buy out market

[Mitchell Duong]

I have been hoping for Lin for at least a month. Really happy with the acquisition. He can run Pick and Roll/Pop with Serge against backups all day.

Let OG and Norm stand in the corners ready to shoot.

[Mitchell Duong]

I like the idea of ZBo or Gortat as the third center. Get some more grit and toughness. They don't have to do much, but grab some boards and set some hard screens.

[G__Deane]

I really like this signing.Lin still has good value and a good fit here. Maybe not Fred's ceiling but more consistent?
And height!

PS

Asian influence or not, he was born in California I believe!

[G__Deane]

I like the idea of ZBo or Gortat as the third center. Get some more grit and toughness. They don't have to do much, but grab some boards and set some hard screens.

But others were telling me we already had grit and toughness hidden on the roster somewhere lol

[golden]

I really like this signing.Lin still has good value and a good fit here. Maybe not Fred's ceiling but more consistent?
And height!

PS

Asian influence or not, he was born in California I believe!

Fred's ceiling? Pretty sure we saw peak FVV last year. We'll probably never see that again since the league figured him out, i.e., cut off passing lanes and make him try to score at the rim as the ball handler.

[GLF]

McLemore is a Raptor now as well?

Naw it sounds like that deal fell through from what Josh Lewenberg is saying

[planetmars]

There were some CBA complications that prevented the signing of Ben McLemore to a 10-day contract over the weekend, as planned. It sounds like that deal has fallen through since. Raptors have to add 1 more player but I'd imagine they're looking at bigs.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 11, 2019

[GOLDBLUM]

There were some CBA complications that prevented the signing of Ben McLemore to a 10-day contract over the weekend, as planned. It sounds like that deal has fallen through since. Raptors have to add 1 more player but I'd imagine they're looking at bigs.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 11, 2019

Meh. Rather have Lin.

[Hotshot]

For the last buyout spot, I would go for Kaminsky (Only 25 years old).

He showed promise early in his career but fell out of a rotation spot in his team scheme this year. This is very similar to Farid in Denver where he barley played, got waived and was picked by Houston and now looks like a buyout steal.

Also who is better to show Kaminsky the ropes of how to be a better strech 4 or 5 than Gasol?!

[The Great One]

For the last buyout spot, I would go for Kaminsky (Only 25 years old).

He showed promise early in his career but fell out of a rotation spot in his team scheme this year. This is very similar to Farid in Denver where he barley played, got waived and was picked by Houston and now looks like a buyout steal.

Also who is better to show Kaminsky the ropes of how to be a better strech 4 or 5 than Gasol?!

We need a big. We only have one true big(Gasol). If we play the Sixers in the playoffs, and Gasol gets into foul trouble, who do we put on Embiid?

[golden]

We need a big. We only have one true big(Gasol). If we play the Sixers in the playoffs, and Gasol gets into foul trouble, who do we put on Embiid?

Yep. The NBA hype train is all over the Sixers now. Embiid will get the calls.

[Hotshot]

We need a big. We only have one true big(Gasol). If we play the Sixers in the playoffs, and Gasol gets into foul trouble, who do we put on Embiid?

Kaminsky is 7ft tall and weighs 240 lbs.

[The Great One]

Kaminsky is 7ft tall and weighs 240 lbs.

He's a big who plays small. Embiid would eat him alive.

[Hotshot]

He's a big who plays small. Embiid would eat him alive.

Embiid eats most centre's alive.

[G__Deane]

Fred's ceiling? Pretty sure we saw peak FVV last year. We'll probably never see that again since the league figured him out, i.e., cut off passing lanes and make him try to score at the rim as the ball handler.

I was thinking of that terrific offensive outbreak that FVV delievered a few games ago, saying Lin may not have his single game ceiling any more but would deliever a more consistent offense.