The Anfernee to Orlando rumor/discussion thread

Nope. Huge overpay.

 

Was Siakam worth what the Pacers gave for him? I bet that's what Orlando think - they have a team that is missing a thing and they believe that with that thing, they will be contenders in the East. They also probably think that with their young core their picks are going to be late first round picks for a while, so not worth much.

As long as they do not suffer the kind of injuries they had this year, they might be onto something...

So the question is not, is Bane really that good but is he that good for Orlando. There might be something there for their team and what the East looks like.

 

Sure but Siakam is a long, athletic power forward who can score and play defense. Bane is a short shooting guard.

 

Who fills a shooting and secondary playmaking need for Orlando, they have no need for a siakam like player when they have banchero and wagner, they need a good shooter who doesn't kill their defense and offers a.swcondary playmaking ability when teams concentrate on banchero.

 

Yeah, but players like Siakam are far more difficult to find than players like Bane. I understand wanting Bane. I do not understand trading 4 picks for him.

 

They traded 4 picks and ZERO (rotation) players. It's very similar to trading 2 picks, a rotation player, and a young player, which isn't really out of the ordinary.

Put another way, they gave up a lot on the "GM side", but gave up absolutely zero on the "Coach side." Usually, when you make a trade you get weaker, but hopefully not "net weaker". That's not the case here, they just got stronger.

 

kcp started all 77 games he played for Orlando, averaging almost 30 minutes a night. He was 3rd in MPG on the team. How is he not a rotation player?

And I don't like Cole at all, but he also averaged 18 minutes a night, and started 22 games for them. 9th man, but still rotation.

 

That's short-ARMED

 

They are not rotation players on the team Orlando wants to be.

 

Bill Simmons made a pretty good point today. KCP's contract is 22 millions for a guy averaging 8,7 points. He was a starter during last play-off and scored 5 points per game in 32 minutes. He has 2 more years (2nd is player option but still) at 21 millions each. One of the 4 picks is only to take on this aweful salary.