Which FA center will we end up with?

[Rastapopoulos]

Pick one.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I pick Ezeli. I think we've no shot at Whiteside, Biyombo will be way overpriced, I wouldn't touch Howard if he offered to pay his own way, and Ezeli actually has pretty impressive "rim protection".

 

[Natebishop3]

I think we are gonna come close on whiteside but we are gonna strikeout so we will shift our attention to Howard and give him a near max deal.

 

[santeesioux]

Howard or more likely Mahinmi/Aldrich.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I said none. If we get Howard, still none. His back will explode.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

We need Howard so I can rush out and grab his Blazers jersey as soon as they are released.

 

[Blazinaway]

Hoping for Whiteside as he seems our best chance at a difference maker, I think Horford is a pipe dream and Dwight is real iffy. So if Whiteside fails I think it's Mahinmi or Aldrich

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Whiteside goes to Lakers, we watch Conley and once he indicates that he is leaving Memphis we swoop in like a bird of prey and take Gasol.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Meyers Leonar_

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Plumlee!

3rd in rebounding for all players in playoffs.

1st for centers in assists in playoffs.

 

[e_blazer]

Meyers Leonar_

Now that he's rebuilt, his offense should improve so I suggest you refer to him as Meyers LeOnar_.

 

[e_blazer]

Plumlee!

3rd in rebounding for all players in playoffs.

1st for centers in assists in playoffs.

That wouldn't be the worst possible outcome for the summer...as long as we get a dominant PF.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Leonard or Biz

If we keep Meyers I assume Plumlee could be dealt.

 

[KingSpeed]

Why do we need an extra center? Plumlee/Leonard/Davis are good and getting better.

 

[illmatic99]

How much will you guys freak out if we blow our load on Harry Barnes and come back with the same C rotation?

 

[craigehlo]

1st for centers in assists in playoffs.

That's not what we need from a center at all.

Plumdog was 22nd in blocks in the playoffs.

#34 in defensive advanced stats in the post season. He sits between Dragic and Isaiah Thomas in that metric. Whiteside was the clear #1.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I pick Ezeli... Ezeli actually has pretty impressive "rim protection".

When, and if, he actually plays. He's missed 154 of a possible 246 regular season games the last three seasons. That's very Odenesque.

BNM

 

[Blazinaway]

When, and if, he actually plays. He's missed 154 of a possible 246 regular season games the last three seasons. That's very Odenesque.

BNM

yep kinda guy you get cheap because of all the injuries not overpay for in a crazy overpaying FA mkt

 

[Blazinaway]

yep kinda guy you get cheap because of all the injuries not overpay for in a crazy overpaying FA mkt

I'd pay in 7-8 mil per for 3 yrs with a PO in yr 3

 

[Cippy91]

If we end up with Dwight, that's gonna kill free agency for me. Dude is lazy, slow, terrible in the post. Injury prone. He can still defend a little bit. That's about it. Woj has him getting a one year deal and just being one of those players that does short deals because teams wont want him on a 4-5 year deal

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'd pay in 7-8 mil per for 3 yrs with a PO in yr 3

Yeah, but the problems is, somebody else will pay 2x that amount.

BNM

 

[Scalma]

Besides the injuries, Ezeli just hasn't impressed me. He looked BAD in the playoffs. Warriors had to play varajao over him. Is that who you want to invest $10m+ in? Not me

 

[Wizard Mentor]

How much will you guys freak out if we blow our load on Harry Barnes and come back with the same C rotation?

I'd be totally OK with that.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I'd be totally OK with that.

I don't get Barnes. He seems to shoot well, seems to be int he right place, coached well at NC and GS, yet only a 13 PER.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Besides the injuries, Ezeli just hasn't impressed me. He looked BAD in the playoffs. Warriors had to play varajao over him. Is that who you want to invest $10m+ in? Not me

I can't believe more people here aren't concerned about his injuries. What good is a rim protector that misses 60% of his team's games? Do you only pay him 40% of what you'd pay someone who is healthy? I mean come on, he's only played in 92 of 246 possible games over the last three seasons. When I said he's Odenesque, I was referring to the injuries, not the quality of his play.

He would be Plan Z in my book, and for the record, I have do nothing (let the cake bake) as My Plans L through Y.

BNM

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I don't get Barnes. He seems to shoot well, seems to be int he right place, coached well at NC and GS, yet only a 13 PER.

Our defense would be much, much better - not because Barnes himself is a "stopper". We'd have 3 athletic 6'8" or so guys (Aminu, Barnes, Harkless) who play defense and can switch reasonable well onto just about anyone. In this situation, we'd be less dependent on a rim protector.

PER is a meh stat as best.

 

[Sedatedfork]

I think we end up with Dwight and I'm not too happy about it to be honest. Dude's a train wreck and getting long in the tooth.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Leonard or Biz

If we keep Meyers I assume Plumlee could be dealt.

That would be ass-backwards...

 

[Scalma]

I think we end up with Dwight and I'm not too happy about it to be honest. Dude's a train wreck and getting long in the tooth.

If they're planning on signing Dwight, they might want to schedule a meeting with him first.

 

[riverman]

If you can get Whiteside, Howard or Horford, you have to consider it but Barnes and Ezeli or Biyombo players aren't such an upgrade to me.