DeMarcus Cousins to the Wolves?

[minimus]

I fully expect Minnesota to roster 14 and keep a spot for a buyout candidate. There is real value in rostering 14.

I cant believe MIN might be a destination for buyout candidate

[winforlose]

I fully expect Minnesota to roster 14 and keep a spot for a buyout candidate. There is real value in rostering 14.

I cant believe MIN might be a destination for buyout candidate

If we have a top 4 record in the west and are taken seriously by the national pundits does that change your mind?

[wolves_89]

I fully expect Minnesota to roster 14 and keep a spot for a buyout candidate. There is real value in rostering 14.

I don't see a lot of value in keeping a roster spot open when the team is still around $5M below the tax line. Minnesota can sign a vet minimum guy now and still have flexibility to make a move during the season.

[Colbinii]

I fully expect Minnesota to roster 14 and keep a spot for a buyout candidate. There is real value in rostering 14.

I cant believe MIN might be a destination for buyout candidate

If we are as good as I expect us to be, I can certainly see us as a destination.

[shrink]

Why did the Nuggets decide to sign DeAndre Jordan instead then?

Maybe Jordan is more willing to just sit at the end of the bench for the minimum than DMC?

Jordan has nothing left and he signed like 3 seconds into Free Agency.

I was listening to Smitty’s Front Office Podcast last night, and there was some speculation that DEN might want to play Zeke Nnaji more this year, and maybe they thought Jordan would be more willing to ride the bench behind him than Boogie would. There are certainly better back up bigs out there other than Jordan, so signing him this early is curious.

If sitting on the bench too much is a problem for Boogie, than obviously we’d have to be very careful. I am going to trust Connely can make this call, based on their prior relationship. Moreover, last year when bench minutes were scarce, Finch did a terrific job last year keeping subs ready and engaged and morale high, so he improves our margin for error.

[winforlose]

Why did the Nuggets decide to sign DeAndre Jordan instead then?

Maybe Jordan is more willing to just sit at the end of the bench for the minimum than DMC?

Jordan has nothing left and he signed like 3 seconds into Free Agency.

I was listening to Smitty’s Front Office Podcast last night, and there was some speculation that DEN might want to play Zeke Nnaji more this year, and maybe they thought Jordan would be more willing to ride the bench behind him than Boogie would. There are certainly better back up bigs out there other than Jordan, so signing him this early is curious.

If sitting on the bench too much is a problem for Boogie, than obviously we’d have to be very careful. I am going to trust Connely can make this call, based on their prior relationship. Moreover, last year when bench minutes were scarce, Finch did a terrific job last year keeping subs ready and engaged and morale high, so he improves our margin for error.

True, but Boogie isn’t a young kid on a rookie deal looking for an opportunity to shine. He is a former all star and will likely have an ego to match.

[Klomp]

Why did the Nuggets decide to sign DeAndre Jordan instead then?

Maybe Jordan is more willing to just sit at the end of the bench for the minimum than DMC?

Jordan has nothing left and he signed like 3 seconds into Free Agency.

I was listening to Smitty’s Front Office Podcast last night, and there was some speculation that DEN might want to play Zeke Nnaji more this year, and maybe they thought Jordan would be more willing to ride the bench behind him than Boogie would. There are certainly better back up bigs out there other than Jordan, so signing him this early is curious.

If sitting on the bench too much is a problem for Boogie, than obviously we’d have to be very careful. I am going to trust Connely can make this call, based on their prior relationship. Moreover, last year when bench minutes were scarce, Finch did a terrific job last year keeping subs ready and engaged and morale high, so he improves our margin for error.

Sitting on the bench behind Towns and Gobert is a lot different than sitting on the bench behind Zeke Nnaji. Were Cousins and Malone close in Sacramento? Were Cousins and Finch close in New Orleans? These are all things to be considered as he makes his decision.

[minimus]

While Cousins is a below average defender right now, he has improved as passer and shooter, still can rebound and uses his frame well in the paint.

[shrink]

Maybe Jordan is more willing to just sit at the end of the bench for the minimum than DMC?

Jordan has nothing left and he signed like 3 seconds into Free Agency.

I was listening to Smitty’s Front Office Podcast last night, and there was some speculation that DEN might want to play Zeke Nnaji more this year, and maybe they thought Jordan would be more willing to ride the bench behind him than Boogie would. There are certainly better back up bigs out there other than Jordan, so signing him this early is curious.

If sitting on the bench too much is a problem for Boogie, than obviously we’d have to be very careful. I am going to trust Connely can make this call, based on their prior relationship. Moreover, last year when bench minutes were scarce, Finch did a terrific job last year keeping subs ready and engaged and morale high, so he improves our margin for error.

Sitting on the bench behind Towns and Gobert is a lot different than sitting on the bench behind Zeke Nnaji. Were Cousins and Malone close in Sacramento? Were Cousins and Finch close in New Orleans? These are all things to be considered as he makes his decision.

But behind Naz? I think we could use both, if Naz can play some PF. We need size.

[Klomp]

I was listening to Smitty’s Front Office Podcast last night, and there was some speculation that DEN might want to play Zeke Nnaji more this year, and maybe they thought Jordan would be more willing to ride the bench behind him than Boogie would. There are certainly better back up bigs out there other than Jordan, so signing him this early is curious.

If sitting on the bench too much is a problem for Boogie, than obviously we’d have to be very careful. I am going to trust Connely can make this call, based on their prior relationship. Moreover, last year when bench minutes were scarce, Finch did a terrific job last year keeping subs ready and engaged and morale high, so he improves our margin for error.

Sitting on the bench behind Towns and Gobert is a lot different than sitting on the bench behind Zeke Nnaji. Were Cousins and Malone close in Sacramento? Were Cousins and Finch close in New Orleans? These are all things to be considered as he makes his decision.

But behind Naz? I think we could use both, if Naz can play some PF. We need size.

Cousins would likely be ahead of Reid.

[shrink]

Sitting on the bench behind Towns and Gobert is a lot different than sitting on the bench behind Zeke Nnaji. Were Cousins and Malone close in Sacramento? Were Cousins and Finch close in New Orleans? These are all things to be considered as he makes his decision.

But behind Naz? I think we could use both, if Naz can play some PF. We need size.

Cousins would likely be ahead of Reid.

I’m sure Cousins thinks so, and overall, I do too.

But suppose there are situations where Finch feels he needs a younger, shot blocker on defense, who doesn’t ask for the ball on offense. If he plugs in Naz before Boogie, does that cause problems? My point is that even if Cousins is better than Naz in most situations, does he cause a problem when Finch goes with Naz first in specific situations?

I don’t know the answer to that. I assume Connely does. If we go after Boogie, or don’t, I’m going to assume Tim is making the right call.

[Klomp]

He obviously can't handle big minutes, but his per36 offensive numbers are still ridiculously good!

[wolves_89]

I was listening to Smitty’s Front Office Podcast last night, and there was some speculation that DEN might want to play Zeke Nnaji more this year, and maybe they thought Jordan would be more willing to ride the bench behind him than Boogie would. There are certainly better back up bigs out there other than Jordan, so signing him this early is curious.

If sitting on the bench too much is a problem for Boogie, than obviously we’d have to be very careful. I am going to trust Connely can make this call, based on their prior relationship. Moreover, last year when bench minutes were scarce, Finch did a terrific job last year keeping subs ready and engaged and morale high, so he improves our margin for error.

Sitting on the bench behind Towns and Gobert is a lot different than sitting on the bench behind Zeke Nnaji. Were Cousins and Malone close in Sacramento? Were Cousins and Finch close in New Orleans? These are all things to be considered as he makes his decision.

But behind Naz? I think we could use both, if Naz can play some PF. We need size.

I'd expect that if Cousins come to Minnesota he is going to be promised a rotation role. I think he's an upgrade over Reid, especially against opposing centers with anything approaching traditional size. My guess would be that Reid would be on the fringes of the rotation and would only get infrequent matchup/situation based minutes (or he gets traded before training camp).

[Klomp]

Sitting on the bench behind Towns and Gobert is a lot different than sitting on the bench behind Zeke Nnaji. Were Cousins and Malone close in Sacramento? Were Cousins and Finch close in New Orleans? These are all things to be considered as he makes his decision.

But behind Naz? I think we could use both, if Naz can play some PF. We need size.

I'd expect that if Cousins come to Minnesota he is going to be promised a rotation role. I think he's an upgrade over Reid, especially against opposing centers with anything approaching traditional size. My guess would be that Reid would be on the fringes of the rotation and would only get infrequent matchup/situation based minutes (or he gets traded before training camp).

Regardless of what happens with Cousins, Reid is currently at the top of my personal "most likely to be traded" list

[winforlose]

If Markieff Morris to the 76ers does not happen, and he agreed to come here for a promise of 10 minutes minimum per game and more minutes if/when someone in the 3/4 rotation gets injured, would you sign him instead? If yes one year or two and if two for how much?

[theGreatRC]

Manifesting for this to happen, no real reason why, just think it would be dope lol

[LibertyPrime]

If Markieff Morris to the 76ers does not happen, and he agreed to come here for a promise of 10 minutes minimum per game and more minutes if/when someone in the 3/4 rotation gets injured, would you sign him instead? If yes one year or two and if two for how much?

I don't particularly want either one, but if you held a gun to my head, I'd go for Cousins rather than Morris, even though the positional need at F is greater. 9 and 5 isn't bad for a 2nd-3rd string center, and his attitude seems to have improved over the years, unlike Morris'.