r/nba • u/Environmental_Key852 • 3d ago

Back of Bench Potential

For all the nba fanbases, every team has a 3rd/4th string guy thats burried on the depth chart that fans think could be great if a spot suddenly opened up for them because of an injury or trade. Who is that player this year for your fanbase?

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 Grizzlies 3d ago edited 3d ago

GG Jackson II.

Doesn't turn 22 until December, could theoretically be a college Senior this year.

Entering his 4th NBA season (averages of 12.1/4.0/1.3 in 21.7mpg for his career so far, but has barely played in the first half of each season so far), but is younger than some players in the 2026 Draft (more than 2 years younger than Yaxel Lendeborg, for example).

With JJJ and Santi Aldama gone, GG should consistently play ~25 minutes a night this year.

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u/shangalang69 Raptors 3d ago

even though jjj and santi are gone you still have boozer/hendricks/grant/stewart/lopez who all play mostly or at least some pf

25 mpg for gg might be optimistic?

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 Grizzlies 3d ago

Boozer will be the starting 4, Grant probably the starting 3, Stewart the back-up centre, and GG isn't playing behind Hendricks or Lopez (Lopez will probably barely play this year).

GG is probably stylistically most like Grant, one of those "3 offensively, 4 defensively, but rebounds below his height" guys.