<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A flurry of midseason trades has shed some new light on this summer?s free-agent class. The most extreme example of a player making himself comfortable in a new home is Chris Wilcox. The fourth-year power forward has averaged 14.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and shot 62.7 percent from the field in 16 games since joining Seattle. Wilcox, who will be a restricted free agent this summer, was virtually invisible while playing for the Los Angeles Clippers in the first half of the season when he averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds. Last week, Wilcox grabbed 19 rebounds against Sacramento, then piled up 30 points and 14 boards in a victory over Milwaukee. ?I can?t get over Wilcox,? Sonics coach Bob Hill said. ?He?s bringing a lot of energy all over the floor. The sky is the limit with him.? The Bulls will be in the market for big men this summer, and Wilcox is giving them something to think about. The Sonics can match any offer, but the team also is crying poor and demanding a new arena. They may be reluctant to add much cash to a payroll that already includes Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. Wilcox isn?t the only improved player. Seven-foot Vladimir Radmanovic, the player Seattle traded to get Wilcox, has raised his scoring average from 9.9 to 11.7 with the Clippers. Former Sonics power forward Reggie Evans has averaged 9.1 rebounds since joining Denver. Radmanovic and Evans will be unrestricted free agents.</div> Source
I like Wilcox, but I don’t see the Sonics parting with him. They will probably match any reasonable offer to him.
I don't like Chris Wilcox at all and I don't think the Bulls should pursue him. Wilcox is athletic and everything but he has a very low basketball IQ and after watching him in person, he makes some very stupid mistakes over and over again.
I haven't seen much of him, but, I have heard people say he has a low basketball IQ like Swish stated.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Swish15:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't like Chris Wilcox at all and I don't think the Bulls should pursue him. Wilcox is athletic and everything but he has a very low basketball IQ and after watching him in person, he makes some very stupid mistakes over and over again.</div> Every player makes mistakes, it is something that with good coaching can be improved upon. He already has the hardest part of the game down. he can score the ball, has a good body build, and is a good rebounder. If he continues to work hard and improve his game their is no reason for him not to improve on the fundamentals of the game. Also none of us know these players personally, we don?t know what?s going on in their head when they are playing the game, or what type of off the court problems are going on with them. A lot of times those off the court problems affect their play on the court. Not saying that is the reason he makes mistakes, but just providing a different view.
Wilcox is another player that I love to watch. He has all the physical tools to become a great player and his fundamentals is starting to improve. If the Bulls go after him, I don't see the Sonics giving him up. He is a restricted free agent, and has expressed interest in staying. Unless the Bulls give him a lot more than the MLE (which they can but probably won't), Wilcox is staying.
