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Any big men left on the market you would like to see us go after for the vets min? Seems like we will have to now with Slava gone.

Seems like all of Joe's moves so far are going to result in a lot more tickets being sold. Might as well sign Jason Collins while we're at it.

I wonder if Kravtsov will be bought out by Milwaukee. It`s not like they have a need for him - I assume his inclusion was for salary matching purposes.

joe better do something amazing after the Jenning BS.

Wallace would be a start, but there better be something else.

The available big men according to nba.com:

Cole Aldrich
Jason Collins
DeSagana Diop
Aaron Gray
Johan Petro
Joel Przybilla
Chris Wilcox
Antawn Jamison
Lamar Odom
Anthony Tolliver


Not exactly a whose who.....

Ben Wallace.

Greg Oden.

Kilo wrote:Greg Oden.

Good Call

Kilo wrote:Greg Oden.

That's who I was going to mention. I know he was willing to sign with the Cavs, as it was close to his hometown in Indiana, and his alma mater in Columbus. Indy didn't want him, then the Cavs moved on from him when they signed Bynum.

Maybe Dumars can jump into the fray for him? I'm not sure what kind of offer Detroit can tender at this point? I can't imagine it would be a whole lot more than the minimum.

One caveat that Detroit could offer that teams like the Pelicans or Heat cannot is Detroit's great physical trainers and physicians. They rejuvenated Antonio McDyess and even squeezed a relatively productive year out of T-Mac, among generally keep their players healthy and free of major injuries.

Gray seems like the best guy from that list.....maybe take a chance on him or Cole Aldrich?

Who were the best big men in the D-league last season??

Cole Aldrich. Just look at his numbers in Sacremento when he was given slightly more minutes (12mpg). He averaged 4 rebounds and a block with 3 points. That's very solid production. He's also still decently young. He won't improve a ton, he'll always have the ceiling of a solid role player, but he does still have some potential.

I'd like to get Cole as well but personally love odom's versatile play. I also like pryzbilla as well as another option.

ComboGuardCity wrote:

I'd love Ben back but he can't even give us ten minutes. Sorry

Trade Boston a future 2nd rounder for Fab Melo?

Sign Ben to replace Wallace. We desperately need a backup SF though. I had high hopes for Middleton and felt he could provide quality minutes behind Smith. Singler has proven to be complete garbage and I have no faith in this Datome guy.

go after Greg Oden

Sheed... player/coach

Im all in for Oden.
NVM, hes going to the Heat or Pelicans.

DetroitPistons wrote:Sign Ben to replace Wallace. We desperately need a backup SF though. I had high hopes for Middleton and felt he could provide quality minutes behind Smith. Singler has proven to be complete garbage and I have no faith in this Datome guy.

Nine points and four rebounds a game and an All-Rookie Second Team selection is "complete garbage?" Damn man, you're a tough judge! And why no faith in Datome? Is it just 'cuz we haven't seen him play yet? And even beyond those two, it's possible that Jerebko and Mitchell could log minutes at SF as well. Let's not go crazy here and overvalue Middleton; he was an interesting prospect, but he wasn't likely to be a major part of our rotation.

Regarding bigs, I agree with those who've targeted Aldrich and Oden on the free agent market. And I like Pete's idea on Fab Melo, but I doubt the rebuilding Celts would give him away that cheaply (knowing them, they'd want to attach Gerald Wallace in any deal). I think I read somewhere that the Thunder may wind up cutting Daniel Orton, so he could be another possibility. The truth is, whomever we pick up would be our third center (as Monroe will log most of the minutes at the 5 when Drummond is out), so there's no need to invest too much in this position; pretty much any big body with six fouls to burn will do.