2016 Free Agent: Andre Drummond

[Bruno]

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Height: 6-11
Weight: 251 lbs
Birthday: 08/10/1993
College: UConn

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[Libri]

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
When asked what teams off the Top 5 radar want to meet with him, former UConn center Andre Drummond said the Celtics and Spurs.

[Richie]

We won't trade Parker, no idea how the FO think they can get up to Drummond

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Two words:

MIchael

Olowokandi

Kid has no motor at all and stiffed when it counted. He'll carve out a nice little 10-12 year Kwame Brown type career.

[tesseractive]

We won't trade Parker, no idea how the FO think they can get up to Drummond

Supposedly a Parker trade was a possibility last year, and after the way he played this year, he surely upped his value. So I wouldn't say it's impossible -- but Parker for someone raw like Drummond seems direly unlikely, I agree.

One possibility is that they think Drummond might drop a ways with all the negative press he's getting. If the rumor is true that Dell Demps is trying to use the #10 pick as a lure to dump Okafor's contract, maybe Drummond could end up falling that far?

[CGD]

Supposedly a Parker trade was a possibility last year, and after the way he played this year, he surely upped his value. So I wouldn't say it's impossible -- but Parker for someone raw like Drummond seems direly unlikely, I agree.

One possibility is that they think Drummond might drop a ways with all the negative press he's getting. If the rumor is true that Dell Demps is trying to use the #10 pick as a lure to dump Okafor's contract, maybe Drummond could end up falling that far?

This is interesting. I forget NOLA also has the 10th. NOLA is going to be awesome in a few years, if they keep the pick or more it for parts. Watch out.

2 years on Okafors contract + 10th pick is not a bad package to offer up.

[iManu]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=89f2bna


Okafor + 10th

Tony Blair.

(Not the Prime Minister).

I don't know exactly what happened with the CP3 trade exception, but it seemed to be somehow applied in the machine. I imagine that the 10th pick would fit this exception, somehow.

[iManu]

I think Okafor, Drummond, Tim, and Splitter would be fucking excellent. I've never heard of a frontline that big. If we could somehow get Nash, I would guarantee 2 more championships.

[Richie]

No chance Drummond falls to #10. If he's there even as low as 6 Portland will take him

[Duncan2177]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=89f2bna


Okafor + 10th

Tony Blair.

(Not the Prime Minister).

I don't know exactly what happened with the CP3 trade exception, but it seemed to be somehow applied in the machine. I imagine that the 10th pick would fit this exception, somehow.

http://www.hdforums.com/forum/attachments/touring-models/149978d1290032006-engine-primary-trans-oil-question-oh-no-not-this-shit-again.jpg

[manufor3]

Drummond screams bust, extremely inconsistent, a 7 foot 275+ player shouldn't disappear as often as he does, no passion

[Thomas82]

If anything, I hope he doesn't get drafted by Portland and be the next victim of their big man curse. LaRue Martin, Bill Walton, Sam Bowie, Greg Oden......enough said!! You can even add Arvydas Sabonis to the mix.....he was drafted by them in 1986, but the Soviet Union didn't let him go to Portland until 1995, when he was past his prime.

[timvp]

Tbh, if the Spurs can trade into the 6-10 range somehow and Drummond falls, I think he'd be worth the gamble. Yeah he sucked on UConn but UConn was a mess last season and a lot of players who turned out okay in the NBA have looked overwhelmed under Calhoun. The bottomline with him is you can't teach that type of length and athleticism.

With the Spurs' player development, I think he'd turn out pretty damn useful ... probably in the DeAndre Jordan mold at worst.

That said, if he lands with the wrong team, it's easy to imagine him going Kwame Brown.

One reason why the Spurs would be interested is they put a lot of stock in their high school scouting. That's the main reason why they drafted Cory Joseph (not that it turned out to be a good decision).

[baseline bum]

Tbh, if the Spurs can trade into the 6-10 range somehow and Drummond falls, I think he'd be worth the gamble. Yeah he sucked on UConn but UConn was a mess last season and a lot of players who turned out okay in the NBA have looked overwhelmed under Calhoun. The bottomline with him is you can't teach that type of length and athleticism.

With the Spurs' player development, I think he'd turn out pretty damn useful ... probably in the DeAndre Jordan mold at worst.

That said, if he lands with the wrong team, it's easy to imagine him going Kwame Brown.

One reason why the Spurs would be interested is they put a lot of stock in their high school scouting. That's the main reason why they drafted Cory Joseph (not that it turned out to be a good decision).

How would they trade into the 6-10 range without moving Parker though?

[lmbebo]

I think the only people who get us in the 6-10 range are TP and Leonard.

[baseline bum]

I think the only people who get us in the 6-10 range are TP and Leonard.

No chance I'd move either of them for Drummond. As talented and big as Drummond is, I'd be pretty surprised if he turned out a better pro than Leonard. He screams 6'11" Richard Jefferson.

[Thomas82]

How would they trade into the 6-10 range without moving Parker though?


Maybe they could put together a package including Splitter, SJax's expiring contract....something like that. I will say this though, after what the front office pulled off last year, I won't write them off. Stranger things have happened. I'm not saying this because I want the Spurs to get him, but I really do believe the Spurs would be the best fir for Andre Drummond, and that would be the best environment for him to reach his potential.

[baseline bum]

I can't picture Splitter as a centerpiece of a deal getting them anywhere near there, but I would definitely take the gamble then.

[Thomas82]

I can't picture Splitter as a centerpiece of a deal getting them anywhere near there, but I would definitely take the gamble then.

All I know, is that if you have a chance to get him without giving up one of the Big 3 or Kawhi Leonard (which seems impossible), then you have to take advantage of it.

[timvp]

How would they trade into the 6-10 range without moving Parker though?

Yeah, it'd be pretty damn tough since I wouldn't trade Parker or Leonard for him. It'd probably take a team enthralled by Splitter's 20+ PER plus Blair and a future first round pick. Still probably wouldn't be enough but I guess if Mike Miller and Randy Foye were once traded for the 5th overall pick, we can't exactly discount the stupidity of bad GMs.

[lmbebo]

I wasn't proposing either of those 2 in a trade.

Hopefully there is a stupid GM out there :D (Golden State?)

[Thomas82]

Yeah, it'd be pretty damn tough since I wouldn't trade Parker or Leonard for him. It'd probably take a team enthralled by Splitter's 20+ PER plus Blair and a future first round pick. Still probably wouldn't be enough but I guess if Mike Miller and Randy Foye were once traded for the 5th overall pick, we can't exactly discount the stupidity of bad GMs.


In all honesty, I believe the front office has a trick up their sleeves again this year. I'm not implying that we'll get Andre Drummond, but I believe we'll all be in for a pleasant surprise on draft day, maybe even the biggest shocker of the draft.....I'm just saying.

[baseline bum]

Yeah, it'd be pretty damn tough since I wouldn't trade Parker or Leonard for him. It'd probably take a team enthralled by Splitter's 20+ PER plus Blair and a future first round pick. Still probably wouldn't be enough but I guess if Mike Miller and Randy Foye were once traded for the 5th overall pick, we can't exactly discount the stupidity of bad GMs.

That doesn't seem like a lot in a trade package. Is Blair even insurable on his next contract?

[Thomas82]

I see Thomas Robinson had his way with Andre Drummond in their Cleveland workout earlier this week, and I heard that Drummond didn't do too well in Charlotte either. I think it's very possible that he'll slide into the bottom half of the top 10 picks.

[SsKSpurs21]

I read somewhere that even with LMA and Kawhi having max deals, the new TV contract and increase in the cap will allow the Spurs to go after another max player...not sure if this accurate or not.

regardless, what are the chances of the Spurs going after Drummond?

[Chinook]

I read somewhere that even with LMA and Kawhi having max deals, the new TV contract and increase in the cap will allow the Spurs to go after another max player...not sure if this accurate or not.

regardless, what are the chances of the Spurs going after Drummond?

I moved your post to this thread, as the Think Tank is really not for random thread topics.

As far as actual content of the post, the Spurs currently on have $3 Million in projected cap space. Even if they try their hardest to free up salary, they won't get enough for a max slot. No chance of Drummond unless there are epic changes to the Spurs' roster.

[baseline bum]

I'm glad to see Drummond carving out a rock solid career. I followed this guy when he was in HS and man you just kept thinking Olowokandi when he wanted to return to high school for a fifth year (wtf?) and then looked so soft at UConn. But he really did need the challenge of the NBA, and now how many better centers are there in the league? Holy shit he's averaging 18 and 19 so far this season.

[exstatic]

I read somewhere that even with LMA and Kawhi having max deals, the new TV contract and increase in the cap will allow the Spurs to go after another max player...not sure if this accurate or not.

regardless, what are the chances of the Spurs going after Drummond?

Nah. We'll have some room, assuming promises weren't made to anyone (Tim, Manu, West) for signing cheap, but as the cap goes up, so does the MAX salary. Detroit will never let him go anyway. He's restricted.

[Cklbmk]

Pistons needs a total collapse at the end of the year and drummond needs to get pissed and take the QO