Um, Davis already spends a good bit of time at the 5.

The key to my post is " not necessarily insane" and "if they think he's worth it next to Davis." If they think they work well together and can finish games, then they almost have to bring him back. There isn't an obvious upgrade available on the roster or in FA. Again, Asik/Ajinca contracts make keeping him a cap disaster though.

If there is no trade, I'd much rather find a way to dump both Asik/Ajinca or just stretch Asik, than simply let Anderson walk. Yes, he's a complementary player. So what? Every non Davis guy on the Pels is a complementary player. Letting him walk doesn't get them any closer to a 2nd banana. And, yes, the cap spike will artificially inflate his price. The spike will inflate everyone's price this summer. Batum isn't a max player but I bet he gets offers in that ballpark. Is that a bad deal?

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 1/30/16 at 3:41 pm to corndeaux

Would also add that they need a better big than Anderson next to Davis. That's not in question.

The problem is how to get that big. Anderson has flaws, but he's also pretty good too. The Pels have no young bigs they're developing, no wings that could play up, and their chances in FA are dicey, at best.

ETA: If we look at the stats from 11/20, Anderson has played the 2nd most minutes on the team, is shooting 42% from 3, and has a net +4 (same as Holiday and a DRating lower than Asik, despite playing 400 more total minutes). If we're in a thread discussing and praising the uptick in play from the team, seems sort of strange to dump on a key piece in that rise.

This post was edited on 1/30/16 at 4:55 pm

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