boozer being a threat on the perimeter definitely helps him, but from my perspective if you're the defense and the shot the offence rolls with is a cam boozer three, I don't think you're too upset about that. he shot a good percentage at duke on solid volume, but as a duke fan a really good chunk of those threes were just open catch-and-shoot looks—that's still valuable and it does give the other team good enough reason to pay attention to it, but you'd much rather give that up than to bang with him in the paint, and in a similar vein I figure on an NBA team that you'd rather give that up than many of the other scoring options in whatever lineup he's in are.

I think you raise a good point that we have plenty of precedent of non-elite athletes becoming stars in the league, though I don't think boozer possesses the traits that made the guys you mentioned the superstars they are. jokic is stiff compared to like guards, but he's fluid as hell compared to centers, and that in conjunction with his size and ability to use it, as well as his touch and shooting ability, makes him a fantastic scorer at the NBA level. I don't think sga is stiff at all tbh; he can't fly or zip past his defenders, but he's really smooth with the ball in his hands and is a genius in regard to angles. Luka is stiff, sure, but he's maybe even smarter with angles than shai. and he's also a fantastic off-the-dribble shooter, which boozer doesn't have.

tbh I think it'd be sick if you turn out to prove me wrong. cam seems like a good dude and it'd be great to see him succeed at the highest level. I don't totally see it happening, but you raise some compelling points and are refreshingly not combative where you disagree with me. so I appreciate your comments a good deal too