Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

All I know is, if we got the pick and took Simmons, he better learn to shoot. He and randle can't co-exist as is, they're pretty much the same always go to the hoop type of player. That's why personally I think if we want to roll with Russ, Randle and JC as our core, Ingram is a better fit. He's a shooter, and he doesn't need the ball in his hands. We need more players that can play off ball, Simmons needs the ball from what I have seen.

 

I just came to post what you posted.

The Lakers could end up stealing half of GS's roster if we sign both Ezeli and Barnes to big contracts. We could conceivably max out both of them and force GS to match one or both of them.

I'm on board with Ezeli. I like his toughness, defensive ability, and he plays much bigger than he actually is. His injuries are slightly concerning, but I still take the shot.



In the link Ross Pickering says he's heard 3/50 million for Ezeli. If that's all it takes to get him, then I'm all in. I'd offer 3/65 million.

 

Ezeli SCREAMS system player, and while we will be running the same system, we don't have the two best 3 point shooters in the league and probably the most versatile Swiss army knife either. I'd MUCH rather go get a Noah/Biyombo combo for about the same price...maybe a little more.

 

That contract likely starts around 16ish million meaning we'd have still 44 million to spend or so.

 

I don't know about "much" rather.

Biyombo and Ezeli are pretty similar as it is. I'd love to nab someone from GS though to a) help Luke's transition, b) acquire good talent, and c) weaken our division.

Golden State is going to be cash strapped here and we could stand to benefit from that.

 

Please no to 3/50 million for Festus Ezeli.

He'll be 27 years old so it's not like he's some young player with untapped potential. As far as I'm concerned, he has hit his ceiling or is close to it.
He has missed 72 games in the past two seasons (36 games per season) and only started in 20 games during that same time span.
Also, like @Savory Griddles said, he's essentially a system player. He plays a role, and really, he's only done that well for half a season.

Why give someone like that $50 million? This reminds me of the Tristan Thompson contract (which we all thought was stupid)...except he was younger and healthier. He addressed a need, and the Cavs were/are in a position to win.

Edit: Not to say I don't want Ezeli. I just don't want him at that price.

 

That's more surprising than Barnes at 21 million? I mean honestly it's all insane. We're just going to have try to make sense out of chaos this summer.

 

haha when did 27 years old mean a player isn't young. NBA guys have always said the prime for NBA players has been 29-32.

I'm not arguing that we go after Ezeli, but he's far from fading because of his age.

 

Yeah, people are going to need to have an open mind because when FA comes and players start to sign whether with us or someone else the numbers are going to be staggering.

I can already feel the frustration coming from some posters on here by what we're going to have to pay some players.