Any free agents that may be targeted, especially at Center?

If Lopez is our starter, Zions about to get 20 rebounds a game.

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he isn’t much of a rebounder.

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Y'all. Lopez doesn't pull down great individual rebounding numbers but his teams usually rebound the ball very well when he is on the court and do worse when he is off. He is great at keeping the paint clear for his teammates to crash the boards. Giving Zion as many chances as possible to grab a dreb and go (like Draymond) should be a priority.

Lopez would be nice, but I doubt they want to/will pay him.

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Okafor

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Randle

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Will not be the answers.

Big skills to put next to Zion: rim protection, stretch the floor on offense, mobility/switch ability, help on the boards.

Doesn't have to be (and won't if/when Davis is traded) one guy with all of these, but I'd target cheap bigs who can do some of these things and also some taller wings when I want to go small with Zion at the 5

Cousins is way to butt hurt to ever consider coming back to the Pels, even with Dell gone.

There's some FA 5's out there that i'd like.
Robin Lopez, not Brook, is the Lopez that doens't rebound well but his team does when he's on the court.
Brook Lopez is also available and can shoot 3's, but is a terrible defender when it comes to being away from the basket.

There's two young rim protectors out there, but they may commmand a bit more than we want to give out.
Nerleans Noel
Willy Cauley Stein

Thomas Bryant is a young guy that was in Washington that was a pretty decent scorer down low for them. Not sure what kind of defender he is, or what he's going to command salary wise.

If we had the money, i'd love to get Valancuinas.

Some cheaper options, or at least i am assuming they will be cheaper are:
Ed Davis
Dedmon
Baynes
Javele
All of those guys have a high motor

Some smaller guys:
Thaddeus Young
Morris Twins
Taj Gibson (would love his grittiness)
Faried

Niko is out there but he is going to get a nice contract.
Poor mans Niko could be JaMychal Green. Shot 40% from 3 last year, and is at 37% in his 5 years in the league.

We want high floor, low ceiling guys at Center. Guys that can be dependable and reliable to do their job, but low ceiling so they don’t cost too much. Center is the position we should be spending the least money on when the roster is fully constructed

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Do your homework, Teddy. Robin is better at it. But the effect is there with Brook too

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didn't know Brook was in that same category. My bad.

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Ed Davis
Dedmon
Baynes
Javele
All of those guys have a high motor

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Really? I only see one high motor guy.

I want Niko as my C or at least the third big. He’s tough, plays defense, can shoot the 3, and likes it in New Orleans. He’s a prime target for me this offseason.

Not trying to be that cheap. I would like to at least add a youngish vet that will help build a winning culture and actually wants to be here. That’s worth more than a young stopgap.