Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

You can get some less inexpensive wings that fit our team if we are worried about injury concerns with Parsons.

 

I'm hoping we take a look at Williams. He's shown a lot of progress.

 

Absolutely. And there are definitely pluses to adding him when he's healthy.

 

first team to put max on the table will get parsons. dude wants the cash. i won't get into matters of "worth" given the changing economic climate in the nba right now, but i think he's clearly one of the top 3 sfs on the market (i don't consider durant or lebron in our market). his injuries scare me enough to prefer offering max to barnes, however. batum's max is 4 million higher, and he seems unlikely to leave.

i think parsons goes to orlando. he's from near there, they have an open spot at sf, and they need someone in his age and skill range. makes sense for both sides.

if the lakers want barnes, it seems like gs is chasing every big name out there. if they get any of them, they likely won't keep barnes at anything over, say 16-17 per-- i'd peg it to green and klay's salaries.

after that, you're looking at the courtney lees and solomon hills of the world. while i like both, i'm not sure they'll come as cheaply as folks might hope, which would still make barnes the top of my list.

 

What little I saw of Parsons was not good. I lack faith in him. I would agree that Barnes is a greater risk. His final was systematic of a Warriors team giving way to a surging Cav's team. All it proved was Barnes is not a leader. I believe he will not have a series that bad ever again. Learning curves and somesuch.

 

Very happy with our leaked targets so far.

I think we have a very good shot at both Whiteside and Parsons. Neither seem to be going after the ring. They're about location, fit, feeling wanted/needed, team environment, and most of all...money.

I think Luke is the key to the Parsons meeting. If he leads that meeting, I think we walk away with an inked contract.

I agree with the sentiment that Deng would be a good presence with Whiteside, but I think we'll have an easier time getting Parsons. Then we can chase vet roster filling babysitters and locker room leaders after securing the two max guys.

Little concerned with Whiteside for off court reasons, but the reward far outweighs the risk. Then it's up to a vet and Shaw to earn their paychecks to keep his eye on the prize.

 

Even if Whiteside only gives us 60-70% of his potential, it's still worth the risk of overpaying given the new salary cap. We have so much that we HAVE to spend with only 2 positions of "need," given the youth that we need to be developing.

 

Whiteside sounds exactly like Bynum preinjury, sans the post play.

These type of players psychologically need to be involved both on the court and off to keep them motivated on both ends of the court. The moment they get the chance to screw up, they can.

It's almost inherent that we need a strong presence in the locker room whether it be the coaching staff or a veteran to keep a player like this in check.

It's like having the Hulk on the Avengers.

 

OK thanks, he sounds like the type of player Kobe absolutely despises; super-talented, with motivational issues. Hopefully Luke/Shaw could get through to him.... probably not. Why do our bigs always have these issues lol

I'd still take him though. We could always dump him for assets if he becomes a distraction. Nothing we haven't dealt with before. I feel he's lower risk than Bynum, who had injury AND psychological concerns.

 

Whiteside never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

 

Hmm why wouldn't they sign Biyombo first and sign Derozan with his Bird rights. Anyway, another FA center off the list.