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Where does Bo McCalebb rank among NBA point guards?

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  1. basketballholic

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    I know he's a free agent but didn't know where else to put this thread? You guys that follow Euroball where would rank him in regards to NBA point guards? And where do you rank him among International FREE AGENTS??

    You all seen him torch Rondo and the Celts last fall. There's also video of him dominating Llull and Real Madrid. Talk about his game and whether he's good enough to be a top 15 point guard in the NBA right now. Rank him please.
     
    #1 basketballholic, Nov 21, 2013
  2. Clutch

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    Some highlights might help for those who don't know his game.

    [youtube]GOL9OkgCFyE[/youtube]


    Highlight clip made in 2011...
    [youtube]ZAamJml1VLQ[/youtube]


    Against the Celtics in preseason action last year...
    [youtube]3IBi9iwWrng[/youtube]
     
    #2 Clutch, Nov 21, 2013
  3. basketballholic

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    That was last year's Celtics unit and that was Rondo before he got hurt. McCalebb is nasty quick, no doubt about it.

    Where would you rank him among NBA point guards?
     
    #3 basketballholic, Nov 21, 2013
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    He's an extraordinary athletes for sure.
     
    #4 NewBigThree09, Nov 22, 2013
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    Is he worth $12 million over 3 years with $8-9 guaranteed?
     
    #5 basketballholic, Nov 22, 2013
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    Would a good comparison be Ty Lawson?
     
    #6 TheGreat, Nov 22, 2013
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    holy crap that video versus the Celtics was impressive!!

    I wonder why he's still over there.
     
    #7 Drew_Le, Nov 22, 2013
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    Top-5 dead or alive.

    I mean, who knows. I do think Ty Lawson is a very good comparison. It's one I've made in the past myself, in fact.

    I thought McCalebb looked quite good this pre-season against the Thunder, too. There used to be a video on youtube of him destroying Rubio the season before Rubio came into the NBA I think. He had like 28 points on 8/9 shooting in a blow-out win IIRC.
    May be on the second best team in Europe currently.
    Has performed well pretty much at all levels and teams. Pre-season against Celtics and Thunder. Euroleague with Partizan, then Sienna, now Fenerbahce. With Macedonia against various elite European teams.

    This is from 2011:
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    Those "accumulated" stats above are Parker's of course, not Dragic's.

    Dragic-McCalebb:

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    Parker and Dragic were better than McCalebb this past Eurobasket, but Bo still managed to end up with a higher PER (19.0) than Rubio, Llull, Calderon, V-Span and Shved despite playing through nagging injuries.

    He's a NBA player for sure. Probably could start on some teams. Wouldn't be a great fit next to Harden, as McCalebb, like Lin is ball-dominant and excels when being the primary guy. Would do well next to an Afflalo type or as 6th man though.

    I think so. And at least one NBA team was willing to go a bit higher than that last year.

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>In NBA McCalebb was offered up to $4.7M per season but his Buyout is too high plus he would be a backup getting less money than Europe</p>&mdash; Sportando (@sportando) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportando/statuses/223033642748878848">July 11, 2012</a></blockquote>
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    #8 HMMMHMM, Nov 22, 2013
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  9. basketballholic

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    Didn't Fener buy him out for 2 million euros?
     
    #9 basketballholic, Nov 22, 2013
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    ~$1.75M I think.

    He's in the second year of a 2+1 deal (not sure if player- or team-option). He's making around $2.2M/year after taxes. That number does not include all the extra perks like free housing, a car, etc... though.
     
    #10 HMMMHMM, Nov 22, 2013
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    Wonder if $5.62 million 1st year plus the buyout dollars would be enough to get him out of there?
     
    #11 basketballholic, Nov 22, 2013
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    Yeah but David Andersen doe!
     
    #12 Jontro, Nov 22, 2013
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    Have no opinion on his NBA skills, but it's nice to see one of the few Americans who enjoys tearing it up overseas.
     
    #13 NotChandlerParsons, Nov 23, 2013
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    about on kyle lowry's level. btw he's got no point guard skills at all. he just drives are shoots.
     
    #14 what, Nov 23, 2013
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    Update:
    McCalebb about to sign with Bayern Munich, nice. :cool:
     
    #15 Yung-T, Nov 18, 2014
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