Stein: Bogut makes sense for Portland

http://www.espn.com/blog/marc-stein/post/_/id/4740/kings-cousins-for-one-doesnt-expect-to-be-dealt

Maybe not threadworthy but it's something. He is a free agent this upcoming summer however, so if we want to dump salary on DAL, he could be a viable rental.

 

To injury prone!

 

Big man and injury prone? He's perfect for the Blazers!

 

Is that a toast, or are you missing an "o"?

 

I agree with Stein!
But let's wait till the trade deadline. Maybe we'll have decided we want to tank by then.

 

I mentioned this possibility in the Around the NBA thread on Monday:

 

His contract is the concerning thing for me. He would for all intents and purposes be a rental for half a year, unless we offload enough salary to get under the luxury tax next summer.

Reminiscent of the Ratliff/Camby acquisitions. We got some old dudes for a half year, they played really well, and then we overpaid them. Maybe we need this for this squad. We are seriously soft. Can he make our dudes tough through osmosis?

Sidebar, I read somewhere that he and Terry have beef from his time in MIL. Is this true? Kinda hard to believe given Stotts' philosophy

 

It's also the big headline on www.hoopshype.com

 

Let's get the old gang back together again!
Not sure how CJ will feel about going back to the bench, tho...

 

And yet not half as injury prone as the other former GSW center we acquired.

Here's their games and minutes played in recent seasons:

Andrew Bogut
2013-14: 67 games, 1769 minutes
2014-15: 67 games, 1583 minutes
2015-16: 70 games, 1481 minutes
2016-17: 16 games, 400 minutes
Total - 220 games, 5233

Festus Ezeli
2013-14: 0 games, 0 minutes
2014-15: 46 games, 504 minutes
2015-16: 46 games, 770 minutes
2016-17: 0 games, 0 minutes
Total - 92 games, 1274

Andrew Bogut averages more minutes per season than Festus Ezeli has played in the last 5 seasons combined.

Plus, he's better when he does play.

If the price was cheap, I'd take a chance. Worst case we let him walk at the end of the season and wish him well.

BNM

 

NO THANK YOU.

 

What would Dallas want for Bogut? Probably cap space more than anything. I can see them checking to see if Philly will take him off their hands.

Otherwise I'd gladly offer Crabbe + ? for Bogut and Wes.

 

Why would Philly want another center?

I'd do that in an instant. Wessy is slowly rounding back to form from his injury (which in reality, does take 2 yrs to recover fully). I like the Wes - ET combo better than ET-AC, even 2 years from now. Actually feel like AC would do better in an increased role in DAL as well, and they could build around Barnes/AC.

 

Okay then - somebody tell Olshey. Oh, and the ? can be Ezeli, because let's admit it, he's never going to play again, so he can just be filler for trade purposes.

(But "building round Barnes and Crabbe" has to be the saddest building project ever.)

 

I'd bring back Rolo or bring in Tyson Chandler before Bogut.....! We can do better at the 5

 

Well I'm with you on Rolo, but I imagine the Bulls are kind of fond of him. And I'd take Chandler but not over Bogut - isn't he older and worse?
Bogut is still the top defensive center in the league. Scratch that - best defensive PLAYER in the league.

 

Guys, come on. That's a fake source.

 

Pretty sure there are spambots on that link. Stop linking to that site