Everything Anthony Bennett

[Mess]

wonder if he's better than Bobby Portis, Kevin Looney or Montrezl Harrell. I say yeah.

I say ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[MixxAOR]

wonder if he's better than Bobby Portis, Kevin Looney or Montrezl Harrell. I say yeah.

[tonious35]

Bennet has been sandbagging on purpose to become a raptor early.......

Book it.

Holy Shit....A Reverse Vince Carter

[OldSkoolCool]

Surprised the comparison hasnt been made yet but Bennett reminds me a bit of Amare Staudamire

I think a scoring PF who is inconsistent as a defender is a realistic expectation from him

[Wild-ling#1]

If he signs in Toronto he is going to be supremely motivated, completely comfortable back home, and he is going to prove a lot of people wrong.

I sure hope so. Steve Nash talked about Anthony Thursday ... but while he said he believes in Anthony "whole-heartedly" and that he's a "great kid" who's had a rough ride, he stopped short of predicting he'll "break-out" any time soon.

Maybe he doesn't want to add any pressure. Could very well be. Anyway - I just love listening to Steve Nash talk. Cool guy. Scola and Nash should probably be at the UN

http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/n...ole-heartedly/ (at the 2:00 mark)

[Superjudge]

If he signs in Toronto he is going to be supremely motivated, completely comfortable back home, and he is going to prove a lot of people wrong.

[mcHAPPY]

Side note to possible Bennett signing: wingspan


Masai continues his collection of wingspan, this time adding 7'1" of Bennett.

[Shantz]

This may or may not have been posted yet, but I wanted to find a Timberwolves fan opinion of this entire Bennett situation.

Enter, Punch Drunk Wolves.

I'm sure the opinion of their fan base is as divided on this as we are about almost everything, but thought their view/summary of Bennett's career to date was very interesting.

To put it simply, they are not happy with this buyout decision. It's worth a read.

http://punchdrunkwolves.com/2015/09/...ant-reactions/

[mcHAPPY]

Bennet has been sandbagging on purpose to become a raptor early.......

Book it.

Might this be the universe finally making amends for Wince Carter's screwing the pooch on his way out the door?

[mcHAPPY]

This move also draws a nice parallel to the Biyombo move earlier in the summer. Super young, high potential, unexpectedly on the unrestricted free agent market, brought in for cheap and on limited term to play a secondary or tertiary role.

It is amazing what you can do when you're not tying up roster spaces and millions on broken Landry Fields, Linas Kleiza, Bargnani, Turkeyglue or waiting for clean ups such as Hayes to expire.

[007]

Bennet has been sandbagging on purpose to become a raptor early.......

Book it.

Hahaha, that would be hilarious

[DanH]

This move also draws a nice parallel to the Biyombo move earlier in the summer. Super young, high potential, unexpectedly on the unrestricted free agent market, brought in for cheap and on limited term to play a secondary or tertiary role.

[mcHAPPY]

ESPN with an article "Seven No. 1 draft picks who rebounded after being deemed expendable"

2 are NBA related.....

Pervis Ellison: After injuries limited the former Louisville star to 34 games as a rookie in 1989-90, the Sacramento Kings cut bait and shipped him to the Washington Bullets in a three-team deal that netted journeymen Eric Leckner and Bob Hansen and a bevy of draft picks that would essentially be wasted in subsequent years. Ellison battled injuries for much of his career, but he did remain a serviceable big man for 10 more seasons. He averaged 20 points per game and was named the NBA's Most Improved Player in 1991-92, but he started more than 50 games in a season only once.

Joe Smith: The Golden State Warriors drafted the former Maryland star No. 1 overall in 1995 but shipped him to the Philadelphia 76ers midway through his third pro season. To say the Warriors underestimated Smith's shelf life would be an understatement, as he went on to play another 13 NBA seasons. Smith played only 30 games for the 76ers, but the Timberwolves thought highly enough of him in 1999 to arrange an under-the-table deal that later cost the team four first-round draft picks for circumventing the salary cap. Over the course of his career, he averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds and played for 12 teams.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13...-early-failure

[mcHAPPY]

Bennet has been sandbagging on purpose to become a raptor early.......

Book it.

Wouldn't that be amazing.

[Superjudge]

Bennet has been sandbagging on purpose to become a raptor early.......

Book it.