Post#92 » by princeofpalace » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:13 pm
There are a lot of possible moves Joe D can make in June, so here's another scenario.
Draft
8- SG/SF- Shabazz Mohammed
38- PG- Phil Pressey
57- PG- Nate Wolters
We get lucky and Shabazz Mohammed falls right into our laps. (Ideally, Otto Porter is the best fit- but we need to win the lottery to draft him. Porters length and defense will help mitigate the problems of having Jose Calderon on the roster) Despite his other deficiencies, this guy is going to be an 18-20ppg scorer on the next level and we are desperate for wing scoring. We shore up our PG depth in the 2nd round.
Offseason
We bid farewell to Maggette, Bynum,and Maxiel. We also waive Rodney Stuckey.
We sign;
PG- Jose Calderon- 3/20. Joe D and Co seem smitten with Jose. So much to my chagrin, I think there is a very real shot that he returns as our starting PG. If so, a 3 year deal worth around 6 million is more than enough for Jose. He runs the offense well but the defense gets seriously worse, so the offseason must target defenders that can help cover for him.
SG/SF- Corey Brewer 3-15- Brewer is a very good perimeter defender, which is something that we desperately need. If we can get him for MLE type money then he is definitely worth it.
PF/C- Tiago Splitter- 4/30. We need a legit 3rd bigman to round out our rotation. Splitter is a very good defender and a decent rebounder. It will be hard to get him to leave SAS but we should try. He can hit the midrange jumper and score in the post. He's a great fit with Monroe and Drummond.
2013-2014 Detroit Pistons
Jose Calderon/Phil Pressey/Wolters
Brandon Knight/Corey Brewer/Kim English
Shabazz Mohammed/Kyle Singler/Khris Middleton
Greg Monroe/Charlie V/Jonas Jerebko
Andre Drummond/Tiago Splitter/Slava
A Calderon/Knight/Mohammed trio spreads the floor for Monroe/Drummond. Its not great defensively but we have Brewer, Splitter coming off the bench to help shore up the defense. Along with a defensive anchor in Andre Drummond. The team should be a lot better defensively that it currently is. I think thats an 8-10 seed in the east next season but with room to grow if Shabazz/Knight/Drummond/Monroe play better.
The downside is the 14 draft is deep and the Bobcats have our pick so if we do not make the playoffs the Ben Gordon trade is looking pretty atrocious.