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.
Luka, Brunson and Shai were top five for points off pull-up shooting last season. All very valuable in the playoffs. It is highly valued in number one options.
Catch and shoot players can be more complimentary to the stars.