guys who are unique specialists or guys you hope grow into useful players later. Terry is not a unique specialist, and if he grows into a player later, it will likely be a vet min style defensive specialist. He's on the roster only because his contract is guaranteed.
If you had scorers at the 1-2 and 4-5 you could easily get away with having a guy like Terry play D and help the offense move at the 3. Would I want that? No....but teams do it all the time. Thabo Sfolosha started 475 games in his career. Is it ideal....No....Can you do it if the other positions are offensive focused....absolutely..there is only 1 ball.
Thabo Sefolosha is probably a reasonable comparison for Terry's upside, but Thabo was much better, but his floor is absolutely "doesn't belong in the league". If this was his game at the age of 26, he'd be a G-Leaguer.