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  1. KareemtheGreat33

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    Let’s go!
     
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    Who 's that ?
    Wikipedia
    Christian Junior Koloko (born 20 June 2000) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers ???
    basketball -reference

    2022-23 22 TOR NBA C 58 games
    2023-24 23 Did Not Play (illness—blood clot
     
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    He’s been out of the league a season or 2, but he had some tools to play. He’s skinny and light, but long.

    I wouldn’t be mad if we gave him a look, but he reminds me of Jaxson Hayes a bit too much and we already have that skill set and body type.
     
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    :Laugh:
     
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    What do you think Kareem …. another vegetarian? He’s pretty husky. ;) :rock:
     
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    We need size so that’s a plus but the blood clot situation was serious and we have awful luck with health / injury issues.
     
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    probably get cut after the preseason :giggle:
     
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    He's got a higher ceiling than Hayes. I hope it happens, but we would have to trade someone first if we wanted to sign him.
     
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    Well if Castleton can’t outplay/outperform him in camp they can always give the new guy HIS 2-way contract to help while our regular season is going. If there’s any help to be had there. What’s this guy weigh?
     
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    He missed 16 months with blood clot.
    Koloko did not play in NBA because Raptors described his status having breathing problems ..
    It looks like he's following Bosh career he's definitely not Embid jr.
     
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    So, are you happy them with not upgrading a team from last year that just wasn’t good enough?
    I’m not.
    I wasn’t asking for huge swings- just for our FO to do their job and improve around the margins.
    I think not bringing in a serviceable big is going to really cost us- especially now that Wood is out for awhile. Hayes is barely playable, so we have ONE credible big on the team. That’s inexcusable. Better hope and pray that Castleton somehow turns into a real option at the beginning of the season.
    This is by far the thinnest squad we’ve had since LeBron joined.
    I understand that Rob “tried,” but he failed.
     
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    Because our CHEAP FO didn’t want to pay him the extra year he got- according to Trevor Lane.
     
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    I’ve always been against the narrative that the mid range game is a waste of shots in today’s NBA.
    All of the non-big, dominant scorers throughout NBA history had a solid mid range game. Some of the best bigs, such as Olajuwon and Malone did as well.
     
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    Agreed

    Teams almost HAVE to have a midrange game in the playoffs since everyone’s taking away 3s and the paint. If you have 3 scoring options, its a lot harder to take away everything.
     
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    With what roster spot?



    edit: oh a 2-way

     
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    When he was drafted and healthy probably around 230 Lb
    Maybe he wasn't playing last season because he was part of Siakam trade and not because of blood clots.
     
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