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He is a very good big, and given a different venue he could be to us what Memo Okur was to the Jazz once he left the Pistons. I would be a liar if I didn't think he would be a solid signing, as he would allow Robin to move to the bench, giving us a great starting 5, and an even better bench.
I would throw $10 mil his way, but not much more than that. What would you pay him?
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Hmm never thought of it like that with Lopez moving to the bench, always somehow assumed that Lopez would be dealt if we acquired another starting 5.
As I've said before I'd throw money at Pek before I throw it at Jennings or Bledsoe. He's a monster and would pair up with Davis SO well.
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There is absolutely no reason to move Lopez. Why people think we need to do that is beyond me. He has a great contract, and is performing very well. You keep him, not move him.
So what do you do with Smith?
$12m-13m. I'm willing to overpay slightly because I think he's a perfect frontcourt mate for AD, and would instantly make this a tougher and better rebounding team. In that situation, would move Robin or Jason Smith for wing help or a point. Probably Robin, as in that scenario I value Jason's P&R defense and spacing over Rolo's efficient post scoring.
I would love to hang on to Lopez in this scenario. However I would also love an upgrade at Pg therefore I'd be willing to move him say for Bledsoe or whomever. I think smith is a sufficient bench 5.
But to your question 12 is my max. 10 is my preference but I think that will be matched.
I like Lopez, he's a good player on a good deal. Those are the attributes that make him a valuable asset to either keep or trade. In this situation, he's a 4th big behind 3 extremely good players, which isn't neccessarily a good use of that value. You could keep him in, his contract isn't that excessive for a 4th big, but it's diminishing returns at that position when there are other holes on the roster. In this situation, he's an ideal trade chip.Originally Posted by UNO Gracias
I would be giving up a few inches in height, but gaining a good bit in versatility if I took a good hard look at J.J. Hickson in lieu of Pekovic...or how about Hickson and an additional solid 25 lbs. on AD as well?
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Hickson is more versatile than Pekovic positionally (4/5 vs. true 5), but in terms of skillets, I don't think so.
Is Pek really that big of an upgrade to the Front Court of Lopez, Anderson, Smith, and Davis?
Unless we are planning to move Lopez and Smith, why do we need to spend 12 million on Pek?
This season stats for Pek:
Vs the NBA:
31.4 MPG
51% FG
8.7 RPG
16 PPG
Vs the Hornets
30 MPG
67% FG
5.5 RPG
24.5 PPG
No wonder people here think he is worth 10+ million. They see him destroy the Hornets and thinks he is a world beater.
Even with those numbers he is worth 10+ million. Maybe not to us, but someone will pay him
I agree, but if we have Lopez and Smith on this team, I think I could find other pieces I'd be willing to pay 10 million dollars to.
I don't think we need him. SF and PG are more questionable.
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
I actually don't have a problem with Lopez and those line drives he throws at the rim. But Pek would be a huge upgrade in terms of rebounding. I'd give him 10M.
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This. Smith is perfectly fine as a 2nd big off the bench. I think we can find someone to fill that last big spot for a lot cheaper on the FA market. Just an inside presence. A banger who gets boards. I don't think Pek offers THAT much of an upgrade. We have bigger holes.
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I like the bigs we have on this team. That being said, 10 mil a year for Pek with the idea that Lopez will be moved for more parts. I like Smith better as the back-up to Pek in this scenario as he can play the 4 or 5.
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Which is exactly what he does now... we don't need another 4 when we've got Davis/Anderson playing there. Smith is almost exclusively a 5 now, as was Monty's plan all off season. He rarely plays w/ Lopez and is the pick and pop C option.
I'd rather keep Lopez and Smith for the price of 1 Pek and a new Big.
He is a starting caliber center on a championship team. No one is pushing this dude around down low. he is part of the zod trio(superman reference) for gods sake. In this league, it is almost impossible to get a top notch guy if you don't draft him. Is it the biggest weakness on our team- heck no. But it is an upgrade where the only asset we lose is money. We can still upgrade the other positions with other moves and pieces. This would just shore up our 2,4,5. We still need starting caliber 3 and upgrade at 1, with 3 being the most crucial.
There is more than one way we can build a successful team. This is just one route I think is plausible.
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I'm still in the boat that Davis will be our future starting center with Anderson starting at power, so pass on Pek in my opinion.
Agreed. I'm keeping an eye on Miller though. He showed a lot of good things last night.
FYI, Wolves are playing the Spurs on ESPN and the commentators are raving about this guy. The are continuously talking about how big he is and his ability.
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