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Wouldn't Pau Gasol Be nice in a Raptors Uni?
Or Kyrie Irving

THad Young should be a high priority in the off season.

In HS, this kid was a highly regarded SF prospect along with Durant. While Durant was known as a scorer, Thad was the better 2 way player. Then all went to crap when Paul Hewitt got a hold of him at tech then continued to snowball with the 6ers not knowing what to do with him.

He has physical attributes, youth (will turn 23 this year) and all the intangibles we would like from the SF spot.

He wont get the fanfare that some of the other FA's (Green, Chandler etc..) will get, so we might be able to sneak in and get a deal done at a good price.

DX

Defense: Has prototypical tools for a small forward with his terrific size, length and lateral quickness, but has mostly been asked to defend the power forward position, which he lacks a bit of size for. Gets posted up a fair amount, and has some issues at times, especially against bigger, stronger power forwards. Puts a solid effort in, but lacks experience and fundamentals guarding the post. Seems to have many of the same issues on the perimeter, tends to lose his focus and get beaten off the dribble fairly easily. Too upright at times, out of position or flat-footed in others, Young can make plays thanks to his tremendous natural gifts, but he still has a ways to go before reaching his full potential on this end of the floor.

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Offense: Versatile offensive player who is extremely efficient, yet still lacks polish on his all-around game. Knows his limitations and for the most part sticks to what he does best. Shoots a high percentage inside the arc, and makes a respectable amount of his outside attempts as well. Excellent in transition, regularly beats opponents down the floor. Very effective facing up from the perimeter and blowing by his opponent thanks to his terrific first step.

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I think Young would be a great fit here. He's putting up a 17.4 PER this year, is a decent defender imo (105 DRtg), scores efficiently (56.9 TS%), and rebounds well (11.2 TRB%, 14.5 DRB%). Plus, as a backup for the Sixers he's not likely to get overpaid the way Chandler/Green probably will.

bboyskinnylegs wrote:I think Young would be a great fit here. He's putting up a 17.4 PER this year, is a decent defender imo (105 DRtg), scores efficiently (56.9 TS%), and rebounds well (11.2 TRB%, 14.5 DRB%). Plus, as a backup for the Sixers he's not likely to get overpaid the way Chandler/Green probably will.

and I definitely think that Young will be an upgrade from Linas... Young is way more agile than Kleiza.

Thad Young actually plays primarily PF for the Sixers....he added 15 lbs of muscle in the summer to able to play the 4 spot, similar to an Antawn Jamison.

For him to play the SF spot, he'll have to re-establish his long ball (the 3pt shot), 'cause whenever I've seen him play, he rarely takes a 3pter.

He's a smart player though, and as bboyskinnylegs said, is pretty efficient.

I feel like this thread is going to take away from the other thread that was created about the off-season. Not too many people are worried about FA 2+ years from now, as shown by the Irving/Chandler/Young/Green talk right now.

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It'd be better if we traded for Thad Young before he hit the market. Owning his bird rights would make it easier to negotiate with. I think we do have the assets to get him too.

Hypothetically - we should get Rubio at any cost short of Bargs/Demar/Davis. I would even give Amir or Weems or maybe even... wait for it... Kleiza.

JASON WILLIAMS IS AVALIABLE

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Kyle Weaver anyone?

D-League atm. Plays some D, at least.

Sign Chandler for 10 million a year for 5 years he's been improving every year and he is only 23 years old the Raptors would have him until his prime. Then I would look into signing K. Brown as the reserve center, followed by signing Bill Walker. Then the pick could come to use as well maybe trade it for a piece?

It seems more and more likely that Thaddeus Young will not be resigned this year, based off his play/role and phillies roster. Ive watched this guy a lot and i really like his game...This guy would be a great fit for our team. Hes still young and shows promise that's really only been hindered by playing for the 76ers organization. I think he could be a great addition to our young core moving forward and also to a player of his caliber, in his posistion, see Toronto as a great opportunity to hone his skills...not to mention he doesnt really fit the mold of one of those players to be drastically overpaid

Thoughts?

imagine our offseason free agent signings consisted of Thaddeus and Deandre Jordan...very possible and mouth watering...

Sorry to derail for a second... by when I first saw the title I definitely replaced fits with another word.

I like Thad quite a bit and I think he'd fit in quite well on this team, its definitely something we have to look at.

[SJJ] wrote:Sorry to derail for a second... by when I first saw the title I definitely replaced fits with another word.

I like Thad quite a bit and I think he'd fit in quite well on this team, its definitely something we have to look at.

It's too early in the morning for me to notice the difference between an f and at too.

PS - This thread is going to be moved into the hypothetical offseason idea thread.

EDIT - Fellow mods, I have to run and catch my train. Can somebody else please move this thread?

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[SJJ] wrote:Sorry to derail for a second... by when I first saw the title I definitely replaced fits with another word.

I like Thad quite a bit and I think he'd fit in quite well on this team, its definitely something we have to look at.

And I thought I was the only one.