I would keep PJIII for the 13th spot and on the roster.......do a 2/3 for 1 trade or get rid of another guy.
I think his talent could be possibly untapped and would hate for us to waive him and he become a solid rotational guy down the line for another team.
who on this roster will be the 14-th and 15th guys that will spend the most time in the D-league this year? that's going to be a tough call. young for sure right?
I would have to say Young, yeah.
If I'm not mistaken I believe that he following are the players don't have guaranteed contacts beyond this season:
James Young
Perry Jones
Jared Sullinger
Evan Turner
David Lee
Tyler Zeller
Looking at that list:
* I can't see Zeller being moved, given he's arguably the only true center on our roster
* I don't see Lee going, given his $15M contact for this year (making a waive / trade unlikely)
That leaves:
* James Young
* Perry Jones
* Jared Sullinger
* Evan Turner
I don't think Danny would ditch Sullinger this early in the season - with all the question about his work ethic / weight issues, along with the fact that he's expiring, his value is probably at it's lowest right now. Would make much more sense to see what he does with his body this off season and give him until the All-Star break to prove he is legit.
So that leaves:
* Young ($1.7M)
* Jones ($2.03M)
* Turner ($3.42M)
I could see Danny potentially trading either of those three guys, probably looking for a draft pick of some form in return.
Turner could help a potential playoff team, so I could see him fetching a late first rounder from a top 5 seed in either conference (that pick is basically equivalent to a second rounder, given how late it would be).
Either Jones or Young could probably be traded to a young rebuilding team looking for prospects, in return for a second round pick.
Here is a list of 'prospects' currently on our roster:
* Perry Jones
* Terry Rozier
* James Young
* Jordan Mickey
* RJ Hunter
If we cut Turner, then that would leave us with 5 guys (or 1/3 of our entire 15-man roster) being unproven prospects. Honestly, I find it hard to believe that Danny/Brad will be comfortable moving forward with that much unproven youth taking up roster spots that could be filled by productive players - especially now that we seem to be focussed on winning rather than tanking.
As such, I would hazard a guess that the last guy cut is going to be one of the prospects - either James Young, or Perry Jones.
I think all eyes are going to be on those two players in training camp this year, and the guy who performs better (or seems to fit the team better) will stay, while the other will be gone.
Personally I think Perry Jones has far more upside than Young largely due to his size and elite athleticism - I feel that if he got his head on right and worked at it, he could be the type of guy who could defend 4 or 5 positions and also contribute on offense. I guess we'll see.
