OKC Thunder: Jerami Grants don’t grow on trees
By Reid Belew
Grant is a special player that most teams would kill to have.
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The Thunder brought him back, despite the increase in their luxury tax bill. The value of the Jerami Grants of the world is larger than a dollar amount.
To have a player who operates within his means, never outside them, is rare.
For some, it is second nature to use the platform of professional basketball to their advantage. They use this exposure as a way to show off who they are, or what they can be, the latter of which sometimes manifesting as public snafu.
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Grant is a player who knows his weaknesses and doesn’t try to conquer them in the game. He sticks to the ways he knows he can help his team: being an alert defender and getting smart looks at the basket, despite the work it takes to get them. Players like that are hard to find.
Players like that don’t grow on trees.