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[CDM_Stats]

What you guys think the fit/obtainability of Bates-Diop is? Seems like he may be a vet min type and capable shooter. Not really a big, but bigger than JTA who played big positions for us.

JTA was exactly who I was thinking.. I think if he's still a min player, he does it where he's familiar (SA) and it would take a better, maybe even multi-year offer to get him out of there. Maybe like the DDV contract from last year, which I dont think we can legally offer. Like the fit, hard to see him here unless the Spurs dont want him back

[Upperclass]

Nic Batum should be the first player they call in free agency.. He can approximate Draymond enough to not have to go far beyond what they want to spend to get him back

[Chris Porter's Hair]

Kuzma opting out is interesting. I've had my eye on him as a big that would be somewhat achievable that would give us some size and rebounding while being able to shoot. Still not sure how we'd really get him unless he's willing to take a discount.

[Quazza]

Sorry if this has been answered but when can deals start to be announced ?

[Onus]

Sorry if this has been answered but when can deals start to be announced ?

June 30th 6pm est

[TrueFan420]

Brook Lopez or Naz Reid are obviously a dream pick up but since that won’t be happening I think Saric should be our first target followed by Thomas Bryant.

[wco81]

Brook Lopez or Naz Reid are obviously a dream pick up but since that won’t be happening I think Saric should be our first target followed by Thomas Bryant.

Hmm, I wonder if they will take minimum salaries though.

Saric is 29, has made some money, including over $9 million last year in the last year of a 3-year deal.


Bryant is just turning 26, had one okay contract with the Wizards. Not sure he's going to go for minimum contract either.

Both of them, if they don't get offers for more than the minimum, would probably look for places where they'd get a lot of minutes, so that they can try to get bigger contracts in the future.

Do the Warriors have a lot of minutes for either?

[TrueFan420]

Brook Lopez or Naz Reid are obviously a dream pick up but since that won’t be happening I think Saric should be our first target followed by Thomas Bryant.

Hmm, I wonder if they will take minimum salaries though.

Saric is 29, has made some money, including over $9 million last year in the last year of a 3-year deal.


Bryant is just turning 26, had one okay contract with the Wizards. Not sure he's going to go for minimum contract either.

Both of them, if they don't get offers for more than the minimum, would probably look for places where they'd get a lot of minutes, so that they can try to get bigger contracts in the future.

Do the Warriors have a lot of minutes for either?

Saric made some money so he might say **** it I want a chance to win with a vet team that will appreciate how I play.

Bryant is a little different but at the same time we’ve gotten some people paid after playing for us. Plus he gets a chance to win. It might be worth it knowing a limited role and a deep run at a chip could be enough for someone to see him in a new light as a “winner.”

There’s def no easy answers, we’re asking players to leave money on the table to gamble on themselves and the Warriors. It just takes 1 or 2 of them tho.

[ChuckDurn]

Brook Lopez or Naz Reid are obviously a dream pick up but since that won’t be happening I think Saric should be our first target followed by Thomas Bryant.

Hmm, I wonder if they will take minimum salaries though.

Saric is 29, has made some money, including over $9 million last year in the last year of a 3-year deal.


Bryant is just turning 26, had one okay contract with the Wizards. Not sure he's going to go for minimum contract either.

Both of them, if they don't get offers for more than the minimum, would probably look for places where they'd get a lot of minutes, so that they can try to get bigger contracts in the future.

Do the Warriors have a lot of minutes for either?

Saric would be a great fit here, in a few ways. Good amount of experience, still has game left, plays a style and intensity that will work. Can play small-ball 5 or 4, with a good outside shot (39% from 3 last year).

I haven’t really looked around at other options, but would love it if Saric considered the Warriors. There’s definitely playing time available at the back-up 4 and 5 positions.

[osx28]

For my free agent wishlist I agree with MDJ that we need size and shooting so ideally Saric like several had said here would be a perfect better version of Bielica, Mike Muscala would be basically a Belly clone, perhaps a bit less good, but decent fit. Other bigs could be Bryant and Robin Lopez, not the greatest fits, but better than not having any big body if Loon or Draymond are out.

For shooting, I would love Yuta, but he might be out of our price range. Seth would also be a great replacement for DDV, but perhaps the best fit could be just bringing back D. Lee. This year he shot 44% for Phoenix. I know he's not the greatest talent, but just having a smart , trusty vet to keep the Lambs and the Jeromes away, would be great.

As far as wings, I'm a bit conflicted, should we just let JK and moody finally start cooking? If we got someone like Torrey Craig, it might be better immediately, but it will continue to eat up minutes from our younglings. Although taking him away from Phoenix might be worth it lol.

I think the best and most realistic 2 would be Saric and D.Lee because CP and Steph could be big in recruiting them. Roster would look

PG Steph, CP3
SG Klay, D.lee, Podz
SF Wiggs, Moody, GP2
PF Dray, JK,
C Saric, Loon, TJD

[CDM_Stats]

A lot of the guys suggested here recently (Saric, Naz, Bryant) are really terrible help defenders.. except RoLo, but he either never wants to come here or we just never show interest, I dunno. But there's been a couple offseasons where it looked like a perfect fit, but never comes to be

right now the 2nd unit has Kuminga or Lamb at PF, which means whoever is the backup C needs to be a good rebounder and help defensive lapses.. getting a mostly offensive-based backup C probably not a great idea.

I'd much rather take one of these guys from the pile, if we could: Noel, Paul Reed (would be ideal but he's RFA), Metu, Wagner (if you want a young Nemo), or superbald Cody Zeller

Main thing is you can't get a load of a player, thats just not going to work in our system.. while Looney's in town, the backup needs to be either smart or versatile defensively

[tarantism]

A lot of the guys suggested here recently (Saric, Naz, Bryant) are really terrible help defenders.. except RoLo, but he either never wants to come here or we just never show interest, I dunno. But there's been a couple offseasons where it looked like a perfect fit, but never comes to be

right now the 2nd unit has Kuminga or Lamb at PF, which means whoever is the backup C needs to be a good rebounder and help defensive lapses.. getting a mostly offensive-based backup C probably not a great idea.

I'd much rather take one of these guys from the pile, if we could: Noel, Paul Reed (would be ideal but he's RFA), Metu, Wagner (if you want a young Nemo), or superbald Cody Zeller

Main thing is you can't get a load of a player, thats just not going to work in our system.. while Looney's in town, the backup needs to be either smart or versatile defensively

I've been banging the Wagner drum for a minute. For whatever reason I watch a lot of Orlando and he had some real moments for them last year. He's decently athletic, a big hustle guy and can space the floor and cut on offense. He would be an excellent third big for us and could also play with either Draymond or Looney if we wanted to deploy two "bigs".

Would love Paul Reed of course but he's probably not in our price range I'd think. Same position I think Wagner would be in if he got some postseason or national game exposure in Orlando.

Zeller would probably give us some solid minutes but nothing flashy and not many of them. Metu feels like a fun but clunky fit in a lot of ways.

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[CDM_Stats]

A lot of the guys suggested here recently (Saric, Naz, Bryant) are really terrible help defenders.. except RoLo, but he either never wants to come here or we just never show interest, I dunno. But there's been a couple offseasons where it looked like a perfect fit, but never comes to be

right now the 2nd unit has Kuminga or Lamb at PF, which means whoever is the backup C needs to be a good rebounder and help defensive lapses.. getting a mostly offensive-based backup C probably not a great idea.

I'd much rather take one of these guys from the pile, if we could: Noel, Paul Reed (would be ideal but he's RFA), Metu, Wagner (if you want a young Nemo), or superbald Cody Zeller

Main thing is you can't get a load of a player, thats just not going to work in our system.. while Looney's in town, the backup needs to be either smart or versatile defensively

I've been banging the Wagner drum for a minute. For whatever reason I watch a lot of Orlando and he had some real moments for them last year. He's decently athletic, a big hustle guy and can space the floor and cut on offense. He would be an excellent third big for us and could also play with either Draymond or Looney if we wanted to deploy two "bigs".

Would love Paul Reed of course but he's probably not in our price range I'd think. Same position I think Wagner would be in if he got some postseason or national game exposure in Orlando.

Zeller would probably give us some solid minutes but nothing flashy and not many of them. Metu feels like a fun but clunky fit in a lot of ways.

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Yeah Metu's more of a feel than a tracking pick. Its hard to describe - like I see him making the right play a lot, but with the Kings way of playing defense - ie, not - it gets lost in the statistical shuffle. But as an undersized C with some range out to 3, and the athleticism (especially how quick he can get off his feet and change direction) I think there *might* be something there. That said, he might be more developmental than ready now, and that's probably not what we're looking for

I think Noel and Mo are my 2 preferred guys as bigs. Noel, assuming health. Mo, assuming he's willing to try and build his value for a multi-year contract next year

[Ray_Dogg]

Drew Eubanks. His agent is James Dunleavy and he’d make the vet min. Gotta think he’d be an option.

[ChuckDurn]

A lot of the guys suggested here recently (Saric, Naz, Bryant) are really terrible help defenders.. except RoLo, but he either never wants to come here or we just never show interest, I dunno. But there's been a couple offseasons where it looked like a perfect fit, but never comes to be

right now the 2nd unit has Kuminga or Lamb at PF, which means whoever is the backup C needs to be a good rebounder and help defensive lapses.. getting a mostly offensive-based backup C probably not a great idea.

I'd much rather take one of these guys from the pile, if we could: Noel, Paul Reed (would be ideal but he's RFA), Metu, Wagner (if you want a young Nemo), or superbald Cody Zeller

Main thing is you can't get a load of a player, thats just not going to work in our system.. while Looney's in town, the backup needs to be either smart or versatile defensively

I think it was about 3 years ago, but sometime in the past, RoLo was opening campaigning to come to the Warriors after a post-trade deadline buy-out. I can’t remember if he wasn’t bought out, or if he was and the Warriors simply didn’t go for it. But on at least one occasion in the past, he definitely wanted to come to the Warriors. He even filmed himself shooting 3’s, and calling himself the next Splash Brother, or something such.

I do like the idea of somebody with his kind of bulk being on the roster, just to absorb minutes against the few beefier centers in the league (mainly Jokic and Embiid) who notably bully smaller guys.

[ChuckDurn]

Given that his brother Franz is on the Magic, do we have an indication that it’s not likely that Mo Wagner simply re-signs there, particularly if he’s not getting better offers than a minimum deal elsewhere? I’m thinking that’s all we can or would offer him, so why would he leave Orlando (unless they want him gone, which would be kind of hard to imagine)?

[whatisacenter]

It will be interesting to see how free agents view the warriors this offseason. They weren’t lining up to play with them last year and that was coming off a title.

[TrueFan420]

A lot of the guys suggested here recently (Saric, Naz, Bryant) are really terrible help defenders.. except RoLo, but he either never wants to come here or we just never show interest, I dunno. But there's been a couple offseasons where it looked like a perfect fit, but never comes to be

right now the 2nd unit has Kuminga or Lamb at PF, which means whoever is the backup C needs to be a good rebounder and help defensive lapses.. getting a mostly offensive-based backup C probably not a great idea.

I'd much rather take one of these guys from the pile, if we could: Noel, Paul Reed (would be ideal but he's RFA), Metu, Wagner (if you want a young Nemo), or superbald Cody Zeller

Main thing is you can't get a load of a player, thats just not going to work in our system.. while Looney's in town, the backup needs to be either smart or versatile defensively

The thought of a more offensive minded center off the bench is that they can better pair with Dray or Loon. One of those two always needs to be on the court but at times struggle to play together spacing wise. We ultimately should add two bigs. First target should be a skilled big man as that’s harder to find. The second should be a weak side help defender with height. Those grow on trees (no pun intended).

[Coxy]

Given that his brother Franz is on the Magic, do we have an indication that it’s not likely that Mo Wagner simply re-signs there, particularly if he’s not getting better offers than a minimum deal elsewhere? I’m thinking that’s all we can or would offer him, so why would he leave Orlando (unless they want him gone, which would be kind of hard to imagine)?

Mo would be an amazing signing to backup Loon. Won't happen though.

[SinceGatlingWasARookie]

Damion Lee is a free agent.
Damion Lee just had his best shooting year playing with Chris Paull. Damion Lee played well on bad Warriors teams and seems to be a good team chemistry guy. I don’t trust Moody.Poole’s off guard minutes are up for grabs. We do have Payton and the rookie and maybe Ty Jerome and Lamb to play behind Klay.

But in the spirit of bringing back Payton maybe we should bring back Damion Lee.