2016 Rumor Mill: Trades and Players to Watch

Well, it would come into play in a sense that you can offer him a longer contract at a lower value. so instead of a say 15M/4 year deal, he can get a similar 12M/5years which guarantees him that last year and gives the Lakers a little cap space to sign a role player or something like that.

Anyways, I don't think we'll make any sort of big deal either unless it involved a high draft pick or one that heavily favors us (such as Cousins type of trade).

 

Bring back Troy Murphy?

 

Well we all thought we improved the team significantly by adding Lou Williams, Hibbert, and Bass. Then we saw just how awful Byron Scott was.

 

DeRozan = do not want

 

Let's keep passing up on talent. That's worked real well for us.

 

It's not passing up on talent it's paying MAX to a redundant or marginal-improvement player.

DeRozan is a SG. He can't play SF. He doesn't shoot 3's (sub 30%). He is good at Harden-offense, but other than that he is a slasher. He is NOT a particularly good defender.

He is at 23/4/4 now and his per-36 and per-100 numbers are actually inferior to JC's.

If you account for price and age difference (which also suggests that 1 is more likely to improve than the other) - there is no reason to bring him in.

Now, if you think he is going to be a draw for the likes of Durant - I think you severely misjudge how their minds work. Durant doesn't need to be wooed by the great lineup. He can direct who to get, for him to join. Somehow, I don't think DeRozan is the guy.

Think of the very real possibility of getting DeRozan and not being able to attract another marquee FA.

 

DeRozan is an All Star. I love Clarkson, but he's nowhere near the player DeRozan is. He's the best player on an 8 win team while DeRozan is the best player on the second seed in the Eastern Conference. If DeRozan plays two then Clarkson moves to the bench. Not a bad sixth man to have.

I don't see how he's redundant. We desperately need someone who can get into the paint, create off the dribble, put pressure on opposing defenses. Yes Clarkson can do that, but not near the level that DeRozan can.

We desperately need an infusion of talent and DeRozan is an All Star caliber player. You don't pass on that. We need to get somebody good this season. We've missed out on enough free agents.

 

So we get DeRozan and then nothing. How many wins?

I am saying we don't go over 30, and that assuming great progress from our rookies and a competent coach.

I would be willing to be that we get there even without any addition. Only coach.

Is this enough? Probably. I just would love more. DeRozan is the rainy day scenario.

 

He is not a wing, T. He is a tall-ish PG. He is more of a Wade, in fact.

We'll be adding to our relatively strong position (JC/Williams/may be Nick).

We should give MAX to SF and a C. No reason to fall back onto a SG.

 

Who's to say we get nothing else? We have close to 60 million to spend.

I think we could be much better just by firing Byron and you add in a legit All Star I absolutely believe we're above 30 wins. What are we supposed to do? Sit back do nothing and not try and add legit players in the offseason?

 

No. Just choose a different consolation prize for the Durant sweepstakes.

 

they got draymond playing PF but derozan isnt a SF?

 

Yep. Watch him. He is no more suited for SF than Wade. They were nearly identical in length measurements if IIRC (were they?). But regardless of that - I just didn't like the way he played.

Of course, before Wade discovering the Miami juice of life.

P.S.

Nope. He is a bit longer.

Dwyane Wade - 2003 6' 3.75" 6' 4.75" 212 6' 10.75" 8' 6" 6.7 0 0 31.5 11' 1.5" 35.0 11' 5" 9 10.56 3.08 14 5
Demar Derozan - 2009 6' 5.5" 6' 6.5" 211 6' 9" 8' 6.5" 4.9 0 0 29.0 10' 11.5" 38.5 11' 9" 5 11.88 3.31 NA 9