(05-23-2023, 12:34 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1661049877999104000

(05-23-2023, 12:34 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1661049877999104000

(05-23-2023, 12:34 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1661049877999104000

(05-23-2023, 12:34 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1661049877999104000

(05-23-2023, 01:33 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I'm out.

I think guys like Hendricks or even Whitmore could be better than Keldon and are cost controlled for 4 years. Rookie contracts are going to be a necessity if you have Luka+Kyrie eating up almost 90 mil of cap.

(05-23-2023, 01:42 PM)omahen Wrote: Keldon Johnson is 23. He is signed for four more years at 74 mil total (declining deal). He scored 22ppg and is career 36 % 3 pt shooter (had a bit of a worse percentage last season). It will take a rookie several seasons to perhaps get there where he is now. I can't see Mavs declining such a deal, if it was on a table.

San Antonio, on the other hand, has time. They need a solution at PG and perhaps they would be interested in one of them who are likely available at #10.

(05-23-2023, 01:32 PM)omahen Wrote: Where can I sign.

Johnson is wing who can ... play defense.

(05-23-2023, 01:46 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: SA situation is interesting. Personally I agree with you. They have time. But it seems like Wenby´s camp wants them to be competitive from day one on.

(05-23-2023, 01:49 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I don't see the evidence of this.  Can you elaborate.  

I do agree there are some PG's who would be available here.  Not sure how we take on his money without something outgoing.

(05-23-2023, 01:59 PM)omahen Wrote: He did add to the deal in a following tweet by adding Bertans and removing the pick going to Mavs. 

As for defense. I agree he is not some all nba defender, didn't mean to say that with "he can play defense". He is also not some complete negative. The tools are there and I would hope he would show more on that end in competitive environment

(05-23-2023, 02:07 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: Eek.  His DefRtg is awful.  Again, could be a product of being the only scorer on the team and taking time off on the defensive end.

IMO, it depends on if we keep Kyrie or replace him with a defensive talent.  If Kyrie stays, you can't start Luka, Kyrie, and Keldon.  If Kyrie is replaced for defensive talent, ya it'd probably work.

(05-23-2023, 02:05 PM)omahen Wrote: This is from Vecenie about Johnson

Johnson led the team in scoring last season at 22 points per game and is still somehow only 23 years old. He’s a starting-caliber player with potential to be more than that, even if I worry a bit about his shooting consistency and decision-making. The good news? He’s just one of those dudes that is a constant bundle of energy. You never doubt that he’s going to bring it every night (even on nights getting sick after eating gas station barbecue). He was miscast as a No. 1 option for a large portion of the early season, and he struggled with his effectiveness.

But by the end of this season, he was pressuring the rim at an incredibly high level with his attack-oriented, aggressive nature. He’s like a heat-seeking missile dropping his shoulder and looking for contact to bump and create that little bit of separation from a big.

The issue with Johnson is that he’s a 6-foot-5 bowling-ball forward who doesn’t have elite length and, frankly, plays more like an undersized 4 man than a true wing. He only made 34 percent of his catch-and-shoot 3s, per Synergy. From January onward, he made just 29.7 percent from 3 and is limited as a passer.

And then defensively, there are limitations at his size and build even with the energy he brings. But Johnson is useful already and will continue to get better. And almost more importantly, he’s locked in on an incredibly team-friendly contract over the next four years as the cap is set to rise. He’ll make just $74 million in that time, including just $17.5 million in 2025-26 and 2026-27 after the Spurs intelligently structured his contract with a descending value structure.

https://theathletic.com/4523292/2023/05/17/victor-wembanyama-roster-fit-spurs/

(05-23-2023, 02:18 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Sounds a lot like Demar DeRozan. Spurs actually turned him into an undersized 4.

(05-23-2023, 02:18 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Sounds a lot like Demar DeRozan. Spurs actually turned him into an undersized 4.

(05-23-2023, 10:59 AM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: What are your thoughts on compensation?  My thought is that he's projecting to be an OG/Mikal Bridges, precisely what this team needs.  His RebRtg of 13.4 would rank him #2 on the Mavs, only behind Wood...  at the pf/sf spot which is our weakest.

His first year compares favorably to the OG's 3rd and Mikal's 2nd year (adjusted comparison for age difference). 
Tari 2022/23: 9.3pts, 6.0rbs, 1.1asts, 1.2stls, 0.6blks, 113.4defrtg in 82 games on 21.6mins, 44.8%fg, 34.3%3pt
OG 2019/20: 10.6pts, 5.3rbs, 1.6asts, 1.4stls, 0.7blks, 104.2defrtg in 69 games on 29.9mins, 50.5fg%, 39.9%3pt
Mikal 2019/20: 9.1pts, 4.0rbs, 1.8asts, 1.4stls, 0.6blks, 108.1defrtg in 73 games on 28.0mins, 51.0fg%, 36.1%3pt

He has more size than Mikal.  Here are their draft vitals...
Tari 6'8", 217lbs, 7'2"wingspan
OG 6"7", 232lbs, 7'2"wingspan
Mikal 6'7", 210lbs, 7'1"wingspan

So what would we give up to have either Mikal or OG?  Factoring in the risk that he doesn't develop into OG/Mikal, what are we willing to give up for Tari?

(05-23-2023, 03:25 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Tate and Eason for Bullock and #10?

(05-23-2023, 02:22 PM)omahen Wrote: I don't think DeRozan is a high energy guy  I was actually surprised by his bad defensive stats. When watching SA, he always seemed like a good defender to me.