Pelicans Welcome Darius Miller

[AD23nEG10]

Darius Miller had one of the top shooting seasons of any player in Europe posting a massive eFG% of 71% on catch & shoot jumpers in 2017.

— Synergy Sports Tech (@SynergySST) July 6, 2017

[djpaul89]

Darius Miller had one of the top shooting seasons of any player in Europe posting a massive eFG% of 71% on catch & shoot jumpers in 2017.

— Synergy Sports Tech (@SynergySST) July 6, 2017

Interesting stat. On one hand, it won't be as easy to generate good shots in the NBA due to defenders being able to close out shots better b/c increased length, athleticism, etc. (Of course) But on the other hand, the gravity that AD and/or Boogie will cause on the court might allow that to be reproducible.

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[PolishFan]

Interesting stat. On one hand, it won't be as easy to generate good shots in the NBA due to defenders being able to close out shots better b/c increased length, athleticism, etc. (Of course) But on the other hand, the gravity that AD and/or Boogie will cause on the court might allow that to be reproducible.

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AD & BOOGIE will generate open looks for everybody. If he makes his shots and his D is solid he could become a really good pick up. I am still hoping for signing a starting SG but I do like this move.

[Kumar]

Interesting stat. On one hand, it won't be as easy to generate good shots in the NBA due to defenders being able to close out shots better b/c increased length, athleticism, etc. (Of course) But on the other hand, the gravity that AD and/or Boogie will cause on the court might allow that to be reproducible.

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Also consider a further 3pt line to close out to, but also to shoot from.

[tthier2]

Also consider a further 3pt line to close out to, but also to shoot from.

Darius in Europe looks like lebron here

[PelsFan2313]

Darius Miller has a 77 overall rating on 2k and his 3-pt shooting attributes are trash across the board. His overall rating should be in the 80s, since he's a better shooter than that. Most importantly, his rating indicates that he should start over Solomon Hill, who has a 73 overall rating. #Championship.

[Mythrol]

It's almost like 2k doesn't take defense into account at all when giving players their ratings...

[pawel]

If You look at his highlights from Germany - he has a range. He is shooting from one step behind 3p line (~around NBA line)

[HoustonPelicans]

Interview from 2 weeks ago. Did not know he won 3 championships while overseas, that's some pretty good experience on an international level.

[pawel]

He had a lot of success there.
But TBH German League is not like Bundesliga in soccer. Bamberg is not Bayern Munich. All NBA teams were not fighting for his services.
But he played on good level in the Euroleague.
We will see in the camp how it will translate to the NBA.

[Austrian_Pelican]

He had a lot of success there.
But TBH German League is not like Bundesliga in soccer. Bamberg is not Bayern Munich. All NBA teams were not fighting for his services.
But he played on good level in the Euroleague.
We will see in the camp how it will translate to the NBA.

yes i agree completely, also he has a good charakter, I really hope he can hit the 3 consistently

[Austrian_Pelican]

One item I've overlooked: #Pelicans fully expect SG Darius Miller to be on the roster and provide solid 3-point shooting off the bench.

— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) 17. Juli 2017

I'm told several NBA teams wanted to bring Miller in. It's unclear what kind of guarantee he has, #Pelicans gave him best chance to succeed.

— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) 17. Juli 2017

i already forgot that we have him on the roster, i am curious if he is a NBA Player this time

[Rheem654]

Cousins/ Diallo/ Ajinca
Davis/ Cunningham
Hill/ Miller
Holiday/ Moore/ Crawford
Rondo/ Cook/ F. Jackson

assuming they re-sign Cunningham. And probably a back-up SF and back-up C, if they trade Ajinca.

[Mythrol]

For those that didn't see it reported, Miller's deal for this year is 2.1m.

This has some pretty interesting ramifications for the cap. The jist of it though is we will decrease our salary someway either through trades or stretching Asik, or both. Otherwise Rondo could only get 2.3m and we wouldn't be able to bring back Cunningham.

[P_B_&_G]

For those that didn't see it reported, Miller's deal for this year is 2.1m.

This has some pretty interesting ramifications for the cap. The jist of it though is we will decrease our salary someway either through trades or stretching Asik, or both. Otherwise Rondo could only get 2.3m and we wouldn't be able to bring back Cunningham.

So it's unlikely we add anyone else other than Dante. I'm good with that and will be thrilled if we can clear the dead weight from the roster.

Do you know if stetching Asik will allow us to avoid being hardcapped? I would think it would and probably required with the deal for Miller but I don't know enough about the cap. Or trading him but I don't see how

[PELICANSFAN]

For those that didn't see it reported, Miller's deal for this year is 2.1m.

This has some pretty interesting ramifications for the cap. The jist of it though is we will decrease our salary someway either through trades or stretching Asik, or both. Otherwise Rondo could only get 2.3m and we wouldn't be able to bring back Cunningham.

Curious as to whether that ends up being the deal. Seems high. The original report was -

Sportando (@Sportando)

7/6/17, 3:09 PM
Darius Miller's contract with the Pelicans expected to be for two years, for more than $3 million, per sources

[Mythrol]

So it's unlikely we add anyone else other than Dante. I'm good with that and will be thrilled if we can clear the dead weight from the roster.

Do you know if stetching Asik will allow us to avoid being hardcapped? I would think it would and probably required with the deal for Miller but I don't know enough about the cap. Or trading him but I don't see how

Not necessarily. It just means we have to clear some salary. That could mean we bring in players through trades where overall we decrease our cap or we could stretch Asik or we could send players and picks out in a trade to decrease our salary.

Stretching Asik would give us about 7m more room, so yes, if it came to that it would probably be enough. Assuming no other moves it would give us 9.3ish million for Rondo and Dante. This is of course assuming we sign Dante back, which I think is likely.

I feel like stretching Asik is a last case type scenario.

[Mythrol]

Curious as to whether that ends up being the deal. Seems high.

It seemed high to me too but I think I read he got other offers.

[P_B_&_G]

Not necessarily. It just means we have to clear some salary. That could mean we bring in players through trades where overall we decrease our cap or we could stretch Asik or we could send players and picks out in a trade to decrease our salary.

Stretching Asik would give us about 7m more room, so yes, if it came to that it would probably be enough. Assuming no other moves it would give us 9.3ish million for Rondo and Dante. This is of course assuming we sign Dante back, which I think is likely.

I feel like stretching Asik is a last case type scenario.

I don't know, at this point stretching him might be the best option without giving up assets that can be used to improve the team. I know its dead money and Benson still has to pay it but it may be the best option. Unless we can find a sucker to take him but its going to cost us assets. Why couldn't he just stay healthy, at least he would be a good fill in at back up center and be somewhat useful.