If Dwight doesn't re-sign, who will be our center?

Bring back Larry Sanders. Tell him Beasley can be his pot dealer.

Capela is not ready to start on a contender.

My pipe dream is Gasol at C, Horford at PF. Plan B, Noah/Sullinger

 

Why is everybody undererstimating Motiejunas' Defense? His DefRtg is the best among our bigs and it was quite good last year, too.

 

Pass on anyone with back issues.

 

Roy Hibbert C 29 7 LAL TBD $15,592,216 UFA
Al Jefferson C 31 11 CHA TBD $13,500,000 UFA
Joakim Noah C 31 8 CHI TBD $13,400,000 UFA
Zaza Pachulia C 32 12 DAL TBD $5,200,000 UFA
Chris Kaman C 33 12 POR TBD $5,016,000 UFA
Timofey Mozgov C 29 5 CLE TBD $4,950,000 UFA
Jordan Hill C 28 6 IND TBD $4,000,000 UFA
Ian Mahinmi C 29 7 IND TBD $4,000,000 UFA
Marreese Speights C 28 7 GSW TBD $3,815,000 UFA
Andre Drummond C 22 3 DET TBD $3,272,090 RFA
Meyers Leonard C 24 3 POR TBD $3,075,879 RFA
Tyler Zeller C 26 3 BOS TBD $2,616,975 RFA
Donatas Motiejunas PF 25 3 HOU TBD $2,288,205 RFA
Miles Plumlee C 27 3 MIL TBD $2,109,293 RFA
Festus Ezeli C 26 3 GSW TBD $2,008,748 RFA
Boban Marjanovic C 27 SAS TBD $1,200,000 RFA
Henry Sims C 26 3 BKN TBD $1,181,348 UFA
Hassan Whiteside C 26 3 MIA TBD $981,348 UFA
Robert Sacre C 26 3 LAL TBD $981,348 UFA
Tyler Hansbrough PF 30 6 CHA TBD $947,276 UFA
Amar'e Stoudemire PF 33 13 MIA TBD $947,276 UFA
Dewayne Dedmon C 26 2 ORL TBD $947,276 UFA
Greg Smith C 25 4 MIN TBD $947,276 UFA
Kendrick Perkins C 31 12 NOP TBD $947,276 UFA
Matt Bonner C 36 11 SAS TBD $947,276 UFA
Tarik Black C 24 1 LAL TBD $845,059 RFA
J.J Hickson PF 27 7 WAS TBD $273,038 UFA
Nazr Mohammed C 38 17 OKC TBD $222,888 UFA
Jeff Ayres

List of Free Agent Centers in 2016

 

Easy, it'll be Clint Capela. Next question.

 

Whoever they sign he better be able to shoot FTs, tired of this hack a Howard nonsense.

 

Answer: Anyone who will take our money. I doubt Whiteside comes, I love Houston but would rather be young and rich in Miami or LA. Horford is not coming unless we are going to be better than the Hawks, ie Durant comes.

Likely best case is we get Ezeli for 4/60m or Gasol for a 2/30. Gasol will be more challenging to build around due to age and defense, but at least he is still rebounding well.

We are likely going to strike out on Durant, Batum, Barnes, Whiteside, Horford, Conley. Too much money and not enough players to take it. Then plan G may looking something like this.

Dump Brewer, KJ, Decker, and 2nders for Cap space.
Ezeil 4/60
Fountier 4/60+
Rondo 3/45 Shooting 36.5% on career high 3PA
LLull 3/21
Gentile 2/4
Mirza Teleovic or Ilyasova for the MMLE
Resign DMo using bird rights to something like 2/24 or even a 1/15, hopefully his market won't be too high, we can over pay since we are over the cap and cannot use the money on someone else.
Draft BPA as usual in 1st.

Bring in Thibs. I think he has likely learned a lot this year touring the league. OR get Ettore Messina off the Spurs bench. Harden must adapt his game. and I think we will with better talent around him.

What is this teams ceiling? 4-5 seed next year with room to grow.

Rondo/Beverley/Goud
Harden/Llull
Fournier/Ariza/Gentile
DMo, Beasley, Mirza/Harrell
Ezeli/Capella/Rookie

 

Explain how we're going to do with a center who averages 6 RPG

I say no to Whiteside. Investing a huge chunk of our payroll in a one-way center did not work well for us in the past.

I'm all about serviceable journeyman centers like Cole Aldrich or Ian Mahinmi to platoon with Capela. Biyombo is not available. I think I'm the only guy who didn't think Dorsey was so bad for the price.

 

Chuck Hayes

 

Horford, Noah, Nene, Capela.

 

I forget Horford is very unlikely as he has made it known that he wants to stay on the East coast and go to a city with a large Dominican population.

 

I'll take Boban. He'll be great value.

 

I think Dwight is gone. That said, if we'll sign Durant and Horford, Capela will be the center, if we miss on those two, i think Whiteside and maybe Ezeli or Biyombo (if cheap) can be realistic targets.

 

Wasn't playing Center how D-Mo's back got messed up to begin with???

 

Ridiculous thread.

After we sign KD and Horford and hire Thibs, Noah will come over here for the vet min.

 

Great list! We will end up trading for Mike Muscala (sigh ...)

 

Spoiler

 

Andre Drummond!!

He averaged 16.7 ppg and 15 rpg this season. That's better than Dwight, and his salary was $19,087,274 less this season than Dwight's.

 

I can see Morey signing P. Gasol. If he promises him he will start.
Does Houston have an opera?

 

Hopefully someone with 3pt range. Doesn't matter if it's a star or role player