Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

I'm still fine with DeRozan. We need talent period. I think he remains one of the more realistic targets out there. A lot of the names being tossed around out there are restricted or require willing trade partners. The others don't really sound like guys who are ready to leave their current teams.

 

I'll wait for the draft lottery to be over before dreaming.

 

Screw DD. He is a slightly taller, much more expensive version of JC without the shot.

And if JC ever gets D - he is better too.

To me - it's DD or JC + very very serviceable vet. like Deng.

 

Don't want DD for the max but have also flip-flopped and realistically, I might do it again.

One problem regardless of his miserable Play-off run is still most important in my view. If we play Randle (which we should) and get any center on the market outside of Horford, I don't see how we can afford a wing that cannot really shoot from outside. Obviously, the make-up of our team could/will change in many ways over the summer, but as of now, i don't see how that works.

I would be very curious to know what Walton thinks about going after him...

 

Agreed. Ultimately it's very simple re: Derozan.

You hired a coach from GS...

who runs the playbook from GS...

to try to do what everyone else in the league is...

which is to replicate GS...

You CANNOT do that without wings that can shoot and shoot well from distance.

EDIT: An even better way to look at it. Close your eyes and replay every GS set that you can think of. Now replace Klay with Demar. How effective is it? How good does it look now?

Then remember that we don't have the greatest shooter who ever lived on our team either...

 

That's a grim thought YTC.

 

There might be better fits, but beggars can't be choosers and if we strike out on a lot of FA's I wouldn't say no.

Edit - But I do agree with your post, it wouldn't be pretty.

 

Beggars (in this case) can choose how long they want to be begging and at what level, don't you think?
I mean, spending too much on DD could make us beggars at a higher level for 5 years, while not doing that could keep us begging hard for a shorter while, possibly followed by champagne and cigars..

 

Eh, I don't see us as beggars though.

More like that young couple that wants a house, but only gets approved for 150K.

We could buy whatever that 150K gets us and call us homeowners. Or...

Rent an apartment few another year or two, save money and go back and get approved for more money and therefore get a better quality house later.

 

I'm seeing too much of Nick Young on DD. I don't know why.

 

There's a fan fiction in there somewhere...

 

BUT YOU ARE SHOPPING IN DOWNTOWN LA!!! $150k gets you a hallway.

Jus' sayin

 

Magbe beggars was a step too far, I'm just saying that if we did max DDR it's not like we signed Smush Parker for 5 years max.

If we rent and wait the cap is going up massively the following season and there will be even more competition for top tier players.

But like I said in an ideal world I agree that there are better fits for our new system.

 

Gives Mitch a chance to Jedi mind trick him.

 

i don't think you can really emulate gs, so i'm not sure that's a starter. walton said he wanted to bring elements of that, but really, without steph curry, that system isn't really revolutionary. in other words, it's not a blueprint for success, because it can't actually be replicated. they have two of the best shooters we've seen...maybe ever. that's HUGE. we will NOT have that at any point.

i'll trust luke and the FO to come up with a general plan about what we want to do and find guys to fit that plan. if derozan is one of them, it can work. just need a shooter at sf and a center that demands attention on the roll.

and after watching derozan the last couple games, i'm pretty convinced his problems are due to an injury on his dominant hand. thus, i'm throwing out the playoffs woes in my evaluation of his ability.

 

realism? i'd prefer others, but overpaying derozan beats the hell out of signing another nick young level player, which is a real possibility.

 

We suck. We won 17 games. Not turning my nose up at anyone to be honest.

 

Agree with all of this.