Earlier this offseason, NBA media went wild for a spicy quote from San Antonio Spurs forward Devin Vassell. The sharpshooter revealed that his teammate, Dylan Harper, did not enjoy coming off the bench.

In the postseason, Harper broke out and is very clearly a star-caliber point guard. However, he spent his rookie season with the second unit, playing behind De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle.

"He was upset with playing time and different roles that he was in," revealed Vassell.

To start his season, Harper was used sparingly and wasn't trusted in crunch time. It turns out that is what upset him, not being a reserve. Recently, Harper himself cleared the air about any disgruntlement.

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Harper's father, Ron, is best known for winning five titles with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. During those winning seasons, he was a starter but was far from being a superstar or go-to option. Earlier in his career, he was the first option on some terrible teams.

Dylan knows that playing a big role and a winning role are often two different things, and isn't opposed to continuing to grind things out.

"I'm in the NBA," Harper told RG's DJ Siddiqi. "There's only like 450 people in the NBA, and I get a chance to go on the court and play with the best of the best. I feel like those kinds of things and those logistics at the end of the day, in the big scheme of things, it's not going to affect me and how I approach every day."

Harper knows that the Spurs see him as a long-term piece to build around and understands that his time is coming. In the meantime, he can be a valuable player on one of the best teams in the NBA. That's not a bad deal at all.

Now, if the Spurs were to ask Harper to come off the bench for the next several seasons, there might be an issue. However, the young core has no problem following Victor Wembanyama's selfless example. If Wemby can leave $50 million on the table, Harper shouldn't fuss about not hearing his name called when the starting lineup is announced.

According to him, that's the last thing on his mind, and he's ready to run things back, no matter what Mitch Johnson asks of him.