a pure point guard (once Mo leaves) a defensive low post player (for Lamarcus) a shooting forward (Mike Miller-type) this is the deepest free agency pool in history, a buyers market. We should be able to get those.
I think T-Rob can be groomed into the backup 4 we're looking for. I do agree that we need a lights out shooter backing up Nic. My dream is to acquire Kyle Korver somehow. With the way we share the basketball and Coach Stotts' love of the 3-point shot, it shouldn't be hard to lure someone to Rip City.
See now having an attitude like that isn't going to get a championship. It might get you a good team.
Yeah, the room exception that I mentioned. Glad we agree. Anything in there about (what you posted earlier) losing the exception for having too much cap space?
Korver is one of the primary starters in Atlanta and signed a 4 year $24 million contract this season, he's going nowhere. Mario Chalmers is the starting PG for the two time defending champs. I used to think fans of other teams were delusional for thinking they could grab LaMarcus for Asik. But I guess there's just as many here.
I see BGD is still jacking off to 2003 Vince Carter highlight vids and thinking he's the same player. "Thinking outside the box" requires you to think. Try it out sometime, BGD.
I wouldn't mind VC as a 10-15 minute guy off of the bench, but he obviously isn't going to be jumping over Europeans anymore.
He said ROLO isn't going to get traded. That's probably true, tbh. How is that an attitude? Are you saying its impossible to win a championship with Lopez at center? Time will tell, I suppose.
Because they don't play as much. Per minute we're not bad. What we need are bench guards and wings who are good defenders.
Starters: Damian Lillard Wesley Matthews Nicolas Batum LaMarcus Aldridge Robin Lopez Bench: Thomas Robinson (keep) Joel Freeland (keep) Will Barton (keep) CJ McCollum (keep) Dorell Wright Meyers Leonard Victor Claver Allen Crabbe Mo Williams (opt out) Earl Watson (free agent) Needs: 1. Backup point guard 2. Backup big defense Available Money: Approximately 5 mil Cap Approximately 2.5 mini mid-level exception Free Agent Targets that were backups last year: Ramon Sessions, PG (12.3 ppg, 4.1 apg, 1.8 tpg, 42.9 fg%, 28.2 3p%) 7 yrs Jordan Farmar, PG (10.1 ppg, 4.9 apg, 2.3 tpg, 0.9 spg, 41.5 fg%, 43.8 3p%) 7 yrs Aaron Brooks, PG (9.0 ppg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 tpg, 40.1 fg%, 38.7 3p%) 6 yrs Steve Blake, PG (9.5 ppg, 7.6 apg, 2.6 tpg, 1.3 spg, 37.8 fg%, 39.7 3p%) 11 yrs Devin Harris, PG (7.9 ppg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 tpg, 37.8 fg%, 30.7 3p%) 10 yrs Benu Udrih, PG (4.9 ppg, 2.8 apg, 1.1 tpg, 43.8 fg%, 45.2 3p%) 10 yrs Jannero Pargo, PG (4.7 ppg, 1.8 apg, 0.9 tpg, 0.5 spg, 44.1 fg%, 40.0 3p%) 10 yrs Toney Douglas, PG (4.0 ppg, 1.3 apg, 0.7 tpg, 38.4 fg%, 30.4 3p%) 5 yrs Luke Ridnour, PG (4.0 ppg, 2.2 apg, 0.8 tpg, 38.9 fg%, 30.0 3p%) 11 yrs Derek Fisher, PG (5.2 ppg, 1.4 apg, 0.6 tpg, 39.1 fg%, 38.4 3p%) 18 yrs Kris Humphries, PF (8.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.9 bpg, 50.1 fg%) 10 yrs Jordan Hill, PF (9.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 0.9 bpg, 54.9 fg%) 4 yrs Jeff Adrien, PF (6.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 55.0 fg%) 4 yrs DeJuan Blair, PF (6.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 53.4 fg%) 5 yrs Anthony Tolliver, PF (6.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 42.0 fg%) 6 yrs Jan Vesely, PF (3.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 51.4 fg%) 3 yrs Greg Stiemsma, C (2.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 57.4 fg%) 3 yrs Elton Brand, PF (5.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.2 bpg, 53.9 fg%) 15 yrs Jermaine O’Neal, C (7.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.9 bpg, 50.4 fg%) 18 yrs Chris Kaman, C (10.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 40.9 fg%) 11 yrs Boris Diaw, PF (9.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 56.9 fg%, 41.2 3p%) 11 yrs Drew Gooden, PF (8.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 53.1 fg%) 12 yrs Kenyon Martin, PF (4.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.8 bpg, 41.2 fg%) 14 yrs I’d love to see us pick up one of the top 4 backup point guards available (Sessions, Farmar, Brooks, or Blake) and one of the top 4 backup bigs available (Humphries, Hill, Adrien, or Blair). Our available money to spend will probably force us to look lower on the list, but I still like our bench upgrade options this off season.
This is a really good breakdown. Repped. I actually like Chalmers. I think he would accept a backup role. Either Sessions or maybe Shaun Livingston.
Agreed. Livingston would be my top preference, however, I think he's played himself into a starter roll/money. Similar to Chalmers. I'd be surprised if he left Miami and took a backup roll elsewhere. Both those guys would be great pickups as backups.
I think you're right about Chalmers, but Livingston I think could be had for a decent deal. I think there's always going to be questions about his health, which would make teams reluctant to give him starter money.
