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Luke Babbit to the Pelicans?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:13 pm
I'm seeing random fans of Babbit's say this on Twitter. The only thing I see from a credible source is that he's leaving his Euroteam
Remember that this is the guy that Monty basically laughed off as an NBA player after a 1 on 1 pre draft interview because he's too slow to play defense. Also
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BC Nizhny Novgorod ?@BC_NN 10h
Luke Babbit breaks contract with BCNN. Due to such unfair behavior we wouldn't sign his letter of clearance, so no club is able to sign him
Remember that this is the guy that Monty basically laughed off as an NBA player after a 1 on 1 pre draft interview because he's too slow to play defense. Also
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 1:17 pm
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Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:17 pm to TigerinATL
Didn't remember him, but definitely remember the picture. Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:21 pm to TigerinATL
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Was watching a little bit of the Portland game last night and wondered for a second if he was still on their bench.
He's a big man that can shoot, so he'd possibly provide some spacing. Thats about it
Was watching a little bit of the Portland game last night and wondered for a second if he was still on their bench.
He's a big man that can shoot, so he'd possibly provide some spacing. Thats about it
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:27 pm to TigerinATL
Yeah I remember him during the draft and all that. I thought he would be slightly better than he ended up being because he was a good shooter, but definitely expected him to be an end of bench, situational shooter type. He didn't do shite.
He's definitely not a big man, unless he's gotten bigger. More of a SF/PF tweener type, at least at the time of the draft he was.
He's definitely not a big man, unless he's gotten bigger. More of a SF/PF tweener type, at least at the time of the draft he was.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:29 pm to Fun Bunch
Unless he's just been lighting up Euro, this has to be an attempt to replace Ryno for a little while. Must be an unguaranteed contract, for sure.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:38 pm to Fun Bunch
The deal with the pels is guaranteed for the rest of the year according to basketballinsiders.com
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:38 pm to TigerinATL
Bring Babbit on.....
If the goals is to get worse than the Celtics and ease into that #5 position.
If the goals is to get worse than the Celtics and ease into that #5 position.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:41 pm to Fun Bunch
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More of a SF/PF tweener type,
Yeah, he's a big like Matt Bonner is a big. I do like that it says they are still playing to win, not that I ever thought they were on board with the tank, but Demps could have easily kept going with Amundson rather than signing Ajinca and now Babbit.
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:50 pm to TigerinATL
Macnamara is also tweeting about it
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:17 pm to TigerinATL
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He signed his one-year deal with the Russian team in August, when it was apparent that the contract didn’t include an escape clause that would allow him to return to the NBA until the end of BC Nizhny Novgorod’s season. The Russian team indicated in its statement that it’s in the midst of an important stretch, helping explain why it’s reluctant to part with Babbitt.
The 24-year-old forward is averaging 13.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in Russia. Most impressively, he’s shooting 57.4% from three-point range on 3.4 such attempts per contest.
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No escape clause also means no buyout clause. Assuming Babbit has no plans to return to Russia, and why would he if he has multiple NBA teams interested, you would think this will become a shake down for $500k. How much does Demps want to add Babbit to the roster?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:24 pm to TigerinATL
nvm wrong answer
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:27 pm to Boomshockalocka
You must be thinking of someone else. He was a rookie in 10-11, and he only played in 24 games, not because he was injured, but because he couldn't crack the rotation.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:30 pm to TigerinATL
Yea I don't know where that came from
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:41 pm to Whodatforlife21
because he saw it on here
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:48 pm to TigerinATL
He will be able to provide some spacing. Not much else.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:51 pm to TigerinATL
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:58 pm to BayouFann
:lol:when the basketball explodes in that videoPosted on 1/29/14 at 3:00 pm to DeionDeion
Dell does have a pretty good record in reclamation projects. We'll see.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 3:02 pm to Aced
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He will be able to provide some spacing. Not much else.
Where do his minutes come from? I get having Stiemsma, Ajinca and Rookie Jeff Withey on the roster. All are similar tier players and you choose who to go with based on the matchup or fouls remaining. Babbit is not in the same tier as Miller. Maybe you can put him in the same tier as Morrow because Morrow is also one dimensional and has played a lot of SF. So either this is giving the team another option when Morrow is cold, or maybe a trade is coming where either Morrow or Miller are involved?
Posted on 2/1/14 at 9:14 am to TigerinATL
According to rotoworld he's on his way over to sign. Can't argue too much with taking a chance on a big perimeter shooter who is still only 24
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