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K.J McDaniels
Posted on 6/6/15 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 6/6/15 at 3:28 pm
I actually forgot to mention him in my MLE SF thread but I figured he needed his own thread. He was a second round pick of the Sixers last year and was traded to the rockets mid season.
Highlights
6'6 205 pounds with a 6'11 wingspan
With philly his stats were: 9.2 PPG 3.8 Rebs 1.3 Asts 0.8 Stls 1.3 Blks
Shot 40% FGs and 29.3% 3 Pointers
+Athletic freak that can do well in fast break situations(we'll have a lot of those)
+One of the better shot blocking wings and a very solid defender that can guard multiple positions.
+Energy will never be a problem
+Just turned 22 with room to improve
-Shooting percentages weren't very good but nothing awful either,still quite raw.
-Ball handling isn't great
-BBIQ is a little questionable
He somewhat reminds me of a younger corey brewer or maybe even Ariza. Think Dell will take a chance?
Highlights
6'6 205 pounds with a 6'11 wingspan
With philly his stats were: 9.2 PPG 3.8 Rebs 1.3 Asts 0.8 Stls 1.3 Blks
Shot 40% FGs and 29.3% 3 Pointers
+Athletic freak that can do well in fast break situations(we'll have a lot of those)
+One of the better shot blocking wings and a very solid defender that can guard multiple positions.
+Energy will never be a problem
+Just turned 22 with room to improve
-Shooting percentages weren't very good but nothing awful either,still quite raw.
-Ball handling isn't great
-BBIQ is a little questionable
He somewhat reminds me of a younger corey brewer or maybe even Ariza. Think Dell will take a chance?
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Posted on 6/6/15 at 3:44 pm to LosLobos111
well he knows how to dunk
never hurts
never hurts
Posted on 6/6/15 at 3:44 pm to LosLobos111
I would love to land him. We need athletes on the wing so bad. I think he could do well in Gentry's system.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 4:29 pm to LosLobos111
I don't think you take the chance on him. He's an RFA so Houston can lock up your cap space/MLE for 3 days before it matches. And Gerald Green is available. He may not be a good defender and is older than McDaniels, but he is much more proven as a scorer in an up tempo attack and you know you won't be wasting the MLE going after him.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 5:20 pm to TigerinATL
quote:
Houston can lock up your cap space/MLE for 3 days before it matches
And you can bet Morey will.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 6:03 pm to SwaggerCopter
It probably wouldn't come to that. I can't think of a player that's been stolen via hostile bid that wasn't a poison pill (are you really going to poison pill with the MLE?). The team either always matches or telegraphs in advance that they'd be willing to do a S&T. I've already said I wouldn't put McDaniels as my top FA acquisition, but if you wanted him...he wasn't even in the Houston rotation last year (33 minutes played total), so rather than pay $5.4 million to keep him, maybe you do a double S&T of Babbitt. Houston gets a cheap shooter and $4 million trade exception out of it.
This post was edited on 6/6/15 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 6/6/15 at 6:39 pm to LosLobos111
He literally couldn't get on the floor when he was traded to Houston. Wouldn't throw more than 1 mill a year at the guy.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 6:55 pm to Tayday
Ariza/Brewer etc were ahead of him. He'll command a lot more than 1 mil in FA due to his potential and solid production in philly.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 7:02 pm to LosLobos111
quote:
He'll command a lot more than 1 mil in FA due to his potential and solid production in philly.
Yeah, but he'll probably get it from a non playoff team with cap space and the development time to wait for him. Playoff teams usually can't afford to blow the MLE. Look at the Hornets with Posey, or the Clippers this year with Hawes. No way should we make a run at McDaniels unless he's a throw in like if we trade Ryno to get our #18 back.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 7:18 pm to TigerinATL
You're probably right
I just think he can turn into Ariza-lite in a year(or 2) and could potentially be a steal. He has the most potential of the "MLE SF" candidates and showed flashes of productivity. Under Gentry/Erman he could become a stud shorter than you may think.
Maybe he could be gotten for the BAE(roughly 3 mil?)
I just think he can turn into Ariza-lite in a year(or 2) and could potentially be a steal. He has the most potential of the "MLE SF" candidates and showed flashes of productivity. Under Gentry/Erman he could become a stud shorter than you may think.
Maybe he could be gotten for the BAE(roughly 3 mil?)
Posted on 6/6/15 at 7:50 pm to Tayday
quote:He is a rookie who was traded to Houston mid-season and was behind Brewer and Ariza. And on top that, McHale doesn't really like to play rookies anyway.
He literally couldn't get on the floor when he was traded to Houston. Wouldn't throw more than 1 mill a year at the guy.
Him not getting much playing time on the Rockets doesn't really mean anything.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 8:21 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:
Him not getting much playing time on the Rockets doesn't really mean anything.
I think it is an indication of his value to Houston, ie he's an asset not a core piece that Morey would be happy to flip.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 9:41 pm to TigerinATL
Or maybe he is insurance if they can't get Brewer back.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 10:10 pm to LosLobos111
quote:
6'6 205 pounds with a 6'11 wingspan
Same height and reach as T. Evans. Evans has 20lbs on him and still can't play SF for some reason..
Posted on 6/7/15 at 12:14 am to brmark70816
Tyreke doesn't have the raw athletic ability/quickness Mcdaniels has that's needed to guard the wing(ecspecially in the west).
This post was edited on 6/7/15 at 12:18 am
Posted on 6/7/15 at 1:48 am to LosLobos111
quote:
Tyreke doesn't have the raw athletic ability/quickness Mcdaniels has that's needed to guard the wing(ecspecially in the west).
So who can he guard then? Aren't PGs much quicker and athletic than SGs and SFs? I get that he isn't a good defender. I don't think it's cause he is lacking anything though. It just comes down to desire and system..
Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:49 pm to TigerinATL
quote:
No way should we make a run at McDaniels unless he's a throw in like if we trade Ryno to get our #18 back.
I will always wonder why dell didn't just trade Anderson for asik straight up. Unless I've missed something the salaries are similar enough to make it legal. With the 18th pick the SF from Virginia should be available
Posted on 6/7/15 at 4:13 pm to cgrand
1) Houston was clearing cap space to make a run at Bosh.
2) If Ryno was his normal self last year we're closer to 50 wins and you aren't asking this question.
2) If Ryno was his normal self last year we're closer to 50 wins and you aren't asking this question.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 6:00 pm to TigerinATL
when the asik trade was made they were clearing space but there was ample opportunity to do that trade earlier if you believe what everyone was speculating
the time to move him was when he wasn't tainted by injury or his play
the time to move him was when he wasn't tainted by injury or his play
Posted on 6/8/15 at 6:22 am to cgrand
quote:
will always wonder why dell didn't just trade Anderson for asik straight up
Because, on paper, Anderson, Asik, Davis is a very good 3 man frontcourt. Because Anderson, even w/ an off year, is a huge + with Davis for the team.
Monty et al couldn't scheme for Anderson/Asik and we saw that pair for something like only 200 minutes. Maybe they just wont work and there isn't an answer, but it's worth giving another shot with fresh eyes IMO
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