Free Agent B/R: Brook Lopez Is a Realistic Blazers Free-Agent Target

Resign Nurk if it's for under $10 million per season. If he gets more let him walk. He isn't a full time starter in the modern NBA. He is a part time starter depending on matchups. He has more value at the start of half's and in the regular season. I doubt any team offers him $10 million so I think he will resign here or take the one year offer.

Lopez is not a quality starter. But he is a rotational center and for the MLE on a one year deal he could be a nice option; if that is a position of need.

 

Assuming you aren't being facetious...

They grew up as teammates, playing together through youth basketball, high school and college. The NBA was the first time they weren't teammates. In order for them to play together, they couldn't be redundant. So, while Brook developed his offensive game, Robin focused on becoming more of a defensive presence.

Plus "identical" refers only to genetics. Twins that are born "identical" almost immediately start developing different personalities, likes/dislikes, habits, etc. Twins that start out identical can develop into two very different people.

P.S. I have a set to twin children. They aren't identical twins, but considering they grew up together with the same parents, attended the same schools with the same teachers, took the same classes, had access to all the same toys, books, etc., they could not be more different.

BNM

 

Actually he is, because of his defense. Nurk was the anchor of a defense that improved from 24th to 8th with no other significant personnel changes. He started all 79 games he played in, regardless of opponent. Most teams that play small ball still start a conventional center and go to small ball later in the game. He is a full time starting center that is much better than average on on the defensive end. In spite of his size (because of it actually), he defends the pick and roll exceptionally well. And, he's only 23 and going to continue to improve.

If I were Neil/Paul, I wouldn't hesitate to match any offer up to $15 million/year and would seriously consider matching any offer up to $20 million/year. Letting him walk because he gets "Meyers Leonard money" (which is greater than $10 million/year) would be insanely shortsighted.

BNM

 

One of those humorless O-Livers hacked into Boob's account.

 

Great post.
I also want to see Nurk in the high post a lot more often. We completely abandoned that this year, which was unfortunate

 

Great movie!

 

It was his identical twin, Boob-No-Mas. Identical in many ways, but one prefers Mexican food.

 

It is NOT a Tumah!!!!

 

I think you got your Arnold movies mixed up... that quote is from Kindergarten Cop lol

 

Another conventional center is NOT what we need.

 

I will never trust nurkics shot. He missed a ton of layups this Season. I would rather trust Dame to hit a contested 3 from the half court line than a Nurkic layup or floater.

 

That post makes no sense.

 

Even with his slow start, Nurk ended up shooting .643 from 0 - 3ft. That's equivalent to .429 3FG%. Dame shot .361 3FG%, and all of them were closer than half court.

Nurk's biggest problem was he was playing too fast early in the season. That resulted in a lot of wild forced shots and unnecessary TOVs. Once he slowed down he was much more accurate/efficient.

Prior to January 1 (32 games), his overall FG%% was .450. Not good. After January 1 (47 games), he shot .547, which would have been the 12th highest FG% in the entire league it he'd shot that well for the entire season.

So, you may want to re-think that.

BNM

 

He could say it in every movie and it would be a good line, lol. but I think your right. Thought he said it to Danny Divito, when they shopped for clothes.