« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2015, 04:49:02 PM »
If we are going after a disgruntled soon to be free agent I'd much rather have them target Reggie Jackson than Kanter.
Why? We need size and Kanter is younger and has more upside.
We need lots of things. In terms of size, we need shot blocking not just a big guy and Kanter doesn't provide shot blocking.
Reggie can score by driving the ball to the hoop, which is our biggest need next to rim protection.
We are bad at scoring in isolation, scoring with the ball handler in pick and roll and scoring efficiently in transition. Reggie should be able to help in all those categories.
Why do we need shot blocking? The Miami Heat won back to back titles with Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade as their team leading shot blockers (1.4 and 1.3 per game). Even the Spurs had Duncan at 1.9 and like no one else at 1. Tyson Chandler 1.1 blocks per game during Dallas title season. Lakers must have had elite shot blockers, right? Wrong? Pau at 1.7 and Bynum at 1.8 were their leaders for both titles. Our Celtics must have had elite shot blockers, nope, Perkins led the way at 1.5 per game. The 06-07 Spurs and Duncan at 2.4 a game was the last time a champion had its regular season leader above 2 a game (he was 5th that year).
Shot blocking isn't very important as stats for title contenders as stats go. What you do need are interior defenders, something Boston does not have and of which Kanter is not, but a shot blocker is significantly overrated. That said Kanter is a legit 7 footer with a decent offensive and rebounding game and would be worth something like Bass and the Clippers pick.
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