Signed With Portland: The Cody Zeller Thread

[MasterIchiro]

Of the big contracts, Cody is the one I'd be most interested in keeping. Still only 26, has actually been a real difference maker *when healthy (is he our best draft pick still on the roster?).

More importantly, his contract expires when there are actual quality free agents on the market, not like this upcoming summer when we have $45M coming off the books with terrible options to spend it on.

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Might be easiest to move. I would try for Adams and Drummond. I would love an upgrade. Cody is a weak rebounder and we lose something in that department when he's out there.

[JMAC3]

Zeller could be a great trade chip at the deadline especially if a few centers go down with injuries.

He will be a guy who plays hard no matter how many games we are winning and that is valuable on a team who will need to build a good culture during this rebuild.


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[Snidely FC]

ESPN classify Cody Zeller as a Small Forward lol
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2579258/cody-zeller

[JMAC3]

Has there really not been a post in this thread since October 2019??? This guys is our starting center guys show him some love haha.

I know we hate on him for being a pretty bad 4th overall pick, but he still ranks 8th in his draft class for career win shares so far.

He is coming off a career year last year in both pure ppg and rpg (11/7) and per 36 numbers (17 and 11).

In terms of gameplay I think he will fit what we want to do, pushing the pace and heavy pick and roll and screening. He still is one fastest end to end centers in the league which should make him a frequent target for LaMelo full court look aheads. Also, he is really quick in half court getting in and out screens and I look for us to be a team that tries to attack defenses with multiple pick and roll ball handlers on the floor at all times.

If he plays well depending on what we do in FA next offseason he might be a guy to target with MLE money (9 million per) which is on par with guys like Favors, Thompson, Poetl, Baynes, Plumlee, Meyers Leonard. Long way away and again it will matter on how our young guys develop and what options we have in FA, but I think he is on par with these guys who got MLE this summer.

[Liver_Pooty]

Has there really not been a post in this thread since October 2019??? This guys is our starting center guys show him some love haha.

I know we hate on him for being a pretty bad 4th overall pick, but he still ranks 8th in his draft class for career win shares so far.

He is coming off a career year last year in both pure ppg and rpg (11/7) and per 36 numbers (17 and 11).

In terms of gameplay I think he will fit what we want to do, pushing the pace and heavy pick and roll and screening. He still is one fastest end to end centers in the league which should make him a frequent target for LaMelo full court look aheads. Also, he is really quick in half court getting in and out screens and I look for us to be a team that tries to attack defenses with multiple pick and roll ball handlers on the floor at all times.

If he plays well depending on what we do in FA next offseason he might be a guy to target with MLE money (9 million per) which is on par with guys like Favors, Thompson, Poetl, Baynes, Plumlee, Meyers Leonard. Long way away and again it will matter on how our young guys develop and what options we have in FA, but I think he is on par with these guys who got MLE this summer.

I know a lot on here dont really like him that much, but hes criminally underrated. Especially from an analytical standpoint

[GoBobs]

I hope we can sign him for a little less and keep him around after he expires. He seems to be a good mentor for younger guys and can be part of center by committee. Hopefully he will be a good fit with ball who likes to push the pace.

[fatlever]

I know a lot on here dont really like him that much, but hes criminally underrated. Especially from an analytical standpoint

100% agree. He's not a rim protecting, floor spacing unicorn, but solid at most all other aspects and elite at screen assists.

[James Gatz]

I know a lot on here dont really like him that much, but hes criminally underrated. Especially from an analytical standpoint

100% agree. He's not a rim protecting, floor spacing unicorn, but solid at most all other aspects and elite at screen assists.

His screening game is so excellent and something other teams fans wouldn't really notice if you only watch 1-2 hornets games a year. I really love Cody. He knows his limitations and plays hard. He's not big/strong enough against the Embiid's of the world and he's had issues with injuries. Neither of those are really his fault.

I believe he's our longest tenured player at this point.

[BlackOutBuzz]

I believe he's our longest tenured player at this point.

Depends on how you quantify Biz.

Cody gets a bad rep as an underwhelming top 5 pick but - looking back - his re-draft floor is like 6.

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[HornetJail]

I believe he's our longest tenured player at this point.

Depends on how you quantify Biz.

Cody gets a bad rep as an underwhelming top 5 pick but - looking back - his re-draft floor is like 6.

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he's had the best career out of players drafted 4-9 in that draft. We made the right decision with that pick, it was just a really bad draft

[SWedd523]

I don't think anybody hates Zeller

He just is what he is. A relatively mediocre, ho hum player. He's good at some stuff, not good at others. Generally a replacement level player more or less.

Not gonna help us win many games, not really gonna cost many games.

He's a great dude and seems chill enough. Would like to see him hang around on a fair contract, but don't want to see him being a starter long term

[BigSlam]

Officially out 4-6 weeks with that broken hand.

Read on Twitter

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[Liver_Pooty]

To be fair he could score just as much as Lamelo with a broken hand.

[Hornet Mania]

To be fair he could score just as much as Lamelo with a broken hand.

And rebound as much as PJ. A twofer!

[MasterIchiro]

To be fair he could score just as much as Lamelo with a broken hand.

And rebound as much as PJ. A twofer!

And play as many minutes as Monk!

[luciano-davidwesley]

I believe he's our longest tenured player at this point.

Depends on how you quantify Biz.

Cody gets a bad rep as an underwhelming top 5 pick but - looking back - his re-draft floor is like 6.

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he's had the best career out of players drafted 4-9 in that draft. We made the right decision with that pick, it was just a really bad draft

Let's just pretend Giannis doesn't exist right?

[Rich4114]

Cody is a great dude, seems like a great teammate, is tough and elite at screen setting. He’s also good at on the ball in the paint defense. But he’s awful at rebounding for his size and equally as bad at blocking shots. Also offers nothing offensively and he’s expensive. We’ve played with him in the same role for 8 years and the production has been exactly the same with a ton of time missed to injury. It’s time to move on and has been for a while. I suspect they wanted to but because of everything I just mentioned, can’t find anyone who wants to pay that for a backup big.

[MasterIchiro]

Exactly. Zeller is just one more contract that's too expensive to move so Kupchak has rode out the deal rather than attaching picks to move it.

[DY_nasty]

you beat that horse bro

never quit

[Diop]

Was interesting hearing how he used to lead the league in screen assists. Was good to hear that his screen work was quantifiable and showed how much work he does