David Nwaba Anyone?

[ABM]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...ders-can-still-make-in-nba-free-agency#slide5

Hollywood has nothing on the NBA's 2019 summer blockbusters.

Free agency has seemingly seen one superstar relocation after the next. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant are Brooklyn Nets. Kawhi Leonard is a Los Angeles Clipper. Kemba Walker is a Boston Celtic.
This is the Association's new reality.

Given the cannonballs that have splashed early and often this offseason, one might assume the free-agent market has been picked clean by this point. Shrewd shoppers, though, can still find value if they know where to look.

We'll help by lending a matchmaking hand to join specific contenders with these five still-available impact free agents:

Portland Trail Blazers: David Nwaba

This past season, the Portland Trail Blazers had the Association's third-best offense. Next season, they could prove even harder to handle.

Swapping Evan Turner for Kent Bazemore upped their outside shooting. Adding Hassan Whiteside gave them an aerial finisher who can increase their vertical spacing. Retaining Rodney Hood ensures this attack has another slippery, off-the-dribble scorer. Unleashing Anfernee Simons might eventually yield the biggest impact of all.

But offense wasn't the issue for this team. The defense slipped from sixthto 16th in efficiency, and further regression could be coming now that Al-Farouq Aminu and Maurice Harkless have skipped town for the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers, respectively.

David Nwaba could help prevent more slippage. He combines brute strength with mobility in a 6'4", 219-pound package of defensive versatility. He has the quickness to keep in front of backcourt speedsters and the toughness to bang with bigs. He can comfortably check four different positions—or even all five against small-ball lineups.

Offensively, he won't provide much beyond downhill attacking, but that can make him a weapon on off-ball cuts (72nd percentile in 2017-18). Anything he gives on that end is merely found money, as Portland's championship chances would continue trending up if it can sniff out a malleable stopper for cheap.

 

[Haakzilla]

...yeah, maybe

 

[hoopsjock]

We're having wonderful discussions about free agents in other threads.

 

[Scalma]

I rarely, if ever, complain about starting new threads, but is it really necessary to start a new one every time a thought pops into your head, especially one as uninteresting as this one? There’s at least two threads about free agents on the first page. Throw this shit in there.

 

[brooklynballer]

Bazemore is also reportedly a solid defender, so I doubt he gets a ton of time with Hezonja, Hood and Little on the roster already. I would rather the Blazers target a backup PF and backup PG with the available openings on the roster.

 

[ABM]

Got it.

 

[dviss1]

Can he shoot when open?

 

[BBert]

Love the name. I'd love the player if he were 6 inches taller.

 

[Labinot41]

Can he shoot when open?

Career 32% 3point shooter, never shot better than 34% in three Seasons, he's little worse than Aminu, hard pass from my side

 

[e_blazer]

Love the name. I'd love the player if he were 6 inches taller.

Not saying this guy is in the same league as a player, but Avery Bradley is only 6' 2" and he manages to be pretty disruptive on the defensive end.

But, I'm in agreement with those who say we have a bigger need for another PF/C and a PG.

 

[0-Our!]

YES! Portland would love this guy! Nwaba's a good defender (can get u some good steals), physical, & u better guard him bc he can score a good amount of points (he's not a scorer BUT defenses WILL pay if they leave him alone!); I had mentioned this guy quite a long time ago in a different thread