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What FA do you want in the GF spot

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Who do the Pistons sign if they get Victor Wembanyama for the GF spot

Poll ended at Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:33 pm

Miles Bridges
3
16%
Jerami Grant
7
37%
Kyle Kuzma
1
5%
Jaylen Brown 2024
8
42%
 
Total votes: 19

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#101 » by mattao313 » Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:37 am

Pharaoh wrote:IF you believe Williams can space the floor at league average efficiency then he's absolutely worth considering IF the price is reasonable.

I'd prefer Cam but atm I'm not sure either of these guys are realistic for us given their situations.

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Nets have quite a few wings I think Yuta Watanabe could be a nice sleeper signing.


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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#102 » by Manocad » Sat Apr 29, 2023 4:13 am

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JRK wrote:I would like Paige Renee Špiranac in the currently empty GF spot.

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The judges accept this answer.

To stay true to the question, I'll go with Frankie Adams.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#103 » by mattao313 » Thu May 11, 2023 2:32 am

Anyone like Gary Trent Jr? He'd be nice as a 3rd guard maybe.

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#104 » by bstein14 » Thu May 11, 2023 5:08 pm

I like the previous 21-22 version of GTJ a lot more than last season's GTJ.... that said, he's still super young with upside and is aggressive defensively I know he often times was leading or near the leaders in deflections in the league in 2021-22.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#105 » by whitehops » Thu May 11, 2023 7:00 pm

bstein14 wrote:I like the previous 21-22 version of GTJ a lot more than last season's GTJ.... that said, he's still super young with upside and is aggressive defensively I know he often times was leading or near the leaders in deflections in the league in 2021-22.


i think that had a lot to do with the raps defensive approach where they were aggressive doubling/trapping with their size and length and then having the guys one pass away be active jumping passing lanes. they led the league in forcing turnovers with that approach.

for what he'd command i'd much rather go with someone like terrence ross as a stop-gap filler at SF. O.G. Anunoby would be a much better SF option but we'd have to trade for him and i'm sure masai won't give him up unless they get a fortune and more in return.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#106 » by flow » Thu May 11, 2023 7:27 pm

I know who I don't want. Caris LeVert.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#107 » by tmorgan » Thu May 11, 2023 7:48 pm

flow wrote:I know who I don't want. Caris LeVert.


Or Brooks.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#108 » by Canadafan » Sat May 20, 2023 12:58 pm

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#110 » by flow » Sat May 20, 2023 1:24 pm

Grant impressed me last night. We definitely need some of what he has on this team.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#111 » by DetroitSho » Sat May 20, 2023 2:57 pm

flow wrote:Grant impressed me last night. We definitely need some of what he has on this team.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#112 » by DBC10 » Sat May 20, 2023 3:10 pm

I had time to think it over, but that wasn't on Grant even though he should be clowned for waking up Jimmy aka Michael Jordan. He played defense and made timely shots. Tatum and Brown looked shook and the rest of the Celts completely looked either gassed or PTSD from last year's finals. They were not present at all in the 4th

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#113 » by flow » Sat May 20, 2023 3:55 pm

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flow wrote:Grant impressed me last night. We definitely need some of what he has on this team.
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Nope. I like the way he plays and I like his attitude.

He got a little carried away with Butler, but that's a teachable moment.

I'm not declaring him the #1 guy I think we should pursue, necessarily, but I'd be pleased if he ended up here somehow.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#114 » by MotownMadness » Sat May 20, 2023 4:53 pm

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#115 » by Pharaoh » Sat May 20, 2023 11:23 pm

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DetroitSho wrote:
flow wrote:Grant impressed me last night. We definitely need some of what he has on this team.
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Nope. I like the way he plays and I like his attitude.

He got a little carried away with Butler, but that's a teachable moment.

I'm not declaring him the #1 guy I think we should pursue, necessarily, but I'd be pleased if he ended up here somehow.
Agreed.

Not many if any players would chirp at Jimmy but he did and then didn't shrink.

Tatum definitely looks shook in the 4th quarter. Is weird to see

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#116 » by oldncreaky » Sat May 20, 2023 11:54 pm

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bstein14 wrote:I like the previous 21-22 version of GTJ a lot more than last season's GTJ.... that said, he's still super young with upside and is aggressive defensively I know he often times was leading or near the leaders in deflections in the league in 2021-22.


i think that had a lot to do with the raps defensive approach where they were aggressive doubling/trapping with their size and length and then having the guys one pass away be active jumping passing lanes. they led the league in forcing turnovers with that approach.

for what he'd command i'd much rather go with someone like terrence ross as a stop-gap filler at SF. O.G. Anunoby would be a much better SF option but we'd have to trade for him and i'm sure masai won't give him up unless they get a fortune and more in return.


One of the things with GTJ is that the rest of his game comes and goes with his shot. If his shot is falling, he's very good, and a plus defender; when his shot goes cold, he tends to fade on D as well.
Will he grow out of this? Who knows? He's a good player, good work ethic, solid pro -- so if he can just give consistent effort even when the shot isn't falling, he's a reasonable option.

But for the Pistons I'd rather go with Grant Williams, who comes with an edge we need
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#117 » by Kalamazoo317 » Sun May 21, 2023 1:19 pm

Lets go get Grant Williams and Dillon Brooks both. Two distressed assets who should come cheaper and play solid defense if nothing else. Probably terrible for team chemistry, lol, but might give us back some of that Bad Boy edge.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#118 » by reanimator » Sun May 21, 2023 1:27 pm

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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#119 » by tmorgan » Sun May 21, 2023 2:29 pm

Lakers aren’t letting Reaves go, but someone is gonna make them pay an Arenas provision contract on him, a heavily backloaded 4/99.
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Re: What FA do you want in the GF spot 

Post#120 » by Mr Peanut » Sun May 21, 2023 3:34 pm

If we're not getting Grant or Cam Johnson (both of which seem unlikely), then I'd be tempted to throw a 4/90 type offer at Reaves. He has made significant strides this season and his timeline fits with our other young guys. 22.5M per year is steep but once the new CBA kicks in and the salary cap goes up it will be an easier contract to swallow. The downside of doing it is we tie up our cap space for a couple of days while other potential targets get signed and then the Lakers still might match anyway.

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