Marcus Thornton
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
PurpleHaze
All-Star
A lot more than $1.3 mil earned over his past two seasons. The situation is somewhat similar to Kings signing Beno Udrih to full mid-level exception under existing CBA. The new CBA will dictate what Marcus Thornton gets.
Fear the Putin
Starter
enough to keep him. He's going to be 24 in June for crying out loud. Not even his prime.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Well under the old CBA nobody would be willing to run out and drop $10+mil on a guy after a month and a half of this, so pretty much whatever they are offereing out there will be reaoasonable form our perspective. I would expect sombody to come with at least $5-6mil a year (again under old CBA). Would be surprised, but not shicked if somebody took a huge $8mil flyer. For us, any of those numbers is matchable for the #3 gun -- by the time the crunch hits with Reke and DeMarucs coming off their rookie deals, we should be free of Cisco or Beno's current deals and be able to fit everybody.
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The Basketball Kings
G-League
I used to really want Ben Gordon on our team. Thornton appears to be better. ICE COOOOOOOLD.
I've come around. Signing Thornton long term certainly seems just as effective, if not more, than signing a free agent. Especially when one considers who will be available. We don't need any more gunners - now we just need glue. Good, solid, veteran glue at the SF position.
DesertFox
Starter
I didn't doubt he could score, and thought he could put up some empty numbers down the stretch, like Rashad McCants.
But he's been able to do it without sacrificing fg%, and his playmaking has been a surprise. His D has been OK, but he forces turnovers and plays tough, which is all you can ask from an undersized 2.
If he improves his efficiency by just a notch, closer to 23 than 20 on 17 shots, and his passing ability is for real, he might be an all-star even in the crowded west.
But he's been able to do it without sacrificing fg%, and his playmaking has been a surprise. His D has been OK, but he forces turnovers and plays tough, which is all you can ask from an undersized 2.
If he improves his efficiency by just a notch, closer to 23 than 20 on 17 shots, and his passing ability is for real, he might be an all-star even in the crowded west.
Fireplug
Bench
Question:
If we had Thorton from day 1, how many more games do we win this season based on his clutch shots alone? If you remembered we were blowing games left and right before he showed up just because we would choke at the end every time.
I'd venture to say we'd have 7-10 more wins just based on his clutchness.
If we had Thorton from day 1, how many more games do we win this season based on his clutch shots alone? If you remembered we were blowing games left and right before he showed up just because we would choke at the end every time.
I'd venture to say we'd have 7-10 more wins just based on his clutchness.
DesertFox
Starter
That sounds fair. Even if Thornton himself wouldn't produce 7-10 wins, you'd think the Dally/Cuz/JT groove would have been found earlier, and that cannot be understated because Landry and JT battling for minutes resulted in a virtual zero for both of them.
The Basketball Kings
G-League
1 question - are you all happy with the KMart for Thornton swap? I am.
