Potential Free agent/trade/sign tracker
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If we do end up trading for Cam Johnson, I really hope we’re only giving up one 1st rounder. Giving up two 1sts would be quite the overpay and make life difficult if we’re wanting to make upgrades/tweaks in the future.
As I’ve said before, I really like Cam Johnson in a vacuum, but I do believe DeRozan, Johnson, & Murray are all best at SF (especially when you’re C has below average length). I think we’d still be very susceptible to losing to teams with bigger, imposing frontcourts in a playoff atmosphere. Our strategy would be to outscore those types of teams (vs. slow them down). As you can probably tell, I’m not in love with the ceiling of that strategy
Regardless, adding Johnson to this roster will in fact makes us a better team, and I’ll be cheering that I’m wrong about our ceiling and that we’d be able to somehow overcome the lack of length in our frontcourt. Maybe if Murray and Monk can return to being 40%+ 3PT shooters with 7+ 3PAs, we’d just be able to overwhelm teams with a lethal combo of our go-to scorers (Fox, Monk, DeRozan, & Sabonis) + our elite C&S shooters (Monk, Ellis, Johnson, & Murray).
As I’ve said before, I really like Cam Johnson in a vacuum, but I do believe DeRozan, Johnson, & Murray are all best at SF (especially when you’re C has below average length). I think we’d still be very susceptible to losing to teams with bigger, imposing frontcourts in a playoff atmosphere. Our strategy would be to outscore those types of teams (vs. slow them down). As you can probably tell, I’m not in love with the ceiling of that strategy
Regardless, adding Johnson to this roster will in fact makes us a better team, and I’ll be cheering that I’m wrong about our ceiling and that we’d be able to somehow overcome the lack of length in our frontcourt. Maybe if Murray and Monk can return to being 40%+ 3PT shooters with 7+ 3PAs, we’d just be able to overwhelm teams with a lethal combo of our go-to scorers (Fox, Monk, DeRozan, & Sabonis) + our elite C&S shooters (Monk, Ellis, Johnson, & Murray).
Watching Huerter and Keegan again tonight, I think adding a Cam Johnson proven spacer from the wing slot probably is more important than we're letting on. We just can't rely on them right now and especially with Monk being streaky with his shooting. Can't rule out that Cam's just taken a leap this season as an overall scorer. 19 PPG on 67% TS on only 22% USG is incredibly impressive.
I really like that Cam's adding some secondary playmaking the last few years too. Up to 15.8% Ast rate this season.
I really like that Cam's adding some secondary playmaking the last few years too. Up to 15.8% Ast rate this season.
