re: Ideal Pelicans First Offseason 2013

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I can't wait for the draft because it's really going to show which direction we are going (Aminu vs. draft pick or GV vs. draft pick) and will ultimately determine which direction we go in FA.

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yep...gonna be interesting.

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I'm curious why you wouldn't want Pekovic. Dude is a beast and Minny already said they weren't paying him.

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He is a beast, but he will play a lot of minutes. This will limit Davis' ability to play center and limit Ryno's ability to play, period. Most think Davis is a PF through and through, but I don't want to shut the door on the C possibility too soon.

Also, do we want to blow our cap flexibility on Pekovic? (I'm not up on the cap details/what the signing would do to our space). He will be expensive and is not the guy that puts us over the top, imo.

Let's make lesser signings and save our cap for the next season when Davis/Rivers/2013 draft pick are NBA savvy and ready for some playoff action.

Not to mention, NEXT offseason, we should have a better record, a pimped out arena/training facility(not sure when this is finished), and a legitimate NBA superstar. These factors, along with showing them the money, will make us a more attractive free agent destination. Making a big signing this season is rushing the re-build in a bad way, imo.

2014 is a much better free agent class, too.

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A front court of Pek/AD/Ryan/Smith/Lopez would be one of the best in the league.

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yes it would, but who's not getting any minutes? Lopez is on a great contract for a starter, but we'd be paying him a lot for garbage minutes in that scenario. Also, Lopez has proven he's not a garbage minutes player.