SupremeCommander wrote:

reub wrote:Nerlens Noel: Already a terrific defender (which we desperately need), young, and undervalued because of being buried in Dallas because he wouldn't sign a contract.

Jerami Grant: Tenacious young PF who plays defense, which we need badly.

Mario Hezonja: Hasn't performed up to standards but seems to be coming around recently. I believe that Perry drafted him.

Thaddeus Young: Older (29) but a very good, possibly undervalued PF.

They might all be in our price range, especially if we stretch Noah. I'd grab Noel, Hezonja and Grant if I could get all three.

I'm a no on Noel... I know he is a very capable defender, but what value does a big that doesn't have a jumper have in today's NBA?

I'm probably most interested in Grant because while not special, he always seems to be improving

Hezonja... meh... I just wrote in another thread about getting him but it's hard to be pumped about signing him

Young would be a really good fit in theory but he doesn't fit our profile so i doubt management signs him

Imagine Noel, KP, Frank, Baker and Mikal on the court together. That would be a TREMENDOUS defense, something that we sorely lack.
Then throw in Burke, Hardaway, Lee, maybe Beasley and Dotson and we have plenty of offense too.

EnySpree wrote:Noel got busted on for peds.... his name keeps on getting mentioned in here. He's not a very good basketball player. Defense is important but we shouldn't want him because he was drafted with that rep 20 years ago. Dude has been a bust so far in his career

reub wrote:I just watched Hezonja play against us and he'd one of our 5 best players. Sign him up.

I'm not sure he was doing that all year. He seems to be up and down. Lets hope he's prisoner of the system, and needs a new system. Love the Grant add....young wirey like the gleague dude we already have. But I'm never against adding young long active players...plays 3 critical positions (SG, SF, PF) in todays small ball.