Round 9: Pick 335
Sasha Vujacic
Sasha is a young wing who shoots lights out and still has some upside. He also rocks the short shorts better than any mother****er left in this draft:
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Playing behind Kobe Bryant and lacking the size to defend some of the stronger 3s, Sasha only managed to get on the floor for 17.8 minutes per game last year, but in those minutes he put up 8.8 ppg, 2.1rpg and a scant 1apg. His PER was 15.1.
His per 36 numbers and shooting percentage paint a better picture of how talented this kid is. He shot 43.7% from deep and had a True Shooting of 60.5%. Per 36 minutes he averaged 17.8 ppg, 4.3 boards and 2 dimes.
His decision to stay with LA for millions less than market value, only to play fewer minutes than he would elsewhere tells me he's going to be great in this format. Most of us think our stars will tone down their roll when playing with greater talent (I argued earlier that Jermaine O'Neal won't shoot as much in my offense), but it's important to have some rollplayers who you know care more about winning than their personal glory -- especially when you're talking about 8th and 9th men off the bench.