2013 Free Agent questions

1. Always a chance for anything. I couldn't put a number on it until after the draft. He wouldn't be a big piece and I guess I'd take him as depth, but nothing makes me want him

2. Product of his team. He'll sign for way too much. I don't want him for what he will sign for.

3. They are good. Not outstanding though. I wouldn't mind Collison actually. I don't know much about DJ Augustine so I can't comment on him.

1) webster="Good three-point shooter... Not bad rebounder... Relies too much on his outside shot... Doesn't create for others... Low basketball IQ".
2) chalmers pretty much lost his minutes to cole in these playoffs. says a bit considering the competition was inferior!
3) roberts shoots and handles the ball as well as all three.

bottom line is i wouldn't want them as starters and they'll want too much $$ for reserves.

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2. Product of his team. He'll sign for way too much. I don't want him for what he will sign for.

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That's kind of what I was thinking.


So no one thinks Collison or Mayo are better than GV?

And I mention Webster because we need a 3 and I think he's the best available in FA and the draft.

This doesn't quite go here, but I'm not starting a new thread for it...

What do you think about the idea of taking on Kendrick Perkins' contract for two years, along with a sweetener, in exchange for Lopez?


That's a net increase in about $3-4m in payroll per season just between those two switching places, let alone the inclusion of Jeremy Lamb, Perry Jones III, and/or the Toronto 1st (#12 overall).


Perkins is still a good defensive center but he's godawful on offense, so that take pressure off Davis on the defensive side but increase the pressure on everyone else on offense.


Neither PJ3 or Lamb has shown much at the NBA level yet, but it's hard getting minutes on a team like that.


That Toronto pick could potentially become Shabazz Muhammed or a Euro player like C Rudy Gobert or SF Dario Saric, depending on how things play out on draft night.



I'd normally be more wary about taking another team's trash, but if Monty's idea is to become a slow-paced team that plays good defense, then Perkins would be a decent fit for what he'd want to do and we'd get additional pieces to help make it work.

Would love to get Webster. He would come at a good price and is a very good shooter.

No thanks on Perkins.

Let me rethink that actually: it would depend on the sweetner. They'd have to give me a lot.

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No thanks on Perkins.

Let me rethink that actually: it would depend on the sweetner. They'd have to give me a lot.

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Agreed

The suggested deal was the Toronto pick and the OKC pick with Perkins for Lopez and a 2016 2nd.



#12 could be useful if the front office like Dario Saric as much as is rumored.


#29, not so much.

That's the kind of position where you either draft-and-stash a foreign player or draft a project big man such as Festus Ezeli or Fab Melo.

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Kendrick Perkins

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#29, not so much.

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I pointed this out in another thread, but I think the 31st pick is way more valuable than the 29th pick because of 1st round guaranteed contracts.

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Would love to get Webster. He would come at a good price and is a very good shooter.

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I'd really really like to get him. Not sure if we have a shot or not, but he fills our biggest need and is a good shooter. Perfect Fit IMO.

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No thanks on Perkins.

Let me rethink that actually: it would depend on the sweetner. They'd have to give me a lot.

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That sweetner would have to be pretty damn sweet. Better than draft picks sweet. I'd rather have Lopez and his contract for a few more years than Perkins and his contract.