Yep, Lee definitely can still play at a high level. I don't know if he's a starter anymore (or at least maybe not a full-time starter) with his suspect defense and lack of shooting range, but he's a welcome, high-energy addition to the bench. It's frustrating to watch him blow defensive assignments as often as he does, but he's also here at basically the league minimum salary... if he was a good defender he'd still be an All Star.
It'll be interesting to see what his price tag is this summer... I'm fairly certain he'll be too expensive for us (unless we strike out in the big man FA market, in which case we shouldn't spend what we do have on Lee) but I'd welcome him back in this role at a reasonable salary. Seems highly unlikely he'd be back here though.
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