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Who would you rather build a team around?

Martin

6-7, 185 (SG)
25 y/o
5 years remaining at $55M

22.8 ppg
4.7 rpg
2.1 apg
1.1 spg
0.1 bpg
44.7% FGs
40.7% 3pts

36.4 mpg

Okafor

6-10, 255 (PF/C)
25 y/o
1 year remaining at $5.4M

13.4 ppg
11.1 rpg
0.8 apg
0.9 spg
1.7 bpg
52.8% FGs
0.0% 3pts

33.5 mpg

conventional wisdom says to go with the big, but ill take martin in this one

Kevin Martin is the better player. I'll go with him.

What are the eFG% and TS% for the players?

IMO that would give a better indication than FG%.

Ill take Okafor, but anyone who takes Martin isn't crazy, Okafor is the better player, but his health concerns me.

if you are asking me who the better player is, ill take martin. but the question was who do a build a team around. in that case, its okafor. quality at the center position is much harder to find than quality at sg.

A good defensive center who can block shots and rebound is more valuable than a 2nd or 3rd tier scoring SG.

Give me Okafor.

Injuries aside i'll take Okafor.

martin

You can't build around either guys, but Martin has more trade value around the league IMO, so I'll take the more valuable asset.

I'll take Kevin Martin.

Even though im a Kings fan I'll take big over small. Martin>Okafor but if im building a team I'll take the big who rebounds and plays defense over a scoring 2 guard.

VintaGe36 wrote:What are the eFG% and TS% for the players?

IMO that would give a better indication than FG%.

Ill take Okafor, but anyone who takes Martin isn't crazy, Okafor is the better player, but his health concerns me.

Martin's TS% is .602 (19th in the league, 7th among players averaging 20pts/40 or more); Okafor is at .545, 86th in the league.


It's a tough choice, but I would take Martin...even though he's a bit of a one-trick pony, it's one hell of a trick.

MAAAAAAAAAAARTIN

Basileus777 wrote:A good defensive center who can block shots and rebound is more valuable than a 2nd or 3rd tier scoring SG.

Give me Okafor.

Martins not on the level of Lebron or Kobe but 23 pts/game on 45% is not 2nd or 3rd tier. He's right below 1st tier imo.

Okafor will anchor the defense for years to come........

Give me Okafor.

a-rod wrote:Okafor will anchor the defense for years to come........

Give me Okafor.

Yes, Okafor can anchor an elite level defense, and still be a good scorer if properly utilized....

Martin is a great scorer, but I wouldn't say you could build an offense or defense around him.

if i'm looking around the league and i see gasol/bynum, aldridge/oden, amare/shaq, dwight/whoever, i don't think theres any way i take martin over okafor.

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Martins not on the level of Lebron or Kobe but 23 pts/game on 45% is not 2nd or 3rd tier. He's right below 1st tier imo.

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haha is that even possible?!?

Martin is the better player... But I rather build a team with Okafor... The rule "big over the small" applies even with Martin.... Okafor all the way in terms of the future...

My bias wants me to say Kevin and I do think he's the better player.

But if I'm starting a team, I'll take Okafor. I wish we could get him on the Kings somehow.

I wouldn't want to build my team around them though.