Why is no one mentioning Tobias Harris? 22 years old, definitely fits into Stotts' offense and rumor is ORL is not likely to match a near max/max offer for him.
The idea of a front court pairing of Monroe and LMA intrigues me because Monroe is a better defender than we think according to this research. http://www.thebirdwrites.com/2015/1...for-greg-monroe-over-omer-asik-synergy-sports Yes it was written in January and is slightly dated, but his PnR defense is great apparently and he does fit with LMA offensively (look at his post ups) and passing numbers. Plus an offense more predicated on ball movement would benefit BOTH and you wouldn't be able to help off of him like teams did Rolo. His midrange game is worse than I remembered, which is a knock, but boosted by great passing if people move off the ball. The middle, in theory, should be open because LMA and Monroe both pull their guy out of the middle. His rim protection is horrific but once again, great pNr defense is very valuable.
A darkhorse candidate: Tobias Harris. He's a black hole and a bit of a tweener but I forgot just how young he is: 22! Though, he is asking for the max.
Aldridge resigns with the Blazers So does Matthews, both with backend heavy deals Portland lets Rolo walk...Mason Plumlee will be the starting center next year. Portland keeps Crabbe, signs rookies Connaughton and Diez Goes after DeMare Carroll who signs with the Mavericks Orlando Sign and trades Tobias Harris for Henderson and Kaman with a future draft pick/or cash considerations. Signs Al Farouq Aminu, Beno Udrih, Brandan Wright Lillard/Udrih/McCollum Matthews/McCollum/Crabbe/Connaughton Harris/Aminu/Connaughton/Diez Aldridge/Leonard/Vonleh/Connaughton Plumlee/Leonard/Brandan Wright
I think it's more that we (collectively) like coming up with various scenarios, even if that scenario is far fetched and unrealistic. It helps hide the fact that the team could potentially lose Matthews, Lopez and Aldridge for little in the form of compensation.
Literally mentioned him 4 posts up. If LA leaves and Love goes back to CLE he'd be my number one option. The kid has never been on a winning team, so the concerns about him being a black hole may be overblown. Would fit great info Stotts' offense and is pretty much an exact fit for the NBA's future 4.
With Dallas paying Parson big money last years, are they really interested in going after another SF? I guess they could play them together, but I would think they would focus on someone else. I do like the Tobias Harris idea, although I fear we will lose LMA and Wes and just offer Harris a max deal. If Neil thinks Harris will fit in with the other young players, I would not mind seeing a Dame, CJ, Harris, Vonleh, Plumlee, Leonard nucleus. Surround them with some vets and you have some hope for the future. If LMA leaves I think the focus should be on overpaying a young SF free agent and go young. Not sure if that is Harris or someone else. But Neil would have one year to evaluate the core, while keeping some flexibility to add a missing piece next summer when the cap goes up. Get the young players to recruit for us. We would take a step back, but one more free agent next summer could turn things around. Or maybe we just need to add depth........
I wish LMA was loyal like gasol is to the grizz you never hear not one rumor about him leaving. Mind you grizz are getting older, Zbo, Tony Allan, plus they never do much in the playoffs other than 1st or 2nd round exits but Marc Gasol REALLY wants to retire the best grizz ever.. Damn shame
Remember last year how everyone was convinced that Bosh was going to Houston? Sometimes where there is smoke, it's just smoke and not a fire. And sometimes the smoke is unexpected.
Be careful with Tobias Harris. Arron afflalo put up big numbers and was close to being an all star with the magic. On a good team (ours) people railed on him and thought he was horrendous. Harris is young, but I'm skeptical of giving max money to guys putting up big numbers on terrible teams
Perhaps. But I see him more likely moving Henderson in an absorbing deal, then getting a guy like turner at sg. Turner could handle the ball some letting dame play off the ball more
Here's the question. Will LA be signed outright or will his agent be semi working for Olshey and Blazers and getting them some sort of compensation for their loss? If I'm going to lose LA, I'd love to at least get something out of it.
