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  1. BigGameDamian

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    BigGameDamian, Jul 11, 2021
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    We need a backup center.

    I would be happy with:

    Daniel Theis
    Robin Lopez

    Lopez will probably take the taxpayer MLE. Theis would likely command more, but if he would take the taxpayer MLE I would take him in a second.

    Vet min centers I would look at:

    Cousins
    Tony Bradley
    Bring Giles back
     
    B-Roy, Jul 12, 2021
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Fez Hammersticks, Jul 12, 2021
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    Fez, you're a bit late to the party here... :cheers:
     
    tester551, Jul 12, 2021
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    lol, if late to the party means 3 years ago....

    Fez talks about prospects extremely early. Definitely not his first mention of IH.
     
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    Ok, so help me out with this visualization. Who do we trade to get these folks and/or make room?
     
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    We don’t need Noel, my laker buddy said we are getting Montrezl for Dame.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Your Laker Buddy is high on dope.
     
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    Sweet! Ask him if we can add CJ and get Jared Dudley, too.
     
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    Is your Laker buddy @THE HCP by any chance?
     
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    I’m probably in the minority here but we gotta bring back Kanter.

    The mid-range/high-post plays Detroit ran for McDyess during their run would fit Enes like a glove.
     
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    that’s about the time period Kanter would fit in as well.
     
    Scalma, Jul 14, 2021
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    Enes can’t play defense. Hard pass.
     
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    Enes had a bad series against Denver. But he had a great series vs. Denver in 2019 when he had a defensive guardian next to him in Zach. Just because he wasn't great vs. Jokic, doesn't mean he would have failed vs. Ayton. Enes does a lot of dirty work on the offensive boards. I'm with ya on this.
     
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    Torey Craig made peanuts last year - would love him in our rotation.
     
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    This is who I’d target first


    20. Daniel Theis, C, Bulls: $12,763,833
    Daniel Theis is a valuable player and has been nearly his entire career, but as a good-not-great center, he seems like a prime candidate to get squeezed in this free-agent market. That is particularly true if the Bulls decide to use cap space to renegotiate and extend with Zach LaVine because re-upping in Chicago via his Bird rights is Theis’ best (and perhaps only) mechanism to get more than midlevel exception money.

    Theis and other bigs of his ilk face another problem getting paid this year because several of the teams with a need at center also are facing deep issues with the luxury tax and won’t even have access to their midlevel exception. As a result, look for several centers to go for the time-honored maneuver of signing a two-year deal with a player option and hoping the market turns more favorable next summer.
     
    Scalma, Jul 15, 2021
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    I wonder if Billups will bring any players from the clippers with him.

    Their free agents (won’t include Kawhi and Ibaka since they have options)

    Patterson
    Batum
    Cousins
    Jackson

    you could probably make a case for any one of them.
     
    Scalma, Jul 15, 2021
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    What about Rudy Gay at the taxpayer MLE?
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    He’s horrible defensively. I think we really need to start valuing defense more than offense if we want to take the next step
     
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    may as well bring back melo
     
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