The top 5 NBA free agent centers for Pistons to sign .

[kellmellus50]

The question is will any sign to come here when they all want to be in the playoffs we would have to overpay.
Pistons better sign someone soon there are going fast.

NOTE: Unrestricted Free Agent Centers a lot of these players are gone now.

Nic Claxton (Nets)
Kelly Olynyk (Raptors)
Goga Bitadze (Magic)
Jonas Valanciunas (Pelicans)
Mason Plumlee (Clippers)
Xavier Tillman (Celtics)
Isaiah Hartenstein (Knicks)
Andre Drummond (Bulls)
Daniel Theis (Clippers)
Damian Jones (Cavaliers)
DeAndre Jordan (Nuggets)
Bismack Biyombo (Thunder)
Mohamed Bamba (Sixers)
Tristan Thompson (Cavaliers)
Luke Kornet (Celtics)
Robin Lopez (Current FA)*
JaVale McGee (Kings)
Cody Zeller (Pelicans)
Alex Len (Kings)
Moses Brown (Blazers)
Boban Marjanovic (Rockets)
Mike Muscala (Pistons)
Anthony Gill (Wizards)
Luka Garza (Wolves)**
Nerlens Noel (Current FA)

[Pharaoh]

The question is will any sign to come here when they all want to be in the playoffs we would have to overpay.

Nicolas Claxton (Brooklyn)
Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans)
Isaiah Hartenstein (New York)
Moritz Wagner (Orlando
Kelly Olynyk (Utah)

Claxton is already off the board

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[MotownMadness]

Jalen Smith? Good backup stretch 5 option

[Snakebites]

The question is will any sign to come here when they all want to be in the playoffs we would have to overpay.
Pistons better sign someone soon there are going fast.

Nicolas Claxton (Brooklyn) now off the board
1)Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans)
2)Isaiah Hartenstein (New York)
3)Moritz Wagner (Orlando
4)Kelly Olynyk (Utah) we paid to get rid of him but now were under new management
5).Andre Drummond / Chicago OH Nooooo

We did not pay to get rid of Kelly. We got Bojan for he and Saben. It was a damn good trade. We just failed to cash in by getting a first for Bogey last year.

Honestly I’d be down to add any of those but Drummond. JV is eh but he’s an upgrade. Kelly and Mo bring something different. Hartenstein is a pipe dream.

[kellmellus50]

Jalen Smith? Good backup stretch 5 option

Yes, he was next on my list

[kellmellus50]

The question is will any sign to come here when they all want to be in the playoffs we would have to overpay.
Pistons better sign someone soon there are going fast.

Nicolas Claxton (Brooklyn) now off the board
1)Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans)
2)Isaiah Hartenstein (New York)
3)Moritz Wagner (Orlando
4)Kelly Olynyk (Utah) we paid to get rid of him but now were under new management
5).Andre Drummond / Chicago OH Nooooo

We did not pay to get rid of Kelly. We got Bojan for he and Saben. It was a damn good trade. We just failed to cash in by getting a first for Bogey last year.

Honestly I’d be down to add any of those but Drummond. JV is eh but he’s an upgrade. Kelly and Mo bring something different. Hartenstein is a pipe dream.

Yes your right there was another center we added a high second too and pistons got a late second back, but i can't remember his name?

[Snakebites]

The question is will any sign to come here when they all want to be in the playoffs we would have to overpay.
Pistons better sign someone soon there are going fast.

Nicolas Claxton (Brooklyn) now off the board
1)Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans)
2)Isaiah Hartenstein (New York)
3)Moritz Wagner (Orlando
4)Kelly Olynyk (Utah) we paid to get rid of him but now were under new management
5).Andre Drummond / Chicago OH Nooooo

We did not pay to get rid of Kelly. We got Bojan for he and Saben. It was a damn good trade. We just failed to cash in by getting a first for Bogey last year.

Honestly I’d be down to add any of those but Drummond. JV is eh but he’s an upgrade. Kelly and Mo bring something different. Hartenstein is a pipe dream.

Yes your right there was another center we added a high second too and pistons got a late second back, but i can't remember his name?

I believe you are referring to Mason Plumlee.

To me centers that can shoot threes should be of particular interest as their spacing may help develop our young ball handlers.

[kellmellus50]

We did not pay to get rid of Kelly. We got Bojan for he and Saben. It was a damn good trade. We just failed to cash in by getting a first for Bogey last year.

Honestly I’d be down to add any of those but Drummond. JV is eh but he’s an upgrade. Kelly and Mo bring something different. Hartenstein is a pipe dream.

Yes your right there was another center we added a high second too and pistons got a late second back, but i can't remember his name?

I believe you are referring to Mason Plumlee.

To me centers that can shoot threes should be of particular interest as their spacing may help develop our young ball handlers.

Your right again, time to go to bed and rest my memory, lol

[SuperBad]

I’d be fine with using Stewart as the prime backup 5 to Duran, that’s the role he should be in, he can play the four when we’re playing Giannis, and Zion. I would like to give Christian Wood a contract, I think he’d come real cheap, maybe take on him and Russell in the same deal, then u can sign fontechio, then persue Tobias Harris or Brandon Ingram. But for us looking at
Cade/Ivey/Sasser
D Russell/THJ
Ausar/Holland
T Harris/Fontechio
Duran/Stewart/Wood

I think we’d push for a play in spot.

[A_dub06]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

[MotownMadness]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

His stats are actually really good

3.2 OBPM
68 TS%
20.7 PER

[A_dub06]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

His stats are actually really good

3.2 OBPM
68 TS%
20.7 PER

Yeah I’m really high on him, and think he would fit perfectly with what we are trying to build. I was livid when we signed Bagley to that 3 year $37.5m deal and the pacers got Smith for a fraction of the price. I think he can be one of those guys that gets a full time starters job and really scales his numbers too

[Snakebites]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

I think it’s very likely Stewart gets moved in the offseason.

Duren has an outside chance too but that’s a lot less likely since we didn’t take a center in the draft and Claxton is staying in Brooklyn.

[vege]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

His stats are actually really good

3.2 OBPM
68 TS%
20.7 PER

The game is played on both sides of the court. He is a very bad defender, Indy is arguably the worst defesive team in the league, and they didn't play him much in the playoffs because of his poor defense. Stewart is a superior option as a backup C, even tho Stewart is an inept offensive player.

[A_dub06]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

I think it’s very likely Stewart gets moved in the offseason.

Duren has an outside chance too but that’s a lot less likely since we didn’t take a center in the draft and Claxton is staying in Brooklyn.

Yeah I guess that’s a half way point between being competitive and still having high potential that can be developed.

I just don’t have any belief in Duren becoming a plus defender and wouldn’t want to risk the chance of his value bottoming out if he doesn’t show up this season but I’m also not the new POBO so Langdon will do whatever he thinks is best for the organisation.

[A_dub06]

The ONLY player I want as a backup 5 for this would be Jalen Smith. Shot 40% from 3 on low volume but he’s still young and can continue developing. Can also play power forward which is nice, and probably won’t be super expensive.

The main issue we are going to have pursing Jalen or any other Center for that matter is minutes. We already have Duren and Stewart, so any guy signing with us would want and likely demand a guarantee they will get starters minutes around 30mpg. What does that leave for Duren and Stew? Like I don’t really care about Duren and would prefer to trade him for a pick or part of a package for a better player, but signing a free agent Center puts our roster in a weird position. We will tank Durens value by benching him, and it’s not really fair on stew to bench him after getting him to play out of position the whole year.

His stats are actually really good

3.2 OBPM
68 TS%
20.7 PER

The game is played on both sides of the court. He is a very bad defender, Indy is arguably the worst defesive team in the league, and they didn't play him much in the playoffs because of his poor defense. Stewart is a superior option as a backup C, even tho Stewart is an inept offensive player.

Is he really that bad? I’ve seen him play and never thought he was good on that end but is he a total sieve? I’d still want to sign him anyway, his offence is good enough to take that punt on.

[vege]

His stats are actually really good

3.2 OBPM
68 TS%
20.7 PER

The game is played on both sides of the court. He is a very bad defender, Indy is arguably the worst defesive team in the league, and they didn't play him much in the playoffs because of his poor defense. Stewart is a superior option as a backup C, even tho Stewart is an inept offensive player.

Is he really that bad? I’ve seen him play and never thought he was good on that end but is he a total sieve? I’d still want to sign him anyway, his offence is good enough to take that punt on.

Sadly yes, he is that bad on defense, he's a pretty good offensive player but he still manage to be a net negative.

[dVs33]

For me, I'd like to have stew as the back up 5 and maybe get a bigger body vet for the 3rd string.
I'd prefer to get a starting pf and run stew as the first big off the bench since can play both spots.
According to reports, stew is being shopped, but I think that's the wrong move

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[Snakebites]

It’s telling that Jalen Smith was out of Indy’s playoff rotation.

That need not necessarily be an exclusionary criteria for us though.

[Uncle Mxy]

Is Metu on the list now?