I think we will get that center first. We use hickson as a sign and trade to a team over cap for a center. The pick will be bpa
I don't believe you can sign and trade a player to a team over the cap. Or it might be the luxury tax.
Well I was thinking they would sign hickson for less than what their center makes. I think that works
Haha, he and Morrison have nothing in common except they both have long hair, are white and went to Gonzaga.
It doesn't matter what they make if the team is over the luxury tax (I'm just going to assume its that) they can't make a S&T. Teams over the cap can though.
I'd live to see us make a S&T deal involving Hickson for a center. Not sure which one though (I'd love to take a chance on McGee)? Other than that I'd love to get Evans. Assuming he doesn't suck, re-sign Maynor and draft Porter Lillard/Maynor Evans/Matthews Batum/Porter Aldridge/Claver McGee/Leonard/Freeland
I won't go too far out on the limb since you obviously know more about him than me. But I think the similarities also extend to the "polished offensive game" and "relative lack of athleticism." If Blazer fans host a rally outside the practice facility to draft him, the parallels will be far too great to ignore.
Obvioulsy Center and SG are our biggest needs. But are you suggesting we will have enough money for both Evans and Pekovic? i don't think that is possible especially if we keep our #1 pick. I would not mind Pekovic. He certainly has the size this team lacks. (We need some bulk) But we will have to over pay to get him. Simple case of supply and demand, and his services are in demand, regardless of how good he is. As for our SG spot....as long as they do their due diligence on Tyreke, he may not be a bad gamble. I just don't trust the guy for some reason. That car chase scene still sticks in my head. How stupid was that? But I don't see how we can get both. If Maynor looks like he can regain his health then i would pass on Jack. It also would make it less of a need to get a Free agent SG. (Lillard can get some minutes there) I would like to take a SG/ SF in the draft, although it looks to be PF heavy. Either way we need to take BPA and not worry about the position. Bottom line for me......use our cap space to grab a big and draft BPA.
Provided we actually get our pick, I think you spend draft night searching for a trade to use the pick and our upcoming cap space. Who has someone they want to move. Whether it's McGee, Jordan, Asik, Horford, whoever. Find out who might get amnestied, maybe a big bid on Pau if he is waived.... I think that will determine a lot of what else we can do.
[video=youtube;NmrzKYQnKws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmrzKYQnKws[/video] You can't tell me those plays in that video by Olynyk aren't athletic.
For a rookie that's a pretty solid post. I pretty much agree. We have to increase the quantity of talent and in this years draft we need to simply take the best player on the board. And I also agree to try and find a shooter FA.
