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Jrue isn't guaranteed though. He'll be unrestricted and free to go anywhere (they could lose him for nothing). And if they go back to the drawing board and try to sign a PG in FA, you're looking at paying Knight money to Dellavedova type talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by elemento
They won't do better than Knight for the money in free agency. And then you throw a nice prospect like Bender on top of it?
He isn't, but it's not like he is unhappy there asking for trade. The Pelicans actually handled the whole Lauren Holiday quite well and i'm sure he is taking it into account. In the end, it's all about the money. He will probably get a max/close to max 5y contract and stay.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
Personally, I'm very low on Brandon Knight. I'd rather have nothing than him and his contract. I think NOLA will take their chances to keep Jrue and in my opinion, they're right.
They obviously weren't as sure as you are since they didn't offer him an extension when they could have.Quote:
Originally Posted by elemento
Davis would demand a trade if that ever happened.:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
Knight isn't better Lou Williams & Bender is about 3 years away from being a rotation player. They would turn into the Kings who have a bunch of bigs but no starting point guard; Buddy is also looking like McLemore 2.0.:lol
If the Pelicans ever made that trade then they should sign Rudy Gay & change their name to the New Orleans Kings. (FYI: Pelicans have an incompetent front office that gave huge long term contracts to Asik/Tyreke/Solomon Hill while letting Aminu walk)
They weren't for health issues. Jrue is a very good PG when healthy though. Regardless if Jrue stays or not (i think he stays), I don't think NOLA should take BK and he isn't a PG or a good basketball player IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
Love how you always mistake your subjective takes for facts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm
You don't think getting Bender & Knight right now for less than market value is a good move w/ Jrue's upcoming free agency? Nothing is guaranteed with Jrue. They could lose him for nothing, and then have to pay Brandon Jennings 15 mil per for 2 yrs. Plus, they aren't winning anything this year with Jrue anyway. It's not like he has value this year to them.
Knight is a poor-man's Jason TerryQuote:
Originally Posted by elemento
I didn't say it wouldn't be smart for the FUTURE of the franchise but that ***Antony Davis is going to demand a trade if he has to go through a rebuilding process***Quote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
T-Mac forced his way out of Orlando when the Magic were in line for the #1 pick in the draft (Dwight) after getting tired of losing despite putting up monstrous numbers & paying for it w/ his body. He was only 24 & had 3 years left on his contract.
Do you realize how stupid you sound?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm
They've gone through a rebuilding process his whole career there albeit one season where they over achieved and barely got the 8th seed in 2015 and he still signed an extension. Hell they are still rebuilding. Has he demanded a trade? You act like Pelicans are currently a contender when they aren't even a playoff contender.
Dumb.
THEY ARE IN A REBUILDING PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
if only he could shoot like Terry. To me there's no room for a guy like BK in a true contender.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm
BK has that Jamal Crawford chucking mentality, with Rubio's shooting touch and Javale's BBIQ. But hey, at least he is athletic.
Yeah he didn't sign the MONSTROUS extension b/c it wasn't a MONSTROUS contract & the Pelicans weren't seen as a team on a rise but rather a rebuilding team after they gave the eventually defending champs a competitive series despite getting swept.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
What next? Lillard signed the MONSTROUS extensions under the premise that the Blazers were a rebuilding team & he was okay w/ it.:lol
would trade parker for a 3rd round draft pick.
He's not that much more talented than Jordan Crawford who's only out of the league b/c he has a terrible work ethic.Quote:
Originally Posted by elemento
He's not as bad as you guys are saying. He actually shot 41% from 3 just over a year ago in a huge sample ( 5 attempts per game) and has shot over 36% from 3 for his career ( Terry has shot 38% from 3 for his career). He's 24 and has been a good player in his early career -- he just averaged 19, 5 and 4 just a year ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by elemento
Is his IQ great? No, but he's still young. Has he been disappointing this year so far? Yes he has, but its very early in the season and he's only 24 but the potential is there -- he's proved it in his career.
By no means am I saying he's great, I'm just saying he's better than you and Mr. Facts are implying.
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would throw in two 1st round picks if that made this anymore realistic.
Fat Head has negative trade value::lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by 313
I wouldn't mind this, I love Summer League Anderson but goodness and mercy he's been disappointing this season. Wouldn't a team assume they are missing on a player if the Spurs are calling?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGD
Brandon Knight is a TERRIBLE playmaker, dude turns the ball over at an ungodly rate when he has to run the offense. He is also a minus defender who's laterally challenged to check point-guards. Buddy Hield/Knight would be a disastrous backcourt.:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
Knight & E'Twaun Moore were from the same draft class, let's check how they're doing this season: http://bkref.com/tiny/p5ujw
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Originally Posted by spursistan
If he's a TERRIBLE playmaker ( nice way to quantify it -- not surprising) -- then what kind of play-maker is Leonard if he's had a worse assists to turnover ratio?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm
Again he's not as bad as you're implying. Facts back that up. Keep over exaggerating your subjective takes though.
Oh, we're comparing Kawhi's play-making abilities to a guy who's supposed to be a point guard?:sleepQuote:
Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres
Brandon Knight commits comedic Austin River-ish turnovers when he was drafted as a POINT GUARD.:lol
https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/246...ort_Card.0.jpgQuote:
Playmaking
Knight averaged 5.1 assists this season but did so with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.49, which ranked 66th out of 76 qualified players and better than only D'Angelo Russell among point guards.
A big contributor to this poor assist-to-turnover ratio was Knight's inability to set his teammates up for easy baskets. Of his top five pass targets this season — Eric Bledsoe, Devin Booker, P.J. Tucker, Jon Leuer, and Mirza Teletovic — only Leuer, Teletovic, and Tucker were also in his top five assisted players and neither were in the top two. Contrast that with Bledsoe's abbreviated season, where of his top five pass targets, four were also his top five assisted players, including the top three overall. As a primary playmaker for the team, Knight has to be more cognizant of setting his teammates up for scoring opportunities with his passes rather than making a pass just to bail out of a situation or when his own offense doesn't materialize.
Kawhi on the other hand has one of the lowest turnover rates among high usage players. His assist-to-turnover ratio is basically the same as Giannis who's supposed to be a FULL-TIME point-forward.
.........Do You Want More?????:wakeup
Unless its Bledsoe, tucker..The spurs should not give up Aldridge.
No one here suggested any Sun for Aldridge.Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
I never said he was a good play maker and I never said he was great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm
I'm simply saying you're over-exaggerating how bad he is.
Keep trying, you have a long way to go.
Start with comprehension first.
If we're looking to the future, then LMA to Boston for Nets 2017 1st round pick + Jaylen Brown + Amir Johnson