Bjelica is available, should the Cs look at him?

[radiohead]

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article248652885.html 

Thoughts?

[Who]

Not worth much. He'd be a nice 3rd string PF behind Semi but we already have Grant Williams for that. It would be nice to have the option of Bjelica's shooting as an alternative as a bench PF but ... it is not an easy fit. He is not enough of an upgrade to justify jettisoning a young player (G-Will) over.

That is a no for me.

[Roy H.]

I don’t think so.  We’re trying to stay under the luxury tax, and his salary exceeds his production.

[drooldaddy]

Wasn’t really familiar with his game so looked at some highlights. He might be worth a shot . He’s big and can shoot.If Danny already knows we aren’t doing anything with the trade exemption , he’s a definite smaybe. Cut Wentz.

[radiohead]

I'm watching the Sacramento game now (Barnes and Holmes are out) and Bjelica is playing pretty well. He fits Danny's wishlist for a big who can shoot. He has 13&7 at the half with a three and a steal. Not bad.

[Jvalin]

If nothing else materializes, I wouldn't be against dumping Thompson to the Kings for Bjelica. Let's say we get a second rounder as well.



I'm not a fan of Thompson's game. His only useful offensive skill is offensive rebounding which might be a double-edged sword sometimes cause it jeopardizes our transition defense. Obviously, Bjelica ain't as good a defender as Thompson, but he spaces the floor, plus he's a nice passer at the PF position. Fwiw, he fits Danny's criteria for ''shooting with size''.

Give Grant's minutes to Bjelica. Give Thompson's minutes to Theis/Timelord/Grant.

[todd_days_41]

I don’t think so.  We’re trying to stay under the luxury tax, and his salary exceeds his production.

Not unless you can dump Thompson for him. And I would rather not use a piece of the Hayward TPE on him (I think Ainge has always planned to try to use the whole $28.5MM this summer to S&T a Free Agent unless an amazing trade deadline opportunity materialized).

[todd_days_41]

If nothing else materializes, I wouldn't be against dumping Thompson to the Kings for Bjelica. Let's say we get a second rounder as well.



I'm not a fan of Thompson's game. His only useful offensive skill is offensive rebounding which might be a double-edged sword sometimes cause it jeopardizes our transition defense. Obviously, Bjelica ain't as good a defender as Thompson, but he spaces the floor, plus he's a nice passer at the PF position. Fwiw, he fits Danny's criteria for ''shooting with size''.

Give Grant's minutes to Bjelica. Give Thompson's minutes to Theis/Timelord/Grant.

I'm completely OK with this (as I assume most are) including your rationale on minutes. Reducing Grant's role is a nice fringe benefit of the deal.

Not sure you can hope to get that 2nd rounder. I'd do the deal without it.

[pp34isthe1]

I think Kings are the most realistic trade partner but it won’t be for Bjelica.

Would love to see Harrison Barnes and Richaun Holmes

Their pick of a combo Thompson/Langford/Neismith/pick/cash/TPE.

Not sure kings would want to deal Holmes but he would be a much better upgrade from TT.

Going to have to over pay a bit and those 2 guys won’t put us to a championship team. But much better basketball and advancing past the 1st round is better than current.

[Who]

If nothing else materializes, I wouldn't be against dumping Thompson to the Kings for Bjelica. Let's say we get a second rounder as well.



I'm not a fan of Thompson's game. His only useful offensive skill is offensive rebounding which might be a double-edged sword sometimes cause it jeopardizes our transition defense. Obviously, Bjelica ain't as good a defender as Thompson, but he spaces the floor, plus he's a nice passer at the PF position. Fwiw, he fits Danny's criteria for ''shooting with size''.

Give Grant's minutes to Bjelica. Give Thompson's minutes to Theis/Timelord/Grant.

I am highly reluctant to trade Tristan Thompson because I do not trust Rob Williams health. That guy gets too many injuries. I want to keep Thompson around.

[Jvalin]

Bumping this since Shams reported that we're interested in him.

Here's a slightly different idea.



Hopefully, the Kings are high on Edwards. His advanced stats are pretty solid this season.

C's depth chart after the trade

PG: Kemba - Pritchard - Teague
SG: Smart - Romeo - Green
SF: Brown - Semi - Nesmith
PF: Tatum - Bjelica - Grant
C: Holmes - Theis - Timelord

We could aslo use Bjelica at Center. I mean, he'd be a nice fit in our offensive system, but he ain't mobile enough to guard small ball PFs. Fwiw, he has played 14% of his minutes at Center this season. The respective number for last season was 19%.

[trickybilly]

Bumping this since Shams reported that we're interested in him.

Here's a slightly different idea.



Hopefully, the Kings are high on Edwards. His advanced stats are pretty solid this season.

C's depth chart after the trade

PG: Kemba - Pritchard - Teague
SG: Smart - Romeo - Green
SF: Brown - Semi - Nesmith
PF: Tatum - Bjelica - Grant
C: Holmes - Theis - Timelord

We could aslo use Bjelica at Center. I mean, he'd be a nice fit in our offensive system, but he ain't mobile enough to guard small ball PFs. Fwiw, he has played 14% of his minutes at Center this season. The respective number for last season was 19%.

I like this idea a lot.

[Roy H.]

Bumping this since Shams reported that we're interested in him.

Here's a slightly different idea.



Hopefully, the Kings are high on Edwards. His advanced stats are pretty solid this season.

C's depth chart after the trade

PG: Kemba - Pritchard - Teague
SG: Smart - Romeo - Green
SF: Brown - Semi - Nesmith
PF: Tatum - Bjelica - Grant
C: Holmes - Theis - Timelord

We could aslo use Bjelica at Center. I mean, he'd be a nice fit in our offensive system, but he ain't mobile enough to guard small ball PFs. Fwiw, he has played 14% of his minutes at Center this season. The respective number for last season was 19%.

The Kings are mismanaged, but not *that* mismanaged.