Re: Official NBA Offseason/Player Movement Thread
Smh, Jones got that contract based off guarding CP3 in the playoffs haha... dunno why the Pacers did that (I guess to replace Marquis Daniels' defense or something). He'll wow you with a dunk or defensive play once in a while, but I hope they're not planning to play him more than 15 MPG, because he's all missed jumpers and lack of skills otherwise... can't handle, can't drive/finish reliably, doesn't pass... Great pickup, Indiana! At least he's not a goofy white dude haha..
I'm not worried about them at all -- Weems is a pure scorer and Lawson will also add some offense off the bench. They definitely need a SF if Kleiza leaves (Barnes is my pick), but I think they're going to work some kind of trade because they don't want to lose their big exception leftover from the Camby trade (there's another one added to it also, I think from the Petro trade), which expires in November.
But yeah, the 3 isn't a big problem since 'Melo gets 85% of minutes there. I think Weems is ready to contribute, but if not, backup SG will definitely be a hole because JR does get into foul trouble and probably will get about 32 MPG, leaving a decent chunk of time left for someone else. The real hole in my mind is still in the middle -- we really need another big body, but I assume they'll probably just get someone for the minimum to fill the spot and spend more money on that bench scorer role (especially since there aren't exactly a ton of skilled bigs on the market).
Smh, Jones got that contract based off guarding CP3 in the playoffs haha... dunno why the Pacers did that (I guess to replace Marquis Daniels' defense or something). He'll wow you with a dunk or defensive play once in a while, but I hope they're not planning to play him more than 15 MPG, because he's all missed jumpers and lack of skills otherwise... can't handle, can't drive/finish reliably, doesn't pass... Great pickup, Indiana! At least he's not a goofy white dude haha..
I'm not worried about them at all -- Weems is a pure scorer and Lawson will also add some offense off the bench. They definitely need a SF if Kleiza leaves (Barnes is my pick), but I think they're going to work some kind of trade because they don't want to lose their big exception leftover from the Camby trade (there's another one added to it also, I think from the Petro trade), which expires in November.
But yeah, the 3 isn't a big problem since 'Melo gets 85% of minutes there. I think Weems is ready to contribute, but if not, backup SG will definitely be a hole because JR does get into foul trouble and probably will get about 32 MPG, leaving a decent chunk of time left for someone else. The real hole in my mind is still in the middle -- we really need another big body, but I assume they'll probably just get someone for the minimum to fill the spot and spend more money on that bench scorer role (especially since there aren't exactly a ton of skilled bigs on the market).
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