stopgap bigs?

[gpap]

Another name I'll throw out no one has mentioned is Bobby Portis. 6'11, tough kid and talented.

The Wizards kept O'Bryant but I don't think they'll be able to keep Portis if they want to extend Beal.

They have dead money tied up with Wall, Howard and Mahimi

[mr. dee]

Available options left:

Bogut (for min)
Davis (for min)
Chandler (for min)
Faried (MLE)
Cousins (MLE)
Holmes (min)
Kaminsky (MLE)
R-Lopez (MLE)
Koufus (min)
Mejri (MLE)
Noah (min)
Pachullia (min)
Mook (MLE)
Kief (min)
Portis (MLE)
JaMychel Green (MLE)
Dudley (min)
Diallo (min)
Derrick Williams (min)
Singleton (min)
Porier (min)

[Sophomore]

Available options left:

Bogut (for min)
Davis (for min)
Chandler (for min)
Faried (MLE)
Cousins (MLE)
Holmes (min)
Kaminsky (MLE)
R-Lopez (MLE)
Koufus (min)
Mejri (MLE)
Noah (min)
Pachullia (min)
Mook (MLE)
Kief (min)
Portis (MLE)
JaMychel Green (MLE)
Dudley (min)
Diallo (min)
Derrick Williams (min)
Singleton (min)
Porier (min)

What about favors and looney?

[Bobshot]

stopgap bigs is about right. 

Danny Boy (and Stevens) has a real obsession with perimeter players. When will he ever learn ?
Trading Perk for soft, athletic Jeff Green may have cost us a banner.
Relying on Horford to fill our interior needs made us a soft, finesse team.
Why draft Langford when you are already pursuing Kemba Walker and you could have had a player like Brandon Clark ?

Now we will spend another year watching finesse basketball and perimeter scoring along with weak interior defense, pathetic rebounding and a limited ability to score inside. Did Danny not notice all those strong playoff teams that had multiple tall, athletic big guys who contributed to winning in several ways ?

Would much rather have seen that $32M we are giving Walker being used to sign two very good post players.

That about says it.

Maybe they'll be forced to play the totem poles, Tacko and Williams. I know this might be like pulling teeth for Stevens, but that's quite a wall to set up in the paint. Ainge will find somebody else to fit--maybe Lopez or Kanter.

[gouki88]

Available options left:

Bogut (for min)
Davis (for min)
Chandler (for min)
Faried (MLE)
Cousins (MLE)
Holmes (min)
Kaminsky (MLE)
R-Lopez (MLE)
Koufus (min)
Mejri (MLE)
Noah (min)
Pachullia (min)
Mook (MLE)
Kief (min)
Portis (MLE)
JaMychel Green (MLE)
Dudley (min)
Diallo (min)
Derrick Williams (min)
Singleton (min)
Porier (min)

I'd be alright with Faried, JaMychal Green, Holmes and Noah. Maybe Portis too.

Ed Davis signed with Utah btw

[wiley]

dumb question:  Why can't we trade Morris at this point? 

[PAOBoston]

Favors to the Pelicans

RoLo likely to Bucks

[wiley]

If Leonard chooses to leave Toronto, can we trade for Marc Gasol at a reasonable price? 

[mr. dee]

Available options left:

Bogut (for min)
Davis (for min)
Chandler (for min)
Faried (MLE)
Cousins (MLE)
Holmes (min)
Kaminsky (MLE)
R-Lopez (MLE)
Koufus (min)
Mejri (MLE)
Noah (min)
Pachullia (min)
Mook (MLE)
Kief (min)
Portis (MLE)
JaMychel Green (MLE)
Dudley (min)
Diallo (min)
Derrick Williams (min)
Singleton (min)
Porier (min)

What about favors and looney?

Favors is signing with Utah.

Update:

R-Lo seems to be joining his brother in Milwaukee. Not bad for us, I guess. That would kill their spacing.

[mr. dee]

If Leonard chooses to leave Toronto, can we trade for Marc Gasol at a reasonable price?

Gasol already opt in for 25 million. I don't know how we can absorb his contract.

[wiley]

If Leonard chooses to leave Toronto, can we trade for Marc Gasol at a reasonable price?

Gasol already opt in for 25 million. I don't know how we can absorb his contract.

Oh thank you.  Ouch.

[gouki88]

Available options left:

Bogut (for min)
Davis (for min)
Chandler (for min)
Faried (MLE)
Cousins (MLE)
Holmes (min)
Kaminsky (MLE)
R-Lopez (MLE)
Koufus (min)
Mejri (MLE)
Noah (min)
Pachullia (min)
Mook (MLE)
Kief (min)
Portis (MLE)
JaMychel Green (MLE)
Dudley (min)
Diallo (min)
Derrick Williams (min)
Singleton (min)
Porier (min)

What about favors and looney?

Favors is signing with Utah.

Update:

R-Lo seems to be joining his brother in Milwaukee. Not bad for us, I guess. That would kill their spacing.

Favors is signing with New Orleans, per Zach Lowe

[wiley]

dumb question:  Why can't we trade Morris at this point?

Can we not sign and trade him?  Or we can't sign him?  He's ours still?  Not?  Limbo?  We can't pay him enough to do a good S&T? 

[Csfan1984]

Maybe DA is waiting for when teams cut the rosters down... 

[mr. dee]

Available options left:

Bogut (for min)
Davis (for min)
Chandler (for min)
Faried (MLE)
Cousins (MLE)
Holmes (min)
Kaminsky (MLE)
R-Lopez (MLE)
Koufus (min)
Mejri (MLE)
Noah (min)
Pachullia (min)
Mook (MLE)
Kief (min)
Portis (MLE)
JaMychel Green (MLE)
Dudley (min)
Diallo (min)
Derrick Williams (min)
Singleton (min)
Porier (min)

What about favors and looney?

Favors is signing with Utah.

Update:

R-Lo seems to be joining his brother in Milwaukee. Not bad for us, I guess. That would kill their spacing.

Favors is signing with New Orleans, per Zach Lowe

My bad, I meant the Pelicans.