Those charts also suggest that Mozgov could be a steal for a team this summer. I can't stand the guy personally but his defensive chops and short range shot making are rating high in those graphs above. And Boban as well but I think it would take a huge overpay for the Spurs to let him go. The Cavs definitely move on from Mozgov though imo.
It seems like all the FA center options this year come with a gamble of some sort so in some respects it may just be a matter of which gamble are you will to take and which gamble has the most potential to pay off
That's why I lean towards Howard. He has been a superstar. He has been to the Finals. He was, at one point, a top 5 player in the league. I don't necessarily think he's going to be top 5 again, but I think he could be a star again in the right situation. He has a much longer track record. Whiteside is 27, but he only has 2 good years. That's a pretty big gamble.
I am OK with either Mozgov or Boban on the team. This means you keep starting Plumlee, but use the big guy when Plumlee is not ......big enough. Then you use the rest of the cap to get a back up PG. Mozgov is not that bad when you give him consistent minutes. Just don't over pay for him. I have said since he was in Denver that he would be a nice part of a CBC.
Canzano tweeting whispers of Howard being who Offseason plan is built around. Don't feel like linking, cause then 9 pages of "don't link that asshat, he said we haven't got FA's before, so he's super biased!" crying happens.
Well I certainly like the idea that Howard's gamble is built around a previous history of success but more importantly it is built around motivation (from the sounds of it anyway). Im not opposed to Whiteside but there is definitely a lot of appeal in Howard having something to prove vs Whiteside being perhaps as extreme as the complete opposite.
Is it bone on bone? I thought his doctor said that wasn't true, that he hasn't had any part of his meniscus removed.
And how to you figure into Sander's salary the risk that he might just start playing like he isn't interested or might decide to quit? Where is he right now; is he working out 6 hours a day with a trainer and skills development coach? He better show somebody he actually cares about basketball if he wants to get signed.
Great question, or better yet how many max players in general vs teams with max space are out there. What is that ratio?
I imagine some teams will reach out to him to see if he'll take a big discount. I wouldn't take him at 31, but I'd probably do 25 million a year for three years, with a 4th year as an option.
He's burned too many bridges. There's not enough suitors for him to command a max. I think for him he's going to have to take less but get more guaranteed years. Honestly the Hawks and maybe Dallas seem to be the only logical landing places with cap outside of Portland.
Programming note: Dwight Howard is going to be on Jason Terry's NBA show tonight Sirius XM at 4PM PST.
