At this stage of the development of this team we are at a point where we are looking for quality and not for cheaper options. Our best players are still on rookie deals and will need extending. You make a big signing while these guys are under their rookie deals. It's what we should have done with Boogie but we had different approach tho things back then.To be honest, I'd rather take a chance with someone else like Jonas Valanciunas (Player option), or cheaper short term options like JaVale McGee, or Kyle O'Quinn, instead of DeAndre Jordan. I always find him overrated because things he do are flashy.
This is precisely my thinking. Grant is a known mouth piece for the team. He is always used as a someone who floats the idea out there before it happens. He was raving on about Luke Walton before he got signed. Now he has moved on to DJ which tells me the front office see him as a realistic option for a couple of season on a big money deal while Giles and Bagley develop into a bona fide starting duo. DJ wouldn't be my first choice but I can certainly see the thinking behind it. DJ is a former all-star who is still able to rebound at an elite level and defend the paint. I think that is pretty much what the team will be looking for in FA.If you've followed the team for some time you are aware that Grant typically will discuss players who, at least on occasion, end up on the team. So, given his recent proclamations regarding DeAndre Jordan, I would suspect the front office is targeting him. Interpreting what I've read and heard recently I believe they are definitely looking for a defensive oriented Center who can run the floor and rebound.
Lopez? he gets like 3 rebounds per game. How in the world does he fit here?
Seamlessly, evidently.
There is one particular area were Jordan would be the best fit of all, and that's as a screener. It's known around the league that DJ is the best big man screener in the NBA. The Kings guards would instantly get better looks just like they did with Kosta out there setting picks for them. I'm not sure he's the best fit but he should be on the radar if they are looking at bigs. You just have to hope no other team is serious about him.
he is a very good screener. but i think he does not really play defence. maybe he did at some point but does not seem to be that good at it now..
Yeah he's pretty much pure name value on D at this point. He's not bad, but he's nowhere close to the rim protector he's thought of or that he once was 5 or 6 years ago. Gambles too much and constantly gets caught out of position. I wouldn't call him bad, but he's closer to an average defensive player than the stud he's thought of.
The benefit of him is that he and Bagley in the starting 5 would instantly boost our rebounding to more than respectable levels. And he's still an excellent rim runner that takes highly effective shots and is the most efficient player in the NBA. Especially now that he's fixed his FT problems, a guy who can shoot 65+% TS on 6-7 shots a game while getting to the line 3-4 times a game is extremely valuable on offense. His offensive game is what we hoped WCS would someday become.
It'd basically be an upgrade over what we have now with WCS in the rotation. Not the worst idea, but think we can spend the 18-20 mil it'd cost to bring him in more effectively.
At this stage of the development of this team we are at a point where we are looking for quality and not for cheaper options. Our best players are still on rookie deals and will need extending. You make a big signing while these guys are under their rookie deals.
This is exactly the reasoning. If we use the cap space on quality signing now, it allows us to get a quality playre on 2 on the books before we re-sign the young core and go over the cap to do so. If we use the cap space to re-sign the young core then we are missing out on getting quality via free agency and without a 1st round pick, it becomes difficult for us to add genuine talent in any other way.This is an important point. There’s a certain order of operations that comes with team building in this way. Since you can go over the cap to keep existing players, but not add new ones, it makes sense to try to add the impact players in the next year or two, before you lose cap space extending the young core.
WCS got 3 rebounds or less in a total of 3 games this season
Preferably it would be young players with upside
Preferably it would be young players with upside
Should his team flame out of the second round and he declines his option, Al Horford would be an interesting option. Would be a defensive captain and could stretch the floor. Perfect culture fit. He’d be the “Vlade” signing of this generation of players—perceived as being over the hill, but probably still has 3-4 years of really productive basketball left.
Yes, yes, it was gallows humor. I think you can safely count me out of the I-Hate-WCS crowd.
Should his team flame out of the second round and he declines his option, Al Horford would be an interesting option. Would be a defensive captain and could stretch the floor. Perfect culture fit. He’d be the “Vlade” signing of this generation of players—perceived as being over the hill, but probably still has 3-4 years of really productive basketball left.
Anybody think if Noah Vonleh would be decent pickup this offseason?
I can't see a 33 year old Horford declining his option this summer. He is set to make $30 million next year. He's going to accept the option.
If anything, if Kyrie opts out and signs elsewhere, Horford may become trade bait if Boston goes into rebuild mode.
uhh, not true. Zach Randolph only played 1 season in the NBA when we signed him...and he's now about out of the league. Afflalo played 2 seasons in the NBA, but he barely played in the 2nd year... and he's now out of the league.Should his team flame out of the second round and he declines his option, Al Horford would be an interesting option. Would be a defensive captain and could stretch the floor. Perfect culture fit. He’d be the “Vlade” signing of this generation of players—perceived as being over the hill, but probably still has 3-4 years of really productive basketball left.
Yes I've been on the Vonleh train all year. He's better at C, still just 23 years old, plays really good defense, he's an excellent rebounder, added a 3-ball the past 2 years and he can flex at the 4 or 5 if needed. Can have some really creative big man LU's with Bagley/Giles/Bjelica/Vonleh that would make us difficult to match-up with.
Statistically too, just saw a nice boost in everything in addition to him being a very good rebounder: Think he's definitely a guy too where he gets better when not playing on a completely crap team and can stay in his defined role.
uhh, not true. Zach Randolph only played 1 season in the NBA when we signed him...and he's now about out of the league. Afflalo played 2 seasons in the NBA, but he barely played in the 2nd year... and he's now out of the league.
Signing Horford would need to come down to $$$. Signing him to a big deal would be a very bad idea. He's going to be 33 yearsold next year, so don't be surprised to see him drop off like Gasol did.
We've seen plenty of big men like OPrime point out that reached 30+, then immediately fell off a cliff and had horrible contracts. Horford would be just that. I would be ok with a 1+1, but he'd be opting out for a long-term deal, something I don't think we'd offer him.
I wonder what kind of market he’s going to have? I would hope he’s a guy the Kings would target as his age and skill set fit in with what they are trying to do.