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If you had a strong playmaking 1 or 2 like we hope Keyonte will be then NAW is nice to have. He was more mechanical than natural in the pg role but shot the piss out of the ball for a couple/few weeks... so it likely looked better than it would have been on average. I was impressed with his defense. Sexton is also mechanical as a pg but has blazing speed so it opens things up for guys. THT has some natural playmaking but also just can't quite seem to reign it in enough or make enough shots to be the pg.NAW didnt have terrible decision making, but it definitely wasnt good at all. He also couldnt really make plays. THT/Sexton can make plays and each is capable of pulling off pretty incredible things in their own respective ways, though both are very flawed. NAW at his best was a very average 3&D+ (light on the plus) for the Jazz. We saw what happens in NOLA when NAW tries to expand his game and do too much, he's one of the worst players in the NBA.
To me he is just an incredibly mild outcome player. I think the Jazz wanted higher potential players on their roster while they work to figure out what works. I think NAW fits in for Minnesota because they dont need those high outcome players. They just need solid length/shooting/defense, which I think NAW can provide in those 15-20 mpg he might play. He's never going to be a Day 1 starter on a playoff team, but he could have a solid journeyman type career.
NAW is one I would have attempted to keep but if Minny wanted him over THT (which based on his performance at that point in the season is probably the case) then whatevs. I will root for him as he was an A+ teammate while here.
