Donatas Motiejunas now a restricted free agent, no qualifying offer for Terrence Jones

A S&T DMo absolutely is not out of the question. It is one of the biggest levers Morey can pull to add more talent to the team. I am not so sure there is something lined up there, but I am sure Morey is looking.

 

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That's my thought as well. It's definitely possible and Morey is always open to any option that could improve the team. I just don't think something like that can stay under wraps.

 

I'd personally like to keep DMO...but what could we even get in a ST at this point for DMO? There's a reason he's still on the market. No team is really in love with him, it seems.

 

Freaking step backs all day.

 

Very true, they should say that he's all shooting, not just 3 point shooting.

 

That honestly depends on which team(s) and player(s) are involved.

 

Is "all shooting" supposed to be an insult?

He's a game changing offensive weapon that is bad on defense.

 

Not at all, it's just a more accurate description of him. He's a great shooter that brings nothing at all else to the game. If his offense is good enough, it'll make up for being a negative on defense. Of course, that's if he stays healthy.

 

Honestly Donatas Motiejunas has to be the moved over rated Houston Rocket in over a decade.

He has already been in the league for four years, and is habitually injured.

He has only played more than 15 minutes a night one season in his career.

He is a poor foul shooter (61%) and for all the claims he is a gifted outside shooter, he is a career 31% three point shooter. He doesn't draw fouls at a high rate, he doesn't block shots well, he has a mediocre 1:1 assist to turnover ratio. He isn't a very good rebounder either.

Honestly the thing he does well (score in the post) isn't even that valuable in the modern game.

Defensively he playable, and solid when he has a shot blocker next to him. However that is the case with a majority of big men.

He is coming off a serious back issue as well.

There is a reason he hasn't received a major free agent offer yet. For all his promise, the reality is that he has had 5 years and hasn't established himself.

If we resign him on a one year deal, I will think "whatever" as he will be useful in certain match ups.

 

Who are the restricted FAs that are left, yet to sign?

DMo
Dion Waters
Mo Harkless
???

 

lol i love seeing realistic logical posts.

"but nah his back is fine."
DD/BTG

 

Thank you.

His best run as a low-post threat also co-incided when he had one of the greatest low-post players working with him day-in/day-out (McHale). In many ways, his moves actually partially emulated him.

But he's a far cry from being anything dependable. Last year his post-game regressed majorly to the point where they could no longer go to him consistently... Combine that with marked stamina/injury/defensive issues, and he's this close to a "never will be"... But in most homer Rockets-fans eyes, he's a true great cut-down in his prime (when in reality, he doesn't come close to touching even Scola).

 

And B I N G O is his name!

 

Has J.R. Smith signed?

 

shhh. No one tell DaDakota.

 

Honestly, this has to be the most over stated exaggeration on Clutchfans in over a decade.

I know you don't like the guy. But some of the statements you put down in your post is so exaggerated.

"Habitually injured"? He was healthy in his rookie season. Then he played 67 and 71 games in the two seasons before he injured his back.

He only played three full seasons. The first two he was in a logjam of developing young PFs. He volunteered to go to the D-league to get more playing time.

In his third season, he shined in place of the injured Dwight Howard. In fact, he was one of the main reasons we did so well that season.

Agreed that it's not good. But he is not "poor" in the same way Dwight and Capela are poor. Nobody would use the hack tactic on him.

He shot .368 in the season before his injury. You know Ariza didn't start shooting better than .334 until his 5th season in the league, and he was considered a 3&D guy.

You can say the same thing about Steph Curry, and the majority of role players.

True.

Why do you use a PG stat to rate a big man? Might as well say Beverley is a mediocre post up player.

True.

Hard to say which is the cause and which is the effect, the game having changed or the lack of good post up player for whatever reasons. My main concern, if we do keep DMo, is that D'Antoni may turn him into a spot up 3pt shooter.

The majority of big men can be said to be solid defender? Exaggeration?

His back issue is why teams are concerned, not that he hasn't established himself. He has, before the back injury.

 

Pretty interesting that we didn't waste any time resigning both Beverley and Brewer last offseason. Speaks volumes on how much they value Dmo. If they valued him highly, they would've been resigned him.

 

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He is a mediocre player and, depending on the contract, could be the difference between having max money next year or not.