Knixkik wrote:FistOfOakley wrote:if tobias signs it basically means melo is going to PF fulltime... which i'm not opposed to but then you sign monroe or millsap and where do they play?
Monroe is a center. Millsap would not be a fit in that case. I think Harris is more of a PF and Melo at SF, but they would be interchangeable.
Agree, Monroe is a Center and isn't a good shot blocker
Though I do not think you NEED to be a great shot blocking team, you then must be above average on DEFENSE and VERY GOOD REBOUNDING TEAM if so
It depends on how we will out the roster, there are a couple of tricks
1- Draft pick, we could trade for Reggie Jackson and swap of picks, along with Greg Monroe or Tobias Harris, in which we own their BIRD RIGHTS with a low cap hold, so we can actually sign ALL 3
According to the sources, this pick could go anywhere for financial flexiblity, but it looks unlikely that we will take bad contracts and look to contend right away for a play off spot at the very least
But will we spend ALL WE CAN NOW or look to save enough for 1-2 MAX contracts in 2017?
2- 6m MLE by using Cole ALdrich/Acey who both have low cap holds in order to get the full 6m MLE
3- If we are able to trade Calderon (likely cost 1 first round draft pick in assets at minimum and a bit more if we do not take anything back)
On top of that, if we can get rid of Tim Hardaway JR's, Early, all 3 would combine for 10m in cap space to sign a player, however, for a trade for one player with 150% rule it would be about 15m with bit more depending on other fill ins, in which we could use Cole Aldrich or Acey to about 5m extra with 150% rule, bumping it about 22.5m for a player (though it would limit our ability to spend next summer)
4- players like Tim Hardaway JR/Early, Shved could net us back assets, especially a team like Clippers with limiited ability to improve if they resign DeAndre Jordan and could use these players, they own Nets 2nd rounder in 2016, we might be able to sepperate deals and get more if teams are interested in them and looking to save money for cap space
5- With that 10m in salary could use to poison pills and Could always BUY 2nd rounders but Late 1st rounders go against cap
OR use it to absorb salaries for draft picks especially if Boston's pick is available at pick 16
So there are a lot of different ways we can go about this "source" so far
In addition to our own future 1st rounders we could use, draft rights to Thanasis and that French kid drafted last year Louis Lafayeete
6- Not sure if we can back anything for players like Larkin/Jason Smith *both had decent runs especially Smith*
However, for Jason Smith, we used the tax payers MLE on him last season and if we resign him to a 1year deal, I think we would own his early bird rights
7- D League/Vet min talents such as
Thabeet
McGee
Larry Sanders *probably unguaranteed*
Bynum *unguaranteed*
Jermaine Oneil/Ray Allen/Stephen Jackson, not sure if Tmac has been working out who said last year after he retired that he wanted to come back to play with Kobe especially
1- Jerrelle Benimon SF, SF/PF, strech 4, maybe a Lamor Odom type player as a triple double threat
2- Jarell Eddie, G/F, a Danny Green type talent on shooting
3- Scotty Hopson, G/F, another G/F that can shoot and score/penetrate/facilitate, decent versatile game as well
Thabeet - he is ready now, after a couple of years developing, it is time for him to possibly break out and be a solid rotation Center at the very least that could be a DPOY like a Roy Hibbert
Jared Cunningham *really has improved his shooting and has the ability to penetrate/finish like a poor mans Monta Ellis, once compared to Westbrook and was a mid lottory pick*
Nate Walters *depending on our roster as a shooter off the bench, Sniper*
There are many more other talents however, for us there are only so many young players we can acquire without even considering UNDRAFTED ROOKIES as well as 2nd rounder that we could likely acquire
Eddie Griffen/Khem Birch, as stetch 4's
CJ Fair *Josh Howard comparison*
Willie Reed *poor mans Greg Monroe*, Arinza Onuaku
some PG's like
Aaron Craft, Tim Frazier, Darrius Morris, Tourre Murry
Then there are undrafted talents/late 2nd rounders that could likely be bought and/or traded for and used or stashed
As LATE 2nd rounders and that could be undrafted
there are many 2nd rounders to be stashed or signed, and/or undrafted FA's
1/2- Marcus Thortnon at G and David Laury at F that Briggs has brought up
3- Sam Thompson as a smaller Ariza comparison at G/F
4- Michael Qualls
5- Harrison Brothers
could go anywhere from late 1st rounder to early 2nd round talents, too many too list but
1- Fuzaro
2- George De Paula/Terry Rozier
3- Christian Wood/ Dakari Johnson
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