sactowndog
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He is better for us. Cam is a better defender who can guard the 2-3 whereas Barnes is not quick enough. But what the hell in Kessler we trust
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He is better for us. Cam is a better defender who can guard the 2-3 whereas Barnes is not quick enough. But what the hell in Kessler we trust
sactowndog
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Again the point is to win.
Ah. Thought that was about Johnson and Kuzma.
Tetsujin
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Win what exactly? Is Cam Johnson really worth 100 million dollars?
Cam absolutely is not guarding 2's, what are you talking about? He's been a small-ball 4 his entire career. He's the exact same mold as Keegan/Barnes/Kuzma, etc.
captain bill
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The highest the Wizards have picked in the last 10 years has been 8 or 9 (including Rui...)
Setting themselves up for another 10 years of mediocrity
Setting themselves up for another 10 years of mediocrity
he's just talking out of his ass at this point. Cam isn't some 4 position versatile lock-down defender. He's a positive on that end, but he's a 4/3.
serbiangoat
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The Bruce Brown deal while it is an overpay the 2nd year is a team option so it's not as bad as initially thought but still bad.
sactowndog
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For us absolutely. Keegan is best as a power forward guarding primarily 4’s with some 3’s. Johnson can guard 2-3 better than Keegan.
twslam07
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His advanced impacts stats are pretty impressive. And this deal is only 18% of the cap. I don’t think it’s an overpay. I said from the beginning that I thought he’d get $25 mil or more. Not surprised by this price tag.
KainLear
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Slow down, this ain't NBA 2K Franchise mode.
sactowndog
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I believe he is better as a 2-3 defender than Keegan or Barnes but no way to prove either way.
I know you didn't just disrespect two-time Kings GOAT Carl Landry.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Are you sure you aren’t confusing Cam with Mikal Bridges?
That's not what you said LOL.
You said he's a 2-3 defender. Now you're changing it to he can defend it better than Keegan or HB.
That's probably true, but he doesn't do that at all or at any point in his career. So what would be the point, it doesn't address your problem?
KainLear
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MODESTO FINEST!
Tetsujin
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That’s the going rate for an All-NBA player so I don’t think anyone would be too upset
iowamcnabb
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Cam is great but he wanted to sign with the Nets.
twslam07
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I posted this in another thread. He basically has the same measurements as Klay Thompson but (by combine measurements) he’s actually quicker and can jump higher than Thomson. Considering Johnson is a solid & smart defender, who’s to say that he can’t defend SGs if Klay can?
KainLear
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According to Sam Amick, fans should pay more attention to the percentage of salary over the actual number since CBA has moved much faster than our memory.
Fox is a stud though….he is him
iowamcnabb
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I don’t know if this has been said here but Duece says we are interested in Plumlee and maybe wood
All NBA and presumably 3x all star Fox by that point - it's the cost of doing business for the best player on your team. These guys getting 30 million are 3rd options at best.
I haven't checked this year, but I wasn't too impressed in previous seasons. Maybe I'm misremembering, or maybe his BKN stint really was that good.
18% is still a lot, especially when your top players are taking 25%+ of your cap. This is a "you're a top 3 guy on our team" contract.
sactowndog
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I think has some pointed out the Rockets have so many guys on rookie deals they need to take on salary. Their current cap with holds is 83M and the floor is 122M. Signing a Van Vleet to run the team for a couple years and mentor guys is a good signing.
So why hasn't he then? He's actually played more small 5 than he has moving up to the 2.
Again, I think he's a good defender. But he's a 4/3 through and through. That's been his spot his entire career.
Plumlee would be my choice…..a guy who can guard the bigger centers
miltonap
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To be honest I'd rather Monte not do anything rather than just make a move just to do it.
Might be considered boring, or not sexy, but probably the right move if there is not really anything that's great for the team out there.
Kind of respect it tbh.
Harder to be methodical and stick to your guns rather than just making a move to appease people which is what can kill a team tbh
Might be considered boring, or not sexy, but probably the right move if there is not really anything that's great for the team out there.
Kind of respect it tbh.
Harder to be methodical and stick to your guns rather than just making a move to appease people which is what can kill a team tbh
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