JaMychal Green is a solid basketball player. He can rebound the ball. He has a nice shooting touch from behind the arc – a coveted skill for the modern day power forward. In addition, he’s a versatile defender, guarding post players like Karl-Anthony Towns or wings like Kevin Durant.
His skill-set alone makes him a coveted player, but his potential replacements make him irreplaceable.
Since the turn of the decade, the Memphis Grizzlies have drafted quite poorly. If you want an idea of how bad, there are only three of their first round picks still on the roster: Mike Conley (2007), Jarell Martin (2015) and Wade Baldwin (2016).