3 reasons why the Olympics will raise Jerami Grant’s stock
Detroit Pistons: Playing with headcases will help Jerami Grant with leadership
Look at the Olympic roster for a second. All of the players are established NBA stars, many of whom have spent years in the league. Grant is the only one who has never been an All-Star.
But who will be the leader on the bench and in the locker room? I would be shocked if Grant is a starter, but I’m sure he’ll be a vocal force regardless. He’ll have to be.
Kevin Durant and Draymond Green have proven in the past to be sullen whenever things don’t go their way, Zach LaVine has clashed with coaches in the past when he didn’t get the ball, and Bam Adebayo, Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, and maybe Bradley Beal are all second or third options on their NBA teams.
Damian Lillard, Kevin Love, and Jayson Tatum are the only players who I am confident will be able to keep their heads screwed on right all summer. Maybe Devin Booker, depending on how he handles his first-ever NBA finals appearance.
Grant really doesn’t have an ego, and frankly, he has no reason to.
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He was a role player who only became a star when he began playing for a really bad team. He’s gritty, not flashy, but Grant has been in the league long enough to have earned some respect.
His role won’t be as the star of the show, but if he brings back the mentality he’ll create, and the one that Coach Pop forces on him, he could be the best player on the Pistons as well as one of the best leaders in the entire league.