OT Minnesota progressing on contract buyout with former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett.

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  1. dviss1

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    Alexander is our Bennett.
     
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    Except I'd rather take the risk on Alexander. Bennett could blossom yet, but I can't imagine Alexander's first two years being any worse than Bennett's. Plus, and most importantly, Alexander isn't Canadian.
     
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    What does that mean? Considering Alexander and Bennett were picked at completely different places, have completely different body types and games and have completely different salaries and costs.
     
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    oh kinda high risk high reward, Alexander was considered a top pick at once too.
     
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    Except I'd consider Alexander low-risk. Only a small part of his contract is guaranteed. The only risk is that his court time could take away from other players' PT. But if that's the case, we're being rewarded.
     
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    That's irrelevant if we keep him. The discussion is about whether to keep him, not whether to sign him but not keep him.
     
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    My point is he's low-risk. Not high-risk.
     
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    Guess I meant boom or bust. With high expectations at one point.
     
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    Oy. Well, then yes. Totally agree.

    The article on Cliff (and Moe) has me excited. I know a lot of fluff comes out this time of the year, but I don't expect much fluff to be offered on Cliff at this point, given some here still think he could be booted in favor of keeping two 3rd string PG's.
     
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