great another d leaguer. Boykins was a decent add.... should continue alond those lines... I dont understand why DM adds D leaguers instead of proven commodities. prob tryin to find some untapped talent that he can flip later on down the road....
idk... but San Antonio just signed Diaw last week... Arenas just got signed.... meanwhile, we keep trolling the D league...
Oh thank god. There's a huge disparity between my faith in Morey when it comes to drafting collegiates vs signing D-League guys to 10 days. The most you can hope for coming from the minors is a journeyman career. College draftees can afford the higher ceilings and some laziness with their guaranteed contracts.
Do Rasual Butler or Andres Nocioni have anything left in the tank? If we're resorting to noname D leaguers howabout giving either of them a shot as bench fodder....
IDK about that, Diaw has been an absolute BUM for the past few years he's also out of shape. Nocioni is the same. I'd much rather have a young guy thats hungry on the court, than an old has-been who's hungry off it.
this is probably a james white kind of signing. we're just claiming dibs on him to play for our summer league team
From DrafExpress: Physically, Thomas has intriguing tools that mesh well with what he brought to the table on the college level. He's a bit undersized for a NBA power forward at just 6'8, but his 7'2 wingspan made him a menacing shot blocker at SDSU and allows him to play a bit taller than he's listed. While his 220 pound frame could still use additional muscle, Thomas is a good all-around athlete, running the floor well and looking exceptionally quick off his feet when pursuing rebounds. When he wasn't simply converting the plays his teammates created for him, he threw some terrific passes, was able to beat slower defenders to the rim on a few occasions, earned some easy opportunities by crashing the glass, and showed a solid hook shot with his right hand. The biggest question marks about Thomas revolve around his jump shot. Through Synergy data indicates that Thomas made just 6 of the 25 jumpers he attempted last season, Thomas has promising form that with continued polish and repetition could open up a number of facets of his game. He didn't attempt too many jumpers here, but if he wants to improve his NBA stock, he'd be well served to diversify the roles he can play by honing his midrange game. Defensively, Thomas had extended stretches of promise. He had a number of big time blocked shots at the rim over the course of the week, and while he wasn't pursuing every shot he likely could have, he showed terrific timing. When he was playing on the weakside he showed a nose for the ball and a willingness to box out when pursuing rebounds. Couple that with the lateral quickness he showed defending the perimeter and it was tough not to come away impressed his defensive versatility. Heading towards the draft, Thomas is a player to keep an eye on. He was a big reason his team made it to the championship game, and much like Jimmy Butler, he's a tool or two away from being an intriguing NBA role-player. San Diego State's Malcolm Thomas replicated his Day two success on his way to a well-rounded 11 point, 7 rebound, 5 assist, 3 steal, 3 block performance in his team's win on Day Three. Thomas was terrific defensively, and when he's dialed in, can really be a factor blocking shots on the ball and rotating over from the weakside with his big wingspan and explosive leaping ability. He didn't dominate the game with his scoring, but showed promising form knocking down a deep jumper, flashed the ability to put the ball on the floor and beat slower forwards to the rim, played extremely unselfishly in making some excellent passes. From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz1qJeJBE5F http://www.draftexpress.com Sounds good to me, let's see if he gets to prove himself.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MKosBf3gn-o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wd6KwsleD_0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> He is half an inch taller than Josh Smith, and he has an IDENTICAL vertical leap...
People are really complaining that we signed a young D-League prospect instead of an over the hill veteran? This is the 15th roster spot. The guy will not play. Nor would have any non-PG veteran. There are quite a few teams around the league that only have 13 or 14 players signed and don't even bother signing fringe players. Be happy that we did. Jeremy Lin was a fringe player once. As was Chuck Hayes. As was Danny Green. As was CJ Watson. As was Gerald Green. As was Alonzo Gee. As was Greg Stiemsma. As was Greg Smith. You get the point. Most of the time D-League signings won't pan out. But every once in a while you find a diamond in the rough, which is a whole lot better than having some veteran's corpse rot on your bench.
I really hope we give him some minutes, I see a good prospect in him. Hope this isn't just a filler move.
His stats looked pretty similar to Kawhi's going into the draft. Kawhi was a better rebounder, Malcolm a better shot blocker. Since they played at the same school, I felt like this might mean that he had a shot. He'll probably play 10 days for us and then not get resigned. Or he could be a camp body as others have suggested. Can't hurt signing a young player to get a look at him. And the fact that SA did this makes me think he might have promise (or Kawhi asked them nicely to do it).
this guy's ceiling is solid role player at best. he can't create his own shot, but his blocks and transition fast break dunks can help the rockets if he actually plays.
