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Frankly, he may never become the #5 pick player (for a point of reference, NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade was the #5 pick of the draft before Harris’s) he was expected to be coming out of Wisconsin.
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Is Dwayne Wade the exception or is he the rule? Nikoloz Tskitishvili was the #5 pick of the draft before Wade. That spot comes with no guarantees.
I don’t think the acquisition of Johnson affects Devin any more than the acquisition of Stackhouse affected Josh two years ago. It sounds strange now but in the summer of 04’ there were articles about how with Daniels, Stack and Fin in front of him, Josh wouldn’t see much court time.
If Devin puts in the work this summer and plays his game, Avery won’t be able to keep him on the bench.
I agree with your general premise though. We were deep last year but we had players like Daniels, Van Horn and Armstrong who wouldn’t complain about playing time. It remains to be seen weather this group is as selfless. You have to hope that Avery isn’t overestimating his ability to keep the peace in the room.