Whether Beverley can develop further in his first full NBA season is a big question mark for the 25-year-old. He played the role of mental assassin, getting into OKC’s head with ease, as if he’d been through several postseasons already. Starting in place of the injured Jeremy Lin, Beverley was a tenacious presence who looked like anything but a guy who’d played only 41 NBA games before. ![]() Then he took us all by storm in the playoffs. Patrick Beverley wasn't even in the NBA for much of last season. What's more probable is that his tremendous upside could be used as golden bait in a midseason trade, if the Rockets come to that point. Jones had a very promising rookie season-boasting a shockingly high 17.11 player efficiency rating, for a 21-year-old-but will a developing player like him be able to find the minutes on a team that’s trying to win a title right now? This seems unlikely. Some believe GM Daryl Morey is high on D-Mo, though, and that he's looking to shape him, long-term, into a shooter a “stretch” 7-footer. But like fellow second-year Terrence Jones, he's unlikely to find the real game time in which to develop his unique skill set. His value to the team will be mostly as a body to take up minutes during the dog days of the season, so to preserve Dwight Howard and Omer Asik for more crucial stretches. Greg Smith, simply put, is a serviceable reserve big on a team that doesn't much need one. His downside, on this team, is that scorers are not in short supply. He's done good work in basketball hell with the Bobcats, most recently, and with a dismal Warriors club previously. Williams is an overlooked NBA scorer who might crack the rotation later on, if Ronnie Brewer isn't playing too well. Donatas Motiejunas Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
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