Al Thornton

[Letsgokings13]

Would any of you give thought about possibly signing Al to be our SF? I know he isnt great, maybe not even better than Dorrel Wright, but he is looking okay in the summer league. I know its just the summer league but i think Al could bring some energy and tenacity from the 3 spot. Was a lottery pick a couple years ago as you know

 

[Uncia03]

Would any of you give thought about possibly signing Al to be our SF? I know he isnt great, maybe not even better than Dorrel Wright, but he is looking okay in the summer league. I know its just the summer league but i think Al could bring some energy and tenacity from the 3 spot. Was a lottery pick a couple years ago as you know

If I had to go after a SF who could be gotten 'cheap' who is playing in Orlando, I would probably go for Austin Daye.
He's stuck behind Prince and isn't getting any time at the SF spot, and now they want him to start trying to play the PF to get time, but he doesn't have anywhere near the strength/bulk to be able to play the PF position.

For a SF he's got tremendous length, is a good rebounding, and a good shooter.
If you could swing a deal with Detroit to pick him up cheaply, I'd certainly take a flier on him.

A couple years back I thought he was one of the best prospects at Summer League provided that he could bulk up, but he gets no playing time behind Prince which has certainly hurt his development. This year he's again showing a lot at Summer League, so he'd be the guy I'd try to take a cheap flier on.

As to Thornton, the good thing with him is that you don't have to deal with another team, you could just sign him, as I don't think he's signed to a team right now. But I'd rather play TWill at the SF than Thornton if I had to choose between the two.

 

[upinsmoke]

I don't know to much about his game can anyone chime in?

 

[Section 101]

He was a 24 year old rookie. He's 28 now. Donte is a better player.

 

[beb0p]

He's a blackhole, plays no defense, and has no three-pt range.

I think he'll feel right at home with the Kings.

 

[bajaden]

If I had to go after a SF who could be gotten 'cheap' who is playing in Orlando, I would probably go for Austin Daye.
He's stuck behind Prince and isn't getting any time at the SF spot, and now they want him to start trying to play the PF to get time, but he doesn't have anywhere near the strength/bulk to be able to play the PF position.

For a SF he's got tremendous length, is a good rebounding, and a good shooter.
If you could swing a deal with Detroit to pick him up cheaply, I'd certainly take a flier on him.

A couple years back I thought he was one of the best prospects at Summer League provided that he could bulk up, but he gets no playing time behind Prince which has certainly hurt his development. This year he's again showing a lot at Summer League, so he'd be the guy I'd try to take a cheap flier on.

As to Thornton, the good thing with him is that you don't have to deal with another team, you could just sign him, as I don't think he's signed to a team right now. But I'd rather play TWill at the SF than Thornton if I had to choose between the two.

Yeah, I agree! When I heard they wanted Daye to play PF, I thought you have to be kidding me. When he came into the league, I didn't think he had enough meat on his bones to play SF, much less PF. But he would be worth a shot. He has tremendous length for the SF position, and he's a good athlete. As for Thornton, I'll pass. he's a PF in a SF's body who hasn't significantly increased his skill level over the past four years.

 

[Jordan Goins]

The Thornton cousins on the same team? No.