Quick says look for a trade on draft night for a center

I absolutely think he would come here with the probability of starting.

I dont think dalembert is a big enough fish for olshey though

 

It will be interesting to see if Olshey and the Blazers "settle" this summer unlike last, or if they can continue to be patient.

Hawes could be had I am sure, but not what he has described as needing

 

There is something weird going on with Dalembert. Looking at his game logs when he plays he contributes but he will have stretches where he doesnt play at all. Weird. He was also suspended for a game back in Feb. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/991/samuel-dalembert

 

He might give us about 15-20 mpg.

We need a starting center able to play at least 25-30 mpg.

 

We could certainly do worse the Hawes. He isn't inspiring, but he has a solid skill set and might be able to teach Leonard a thing or two. And his salary wouldn't be too high.

 

Mediocre rebounder?

He's been a better rebounder than Noah this season. He's been a better shot blocker as well.

I also don't agree that he's a mediocre defender.

 

Hawes plays no defense and is a high post center. Not what we need

 

Does anyone think okc would give us assets with perkins to dump him?

 

Are Pek and Gortat really our best options?

 

No. Did someone say they were?

 

I'm just not seeing a whole lot of other options. I don't like renting Dalabert, we need someone with a solid body and low post game who is at least 6'10" and is available as a free agent or trade. Robin Lopez is a big body who doesn't do anything especially well, and it gets hard to find others that fit within the desired age range. Unless Denver or Utah is feeling generous toward us the pickings get relatively slim.

 

They are out there

Mahinmi is a name no one has mentioned

 

Dalembert would be a stop-gap, but he would be a good stop-gap. We just need 2-3 years out of him and probably 20-25 mins per game. Hopefully Leonard will have developed his game in a couple of years to the point he is the every day starter. None of the centers available to us would be a long-term solution.

 

Does anyone think olshey is a gambling man and throws the house at bynum?

 

Yes and no


Not to say he might not take a long look at signing him if plan A through whatever falls flat

 

Signing Bynum would just be a horrible move. Might as well go get Oden too so we could have the rehab twins on the same team.

 

Jordan sucks. The guy we should go after is Javale McGee. Very talented triple double threat who is still young. He is potential All Star.

We did not decide to draft Bayless on draft night. That was decided until Armon Johnson looked better (according to Nate) in training camp.

Bynum is not the same as Oden. Bynum has proven himself in this league and won two championships. Even if Oden gets healthy, we're still not sure he'd be any good. Yes, Bynum, has injury issues but I think it's worth the risk. We're a contender if he's healthy.

 

Are you willing to bank on that risky "if?"

 

Oden would have two championships as well if he was on the Lakers with Kobe.

 

I'd jump on McGee in a heartbeat