http://hoopshype.com/2016/01/16/nba-free-agency-2016-the-top-players/

I'm looking at Evan Fournier. He's a fundamentally sound European player. I think he would love it here. He's restricted but I don't think Orlando resigns him with all the shooting guards and small fwd they already have.

Grievis Vasquez is another. He's basically a younger taller version of Calderón. That is a good thing. He's coming off injury and would be really cheap.

Comb the list and come up with something other than bashing the guys I picked

Another site that you can use to track FAs

PLAYER          POS.    AGE     YOE     FROM    TO      2015 CAP HIT    STATUS
Mike Conley	PG	28	8	MEM	TBD	$9,588,426	UFA
Rajon Rondo	PG	30	9	SAC	TBD	$9,500,000	UFA
Brandon Jennings PG	26	6	ORL	TBD	$8,344,497	UFA
Greivis Vasquez	PG	29	5	MIL	TBD	$6,600,000	UFA
Mario Chalmers	PG	29	7	MEM	TBD	$4,300,000	UFA
Raymond Felton	PG	31	10	DAL	TBD	$3,950,313	UFA
Norris Cole	PG	27	4	NOP	TBD	$3,036,927	UFA
Jerryd Bayless	PG	27	7	MIL	TBD	$3,000,000	UFA
D.J. Augustin	PG	28	7	DEN	TBD	$3,000,000	UFA
Brian Roberts	PG	30	3	POR	TBD	$2,854,940	UFA
Aaron Brooks	PG	31	7	CHI	TBD	$2,250,000	UFA
Steve Blake	PG	35	12	DET	TBD	$2,170,465	UFA
Ramon Sessions	PG	29	8	WAS	TBD	$2,170,465	UFA
Beno Udrih	PG	33	11	MIA	TBD	$2,170,465	UFA
Gary Neal	PG	31	5	WAS	TBD	$2,139,000	UFA
Ishmael Smith	PG	27	5	PHI	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Ronnie Price	PG	32	10	PHX	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Pablo Prigioni	PG	38	3	LAC	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Donald Sloan	PG	28	4	BKN	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Isaiah Canaan	PG	24	2	PHI	TBD	$947,276	RFA
Andre Miller	PG	39	16	MIN	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Ray McCallum	PG	24	2	SAS	TBD	$947,276	RFA
Toney Douglas	PG	29	6	NOP	TBD	$924,987	UFA
Jordan Clarkson	PG	23	1	LAL	TBD	$845,059	RFA
Langston Galloway PG	24	1	NYK	TBD	$845,059	RFA
Marcelo Huertas	PG	32		LAL	TBD	$525,093	RFA
PLAYER          POS.    AGE     YOE     FROM    TO      2015 CAP HIT    STATUS
Dwyane Wade	SG	34	12	MIA	TBD	$20,000,000	UFA
Eric Gordon	SG	27	7	NOP	TBD	$15,514,031	UFA
O.J. Mayo	SG	28	7	MIL	TBD	$8,000,000	UFA
Gerald Henderson SG	28	6	POR	TBD	$6,000,000	UFA
Bradley Beal	SG	22	3	WAS	TBD	$5,694,674	RFA
Jamal Crawford	SG	35	15	LAC	TBD	$5,675,000	UFA
Courtney Lee	SG	30	7	CHA	TBD	$5,675,000	UFA
Dion Waiters	SG	24	3	OKC	TBD	$5,138,430	RFA
Jared Dudley	SG	30	8	WAS	TBD	$4,375,000	UFA
Randy Foye	SG	32	9	OKC	TBD	$3,135,000	UFA
Kirk Hinrich	SG	35	12	ATL	TBD	$2,993,489	UFA
Leandro Barbosa	SG	33	12	GSW	TBD	$2,500,000	UFA
Evan Fournier	SG	23	3	ORL	TBD	$2,288,204	RFA
Kent Bazemore	SG	26	3	ATL	TBD	$2,000,000	UFA
Sergey Karasev	SG	22	2	BKN	TBD	$1,599,840	RFA
Brandon Rush	SG	30	7	GSW	TBD	$1,270,964	UFA
P.J. Hairston	SG	23	1	MEM	TBD	$1,201,440	UFA
Garrett Temple	SG	29	5	WAS	TBD	$1,100,602	UFA
E'Twaun Moore	SG	26	4	CHI	TBD	$1,015,421	UFA
Gerald Green	SG	30	8	MIA	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Sasha Vujacic	SG	31	8	NYK	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Ian Clark	SG	24	2	GSW	TBD	$947,276	RFA
Troy Daniels	SG	24	2	CHA	TBD	$947,276	RFA
Marcus Thornton	SG	28	6	HOU	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Mike Miller	SG	36	15	DEN	TBD	$947,276	UFA
Jason Terry	SG	38	16	HOU	TBD	$942,276	UFA
Markel Brown	SG	24	1	BKN	TBD	$845,059	RFA
Tyler Johnson	SG	22	1	MIA	TBD	$845,059	RFA
Tony Wroten Jr.	SG	22	3	PHI	TBD	-	        UFA

martin wrote:

Chandler wrote:Good thread, and thanks for the links

Wow. those lists are very sobering

Batum and perhaps Barnes head my list as perhaps attainable and would really contribute (KD would be my dream -- but likely to remain a fantasy). Of the two I prefer Batum because of his passing

A bit of a wild card is Evan Turner. Playing well recently with Boston and could perhaps thrive in a triangle (not an outside shooter, can pass and slash). I know someone, who knows someone, though, who said his teammates at Ohio STate absolutely hated him. Not sure if he's still a prima donna head case. Also with all of Boston's young players and draft picks i can't seem them plunking down $$$ to keep him

PG is so, so weak. Honestly, when you look at this list, you have to give Phil credit for getting Grant. He's better than a lot of the FAs and shows the importance of developing talent especially at pg. I am not a Conley fan because of his age, length, and his likely big contract. Something like his current contract i'm ok, but we'll still complain on the tail end of the deal.

Perhaps we use a similar strategy to this year, and go for a short term, cheaper deal: Sessions, Sloan or Neal. My primary goal would be to stop the penetration

Barnes?

Probably Harrison Barnes who'll be a RFA this Summer.

Fournier is a nice Bradley Beal substitute. He'll probably be cheaper but it's going to take a huge offer to make the magic relinquish him now that they traded Tobias. I think Orl will probably choose to let Oladipo go. I like both for different reasons but Fournier would only cost money Oladipo would cost assets.

Another SG is Allen Crabbe, he is having a break out year and could be growing into something special. He is a huge gamble though but I wanted him over Hardaway Jr during the "great" Hardaway, Bullock, and Crabbe debate. He needs to fix other areas in his game but the kid shooting numbers so a lot of promise. The big problem is that the Blazers has one of the lowest payrolls so they can match anything but will they match anything over $16m?

Barnes is interesting guy. He'll likely ask for $20m, GSW can afford it but do they think he is worthy? Would they be better served to just pay two players to do what he does. Is Barnes capable of being a top 2 guy on another team. Will his defense, passing, rebounding I'm up while maintaining his scoring skills? I personally would move him to the two and see if his game can take a Butler/Middleton type jump when they moved to the 2 guard.

Other options:

Mo Harkless- cheaper and younger D.Will replacement?

Tyler Johnson - injury risk, poison pill candidate?

Tyler johnson - made a paper bones

Mo Harkless - is a nice young wing player

E. Fournier - will be re-signed by Orlando (Harris was shipped out so they could afford E. Fournier)

B. Jennings - mercurial PG who thinks hes better than he is; but I think the knicks will settle for him

martin wrote:

Chandler wrote:Good thread, and thanks for the links

Wow. those lists are very sobering

Batum and perhaps Barnes head my list as perhaps attainable and would really contribute (KD would be my dream -- but likely to remain a fantasy). Of the two I prefer Batum because of his passing

A bit of a wild card is Evan Turner. Playing well recently with Boston and could perhaps thrive in a triangle (not an outside shooter, can pass and slash). I know someone, who knows someone, though, who said his teammates at Ohio STate absolutely hated him. Not sure if he's still a prima donna head case. Also with all of Boston's young players and draft picks i can't seem them plunking down $$$ to keep him

PG is so, so weak. Honestly, when you look at this list, you have to give Phil credit for getting Grant. He's better than a lot of the FAs and shows the importance of developing talent especially at pg. I am not a Conley fan because of his age, length, and his likely big contract. Something like his current contract i'm ok, but we'll still complain on the tail end of the deal.

Perhaps we use a similar strategy to this year, and go for a short term, cheaper deal: Sessions, Sloan or Neal. My primary goal would be to stop the penetration

Barnes?

Yes Harrison. I take it you're not a fan? Does GS really have the dough to match. He's at best their fourth fiddle. Also it might be the case he wants a bigger role.

I also second or third the crabbe suggestion. Should've mentioned him

Fournier is nice if we could get him. Jennings I think could have a 2nd act to his career in NY. Tyler Johnson is also an intriguing candidate.

callmened wrote:they wont trade wont of their BEST young players for any of the crap we have. and melo wont go to orlando

Lopez is someone they could use and would probably want more than anyone not named Aaron, Mario, and Fournier. I think a 3-team deal involving Lopez, Vucevic, and Oladipo could be worked out. Skiles wants a rim protector and veteran and Lopez is the type of guy he would love. Vucevic would have to go to a 3rd party and I think the knicks would want more compensation than just Ola. I am not sure I would do a that trade unless you get a big back with Oladipo.

In a dream scenario Chicago would be that 3rd team as they try to bring in someone who's Butler's age that would substitute for Pau.

Chi - Vucevic, Watson, and NY 2017 2nd rd

Orl - Lopez and maybe a 1st

NY - Ola and Gibson

Yes Harrison is a sf and I like his game. Batum's passing would be really welcome here. And both would be getting near or at their peak as melo declines. I also think each could play the 2 in certain situations.

I know sf is not a true position of need like our back court but most of the FA guards are meh to meh+ this next season. Still a upgrade over our current situation but Id rather keep the money for better talent. DeroZan is a talent but not sure about his decision making.