Knickstape1214 wrote:Mecca wrote:digitaldropoff wrote:
I'm guessing when they say a first rounder, they looking for something more than just an adequate guy. Lee is a fringe starter that can chip in about 10 points, make a three ball every now and then, and play decent defense. He's not a bad player....but when you think of the Pacers saying they want help for PG....they want someone who might be a difference maker, rather than a guy whose just okay. That's no hate towards Lee....you just have to think from their POV, they'd want something to show PG should stay...bringing in Courtney Lee hardly is that.
The 18-23rd pick doesn't fetch star talent. On draft day, Thad Young was flipped for the 20th pick & Bellinelli was flipped for the 22nd. If you package Lee with Kuz and a 2017 2nd rounder for their first, that's a very serious offer
Especially because those guys fit in with the team perfectly as off ball cutters and Lee being a high level spot up shooter.
Yeah that move makes too much sense. We've seen the disaster that is a Teague/Ellis/PG trio as all 3 like the ball in their hands. Lee increased ball flow and spacing + that Indy team is lacking a real rotation off the bench.































