Its crazy how many players used to be shooters and basically nothing else - now guys that can even playmake a little while shooting lights out are paid the vet minimum.
I think the league is just way deeper than its ever been. There's players in the 12th spot that can legit contribute. I remember years of the Blazers having total scrubs even as 6th/7th men. That first Neil Olshey team (Dame rookie year) had a surprisingly good starting 5 but thats teams bench in todays NBA would be by far the worst in the league.