nevetsov wrote:Weemsickew14 wrote:Very interested to see who Jones picksup this offseason to be our backup 2. I think Jevon and Jerome will still be around so if we get a combo guard like Sato, Dinwiddie, Smart, Kennard, Clarkson. I believe it will be important that this player can fit in with Rubio and Booker to create a strong 3 guard trio with Jevon/Jerome playing around 5-10 a game.
Definitely like a few of those names you listed. I'm just conscious that we may not have the assets or cap for them.
What about Courtney Lee? He's a decent off the ball 3&D combo guard. Other options in our range might be Kent Bazemore, Bryn Forbes, and Alec Burks.
The more I crunch the numbers, the more I think we operate over the cap (retaining cap holds on Baynes, Saric and Carter) giving us the MLE of around $9m to sign a SG-SF. We draft a PG at #10, use Baynes' bird rights to sign him for $25/2 (overpaying to keep him away from other teams' MLE) and wait out Saric and Carter to see what they get as RFAs - possibly matching if they are reasonable, otherwise targeting guys like Augustin and Jeff Green (or even Kaminsky).
Rubio, #10, Carter
Booker, Lee (FA), Jerome
Bridges, Johnson
Oubre, Saric (or Kaminsky)
Ayton, Baynes, FA (BAE)
Definitely a sound strategy man. A few other names for the backup guard/ shooting guard considerations that are intriguing as low cost contributing options through free agency or by way of trade would be:
Free agency-
- Glenn Robinson 3rd.
Has good size at 6'6, And is pretty athletic, And also has solid defensive potential. And is a career 37% 3 pt shooter, With 76% on his free throws.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991039/glenn-robinson-iii - Justin Holiday.
Has good size at 6'6. Is a really solid defender with length. Has defensive stopper potential, And is a career 36% 3 pt shooter and hitting on 82% of his free throws.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2284101/justin-holiday - Jordan Mcrae.
He's got good size at 6'5 with a 7ft wingspan
is a really good/ crafty microwave scorer with plus athleticism. And is a very active defender with lockdown defensive potential thanks to his wingspan, athleticism and relentless motor. He is a career 35% from three and 77% from the free throw line.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2531797/jordan-mcrae - Furkan Korkmaz.
Has really good size at 6'7, He's a very good shooter and a crafty scorer around the basket. Not really a strong defender though, But definitely solid enough offensively. He's a career 37% 3 pt shooter and 75% from the free throw line.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3929325/furkan-korkmazpoint Guard-
- Shabazz Napier.
Doesn't have great size at only 6'0. But is lightning quick, really shifty, a very good ISO player, is adept at making big plays and hitting big shots, has a relentless motor and is a defensive menace. Plays with a ton of heart. Just a very solid floor general type. He's a career 34% from three, And 85% from the free throw line.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2530780/shabazz-napier- Raul Neto.
He's got average size at 6'2. But is a super quick, shifty guard with really good ballhandling skills and good court vision, is a strong perimeter shooter, And is an very good transition scorer as well. He's a career 38% 3 pt shooter and is 78% at the free throw line.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2968361/raul-netoAnd by way of trade, I'd look at:
Svi Mikhailiuk.
Good size at 6'7, He's a very savvy player with surprising athleticism and a high basketball IQ he's also a very strong and dynamic perimeter shooter. He's a career 38% 3 pt shooter, And 76% from the free throw line.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3133602/sviatoslav-mykhailiuk Or if we could somehow still trade for Kriss Dunn and/ or Denzel Valentine, That would also be amazing for our needs. But pretty all of the players mentioned above would be at a very low cost as well, Allowing us to put the majority of our available cap space towards a high level 3 and D veteran power forward option.
