Free Agents: 1st Look

[Kori Ellis]

As a PF or a SF ?

He's too small to play PF.

He's a good SF candidate though.

But I think Spurs are looking for a player around 6'9/6'10 that swing from both forward positions.

[Bruno]

I 'd like to get Jumaine Jones + Scola.
A lot of people on this board think that Scola will cost more than $4M/year. I don't think so because Scola want to play in nba and Spurs have his nba rights. If he wants more than what Spurs wants to give him, Spurs can keep his rights and he will be stuck in europe. It's not like with Jasikevicius, Scola isn't a free agent.

[Kori Ellis]

Well does anyone know if Scola's buyout is really down to ~$4M or whatever.

Last year there were rumors that it was reduced too .. and it ended up still being $14.5M IIRC.

[Kori Ellis]

I think the Spurs are looking for a bigger player than Scola/Jones. I'm not saying that it's not a good idea. But I get the impression the Spurs are looking for a player around 6'10, 240.

[Bruno]

He's too small to play PF.

He's a good SF candidate though.

But I think Spurs are looking for a player around 6'9/6'10 that swing from both forward positions.

Jumaine Jones is 6'8", 242lbs and is a good rebounder. I think he can play some PF too if the matchup is good. But you're right, he is more a PF.

[Kori Ellis]

Jumaine Jones is 6'8", 242lbs and is a good rebounder. I think he can play some PF too if the matchup is good. But you're right, he is more a PF.

I saw that 242 weight on espn.com. NBA.com has him at 218.

[Bruno]

I think the Spurs are looking for a bigger player than Scola/Jones. I'm not saying that it's not a good idea. But I get the impression the Spurs are looking for a player around 6'10, 240.

Drew Gooden ?
He can't play SF but Cleveland will likely not keep him with Varajao.

[V-2]

218 seems right, he's a Rashard Lewis kinda built, although Jones is a couple of inches shorter.

[Bruno]

218 seems right, he's a Rashard Lewis kinda built, although Jones is a couple of inches shorter.

I'l go with 242, look at some pictures : this guy is a bull.
218 is maybe his weight when he enters in the league.

[Bruno]

Well does anyone know if Scola's buyout is really down to ~$4M or whatever.

Last year there were rumors that it was reduced too .. and it ended up still being $14.5M IIRC.

I fear we will never know until Scola signs with an nba team.
Contracts in europe for sportsmen are very dark : lots of rumors, few informations.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

As a PF or a SF ?

Small Forward, way too small to be a power forward.

[strangeweather]

I'l go with 242, look at some pictures : this guy is a bull.
218 is maybe his weight when he enters in the league.

The marketing department could be working off old data, but the Bobcats listed him at 218 when he was acquired last fall.

http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_jones_051026.html

[Kori Ellis]

Well I think 218 lb might be his weight when he came in the league, but he doesn't look 242 to me. He's probably somewhere in between.

My point really was that I think you are talking about signing Scola, who is about 6'8, then I think that they'd bring in another forward who was taller.

[Bruno]

My point really was that I think you are talking about signing Scola, who is about 6'8, then I think that they'd bring in another forward who was taller.

Scola is listed at 6'9"1/2 in Spain but I doubt it's his true height. Maybe with a picture with Oberto or Manu, we could have a guess about his real height. Scola is undersized but his defense and his rebounding ability aren't as bad as some people think. However, even if I'd like to see him with a Spurs uni, he isn't my first choice.