J.J. Redick
Season Stats: 17.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, three assists, 0.5 steals, 0.1 blocks, 46% FG, 42% 3PT, 90.4% FT
Grade: A-
Former President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo (wow, what a beautiful phrase) threw a big portion of the Philadelphia 76ers’ salary cap at the American sniper, and it most definitely paid off.
The only knocks on Redick are that he was a liability on the defensive end and he made more than enough dumb and poorly timed turnovers early in the season, but Young Colangelo did not give him $23 million over one year to play defense well or handle the ball. J.J. made that much because he can shoot well, and his stellar 42 percent three-point percentage gave the 76ers some much-needed floor spacing.
Redick posted a box plus-minus of zero, with an offensive BPM of 2.6 and a defensive BPM of -2.6, proving his brilliance on the offensive end and the fact that he was a liability on the other end of the court. On the bright side, he posted 6.6 win shares over the course of the season, good for second best on the team.
The Sixers front office has a major decision to make regarding Redick. He likes the city and wants to come back, but he could receive a lucrative offer from elsewhere. He will have to take a pay cut if the team makes a run at LeBron James this summer, so the question is whether or not he will sacrifice the cash for a ring.