Milos Teodosic signs 2year/12.3mil deal

[mkwest]

Milos Teodosic Blog: Los Angeles Clippers, my new family!

During the season, I had made clear here, through my official blog at Eurohoops.net, that I was going to give everything I had for CSKA Moscow and then, my next goal was to sign with an NBA team!

I had made the decision, I felt it was the right timing for me, and I know it’s the best time for this because I feel more than ready competitively, mentally, and physically. The Los Angeles Clippers are my next team and I’m very happy about that!

From the very first moment the talks began with the Clippers I knew that this was going to be my new family! They made me feel very comfortable, they convinced me that they have faith in me, and it’s important that here I will have the time, the opportunities, and the role I need in order to adjust and prove what I can do in the NBA.

We have great material and I’m glad that I will have athletes and players like Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan by my side! I’m sure that we’re going to produce great plays and form an excellent partnership that the Clippers fans will enjoy as well!

I feel very good about my decision, the negotiations didn’t last long and we reached an agreement quickly. Perhaps the fact that the red and blue are the colors of the Los Angeles Clippers, like they are for my home country’s national team, is a sign that it will feel like home and I will have the career I’ve been dreaming of in the NBA!

Milos Teodosic, Eurohoops.net

[Popovich]

Already too much hype about Teo. Overrating stories started early. Everything written about Teodosic is mainly true but does not mean a lot because Milos will still have to prove himself. He is easily the type of a player who can have troubles adapting to NBA because of his age , lack of athleticism and all presented weaknesses in D. Despite he is naturally talented no doubts, it is possible that wan't be enough to fill big expectations of majority. I agree with the opinions that he will be well scouted and scanned by rival teams and that he will draw more than rookie attention .

[EuropeanBball]

Watch on YouTube

First 8 minutes of conversation are about Clippers. Some short notes:

-He said he didnt talked with Doc about concrete details in terms of his role, but revealed that Doc expects from him to play many minutes in pair with Beverley/Rivers

-He said that Clippers are without doubt best fit for him with their style of play & roster and thats the primary reason why he signed with LAC. With playing style&skills that he possesses, he expects a lot of oportunity to be important player on roster.

-He was in contact with Blake, DeAndre & Beverley before he signed contract. Spoke with Gallinari after.

-Playoffs for Clippers are "obligation" altrough West Conference is so strong.

[nickhx2]

cool thanks!

[esqtvd]

Watch on YouTube

First 8 minutes of conversation are about Clippers. Some short notes:

-He said he didnt talked with Doc about concrete details in terms of his role, but revealed that Doc expects from him to play many minutes in pair with Beverley/Rivers

-He said that Clippers are without doubt best fit for him with their style of play & roster and thats the primary reason why he signed with LAC. With playing style&skills that he possesses, he expects a lot of oportunity to be important player on roster.

-He was in contact with Blake, DeAndre & Beverley before he signed contract. Spoke with Gallinari after.

-Playoffs for Clippers are "obligation" altrough West Conference is so strong.

How cool to have a translator onboard!! Thank you!

Yes, Milos will play only with Beverley and Austin Rivers [not Lou Williams], who will be asked to make up for Milos's ∅ defense. Very good choice of team for him!

[Alatan]

Do you guys think that Teodosic will be much worse on D than Redick? I didnt watch too many Clippers games but they seem similar on that side of the floor except that Redick does seem to play with alot more energy.

[Popovich]

Do you guys think that Teodosic will be much worse on D than Redick? I didnt watch too many Clippers games but they seem similar on that side of the floor except that Redick does seem to play with alot more energy.

Redick drew my attention on his offensive game, I don't know much about his defense but Teodosic simply does not play the defense so yes I think Teo will be worse than Redick on that side of the floor.

[Forte IV]

Redick tried his hardest to play defense

[clips4ever]

Do you guys think that Teodosic will be much worse on D than Redick? I didnt watch too many Clippers games but they seem similar on that side of the floor except that Redick does seem to play with alot more energy.

He's definitely a worse defender. Redick was an underrated defender but he simply didn't have the physical tools to be a good defender. The problem with Milos is that he just doesn't give a crap on defense.

[og15]

Yea, Redick was a great positional defender and put a lot of effort defensively. He was average at best because you could always just shoot over him and he didn't have any length to help contain passing lanes or contest shots. I appreciated Redick's effort on defense. If Milos doesn't put effort defensively, I can't say I'll be the biggest fan of that, even if you suck due to things out of your control, effort is the one thing you can control.

[TucsonClip]

Redick was a smart, and solid team defender. His man defense was always lacking, but he did a great job on Harden in the playoffs a few years back. Either way, hes definitely slowing down and was noticeably worse in all areas defensively last season.

[Ranma]

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The contract for the Clippers Milos Teodosic has a unique salary structure that mirrors the Cavaliers JR Smith from 2015. The July 15 trigger date this season is in place to allow both sides to walk away from the contract for next season. Teodosic after this season can opt-out and become a free agent. If Teodosic elects to opt-in, Los Angeles can waive him and incur a $2M cap hit. The arrangement is considered a mutual option for both the player and team.

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[Popovich]

For me it is a fair deal because if turn out that expectations for Teodosic are too big then he can decide will he go or stay , also the club has the same option on their side.

What Teodosic replied on question "From America came news that you will be starting 5 player?" is that he would not go into details. All he knows is that it is planed for him to play a lot in pairs with Pat and Austin Rivers and on the whether it will be position one or position 2 is less important. He compares that or just mention that with the question who will bring the ball over half-court and he states that it is not so relevant again. He is very happy about the choice he made when selecting Clippers and he thinks that he could not hoped for a better place for him at the moment Later he said that this summer was great for him and that he will have enough time to prepare and for the Clippers team to get into play. Questions about the NT and Nikola Jokic followed after...

[Neddy]

For me it is a fair deal because if turn out that expectations for Teodosic are too big then he can decide will he go or stay , also the club has the same option on their side.

What Teodosic replied on question "From America came news that you will be starting 5 player?" is that he would not go into details. All he knows is that it is planed for him to play a lot in pairs with Pat and Austin Rivers and on the whether it will be position one or position 2 is less important. He compares that or just mention that with the question who will bring the ball over half-court and he states that it is not so relevant again. He is very happy about the choice he made when selecting Clippers and he thinks that he could not hoped for a better place for him at the moment Later he said that this summer was great for him and that he will have enough time to prepare and for the Clippers team to get into play. Questions about the NT and Nikola Jokic followed after...

judging by his contract, our starting back court will be Milos and Patrick. Doc better not screw this up with nepotism, but even Doc should see that Milos and Patrick Beverly are better options to start over his son and Lou.

[Popovich]

Just to keep this thread alive before we get fresh highlights from Teodosic ( NT prep and friendly games are on the schedule next week, some of them will be TV covered) This is my opinion of this player. This post (under the first paragraph) was written before he sighed up for the Clippers. From what I can see there is no near such a big hype among NBA fans compared with European and Serbian fans about his coming to the NBA snd that is good IMO. As he is talented enough , lot of people would say that his future NBA performance will in no doubts resemble his Euro-League game but because of his uniqueness and his terrible D play he can easily end up ridiculed and ashamed when stepping on the NBA court. In his latest interview , I will add this because I forgot to say that earlier, Teodosic told the press that the his main goal is playoff and in his mind considering Clippers team he said that playoffs should not come to the question.

You will love or hate this dude, there is no middle because he is so edgy. I have been following Teo since his years in FMP("fabric of talents")
I agree with everyone criticizing his D and those weakness could only be exposed more in NBA specially if they push ISO play on him.
No one will cover his ass like they do over here in Europe. To be fair he is capable of playing some team defense with lot of switches and help but tell me which team in NBA plays such a D? You can say his defense is too correct not to say soft but when he plays like that he is expecting fair treatment from the refs in the context "look ref I'm not holding him and on the other side he is all over me" (he likes to chat with refs a lot), Some rules on offence would not suit him well like that Charles Barkley ass to the basket for more than 5 seconds or it is 3 IDK. But let's go back to D , he is very smart in both using the clock and personal/team fouls , sometimes in order to stop sure points on a fast-brake, they practice that more that in FIBA than in NBA, so those tactical fouls should be done more quickly over seas and he should be aware not to commit flagrant as hard fouls are still pretty much legit in Europe as long they are not as they say in a wrong term here "intentional" (kinda stupid 'cause every tactical foul to stop the clock or fast-break is with intention) Not to mix apples and oranges..there is a one more type of fault , it is called unsportsmanlike or un-sportsmanship behavior, which is equivalent of a NBA's flagrant foul (please correct me if I'm wrong) Furthermore if you remember how Peja Stojakovic was known at certain period of his carer one the fairest players in the league or was that particular season IDK. Teo is also very fair only his PF's came on right moment. He likes clean basketball and that is it, but don't be fulled he will use all legit means that refs are still allowing. He is also with a kinda attitude, you can score on me but I will score more, or if my teams wins I don't really care. He is is slow (in a movement, specialty side steps), low lateral quickness, that is the truth, he does not even look like a basketball player in some way. Yet he is able to read other teams plays more than others so now or than he would direct opposite team to commit turnover or bad shot or rarely if rival team is to obvious in their intention he can come up with some rare steal.

But when it comes to offence he is not selfish of course as he is point-gourd but sometimes he is known for over gunning , simply he needs to find a rhythm as soon as possible. Some say he is a clutch player but I don't agree except that he is no afraid to take the responsibility. Yes his basketball IQ is very high , he is constantly in a quest to find a mismatch and a weak spot of opponents team. Other than that doubling him on P&R in order to trap him usually results in open 3 or a lay up. He can post smaller guys on him very successfully. In my opinion he is not a greatest ball handler (he is always looking for his teammates and never on the ball) although he is crafty, barely he can pass by anyone in one on one situations and when under full court pressure sometimes he struggles a lot. I don't expect that NBA teams will give him so much attention as he received in Europe. That fact only shows how much were afraid of him bringing the ball. His vision is unique and some of the sorts of passes which he regularly produces in a game are yet to be seen in NBA (I'm serious) . NBA court could specially help him to deliver those surgeon precise passes right into the middle of the paint because he will be able to use more space in NBA court but on the other side he will be watched by NBA guards so who knows. Not all of his passes are flashy like you see in YT highlights, most of them are just regular right on time&money passes. I never noticed that he is trying to impress the audience, but I did noticed that he is always up to win a game. Overall he is exiting player and even if he ends up like some previous EL stars who got lost in NBA circus, at least he is truly fun to watch in my opinion. Because he is old and physically weak, maybe it will be best for the Clippers to regulate number of his games and maybe let him rest every third road game.
Add and reduce everything which is hard to do here because he IS kind a special case, he in not worth more than his contract shows, but I would be happy to see if his NBA experiment unravels in a surprisingly good way. He could come earlier but he choose this time and he is not stupid. It's not like he is becoming worse and slower with his age because he was always slow and lazy, In Europe he also showed that he can be "on fire" player when he is hot which is characteristic of NBA players.

[esqtvd]

Just to keep this thread alive before we get fresh highlights from Teodosic ( NT prep and friendly games are on the schedule next week, some of them will be TV covered) This is my opinion of this player. This post (under the first paragraph) was written before he sighed up for the Clippers. From what I can see there is no near such a big hype among NBA fans compared with European and Serbian fans about his coming to the NBA snd that is good IMO. As he is talented enough , lot of people would say that his future NBA performance will in no doubts resemble his Euro-League game but because of his uniqueness and his terrible D play he can easily end up ridiculed and ashamed when stepping on the NBA court. In his latest interview , I will add this because I forgot to say that earlier, Teodosic told the press that the his main goal is playoff and in his mind considering Clippers team he said that playoffs should not come to question.

You will love or hate this dude, there is no middle because he is so edgy. I have been following Teo since his years in FMP("fabric of talents")
I agree with everyone criticizing his D and those weakness could only be exposed more in NBA specially if they push ISO play on him.
No one will cover his ass like they do over here in Europe. To be fair he is capable of playing some team defense with lot of switches and help but tell me which team in NBA plays such a D? You can say his defense is too correct not to say soft but when he plays like that he is expecting fair treatment from the refs in the context "look ref I'm not holding him and on the other side he is all over me" (he likes to chat with refs a lot), Some rules on offence would not suit him well like that Charles Barkley ass to the basket for more than 5 seconds or it is 3 IDK. But let's go back to D , he is very smart in both using the clock and personal/team fouls , sometimes in order to stop sure points on a fast-brake, they practice that more that in FIBA than in NBA, so those tactical fouls should be done more quickly over seas and he should be aware not to commit flagrant as hard fouls are still pretty much legit in Europe as long they are not as they say in a wrong term here "intentional" (kinda stupid 'cause every tactical foul to stop the clock or fast-break is with intention) Not to mix apples and oranges..there is a one more type of fault , it is called unsportsmanlike or un-sportsmanship behavior, which is equivalent of a NBA's flagrant foul (please correct me if I'm wrong) Furthermore if you remember how Peja Stojakovic was known at certain period of his carer one the fairest players in the league or was that particular season IDK. Teo is also very fair only his PF's came on right moment. He likes clean basketball and that is it, but don't be fulled he will use all legit means that refs are still allowing. He is also with a kinda attitude, you can score on me but I will score more, or if my teams wins I don't really care. He is is slow (in a movement, specialty side steps), low lateral quickness, that is the truth, he does not even look like a basketball player in some way. Yet he is able to read other teams plays more than others so now or than he would direct opposite team to commit turnover or bad shot or rarely if rival team is to obvious in their intention he can come up with some rare steal.

But when it comes to offence he is not selfish of course as he is point-gourd but sometimes he is known for over gunning , simply he needs to find a rhythm as soon as possible. Some say he is a clutch player but I don't agree except that he is no afraid to take the responsibility. Yes his basketball IQ is very high , he is constantly in a quest to find a mismatch and a weak spot of opponents team. Other than that doubling him on P&R in order to trap him usually results in open 3 or a lay up. In my opinion he is not a greatest ball handler although he is crafty, barely he can pass by anyone in one on one situations and when under full court pressure sometimes he struggles a lot. I don't expect that NBA teams will give him so much attention as he received in Europe. That fact only shows how much were afraid of him bringing the ball. His vision is unique and some of the sorts of passes which he regularly produces in a game are yet to be seen in NBA (I'm serious) . NBA court could specially help him to deliver those surgeon precise passes right into the middle of the paint because he will be able to use more space in NBA court but on the other side he will be watched by NBA guards so who knows. Not all of his passes are flashy like you see in YT highlights, most of them are just regular right on time&money passes. I never noticed that he is trying to impress the audience, but I did noticed that he is always up to win a game. Overall he is exiting player and even if he ends up like some previous EL stars who got lost in NBA circus, at least he is truly fun to watch in my opinion. Because he is old and physically weak, maybe it will be best for the clippers to regulate number of his games and maybe let him rest every third road game.
Add and reduce everything which is hard to do here because he IS kind a special case, he in not worth more than his contract shows, but I would be happy to see if his NBA experiment unravels in a surprisingly good way. He could come earlier but he choose this time and he is not stupid. It's not like he is becoming worse and slower with his age because he was always slow and lazy, In Europe he also showed that he can be "on fire" player when he is hot which is characteristic of NBA players.

Great post but also why handing him an NBA starting job is way premature.

[Popovich]

Well I don't know, for sure he deserves a starting spot if just he could play little bit better D.

[esqtvd]

Well I don't know, for sure he deserves a starting spot if just he could play little bit better D.

Hey I hope you're right, but that's a big "if" at age 30. Doc did manage to hide JJ Redick pretty well but the league is getting younger and even more athletic. Nobody was exactly beating down Teo's door.


https://www.netsdaily.com/2017/6/8/15761420/do-positives-outweigh-negatives-for-teodosic-and-vesely


Vesely has been a revelation since returning to Europe in 2014, a key cog in Fenerbahce’s EuroLeague 2016-2017 championship squad.

The two were effective against European competition, and could be ready to bring their games stateside. But of course, while Vesely and Teodosic possess impressive skills, some key deficiencies exist in their games. For Teodosic, his defense, age and athleticism have come under fire.

Like any free agent —or draft prospect— those flaws are evident and real, likely to deter some NBA interest.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/duncdon/2017/07/23/aaron-jackson-with-an-honest-interview-plus-lac-lal-mem-summer-prospects

Teodosic would take 39/3 offer from Chicago but they traded Butler and he didn't want to go there anymore

[QRich3]

He has to start even if it's just because of team fit. Defensively, you're not gonna be able to play him with Lou, and offensively, Lou is not the best guy to play when both Blake and Gallo are on the floor. For that reason alone, Bev/Lou should be coming off the bench, and Milos/Austin starting imo. The tricky thing is how to finish games, so many possibilities and none of them is perfect.

Depending if one of DJ/Gallo finish games on the bench, you might be able to get a bit more creative, if you're just trying to have the most talent out there, the fit is gonna be problematic. It's gonna be interesting to see how Doc handles all of that, hopefully he's as open minded as he's preaching this offseason. He probably won't though :/