It’s crazy because before the season started I thought of him as a luxury on this team, and not a necessity. I also thought of him as being an inconsistent player.
However he has been a stabilizing consistent force, and a necessity (at least the moment). Lol. He has been a prototypical small ball 4 that can shoot the 3, create his own shot, and mix it up inside.
My only worry is if this is typical contract year syndrome as he is shooting way above his normal 3 point percentages. He may also go through a dry spell for a while at some point as he has in the past where we think of him differently than right now.