Knight General Manager Talk to Jerome: I hope he can stay, he will make a fortune for himself

According to NBA reporter Michael "We want to stay him, and we have hope," Scotto reported. "When players find confidence in the (Kenny Atkinson's) system, their value increases. The same goes for Sam Merrill. They may have been called the end-of-bench player, but they later Becoming a real rotation player, becoming valuable in the whole system, not just for us. The good news is that these players will win a good prospect for themselves. "

This season, Jerome played 70 games during the regular season, averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game; he played in 9 games in the playoffs, averaging 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists per game.

Merill played 71 games in the regular season, averaging 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per 19.7 minutes per game; he played 8 games in the playoffs, averaging 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per 19.9 minutes per game.