1 contract every NBA team would want back

Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 19, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Grayson Allen (12) during game two of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 19, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Grayson Allen (12) during game two of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Milwaukee Bucks: Grayson Allen

Allen started 70 games for the Milwaukee Bucks last season, playing out the first year of the two-year, $18 million extension he signed in October of 2021. He’s been a solid outside shooter in a Bucks uniform, hitting 40.4 percent of his 3s and he’s done his job as a defender in the Bucks scheme, pushing penetration towards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez. But he’s often been ill-prepared and under-equipped to provide any meaningful complementary creation or enough of a threat to keep the Bucks halfcourt offense from collapsing in the postseason.

That’s not all on Grayson, injuries, scheme and circumstances have all been big problems. But the money they spent on him this past year, and this coming season, could be paying for someone who solves more pressing problems.