Official: Free Agency and MLE options thread

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  1. Orion Bailey

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    He is our starting power forward, so he is fairly big.. and he has a name... so again . I believe I answered the question. ;)
     
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    Bjelica would be a sneaky good pick up. He should be our target for the MLE.
     
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    What does he offer that Meyers doesn't? Seems like a poor man's Ryan Anderson who would get put into PnR every time he was on the court. Great shooter, what else does he provide.(saying that, he sounds like a perfect Olshey target. Fuck)
     
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    I’m loving these “what does he provide other than shooting??” stances on this board this summer as if it wasn’t one of, if not our biggest, issue last season. Also, we’re not going to find two way players for the tax MLE, so lower the expectations, yeah?
     
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    Being able to come off the bench and hit 3s while being able to play the 3 or 4 is worth the tax MLE. Bjelica was to the wolves as Harkless was to the Blazers last year. When he was playing well they were a much better team, if you can get that same value for 5 mil a year that’s a “sneaky good pick up”. I would see him as a poor mans Mirotic.
     
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    He doesn't play the 3, though
     
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  7. Scalma

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    Does he need to? We just lost a backup big.
     
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    I’m sure Nik can start at 3


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    Well, the post before mine said he plays the 3 and 4.

    And I didnt whine that all he does is shoot. I asked what he gives us Meyers does not.
     
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    If Collins is supposed to be playing more down low this next season, pairing him with an outside shooter like Bjelica might not be a bad idea.
     
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    I think the whole point of letting Davis go was for the second unit to get more dynamic offensively. Loved Davis but he didn’t space the court. Bjelica, Beasley, guys like that would all be upgrades in that area.
     
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    Julius Randle is an UFA wow
     
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    Wow is right, I wonder if that means they are signing someone else big (other than Rondo).
     
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    Uh oh - Indy just released Al Jefferson - DON'T DO IT NEIL!!!!
     
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    Nevermind, I just saw that Rondo signed for $9 million, geez.
     
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    Glad to see the whispering campaign catch on!
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 2, 2018
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    Haha i bet he gives him the Full mle and then ge said: we got our Veteran:D
     
    Labinot41, Jul 2, 2018
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    I want this too much for it to happen. It's like England beating Colombia tomorrow - I'm already resigned to disappointment.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 2, 2018
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    Just curious, if he was really any good at all why would Minnesota renounce him to sign Anthony Tolliver?
     
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