Link <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Warriors still hold Elton Brand as their preferred option, but the front office has reached out to forward Corey Maggette, another Clippers' free agent, according to two league sources. The Warriors are one of the few teams who can offer Maggette more than the mid-level exception, which is expected to be around $5.6 million when the new cap figures are released. The rest of the NBA's free agent crop is headlined by 76ers' forward Andre Iguodala and Hawks' forward Josh Smith although the Warriors are not believed to be courting either restricted free agent at the moment.</div>
Maggette is a pretty good player. He may be more of an athlete than a skilled player but he would perhaps fit well on this team. He can definitely run the floor. He's extremely good at getting to the free throw line which would be very welcoming where he can actually make the free throw. He's also shown some range on his shot. I guess the question with him is his health, I think he's been slightly injury prone over his career, maybe nothing major, maybe like a Mickael Pietrus who seems to get minor injuries here and there through the season. But if the Warriors can get him for about what Stephen Jackson is earning, maybe a little less than that, then I could see Maggette being a solid addition to the team. The contract offer is the big thing for me. It shouldn't be anything too overly excessive.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clif25 @ Jul 5 2008, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Maggette is a pretty good player. He may be more of an athlete than a skilled player but he would perhaps fit well on this team. He can definitely run the floor. He's extremely good at getting to the free throw line which would be very welcoming where he can actually make the free throw. He's also shown some range on his shot. I guess the question with him is his health, I think he's been slightly injury prone over his career, maybe nothing major, maybe like a Mickael Pietrus who seems to get minor injuries here and there through the season. But if the Warriors can get him for about what Stephen Jackson is earning, maybe a little less than that, then I could see Maggette being a solid addition to the team. The contract offer is the big thing for me. It shouldn't be anything too overly excessive.</div> Well, the interesting thing is that there won't be much of a bidding war. There could have been years past when teams might battle over 5 year, $55 mils contracts for Maggette. But this year, he might not get more than the MLE, which means GS could snag him for a little more and get a bargain. If he produces well, that type of contract is at least very tradable down the road if the Warriors want to go in a different direction. Still, I think GS should be seeking to land a starting PG while keeping the deal with Brand alive.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AlleyOop @ Jul 5 2008, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clif25 @ Jul 5 2008, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Maggette is a pretty good player. He may be more of an athlete than a skilled player but he would perhaps fit well on this team. He can definitely run the floor. He's extremely good at getting to the free throw line which would be very welcoming where he can actually make the free throw. He's also shown some range on his shot. I guess the question with him is his health, I think he's been slightly injury prone over his career, maybe nothing major, maybe like a Mickael Pietrus who seems to get minor injuries here and there through the season. But if the Warriors can get him for about what Stephen Jackson is earning, maybe a little less than that, then I could see Maggette being a solid addition to the team. The contract offer is the big thing for me. It shouldn't be anything too overly excessive.</div> Well, the interesting thing is that there won't be much of a bidding war. There could have been years past when teams might battle over 5 year, $55 mils contracts for Maggette. But this year, he might not get more than the MLE, which means GS could snag him for a little more and get a bargain. If he produces well, that type of contract is at least very tradable down the road if the Warriors want to go in a different direction. Still, I think GS should be seeking to land a starting PG while keeping the deal with Brand alive. </div> Welcome back Alley Oop. Glad to see you around again! Good point about not having to overpay for Mags and the Warriors may be able to force the Clips to the table with a sign-and-trade. As for the starting PG, I'm not sure who is worth getting after Gilbert, Calderon and Beno. Kurt Hinrich would be intriguing . New York may release Starbury . Sebastian Telfair . Louis Williams .
I don't see CM fitting in with the Warriors so I'm thinking sign and trade...package him with Al Harrington and Beans to the Nuggets for Camby and Melo. Heh
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kensaku @ Jul 6 2008, 01:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't see CM fitting in with the Warriors so I'm thinking sign and trade...package him with Al Harrington and Beans to the Nuggets for Camby and Melo. Heh</div> I don't get it either. We tried it with JRich before, Magette isn't that much different of a player than JRich.
I was looking over some stats, and though Maggette is somewhat similar to Jason Richardson, Maggette shoots twice the free throws and half the 3 pointers than Jason Richardson. He also shoots a better FT percentage though I see JRich made some improvement there last season. I also wouldn't mind adding another 20 point scorer to the team to replace Baron Davis' scoring. So I definitely think that if the Warriors could add Maggette for a solid price, then I think things should pan out fine. Don Nelson can work around some lineups with Monta, Corey, Stephen, Al, Andris, etc. Maybe it allows the Warriors to make a trade for a PG if need-be.
If Maggette came cheap (like just a bit above the MLE) I guess that could turn out to be okay (especially if he maintained his level of production), but any more $$ and I'd say no way. It's not like he's an all-star. And, with the FAs that are coming up in the next year or two, this league is going to be ALL about the cap space. I think Mully knows that and I think he's played his cards right, even if it means we don't immediately contend for the POs on paper this year. I don't GS to be want to be a "tiny window" team. What's the fun of having a shot at the POs if it's only for a year or two. When we do get the PO squad together, I want it to be a core that can take us back year after year. They're on the right track with Ellis/Beans. Those two could be around for the next 10 to 15 years. Now, with Marco, Wright, Perovic, Randolph and Hendrix, there are some interesting pieces, and I'd bet the bank that at least one of those joins the core to be a long-term PO franchise piece. That's why I like Henirich at PG, because he's young, has a ton of potential, and at least he's only 27 years old, which means he could be a part of the starting rotation long-term (if he panned out). Maggette could be a serviceable piece. He'll be 30 at the start of the season, so a 4 or 5 year deal would take him into the tail end of his career. The potential star talent on this team, coupled with the ridiculous prospect of FA in the next 2 years, is just too much to make ANY mistakes on so-so deals. Even one mediocre contract could be enough to smother a team in 9th or 10th place in the West. Mullin, like every GM obviously, must do everything right, IMO, at maximizing the cap space. But it's differnt than years past. He was able to make up for Dunleavy/Foyle/Fisher?Murphy. Even one contract like that again, in the next year or so, could be much more hurtful than in years past because it could mean the difference between potentially signing a now all-star Anthony Randolph or letting the Suns nab him. It could mean the difference on losing out in bidding wars for top FAs like LeBron, Dirk, Wade, TMac, Kobe, Redd, Jefferson, Nash, Brandon Roy, Ginobli, Bosh, Millsap, and Deron Williams, whose contracts are all coming up in the next 2 years (unless they re-sign before then). With so many potential chances to land stars, giving away a mediocre deal could be devastating in the long term.
