Saddiq Bey

How dare you bring optimism to this board! You were supposed to only post negative stats of Bey. Don't worry someone will be here shortly to take care of it.

Really happy with that addition to the team.

Dantheman504, you was right, it's depressing when you can't have a civil conversation about one of our players, smh

If we trust Peavy at SF then I can see Bey at SG and Peavy at SF. Hawk will get minutes if hes on the roster to start the season. I think we keep him and see if something clicks year 3. It would be worth the risk as his value can't really get lower. If Fears shows out and Hawk shows up then Jose may be the odd man out. For now tho I'd probably rather Fears/ Jose > Fears/ Hawk.

But I wouldn't be surprised if its Jose/ Hawk/ Bey

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neither Jose nor Hawkins will be on the team in my opinion

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Depends on whose available and how much they cost.

I think we are $5.5mil from the tax and both of Jose/ Hawk make $4.5mil. So if we target a player for $10mil or less then 1 might stay.

For example we could agree to a S&T with Brogdon on a 3/30 type deal and send Jose out. We would still keep Hawk in that scenario to increase his value and still potentially have a sniper on the team if he finds his shot.

With the pick of Fears, addition of Poole who is PG/ SG, and Murray eventually coming back there is just no reason to keep Jose. Especially > Hawk if we are primarily missing shooters for fit. At that point its just which one of the $5mil you want to move and Hawk still fits the bigger need in reality.

Yeah, it's still a very open question whether or not Hawkins is actually an NBA player. If he weren't under contract, would we have him on a two-way or would he actually have a regular contract this year at a minimum salary? I don't know the answer to that.

I was hoping to get others' opinions and thoughts on Bey, but somehow this thread has turned into a thread about Jordan Hawkings.

Bey is a big, 6’7 wing. But the truth is he’s a bit slow footed and not a great overall defender. Decent enough team defender and most definitely strong enough to switch up to the 4’s of the league. I don’t think the ACL tear is going to help his agility.

He’s a guy that likes to go after offensive rebounds and is very very effective at it. Considering Zion and Missi are the same way, we could in theory be a team that wrecks the offensive boards. I’m a bit pessimistic and take issue with guys always more than willing to fight for a score but not nearly as active getting a defensive rebound. But that’s more of a Zion critique than Bey.

He’s started a bunch of games, played a few years in the league, and is in those prime years age wise. For what we expect to be asking from him, I love the pickup. But he does have his faults too.

He has better become a better handler, shooter, or defender or I see a reality where we'll just play small guard (Poole, Alvarado, and Fears) with large wings (Jones, Murphy, Bey, and Peavy) who are all 6'7+