With Sengun’s recent regression (not worried, normal for young players, will bounce back), Fred is quite literally our best player now. While that may have seemed obvious in hindsight as the highest paid player, there was actually plenty of people who thought Jalen would be our franchise/best player coming into the season, which couldn’t be further from the truth.
This is the only good game for FVV in his last 11 starts. We started our funk before FVV went down. It was the injuries to Tari, Jabari, and Brooks that derailed our march to the playin. FVV was instrumental in our hot start, but he is still average at best. He has helped reset our culture and is a great mentor. No way they keep him past next season. Amen is our best player right now. Our off season will determine what role Amen and FVV play next year. That being said, FVV should be in the starting lineup the rest of the year. In my opinion so should Amen, but I don’t care as long as he is consistently gettin over 30 mins a game and Cam getting over 25. We absolutely should not tank, but the playin is an extreme long shot and the rest of the season should be about getting Amen, Cam,Jabari, and Sengun a lot of playing time together.
https://dunksandthrees.com/epm This is one of the best “all in one” advanced stats that measure contribution to winning that’s available, used by both the media and front offices. Fred is currently in a 3 way tie at rank 21 in the entire league. This compares to rankings of 31, 33, and 23 the previous 3 years. Fred is consistently a top 20s-30s player.
Fred has been solid this season, he is not alone worth 40 mill per season(very few are) but the total of what he brings to the table and what this team needed which was A true head honcho extension (of Udoka on the court), makes it worth it Plus the young bulls all seem comfy and happy and they all super respect VV
