re: Pels expected to decline 8 mill team option on Looney

A shooter who shoots sub 35% from deep is a problem. With his defensive issues due to lack of size and lack of core strength, his shooting isn't good enough to overcome his deficiencies.

Compare him to Isaiah Joe with OKC who has all of the same issues but he actually shoots 40+% from deep so OKC finds a way to give him minutes. That is what you were hoping for with Hawkins but his shooting has not been good.

It's all on his back issues. He's had them since high school. They are debilitating. Doctors can't figure it out. He's playing in legitimate pain (he's admitted this) while trying to learn NBA basketball and play at NBA speed. It was a bad pick by us, bc I am assuming we had access to his medicals and we have never been a place where basketball players come to heal. We simply picked the best shooter available and "hoped" his back would start feeling better after 4-5 years of it feeling bad.

I’d honestly love to have Jonas back for his last year before he goes back home to Lithuania to play before he retires. Missi would still be the starter (I think Missi makes a big jump this year) but you’d have a legit 7 footer that can go up against some of the big centers in the west for 20 minutes a game. He eould immediately help our rebounding also. It won’t happen but I think he’d be a great guy behind Missi as he’s a consummate professional and would be a good person for Yves to watch.