Not quite sure I get the call for more youth when all of the players people keep complaining about are here for the very very short term...this is, most likely, the last year Miller and Jones play, and this deal for RJ is done after 1 year...quit acting like these are long-term players holding down roster spots for years to come. Also, do Tristan, Delly, and either JR or Shump not count towards the bench youth anymore?
Anyways, back to the Jefferson deal, not going to blow the doors off of anyone, including me, but its better than the alternatives out there, at least IMO. Really wanted Gerald Green, but he clearly valued playing with Dragic and getting more PT over winning championships, so fuck him. Not a Prince fan by any means, as he reeks of Marion 2.0. Not a Dorell Wright fan either, because we already have enough players who have been consistently injured throughout their careers on our roster.
Jefferson has missed 8 total games the last 2 seasons, has shot 40%+ from 3 in 4 of his last 5 seasons (why I think he is a much better vet min sign than Marion was), will be a good locker room guy no matter what his role is (again, better then Marion), and still showed flashes of quite a bit of athleticism last season. Not a big fan, but certainly a better get than anything left in the free agent pool for my tastes.