The off-season according to Travis Schlenk

[NBASupes]

3 minutes ago, cam1218 said:

I can see this, but I see a mix of a player thinking he's better than he is and coaches enabling those thoughts. He turned the ball over so many times during our series against Washington. For a player that gets it, you'd hope he would stop doing the same thing or our coaches would stop putting him in those situations. I blame both parties but Baze has to stop doing things he can't do well. Hopefully a good backup PG can help some. His movement on defense is good but I still see he him sulking and being late when he misses shots.

In New Orleans, the ball won't be in his hands anywhere near as much as here where we had limited options. 

28 minutes ago, h4wkfan said:

Offensively id agree. Defensively it's closer than you think. Go back and watch sap at 26 in the jazz. I'm not talking about a 10+ year vet that has it all figured out. 

He'll never be Millsap. But parts of his game are similar.

This could be the case but if he's nowhere near Sap value on offense even at the same stage, what's his true value. That just means he is a rotation player. What makes Sap so good is the combination of his excellent offensive and defensive skills and versatility. He's an SF with PF size on offense. Green looks like a PF, not even one that's talented. Just a hard working one but that's not a starter in the NBA. 

[benhillboy]

12 minutes ago, cam1218 said:

...Baze has to stop (trying to do) things he can't do well.

A player trying to do things he can't is a tell-tale sign of a poor one.

[BigDog90]

4 hours ago, Lurker said:

Color me doubtful he gets it, and you can't comp him off of Bazemore as why. He's sometimes 3 and no D, and is athletic.

Last summer the Nets offered Allen Crabbe a deal starting at 18 mil a year last year and they just had the pick swap this past season. This upcoming season Nets don't have a pick and need to win as much as possible to prevent gifting Boston a top 3 pick for the third consecutive year.

Crabbe is 3 and D just like Hardaway. Atkinson coached Hardaway. They already talking about giving Porter the max, I'm sure they'll offer Hardaway the max to try to pry him from ATL since now offering Crabbe the max didn't work.

[NBASupes]

4 minutes ago, BigDog90 said:

Last summer the Nets offered Allen Crabbe a deal starting at 18 mil a year last year and they just had the pick swap this past season. This upcoming season Nets don't have a pick and need to win as much as possible to prevent gifting Boston a top 3 pick for the third consecutive year.

Crabbe is 3 and D just like Hardaway. Atkinson coached Hardaway. They already talking about giving Porter the max, I'm sure they'll offer Hardaway the max to try to pry him from ATL since now offering Crabbe the max didn't work.

You mean 3 and no D. A. Crabbe is a shooting specialist and that move would have crippled Brooklyn and it did cripple Portland who really got saved by a bad deal by Denver. Hardaway Jr is a scoring specialist and even Brooklyn don't have the cash you would think. They only have 39 million in cap space. A Milos and Muscala signing could eat up at least 20 million not to mention the fact that they want to max KCP as well as Porter. No one really has an abundance of cap space this year. 

No one will offer Hardaway Jr. the max or close to it. Most expect him to get what E'twan Moore got last year. Like I said before, as much as we dislike Bazemore, there is a reason why a lot of teams like him. He does add value to teams who already have studs as a starting role player. Maybe not for us but for others. Tim, on the other hand, doesn't really add extra value. He's more of a player that fans like more than GM's and scouts. 

[JTB]

5 hours ago, NBASupes said:

You are Travis Schlenk. Predict the off-season. The winner gets nothing but being the winner. +1 for each roster spot you get right. Ready start. 

The format: Draft/Trade/Free Agency

Draft: 

1(19) - Justin Patton (Creighton) - Mobile big. Low floor high ceiling with high BBIQ, talent and has some skill to boot. ETA: 2020. 

2(31) - Harry Giles (Duke) -Injury issue. Top 5 talent. Might have to move up to land him but depending on medical, could slip to the 2nd round. Lucky for Atlanta, we have the best medical staff in the NBA especially with Emory training center. ETA: 2019 if healthy, if not, never. 

2(60) - Kobi Simmons (Arizona) - Good team player. A lot of talent. Low skills, no position at this stage of his career. Not close to ready for the NBA right now. ETA: 2023. He is one of those kids who has the NBA talent but he's at least 4 years away. Perfect for the new NBA rules and the G-League rules for his development. Would be a guy I wouldn't touch in 2012 but the way the rules for development and the G-League, he's definitely worth a look. While he's on all of the draft boards, I think he will not get drafted but if he does, I think we might get him. 

Trades: 

Atlanta trades: D. Howard and receives D. Carroll and C. Joseph

Toronto trades: D. Carroll, C. Joseph, Jonas Val, for W. Matthews, D. Howard and a lottery protected 1st from Toronto.

Dallas trades: W. Matthews and a lottery protected 1st for Jonas Val

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=n7m9s5y

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Atlanta trades: Kent Bazemore for Q. Poindexter and E. Moore

New Orleans trades: Q. Poindexter and E. Moore for Kent Bazemore

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=khy8935

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Atlanta trades: TPE

Phoenix trades:  Tyson Chandler and a future 2nd round pick. 

- Note: Delaney might be needed for cap reasons.  Even then, they will get a TPE for the rest of Chandler's contract. 

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Free Agency: 

Retained: 

Kris Humpries - 3 years 8 million. front loaded.  A need. A vet. Will be the backup center. Knows how to play the game. 

R. Kelly - TC body

Tim Hardaway- 5 years at 55 million, backloaded.  At his salary and years, he's worth it. 

Ersan Ilyasova - 4 years at 34 million. front-loaded. Worth it for this price. This should be around his range. 

Gained: 

N, Mirotic - Sap's replacement. Stretch big. Was a net-positive for the Bulls and he fits our system. 4 years at 60 million.

Lost: 

Millsap - Miami - 4 years at 153,510,000 maybe less so they can resign Dion Waiters. Likely to lose James Johnson. 

Muscala - 4 years 24 million Brooklyn Nets. Maybe slightly less but he will be paid. Stretch big, too many teams need bigs like this and he really improved his impact stats from last year while not good, still good enough for teams who need a stretch big off of the bench. 

Thabo - 3 years 10 million Rockets. He's been a target for them for the last couple of years. 

 

Final Roster: 

Dennis/Joseph/Delaney (Simmons)16th man G-League

Hardaway Jr./E. Moore/Bembry (Coordiner) 17th man G- League

Prince/Carroll/Q. Poindexter

Mirotic/Ersan/Giles

Chandler/Humphries/Patton

This is a team that I can see them building. Strong on teamwork, fundamentals, vets mixed with youth, shooting, PnR play and movement. Sadly perimeter defense is terrible, post defense is terrible while the team defense won't be bad, it will not be good. This is a 22-30 win team. Not exactly 1-3 but clearly top 5-8 in the lottery. But this is a squad Bud will like coaching. Smart players, hard workers, good teammates, and shooting. I could see Poindexter being traded or cut. It would not surprise me. 

While the talent is bottom 5, I feel the team fit is top 10, maybe 5. But they have some serious holes but the fit is good and usually that wins some games in the NBA barring injuries. 

 

You are Travis Schlenk.

Can't believe it but I actually like these moves and I believe we'd still make the playoffs cause of great coaching.

well done @NBASupes

only thing that would bug me is when we need a bucket who would we go to since we have no Sap? However at the same time I like that pressure being on young guys like Dennis, THJ, Prince cause eventually the hope is for a young guy to step in and take over anyways! Even if we're able to keep Sap in your scenario I still would rather see a younger player putting the team on his shoulders when need be rather than relying on old man Sap therefore I think the pressure is good in such a situation because this scenario forces someone to try to be "the man".

[NBASupes]

1 hour ago, JTB said:

Can't believe it but I actually like these moves and I believe we'd still make the playoffs cause of great coaching.

well done @NBASupes

only thing that would bug me is when we need a bucket who would we go to since we have no Sap? However at the same time I like that pressure being on young guys like Dennis, THJ, Prince cause eventually the hope is for a young guy to step in and take over anyways! Even if we're able to keep Sap in your scenario I still would rather see a younger player putting the team on his shoulders when need be rather than relying on old man Sap therefore I think the pressure is good in such a situation because this scenario forces someone to try to be "the man".

That's the scary thing, Bud could coach these clowns to the playoffs. They have a perfect fit to let Dennis do his thing which is slashing, good PnR's, passing on the move to open shooters who can actually shoot, guys who can run the offense and a really deep bench. 

Tyson Chandler is the perfect fit. As he can be had for less than free. We actually get an asset and he's a solid player when he's in a system with a team setting. He fits Dennis like a glove while Dwight and Dennis were like oil and water. Mirotic is reasonably priced if he performs well. Prince and Carroll is a sound tandem. Joseph fits our system and he's a legit backup PG. Moore is a solid defender who is an excellent shooting at catch and shoot. Ersan would be back with a year in the system and Kris can get PT. 

 

This team is purely built around Dennis offensive weaknesses. So more than likely it's Dennis to get us go to baskets. I wanted this squad because it's a lot easier to develop players when you have a great system. They can develop into it. Keeping Baze and Dwight will only ruin everything we are trying to do. We need proven team guys. Bazemore is that but we need proven team guys that fit what we are trying to do. 

 

If Atlanta is really high on Giles, I wouldn't mind him at 19 and Bam at 31. I really believe Atlanta should draft on low floor, high ceiling now that we have our own G-League team and we can build a legit team around our system. It's not like anyone we draft will see PT in 2017-18. This draft is more potential but less NBA readiness compared to last. 

Edited May 25, 2017 by NBASupes

[ISOJOE]

Draft:

19: Hartenstein (best two-way Big in the Draft)

31: Mushidi (>THjr)

Trade:

Nets receive: CLE First+ two future secondroundpicks + Howard (I think they will trade Brook Lopez before; Lin and Howard are friends)+ Baze

Hawks receive: Trevor Booker

FA:

Sign meeks

Resign Ily

Reddick: 3yr deal

Alex Len 3yr deal

Rudy Gay 2yr deal 

No JM Green because we would have to massively overpay him.

Schröder(Delaney,Bembry)-Reddick(Meeks)-TP(Bembry)-Gay(Ily)-Len(Booker)

Dleague: both rooks

[h4wkfan]

8 hours ago, NBASupes said:

This could be the case but if he's nowhere near Sap value on offense even at the same stage, what's his true value. That just means he is a rotation player. What makes Sap so good is the combination of his excellent offensive and defensive skills and versatility. He's an SF with PF size on offense. Green looks like a PF, not even one that's talented. Just a hard working one but that's not a starter in the NBA. 

I'm not sure I'd agree he is not a starter in the NBA. And his offense is just developing. 4/78 may be a bit lofty, but if we could match bazes contract and get him, I'd do it.I agree, this is a gamble. But one id take for the right price...

A couple of comparisons below (to mirotic).

1 year older.

WS: 5.8 (3.8)

WS/48: .131 (.108)

TS%: .601 (.546) 

VORP: .6 (.4)

PER: 13.5 (14.5)

Net Rtg: .4 (4.5)

I think he is a good player and with more usage people will see that. A guy like mirotic is what he is. A guy like green has more potential (won't be a star) but under bud could develop into a very good player. At a bazemore price tag, id pull the trigger. 

[NBASupes]

19 minutes ago, h4wkfan said:

I'm not sure I'd agree he is not a starter in the NBA. And his offense is just developing. 4/78 may be a bit lofty, but if we could match bazes contract and get him, I'd do it.I agree, this is a gamble. But one id take for the right price...

A couple of comparisons below (to mirotic).

1 year older.

WS: 5.8 (3.8)

WS/48: .131 (.108)

TS%: .601 (.546) 

VORP: .6 (.4)

PER: 13.5 (14.5)

Net Rtg: .4 (4.5)

I think he is a good player and with more usage people will see that. A guy like mirotic is what he is. A guy like green has more potential (won't be a star) but under bud could develop into a very good player. At a bazemore price tag, id pull the trigger. 

I never said Mirotic is a good overall player. Both are just average players with limited ceilings. Mirotic has a much better +/- and team ratings than Green, he can play within a system well as we seen when he played with Rondo and when he played in Real Madrid. He's a very good shooter and he's a solid scorer. 

He's a below average defender but he's a solid team defender and he fits around Schröder more than Green does. 

My issue is paying a player that doesn't make us better and doesn't entirely fit into a team build around Prince and Schröder. 

No, I don't think But can develop him into a very good player. He's not talented enough. He's not even as talented as Bazemore. I just don't see it. The goal is not for Mirotic to be the PF of the future, that's what this draft is for. The plan is to get players who make it easier for Dennis and Prince to reach their potential. 

[NBASupes]

9 hours ago, benhillboy said:

A player trying to do things he can't is a tell-tale sign of a poor one.

I wouldn't say that, he's a player who like Josh Smith, he tries to cover for his teammates weaknesses without realizing he's weak in those areas as well. It was part of the Bazemore coonudium I complained about the season before last. That said, he's much more of a team player than Smoove ever was.

[Guest]

I am Travis Schlenk.

 

Draft:

#19 Justin Jackson: He's your prototypical small forward and your prototypical Hawk. Looks like a 5 tool baseball equivalent dude. Good size, versatile, and a winner. Groom him to be our next Paul George. That is if he lasts this long which he probably won't but I wouldn't mind this pick at all. 

 

#31 Semi Ojeleye: What, I'm Travis Schlenk, the guy that supposedly had a lot to do with the Warriors draft picks and I'm not going to take the next Draymond Green? Lol. In all honestly, this guy is probably one of my own personal favorite guys and the thing is he's an outside bomber as well. After this pick, I think Bud just feels warmer on the inside. 

 

#60 Frank Mason Jr.: Time and time again I ask you, why do really good collegiate players drop so far in the draft? There will be a few guys here and I hope we go with this guy if he's still on the board or perhaps trade up into the 50's for him. A floor general and an all around leader. I learned first hand what a clutch player was and he personally lost me a bet in Vegas on Feb. 2016 as he beat Buddy Hield and Oklahoma and I lost like a hundred bucks on that game. Bud will love him as he will be an extension of Bud. (Not like that @kg01)....:-|

 

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Trade:

 

Hawks receive: Ricky Rubio + Gorgui Dieng

 

Wolves receive: Dwight Howard +Malcolm Delaney

 

Analysis: The Hawks decide to move on from the Howard signing after one year. The playoffs and lack of playing time effected the relationship between Dwight and Bud (speculating probably not but play along).

The Hawks get a guy in Dieng who will give you a double double when given the minutes and fight on every possession. Surprisingly has a nice soft midrange touch too and even out to the three last year connecting on 37% and with the help of Bud, that % will only rise. A grinder in the paint as well as a physical center, he gets the nod at starting center. The Hawks also get Ricky Rubio, who would backup Dennis and sometimes play alongside him in a quick lineup during stretches of games. He has great vision and sets people up nicely. It's Bud's job to help him with the stroke from outside.

The Wolves get a guy in Howard who SHOULD (cough cough) open up some space all over the place for Towns and Wiggins and Lavine and all that talent. This should get them into the playoffs for the first time in over a decade but again the emphasis on SHOULD. Delaney backs up whoever wins out between Dunn and Jones during camp. I'm guessing Dunn and Dunn might be young but something tells me he's coming out surprising people in year two.

Schlenk is smart for doing this trade because:

A. We immediately get the best backup point guard in the league in Rubio. He passes, he plays D. 

B. We get another young, friendly contract center for the next few years.

C. We get rid of Dwight's contract and now we only worry about Baze into the future.

D. Minnesota makes the playoffs as an 8th seed next year in the west and we get the 15th overall pick in the 2918 draft via them. :-) 

 

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Free agency:

 

Paul Millsap-Will walk as a free agent. He will go down as one of the Hawks greatest players ever and personally my top 5 or 6 Hawk of all time. All work, all class. However, we part ways due to a retool.

 

Tim Hardaway Jr.: 5 years/52 million. He will continue to develop and become an even greater threat ALL THE TIME and not just in spurts.

 

Ersan Ilyasova: 4 years/31 million. Stretch 4 time folks. He's got it all..step back step side step up,you name it. He remains a Hawks. The best offensive foul taker in the NBA as well. Solid and underrated in my book.

 

CJ Miles: 3 years/30 million. Shooters are at a premium in the NBA and he's one of the best. Nice southpaw pretty stroke from all around. Good size to play as a shooting guard as well as a small forward. Good value and Bud will more than cosign on this bad boy.

 

Zaza Pachulia: 2/12 million (hometown deal). One of our favorites returns... all hail King Zaza! He decides that he loved Atlanta way too much and somebody is screwing up his fashion business in the ATL and he needs to keep a first hand eye on that. You all know what he brings. Bring a lot of towels (the kind you use to wipe blood and tears). He will teach the youngsters how to hustle for a couple of years and then ride off into the sunset with @Colin and some Gucci loafers. He retires a Hawk.

 

Willie Reed: 2 year/15 million. This guy was one of the hustlers on a Heat team that quietly and loudly started kicking butt the last stages of the season. Bargain at this price. 

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Final depth chart:

 

PG- Dennis/Rubio/Frank Mason Jr.

SG- THJ/CJ Miles/Deandre Bembry

SF- Prince/Baze/Justin Jackson

PF- Ersan/Semi Ojeleye/

C-  Gorgui Dieng/King Zaza/Willie Reed

 

Final analysis: After 10 years of mediocre playoff results we decide to retool with Colonel Schlenk at the helm! We have a bunch of picks coming up in the next few drafts. We ride out the Lebron and Warrior wave while giving Bud some tools he can work with in Justin Jackson and Ojeleye. Possibly he turns one of them into Paul George or Draymond Green. We get some saavy vets in Rubio, Zaza, and Miles and a good young center in Dieng who the fans will love. This team will be a team that will most likely win 25-35 games but a team that you really don't want to face because they are scrappy, disciplined and pesky and annoyingly ng as hell. They prolly give us a shot at a lottery pick in the range of 6-12 but we will love this team and build on it with the aforementioned plethora of picks upcoming. 

 

Thats all i got for ya @NBASupes and thanks for the dark side tour and this game it was really fun I enjoyed it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NBASupes]

Good looking out @Spud2Nique

[macdaddy]

I hope the colonel is ready to put a stamp on this team.   Even with him I don't see Baze or Dwight going anywhere.   Not sure what he is going to do with Sap and Tim though.    Wouldn't surprise me if we sign Tim and let Sap go.   

[Guest]

2 hours ago, NBASupes said:

Good looking out @Spud2Nique

I gotta say @NBASupes, doing this activity literally took me like an hour or more. I dont envy the GM position. It's not that easy to make trades that work, free agents that make sense to the timeline of your ball club. 

 

The shit is not easy but I found it to be a super fun activity, a bit tideous no doubt. Nice thread over Supes! Hoping you do a draft podcast for us in the next 3 weeks as well but I think you aren't doing those lately. Good stuff.

[GrimeyKidd]

Im keeping Dwight

[Guest]

Just now, GrimeyKidd said:

Im keeping Dwight

Ya most likely he stays which is fine. It was a real pain in the ass trying to pretend trade him too...lol..I kept getting rejected by the stupid ESPN trade machine. Dwight's love for the ATL just wouldn't allow it..lol...till I shoved him in a Minny uniform :-)

[Guest]

2 hours ago, macdaddy said:

I hope the colonel is ready to put a stamp on this team.   Even with him I don't see Baze or Dwight going anywhere.   Not sure what he is going to do with Sap and Tim though.    Wouldn't surprise me if we sign Tim and let Sap go.   

Put on your colonel Schlenk cap and try putting a roster together. WARNING: Took me an hour and a half lol.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Spud2Nique said:

D. Minnesota makes the playoffs as an 8th seed next year in the west and we get the 15th overall pick in the 2918 draft via them. :-) 

Caught a mistake from myself here...the 2918 draft won't be as loaded as the 2018 one...:-| my bad.

[NBASupes]

23 minutes ago, Spud2Nique said:

I gotta say @NBASupes, doing this activity literally took me like an hour or more. I dont envy the GM position. It's not that easy to make trades that work, free agents that make sense to the timeline of your ball club. 

 

The shit is not easy but I found it to be a super fun activity, a bit tideous no doubt. Nice thread over Supes! Hoping you do a draft podcast for us in the next 3 weeks as well but I think you aren't doing those lately. Good stuff.

I agree, even reading and analyzing other posts take time. 

[Guest]

12 hours ago, Spud2Nique said:

I am Travis Schlenk.

 

Draft:

#19 Justin Jackson: He's your prototypical small forward and your prototypical Hawk. Looks like a 5 tool baseball equivalent dude. Good size, versatile, and a winner. Groom him to be our next Paul George. That is if he lasts this long which he probably won't but I wouldn't mind this pick at all. 

 

#31 Semi Ojeleye: What, I'm Travis Schlenk, the guy that supposedly had a lot to do with the Warriors draft picks and I'm not going to take the next Draymond Green? Lol. In all honestly, this guy is probably one of my own personal favorite guys and the thing is he's an outside bomber as well. After this pick, I think Bud just feels warmer on the inside. 

 

#60 Frank Mason Jr.: Time and time again I ask you, why do really good collegiate players drop so far in the draft? There will be a few guys here and I hope we go with this guy if he's still on the board or perhaps trade up into the 50's for him. A floor general and an all around leader. I learned first hand what a clutch player was and he personally lost me a bet in Vegas on Feb. 2016 as he beat Buddy Hield and Oklahoma and I lost like a hundred bucks on that game. Bud will love him as he will be an extension of Bud. (Not like that @kg01)....:-|

 

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Trade:

 

Hawks receive: Ricky Rubio + Gorgui Dieng

 

Wolves receive: Dwight Howard +Malcolm Delaney

 

Analysis: The Hawks decide to move on from the Howard signing after one year. The playoffs and lack of playing time effected the relationship between Dwight and Bud (speculating probably not but play along).

The Hawks get a guy in Dieng who will give you a double double when given the minutes and fight on every possession. Surprisingly has a nice soft midrange touch too and even out to the three last year connecting on 37% and with the help of Bud, that % will only rise. A grinder in the paint as well as a physical center, he gets the nod at starting center. The Hawks also get Ricky Rubio, who would backup Dennis and sometimes play alongside him in a quick lineup during stretches of games. He has great vision and sets people up nicely. It's Bud's job to help him with the stroke from outside.

The Wolves get a guy in Howard who SHOULD (cough cough) open up some space all over the place for Towns and Wiggins and Lavine and all that talent. This should get them into the playoffs for the first time in over a decade but again the emphasis on SHOULD. Delaney backs up whoever wins out between Dunn and Jones during camp. I'm guessing Dunn and Dunn might be young but something tells me he's coming out surprising people in year two.

Schlenk is smart for doing this trade because:

A. We immediately get the best backup point guard in the league in Rubio. He passes, he plays D. 

B. We get another young, friendly contract center for the next few years.

C. We get rid of Dwight's contract and now we only worry about Baze into the future.

D. Minnesota makes the playoffs as an 8th seed next year in the west and we get the 15th overall pick in the 2918 draft via them. :-) 

 

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Free agency:

 

Paul Millsap-Will walk as a free agent. He will go down as one of the Hawks greatest players ever and personally my top 5 or 6 Hawk of all time. All work, all class. However, we part ways due to a retool.

 

Tim Hardaway Jr.: 5 years/52 million. He will continue to develop and become an even greater threat ALL THE TIME and not just in spurts.

 

Ersan Ilyasova: 4 years/31 million. Stretch 4 time folks. He's got it all..step back step side step up,you name it. He remains a Hawks. The best offensive foul taker in the NBA as well. Solid and underrated in my book.

 

CJ Miles: 3 years/30 million. Shooters are at a premium in the NBA and he's one of the best. Nice southpaw pretty stroke from all around. Good size to play as a shooting guard as well as a small forward. Good value and Bud will more than cosign on this bad boy.

 

Zaza Pachulia: 2/12 million (hometown deal). One of our favorites returns... all hail King Zaza! He decides that he loved Atlanta way too much and somebody is screwing up his fashion business in the ATL and he needs to keep a first hand eye on that. You all know what he brings. Bring a lot of towels (the kind you use to wipe blood and tears). He will teach the youngsters how to hustle for a couple of years and then ride off into the sunset with @Colin and some Gucci loafers. He retires a Hawk.

 

Willie Reed: 2 year/15 million. This guy was one of the hustlers on a Heat team that quietly and loudly started kicking butt the last stages of the season. Bargain at this price. 

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Final depth chart:

 

PG- Dennis/Rubio/Frank Mason Jr.

SG- THJ/CJ Miles/Deandre Bembry

SF- Prince/Baze/Justin Jackson

PF- Ersan/Semi Ojeleye/

C-  Gorgui Dieng/King Zaza/Willie Reed

 

Final analysis: After 10 years of mediocre playoff results we decide to retool with Colonel Schlenk at the helm! We have a bunch of picks coming up in the next few drafts. We ride out the Lebron and Warrior wave while giving Bud some tools he can work with in Justin Jackson and Ojeleye. Possibly he turns one of them into Paul George or Draymond Green. We get some saavy vets in Rubio, Zaza, and Miles and a good young center in Dieng who the fans will love. This team will be a team that will most likely win 25-35 games but a team that you really don't want to face because they are scrappy, disciplined and pesky and annoyingly ng as hell. They prolly give us a shot at a lottery pick in the range of 6-12 but we will love this team and build on it with the aforementioned plethora of picks upcoming. 

 

Thats all i got for ya @NBASupes and thanks for the dark side tour and this game it was really fun I enjoyed it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I applaud your effort

@Spud2Nique

I think the Wolves would want their pick back from us to take Dwight and Delaney.