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Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 7:25 pm
by broncus2k
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/23 ... MotiejunasSo it seems the Rockets are looking to move Donatas Motiejunas. He hasn't seen much of playing time recently as he lost his rotation minutes to t-jones.
At 7 ft, ~260 lbs and 23 years of age, I think he is a kind of a player that would fit well with the heat given his range ('can' shoot from the long range) and mobility (not too slow for a 7 footer).
His nba numbers look poor on paper however when given a proper role (I.e. Eurobasket last offseason) he shows a lot of potential to become a solid big in this league.
I know the board is fully ecstatic about bynum atm but he's a type of player we can throw at West etc. and provide valuable 10-15 min spurts off the bench.
Considering the Rockets are gearing up for a mega Asik deal, I think he could be had for a 1st round pick, or less.
Any thoughts?
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 7:41 pm
by Altered_Beast
broncus2k wrote:http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/231417/Rockets-Attempting-To-Trade-Donatas-Motiejunas
So it seems the Rockets are looking to move Donatas Motiejunas. He hasn't seen much of playing time recently as he lost his rotation minutes to t-jones.
At 7 ft, ~260 lbs and 23 years of age, I think he is a kind of a player that would fit well with the heat given his range ('can' shoot from the long range) and mobility (not too slow for a 7 footer).
His nba numbers look poor on paper however when given a proper role (I.e. Eurobasket last offseason) he shows a lot of potential to become a solid big in this league.
I know the board is fully ecstatic about bynum atm but he's a type of player we can throw at West etc. and provide valuable 10-15 min spurts off the bench.
Considering the Rockets are gearing up for a mega Asik deal, I think he could be had for a 1st round pick, or less.
Any thoughts?
We have the worst big rotation in the league ATM (bosh and bird can't make up for Joel/haslem/rashard/oden) so I'd take any serviceable big we can get
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Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 7:52 pm
by AlexCRO
anything antything just to stop this masacre in the paint
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 8:37 pm
by Rodrizzle
AlexCRO wrote:anything antything just to stop this masacre in the paint
Bring back Big Cat to club some people in the lane
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 8:42 pm
by RexBoyWonder
He's a bonafide scrub not even worth a second rounder.
Oden, Bynum, Hawes or Okafor.
Nobody else is getting minutes here.
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 9:12 pm
by HeatNation88
Why doesn't Joel gets deported that will solve our problems then sign or trade for a big
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 9:18 pm
by Mundo
RexBoyWonder wrote:He's a bonafide scrub not even worth a second rounder.
Oden, Bynum, Hawes or Okafor.
Nobody else is getting minutes here.
I wouldn't go that far on D-Mo, that is definitely an overreaction. He is not a scrub, and right now he is trying to find his way into the nba. The thing is that D-mo brings nothing to the table that we do not already have. D-mo is a poor man's version of Bosh. He doesn't rebound well at all, and he doesn't have his handles. Basically, he might be a slight upgrade over Rashard Lewis. Basically, it would be nice to have him as a 12-15 bench player, but he isn't what we need.
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 9:47 pm
by LEIF
Riley isn't interested in foreign players. (See: Sasha Danilovic)
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Wed Jan 8, 2014 10:22 pm
by S Curry
If I remember correctly he is really bad defensively so I don't think we need and wan't him here.
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 1:44 am
by BoshtimusPrime
Have we even traded for a contributing player in the last 3 seasons? All I can think of is Sexy Dexy for that Sanchez bum.
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 1:53 am
by DefenseWins
MiamiHeatFan6 wrote:Why doesn't Joel gets deported that will solve our problems then sign or trade for a big
I believe the Heat have tried to deal Joel, but no one wants him. His contract is bad and apparently we can't waive him. AND I think he has a 3mil option next year... lol.
LEIF wrote:Riley isn't interested in foreign players. (See: Sasha Danilovic)
And not only that, he is a sophomore basically with not a lot of playing time. You might as well just get back Pittman on the team.
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 2:15 am
by HeatNation88
DefenseWins wrote:MiamiHeatFan6 wrote:Why doesn't Joel gets deported that will solve our problems then sign or trade for a big
I believe the Heat have tried to deal Joel, but no one wants him. His contract is bad and apparently we can't waive him. AND I think he has a 3mil option next year... lol.
LEIF wrote:Riley isn't interested in foreign players. (See: Sasha Danilovic)
And not only that, he is a sophomore basically with not a lot of playing time. You might as well just get back Pittman on the team.
Joel has a player option for next year which could take and screw the team
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 2:45 am
by HeatNation88
Guys anyone heard about a rumor going around that Riley is going after Bynum??
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 4:47 am
by GreenHat
MiamiHeatFan6 wrote:DefenseWins wrote:MiamiHeatFan6 wrote:Why doesn't Joel gets deported that will solve our problems then sign or trade for a big
I believe the Heat have tried to deal Joel, but no one wants him. His contract is bad and apparently we can't waive him. AND I think he has a 3mil option next year... lol.
LEIF wrote:Riley isn't interested in foreign players. (See: Sasha Danilovic)
And not only that, he is a sophomore basically with not a lot of playing time. You might as well just get back Pittman on the team.
Joel has a player option for next year which could take and screw the team
He will definitely take it. Doesn't really crew us though. We're going to be way over the cap either way.
Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 5:02 am
by Altered_Beast
GreenHat wrote:MiamiHeatFan6 wrote:DefenseWins wrote:
I believe the Heat have tried to deal Joel, but no one wants him. His contract is bad and apparently we can't waive him. AND I think he has a 3mil option next year... lol.
And not only that, he is a sophomore basically with not a lot of playing time. You might as well just get back Pittman on the team.
Joel has a player option for next year which could take and screw the team
He will definitely take it. Doesn't really crew us though. We're going to be way over the cap either way.
hopefully he retires and takes over Google as CTO.
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Re: Motiejunas?
Posted: Thu Jan 9, 2014 10:56 pm
by puppa bear
If we were to trade for him Joel would be the contract we'd want to send out - salaries don't fit. We'd either need to do a 2-for-1 and cut someone (not likely) or make this part of a 3-way trade to someone with space - at which point we're sending out picks we shouldn't have to for a player we can't really use much this season. As said before, he'd be best used as Bosh's sub, or similar, so he'd be taking minutes off Beasley (who seems to be getting it & fitting in).
I'd rather they went after some type of back-court player (preferably a combo SG/SF) with a Joel+JJ/Shard sized salary, and include some picks (Philly 1st + a 2nd or 2).