Hawks interested in Noel

[ViewsFromTheSquawk]

I'd take him honestly on a max deal... really feel like bud could turn him into a prime Roy Hibbert type player 

[sturt]

1. Big picture, there is no player we would miss out on who is consequential to said big picture, so the 2 days in RFA purgatory is no terrible price to pay.

2. I am one of those who recognize that a player's true overall value isn't very well established until he's 25-ish, and perhaps not until he's more like 28-ish, so it's not hard for me to imagine that someone could value this lottery pick who is only 23 to be destined for being considered in the top tier of players at his position in the league someday.

3. While I have often been recruited and have had the option to leave my current career for high-up, not just video-flunkie, scouting positions with practically every NBA team--yeah, my opinion is in high demand, and I could get paid big bucks for it if I really wanted--in this case, I'm going to acquiesce to Travis Schlenk's judgment. He gets a full benefit of a doubt this off-season that he knows some things better than I.... yes, even me, as full of basketball wisdom, savvy-ness and intelligence as I am.

[thecampster]

On 7/5/2017 at 3:58 PM, thecampster said:

Maybe but that limits them this year as they hold the option on Dirk.

And now they can do whatever the hell they want. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dirk-nowitzki-will-show-young-cats-really-take-pay-cut-214106221.html Team declines his $25 million dollar 1 year option. He resigns with team for 2 years, $10 mil.  $5 million per year.

[sturt]

Mavs PbP announcer... fwiw...

 

[Sothron]

I hope we go after Noel. We need a center that can pair up nicely with Collins and Noel fits that bill almost perfectly.

[Watchman]

If Slinky offers Noel a max or near max contract we will know for certain that he is incompetent or just a flat out liar. No bad contracts?

[deester11]

1 minute ago, Watchman said:

If Slinky offers Noel a max or near max contract we will know for certain that he is incompetent or just a flat out liar. No bad contracts?

And yet people wanted to match the dumbax contact Hardaway just got? Oh the humanity....

[TheNorthCydeRises]

On 7/6/2017 at 7:00 AM, h4wkfan said:

I would love to have noel here. But not on a max contract. Maxing a guy like him handcuffs a team to mediocrity.

Look at championship teams and who they max. Superstar players. Then they supplement their roster with  role players on reasonable deals. Not max them out. 

Not when they're first starting out.  It takes years to build a championship level team, and this is even after you become good.  Maxing out a good young player is nothing, because they're not going to even be making 20 million a year.   It's contracts like Bazemore, that become problematic for teams.

[theheroatl]

Here is the thing...

Schlenk either can overpay for 3 slots or overpay for 1 slot... which do you want? What 2-3 players do you want to pay 10-15 million?

[capstone21]

2 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

Here is the thing...

Schlenk either can overpay for 3 slots or overpay for 1 slot... which do you want? What 2-3 players do you want to pay 10-15 million?

JaMychal Green and Reed (prob get for around 10) 

[theheroatl]

Reed maybe but who does Memphis have now? 

[JTB]

I'm done and rather not pay anyone...hope that's what happens.

Let's just roll with all youth

 

[sturt]

3 hours ago, capstone21 said:

JaMychal Green and Reed (prob get for around 10) 

Too old for our timeline, and likely to have hit their ceiling.

[DrReality]

Makes me think of our 13 win season 

[Plainview1981]

9 hours ago, JTB said:

I'm done and rather not pay anyone...hope that's what happens.

Let's just roll with all youth

 

I wouldn't be shocked if the roster isn't filled out with training camp players or something.

[sturt]

Pardon me while I dream a little... what our 2017 opening night line-up could conceivably look like... and our 2018... and our 2019.... and our 2020.

 

PG Dennis Schröder (9/15/93)

SG DeAndre' Bembry (7/4/94)

SF Taurean Prince (3/22/94)

PF John Collins (9/23/97)

C Nerlens Noel (4/10/94)

[hazer]

6 minutes ago, sturt said:

Pardon me while I dream a little... what our 2017 opening night line-up could conceivably look like... and our 2018... and our 2019.... and our 2020.

 

PG Dennis Schröder (9/15/93)

SG DeAndre' Bembry (7/4/94)

SF Taurean Prince (3/22/94)

PF John Collins (9/23/97)

C Nerlens Noel (4/10/94)

HOT-domighty, only if...