What veteran Center can we bring that protects the rim?

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  1. andalusian

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    The Grizzlies are 33-17 without Ja Morant in the last couple of years, they are deep and have been for a while. They just gave Tillman the RFA offer, so basically they have a stop-gap in Smart to replace Ja (might actually make their defense better), they need to replace Dillon Brooks which is not going to be a huge issue (I do not think he is that big of a contributor anyway, he was very inefficient and the Griz agreed, and Smart can also take on the guard the best opponent many nights).

    Yeah, I don't think the Griz are going anywhere near a tank.
     
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    Hell no. They had Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams out and still earned the 2nd seed (for the second season in a row).
    Memphis is a team built to win in the regular season.
     
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    Unless you are defending the line in Vegas and can get the Blazers to sub him in when we are blowing someone out that Vegas had us beating by 5 points.
     
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    Yeah, Masai's neck and neck with Daryl Morey for the most absurd over valuation of their own players. In Morey's case he extends that to players he obtained previously (Harden overpay).
     
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    Mohammed Bamba will be available soon. Like the swing as a backup.
     
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    And he was great in Aquaman and as Khal Drogo.
     
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    Come on, that's clearly sideshow bob wanting to go to his old stomping grounds in Springfield, OR.
     
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    To address the thread and not just joke, I'd love to see us try and pry Jalen Duren from Detroit. Probably would need a 3rd team involved.
     
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    He's not a rim protector, but he'd be an improvement over Eubanks: Mason Plumlee. The Clippers might not be willing to pay him ~$8m a year as a backup center, whereas Portland might be. We clearly need size and free agency is probably the best way to add depth.
     
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    A healthy prime Przybilla would be nice.
     
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    I don't care if we're winning with Dame or not. Backup center is a year-by-year position, not something to waste a lot of money on. Unless the backup is someone like Jalen Duren.
     
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    Block some shots. Get some rebounds. Stay out of the way of the scorers.

    Yes, that actually sounds just about perfect.
     
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    Plumlee might not have the height of Przybilla, but he runs the court more than Przybilla. Great for the 2nd unit.
    Plumlee doesn't play like someone who's "old." And he can really rebound the ball. And make great passes.
    In this playoff game below, he had 20 points and 10 rebounds (including 7 offensive rebounds) in only 24 minutes.
    He makes Ayton look like the 33-year-old.
    Some of the highlights from this game are shocking (to me). I didn't know Plumlee could dribble that well.

     

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    and I did not say Eubanks is a better defender. I said he had better rim protection numbers than Nurkic
     
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    Sold. I’m going to tell Joe to sign him NOW.
     
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    Call me crazy but I think Dario Saric would fit in very nicely in Portland.
     
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    You are crazy.

    Didn't bother reading the rest of the post.
     
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    He's old, and has turned into a hacker. Big pass. If you're going to upgrade at center Brook Lopez is the answer.
     
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    Brook would be nice but he’s older.
     
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