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His agent wants $10 mil per, I dont think he will get that, but either way we dont have the money for him & I would rather get Nocioni or Pietrus than another big man.
If the Orlando t.v. station is correct and he is now UFA due to signing of Rashard Lewis.
Darko >>> Elson? I love Elsons athletecism and full court speed but it's questionable if his basketball i.q. will rise by the 2008 playoffs at the latest.
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His agent wants $10 mil per, I dont think he will get that, but either way we dont have the money for him & I would rather get Nocioni or Pietrus than another big man.
Nocioni please...
if larry brown didnt play him, i doubt pop will as well. then again that is what was said about jackie butler...
i would rather go for nocioni as well.
No way at 10 mil. 5 and a chance for a le altho we've established NBA millionaires do not go that way.
Darko is gonna want dinero. hes got a ring.
The kid just turned 22 years of age. He's listed at 7'0" 275 lbs, so he has finally filled-out and is a true Center and post player. Unfortunately, he's still not getting 30 mpg. He averaged 12.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1 bpg, in 28.8 mpg in the 4 playoff games this year. That's not $10M per year worthy.
The season before Nene got his 6 year, $60 million contract, he averaged 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 bpg in 3.0 mpg.
Good one.
I'd take him for a deal starting at the MLE, but nothing more.
yeah, playing 8 out of 23 games and 1.8 minutes per in those 8 games might have satisfyed him.
We don't need both Darko and Splitter.
for a guy that hasn't cashed in yet? Yeah it did.yeah, playing 8 out of 23 games and 1.8 minutes per in those 8 games might have satisfyed him
Darko. Has there ever been a more mis-named player in the NBA?
James White!
True.
Yeah wonder if he's gonna get his chance.
Will Nocioni cut food coupons, drive less then 5 cars and scrimp and save and subside on less then 10 million a year in exchange for playing more then 1.7 minutes a game for a le shot?
ESPN Insider scouting report on Darko prior to this season....
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2005-06 season: The Pistons swore they'd find minutes for Darko now that Larry Brown was gone ... only they didn't. Milicic played only 140 minutes for Detroit, mostly in garbage time, so Detroit dealt him to Orlando at midseason. He made the most of his opportunity in Orlando, shooting 50.8 percent from the floor and posting the league's fourth-best rate of blocked shots. He also cut his enormous foul rate in Detroit to something more reasonable, enabling him to stay on the floor for longer stretches.
Offensively, Milicic had a very poor free-throw rate for a center and shot just 59.5 percent from the line, factors that gave him an unexceptional TS% despite a high shooting percentage. However, he was able to create offense from the high post. Milicic's usage rate and assist ratio were both well above the norm for centers, showing he can be a good high-post partner for Dwight Howard. His rebounding needs work, though, as he ranked 58th among the league's 67 centers. But in sum, it was an encouraging performance -- he's much less of a bust than previously thought, and could end up being a star.
Scouting report: Scouts have always raved about Milicic's skills, starting with the fact that he's a solid 7-0, 250, with a variety of skills. Milicic can float in jumpers from mid-range or take his man on the block and shoot a lefty hook shot. He has to improve from the line (60.2 percent for his career) and get tougher around the basket -- there's no reason a 7-footer with his skills should rebound so poorly.
Milicic is an outstanding shot-blocker with great timing and instincts, with his lefthandedness being an advantage since he's lined up with most players' shooting hand. He looked out of shape when he first came to Orlando, perhaps because he'd hardly played in three seasons, and was usually the last man down the floor. There also are whispers that he doesn't always play hard. However, his defensive numbers after joining the Magic were outstanding, with Orlando giving up 8.0 points per 100 minutes fewer with him on the court and opposing centers mustering only an 11.5 PER against him.
2006-07 outlook: It's easy to forget how young Milicic still is -- he didn't turn 21 until June. Because of that, he still has a great deal of growth ahead of him. If you take what he did in Orlando to be his true level of ability then he has quite a future ahead of him. The projections forecast him taking a giant step forward this coming season, and if that happens, the combo of Milicic and Howard will terrorize the East for the next decade. His development is doubly important because if Orlando has a strong season, it will reduce the value of the first-round pick they owe the Pistons for acquiring Milicic last season.
Most similar at age: Kevin Garnett
NBA.com says Darko was born June 20, 1985 so that would make him 22 if the birthdate is correct. He doesn't deserve star money but he does alter and block shots well.
I wish larry brown didnt him for the first couple seasons. Whenever he did play he looked like garbage, that kind of reminds me of someone...
Beno?
Good player but too expensive.
Darko has no passion for basketball. He's like Hakeem Olajuown with the will to improve of Beno Udrih.
Beno and Millicic could be studs in the NBA if they only gave a .
Great post.
Darko seems to be a money first player.
He should be able to get more than a MLE contract. Teams under the cap like Memphis and Charlotte should be his destination. Chicago can too go under the cap to get him and Golden State has a big trade exception to get him.
If he can't get a big contract from these teams, he still can sign an one year contract to a team where he will have a lot of playtime and sign his big contract next summer.
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