Seeing talks about this year’s offseason free agency, elite shot creators like BI and Demar just aren’t that valued in today’s league compared to someone like Lauri who is a great offense. Even from a production standpoint, the Pacers with the top-rated offense don’t have many shot-creators on the team. I wonder if the NBA will see an offensive transition from its second-tier star players (aka stars not like Luka/Shai) to focus more on play finishing and becoming somewhat like an elite offensive role player.
Personally yes, I think so. But then I’ve also long thought that this sub overvalues on ball shot creation.
It’s not that shot creation isn’t very important. It’s that most true contenders are better off with a guy who does everything but create shots than with a shot creator who adds little without the ball in hand.
I’ve been lower on Ingram for years because of exactly this. If you can’t lead a team to a title as a clear cut 1a/1b, then what you can do with the ball in your hand matters way less to me than what you can do without it. There are a lot of guys less “talented” than him that I’d rather have on the Celtics for the same salary.