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Post#21 » by Bob8 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 1:25 am

zimpy27 wrote:Nance and Boucher are the 2 best options


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Post#22 » by zimpy27 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 1:29 am

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zimpy27 wrote:Nance and Boucher are the 2 best options


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Post#23 » by Beethoven » Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:03 am

I like Len. He's serviceable. He's a big body not like Mark Williams who's a bit lanky and wouldn't last after a few hits during 1st round of playoffs.
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Post#24 » by tamaraw08 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 3:08 am

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zimpy27 wrote:Nance and Boucher are the 2 best options


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Yeah I'm happy with this for now.

Yeah, Boucher, Hayes, Koloko are all too light giving up 60 lbs on Jokic,
Theis is too short at 6-8,
Len is 7-0, 250 lbs at least have the size and have a chance to hold his ground.
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Post#25 » by SlimShady83 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 4:05 am

zimpy27 wrote:Nance and Boucher are the 2 best options


Don't know much on Boucher, I'd ok getting Nance though :) :nod:
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Post#26 » by SlimShady83 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 4:07 am

Can someone explain to me what Lens style Is like?
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Post#27 » by zimpy27 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 4:19 am

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zimpy27 wrote:Nance and Boucher are the 2 best options


Don't know much on Boucher, I'd ok getting Nance though :) :nod:


Boucher is a great small ball 5. He rates as the best impact guy of all the possibilities.
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Post#28 » by Mamba Mentality » Tue Feb 11, 2025 3:43 pm

stan francisco wrote:Bruce Brown?


we basically have his cheaper equivalent in Goodwin
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Post#29 » by zuju » Tue Feb 11, 2025 4:21 pm

Can we sign 2 players with the curent cap situation or only 1?
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Post#30 » by Beethoven » Tue Feb 11, 2025 4:54 pm

SlimShady83 wrote:Can someone explain to me what Lens style Is like?

He's a decent role player. I havent seen much of him but what I have seen is that he seems pretty cool and humble and willing to do what the teams ask for. He's a broad looking guy (not a lanky 7 foot, more like your Steven Adams sort of build but not as muscular and strong as he is of course) I think he will work out great holding his own in our team for that position in regular and playoffs games night in and night out.
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Post#31 » by SlimShady83 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:17 pm

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SlimShady83 wrote:Can someone explain to me what Lens style Is like?

He's a decent role player. I havent seen much of him but what I have seen is that he seems pretty cool and humble and willing to do what the teams ask for. He's a broad looking guy (not a lanky 7 foot, more like your Steven Adams sort of build but not as muscular and strong as he is of course) I think he will work out great holding his own in our team for that position in regular and playoffs games night in and night out.


Then we should keep Hayes as a main center and use him as back up In certain match ups like vs Jokics and other big centers If that's the case.

What's his rebounds and defense like, can he catch lobs etc? I'll do some more research when I get home later today.
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Post#32 » by Doug_12 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:25 pm

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Beethoven wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:Can someone explain to me what Lens style Is like?

He's a decent role player. I havent seen much of him but what I have seen is that he seems pretty cool and humble and willing to do what the teams ask for. He's a broad looking guy (not a lanky 7 foot, more like your Steven Adams sort of build but not as muscular and strong as he is of course) I think he will work out great holding his own in our team for that position in regular and playoffs games night in and night out.


Then we should keep Hayes as a main center and use him as back up In certain match ups like vs Jokics and other big centers If that's the case.

What's his rebounds and defense like, can he catch lobs etc? I'll do some more research when I get home later today.


I haven't seen him much, but what I've read: DEPM pictures him as a bottom 2% defender this year (just a hair above Mark Williams). But last year's Kings review describes him as a nice utility guy with actually the best defensive impact metrics of the team. Which description is closer to the truth, idk.
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Post#33 » by -Spyda- » Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:21 pm

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Post#34 » by stan francisco » Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:37 pm

Len would be good.
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Post#35 » by Beethoven » Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:56 pm

Len/McGee/Biyombo (possibly, currently signed w spurs)/Dwight?

Dwight has more potential to be fueled by emotion for a good 3-4 month stint. More than anyone else.
I can see him making a good impact for us until June when he will perhaps wither away and retire lol.
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Post#36 » by Bob8 » Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:58 pm

Doug_12 wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:
Beethoven wrote:He's a decent role player. I havent seen much of him but what I have seen is that he seems pretty cool and humble and willing to do what the teams ask for. He's a broad looking guy (not a lanky 7 foot, more like your Steven Adams sort of build but not as muscular and strong as he is of course) I think he will work out great holding his own in our team for that position in regular and playoffs games night in and night out.


Then we should keep Hayes as a main center and use him as back up In certain match ups like vs Jokics and other big centers If that's the case.

What's his rebounds and defense like, can he catch lobs etc? I'll do some more research when I get home later today.


I haven't seen him much, but what I've read: DEPM pictures him as a bottom 2% defender this year (just a hair above Mark Williams). But last year's Kings review describes him as a nice utility guy with actually the best defensive impact metrics of the team. Which description is closer to the truth, idk.


There aren't any representative stats for someone, who plays few minutes per game. Last 5 games, 2,4,5,3,6.
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Post#37 » by Beethoven » Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:02 pm

Beethoven wrote:Len/McGee/Biyombo (possibly, currently signed w spurs)/Dwight?

Dwight has more potential to be fueled by emotion for a good 3-4 month stint. More than anyone else.
I can see him making a good impact for us until June when he will perhaps wither away and retire lol.

I mean, we can even sign Dwight solely for guarding jokic in the playoffs (if we meet them).
Have him signed, sit on the bench, become a monster working out, tape a picture of jokic on his mirror which he will stare at everyday until at the end, he will punch it breaking the mirror... I think that will be a great signing.
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Post#38 » by LakerPhan » Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:22 pm

Len In, Wood Out....!
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Post#39 » by MAMBAEMD » Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:38 pm

Len it is.
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Post#40 » by Beethoven » Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:42 pm

Len?

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